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BULLETIN 641, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XIII. — Cost of man labor and of horse labor per acre and per ton for different 
operations. 
MAX LABOR. 
52 farms in Steuben Countv. 3, farms in "Washington Coun- 
N. Y. ty, Pa. 
Operation. 
Cost. 
Cost. 
Farms. 
Per acre. Per ton. 
Farms. - 
Per acre, i Per ton. 
Seeding by hand a 
30 
$0. 030 
SO. 020 
37 
SO. 031 

$0,020 
Mowing 
52 
.187 
.124 
37 
.185 
.118 
Tedding 
29 
.123 
.082 
21 
.156 
.100 
Raking 
52 
.087 
.058 
37 
.103 
.066 
Loading, unloading, and putting into the 
barn 
52 
.743 
.495 
37 
1.060 
.680 
Total 
1.170 
.779 

1.535 
.984 
n Cost during life of meadow. 
HORSE LABOR. 
Mowing 
Tedding 
52 
29 
52 
52 
$0. 243 
.160 
.113 
.295 
$0,162 \ 
.075 
.197 
37 
21 
37 
37 
SO. 240 
.202 ; 
.134 | 
.435 
SO. 1.54 
.130 
Raking 
Loading, hauling, and putting into barn 
.08-5 
.279 
Total 
Cost of man and horse labor. 
.811 
541 
1.310 
1.011 
1.632 
MACHINERY CHARGES. 
Haying machinery is used but a few days per year on these farms. 
When ordinary care is used in operating machinery, the cost of re- 
pairs is but a small portion of the total cost of production. Machinery 
charges include repairs, interest, and depreciation or replacement, 
but not the value of labor in making repairs, regarding which it was 
not possible to get accurate data. However, this item is not im- 
portant. 
Interest on machinery, in most cases, equals the cost of repairs. 
It has been figured at 5 per cent, which is the prevailing rate in each 
region. (See Table XIV.) 
Table XIV. — Repairs, interest, and depreciation on hay machinery. 
REPAIRS. 
Kind of 
machine. 
52 farms in Steuben Countv. N. Y 
farms in Washington County, Pa. 
Farms 
report- 
ing. 
Cost . 
Cost. 
Per 
day 
used. 
Per 
year. 
Total 
for 
life. 
Per 
acre. 
Per 
ton. 
Farms 
report- 
ing. 
Per 
day 
used. 
Per 
Total 
Per 
Per 
ton. 
- 30 
52 
Tedders 29 
Rakes 52 
I _ " >1. 52 $16. 19 SO. 033 ISO. 022 
.148 . 60 I 10. 24 ! .012 . 008 
.226 .64 i 11.26 .013 .008 
21 .140 
37 . 118 
$1,190 $17.20 $0,031 
.4vs 11. 84 • .011 
. 289 ! 7. 28 | . 007 
$0. 020 
.007 
.004 
