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Table XIV. — Repairs, interest, and depreciation on hay machinery — Continued. 
INTEREST. 
52 farms in Steuben County, N. Y. 
37 farms in Washington County, Pa. 
Kind of 
Farms 
report- 
ing. 
Cost. 
Faims 
report- 
ing. 
Cost. 
Per 
day 
used. 
Per 
year. 
Total 
for 
life. 
Per | Per 
acre. ton. 
Per 
day 
used. 
Per 
year. 
Total 
for 
life. 
Per 
acre. 
Par 
ton. 
Hand seeders. 
Wheelbarrow 
seeders 
17 
13 
52 
29 
52 
SO. 058 
.340 
.235 
.204 
.222 
$0. 052 
.271 
1.200 
.819 
.629 
$1.02 
4.75 
12.78 
14.07 
11.08 
$0. 004 
.019 
.027 
.017 
.013 
$0. 003 
.012 
.018 
.011 
.008 
H 
$0. 091 
$0. 051 
$1.05 
$0. 006 
$0,004 
Mowers 
Tedders 
Rakes 
37 
21 
37 
.315 
.226 
.310 
1.141 
.784 
.757 
16.51 
19.03 
19.07 
.030 
.017 
.019 
.019 
.011 
.012 
REPAIRS 
INTEREST, 
AND 
DEPRECIATION. 
Hand seeders. 
Wheelbarrow 
seeders 
17 
13 
52 
29 
52 
$0. 172 
1.078 
1.330 
.805 
.927 
$0. 155 
.86 
6.83 
3.25 
2.62 
$3.02 
15.05 
72. 83 
55. 45 
46.20 
$0. 011 
.061 
.148 
.066 
.053 
$0. 007 
.040 
.099 
.044 
.035 
11 
$0. 262 
$0. 146 
$3.00 
$0. 017 
$0. 011 
Mowers 
Tedders 
37 
21 
37 
1.450 
.711 
.903 
5.280 
2.470 
2.200 
76.46 
61.02 
55.48 
.138 
.056 
.057 
.088 
.036 
.037 
WORK DONE BY MACHINERY. 
Table XV shows the amount of work done by machinery in acres 
and in tons per day, per year, and during its life. On the Pennsyl- 
vania farms, mowers, tedders, and rakes cover a greater acreage 
during life than they do on the New York farms. 
Table XV. — Service rendered by machinery. 
52 FARMS IN STEUBEN COUNTY, N. Y. 
Kind of machine. 
Hand seeders 
Wheelbarrow seeders. 
Mowers 
Tedders 
Rakes 
Farms 
report- 
ing. 
Amount of hay handled. 
Width of! Por Ho „ 
machine, i Per ^ 
Acres. 
Feet. 
5.14 
8.76 
10.82 
15. 53 
17.69 
8.94 
12.07 
17.30 
Tons. 
26. 53 
13.41 
18.10 
25.95 
Per year. 
Total during 
life. 
Acres. 
13.99 
14.11 
46.10 
48.65 
49.00 
Acres. 
21.16 
69.15 
82.97 
73.50 
271. 20 
247. 00 
490. 00 
831. 00 
862. 00 
Tons. 
406. 80 
370. 50 
735. 00 
1,247.00 
1, 293. 60 
)7 FARMS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA. 
Hand seeders 
Wheelbarrow seeders. 
Mowers 
Tedders 
Rakes. 
11 
15.00 
8.37 
171. 00 
37 
21 
37 
5.92 
6.85 
10.65 
10.51 
12.66 
15. 65 
16.40 
19.75 
24.42 
38.13 
44.10 
38.14 
59.50 
68.80 
59.50 
551. 00 
1,070.00 
961. 00 
859. 50 
1,670.00 
1,498.00 
LIFE OF MACHINERY. 
Table XVI shows the service rendered by machinery in days used, 
per year and for its life. Mowers are used about the same number 
of days in each region. Tedders are used 16 more days and rakes 
