A STUDY OF FARM ORGANIZATION IN CENTRAL KANSAS 
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The distribution of man labor by weeks for this farm in 1922 is 
shown in Figure 30. It is apparent from the chart that the present 
organization required a great deal of hired labor for wheat harvest 
from June 15 to August 15, and again in the first week of September. 
Prior to the beginning of wheat harvest in June and after the com- 
pletion of wheat seeding in October, the productive enterprises do 
not require sufficient labor to employ the farmer's time profitably. 
This kind of organization is typical ol many of the farms of the area. 
DISTRIBUTION OF LABOR, BY WEEKS, AND AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF LABOR 
JAN. FEB. MAR. .APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC 
Fig. 30. — A great deal of labor must be hired for wheat harvest and to help with the plowing and listing 
for the following crop. After wheat is seeded in October there is not enough work on the farm to pro- 
vide the farmer with productive employment for all of his time until the following harvest/ "*" 
REORGANIZATION PLAN 
In reorganizing this farm business, two things should be accom- 
plished: (1) More complete utilization of available farm resources 
such as family labor, work horses, and equipment; and (2) insurance 
of greater stability and continuity of income by more enterprises 
that do not depend on the same conditions for successful production 
as does wheat. Wheat is the best adapted and the most profitable 
cash crop of the region and undoubtedly will be for many years. 
More economical production of wheat may be obtained by more 
efficient use of available resources and a reduction in the demands 
for hired labor and cash expense. However, the problem is primarily 
one of using feed crops and livestock to supplement wheat produc- 
tion as fully as possible. 
An organization is outlined below to provide for a more complete 
utilization of the labor supply and other farm resources throughout 
the year. Attention is called to the fact that comparisons between 
different types of organizations must be made on the basis of long- 
time net returns to the farm resources after the extra costs of mate- 
rials and labor have been paid. In view of the wide variations in 
yields which frequently occur in this area, it is necessary to keep the 
greatest long-time returns in mind rather than the probable returns 
that may be made in a particular year with unusual yields. 
