38 BULLETIN 1296, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 19. — Man labor requirements per acre for alfalfa, 1922 — Continued 
SECOND CUTTING 
Farm No. 
Area 
Yield per 
acre 
Mowing 
Raking 
Stacking 
Hauling 
Total 
1 
Acres 
19 
31 
21 
16 
5 
8 
25 
5 
3 
2 
37 
Tons 
Hours 
0.67 
1.03 
.73 
.73 
1.03 
1.27 
.72 
.82 
1.26 
1.14 
1.04 
.88 
1.23 
1.26 
Hours 
0.26 
.26 
.24 
.24 
.52 
.51 
.24 
.21 
.31 
1.14 
.41 
.32 
.CO 
.63 
Hours 
Hours 
1.10 
Hours 
2 03 
6 
1.26 
11 
.73 
1.46 
1.70 
2 43 
8 
5 
7.73 
9 28 
15 
1.40 
3 18 
2 
3.38 
4.33 
4.34 
12 
5 36 
17 
1.58 
3.41 
3.15 
5 69 
9. 
16 
6.55 
M.14 
2 1.23 
'2.49 
8 00 
Average: 
172 acres, 1922.. 
"1.19 
3 1.39 
2 1.91 
3 5 34 
85 acres, 1921. 
3 3.06 
3 4.38 
117 acres, 1920.. 
THIRD CUTTING 
11 
16 
16 
5 
4 
3 
2 
10 
0.96 
.61 
1.03 
1.34 
.95 
1.14 
1.00 
.90 
.89 
0.45 
.61 
.41 
.27 
.32 
.57 
.50 
.49 
.41 
3.85 
5.26 
8 
4.76 
1.64 
5 98 
5 . 
3.08 
12. . 
3.23 
1.89 
4.84 
17. . 
3.16 
9 
2.27 
3.98 
16 
1.50 
2 2.88 
21.63 
3 00 
Average: 
56 acres, 1922 
3.91 
3 5.30 
29 acres, 1920.. 
J - 2.93 
J Averages are for acreage actually stacked or hauled. 
3 Total is for acreage stacked. 
i Total is for acreage hauled. 
Table 20. — Horse ivork requirements per acre for alfalfa, 
FIRST CUTTING 
Farm No. 
Area 
Yield per 
acre 1 
Mowing 
Raking 
Stacking 
Hauling 
Total 
13 
Acres 
8 
19 
31 
24 
21 
16 
8 
8 
40 
5 
3 
2 
9 
36 
Tons 
0.9 
1. 7 
1.1 
1.0 
1.2 
2.0 
!9 
1.9 
1.4 
3.2 
1.4 
1.2 
2.7 
1.6 
.6 
1.1 
Hours 
1.29 
1.68 
2.06 
1.67 
2.04 
1.59 
2.08 
1.78 
3.54 
4.94 
1.26 
4.54 
2.52 
2.36 
2.31 
2.09 
2.33 
Hours 
0.52 
.63 
.52 
1.26 
1.06 
1.95 
1.04 
1.15 
.94 
1.64 
.63 
2.27 
1.15 
1.15 
1.03 
.86 
1.18 
Hours 
Hours 
0.78 
Hours 
2.59 
1 
3.78 
3.20 
3.01 
6. 09 
6 
5.78 
10.. 
5.94 
11- 
5.72 
8.82 
8 
2.13 
4.17 
5.67 
5 . 
7.29 
15 
2.54 
5.47 
2 
4.15 
8.63 
12. . 
5.36 
6.94 
5.68 
11.94 
17 .. 
8.83 
9 
12.49 
3 
9. 19 
12.48 
2 5.52 
2 2. 73 
2 3.27 
12.86 
16 
15.99 
Average: 
230 acres, 1922 
2 4.40 
2 1.45 
2 3.39 
3 8.86 
189 acres, 1921 
3 5. 68 
170 acres, 1920 
3 6.78 
i Yield shown is for all three cuttings. 
2 Averages are for acreages actually stacked or hauled. 
3 Total is for acreage stacked. 
* Total is for acreage hauled. 
