44 BULLETIN 1447, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
TasLE 40.—Comparative cost of harvesting, threshing, and marketing wheat 
where large combines and where headers and stationary threshers. were 
used, 1922 
: Header and 
: Combine stationary thresher | Amounts 
Item not 
canceled 
Amount Cost Amount Cost 
Dolls. Dolls 
INumber of:farms=: 2222222222, S282 Sees oe oe eee G2) sree See] ope ae | ered oe 
Acresiniwiheat) per farme se. = sheen een eee ca i aga QBbuIE aos as ce eee eee 
Wield per.acrei(bushels))=0- =.= see eee eee ee TRUS eee ae en TONQipictse ts 2.ceee nll nese a ene 
Acres cutiperi0-houn Gaye. —ose saa = eee So So Sy [eee 25:13 | Bee asl Se eee 
Harvesting and threshing: 
Cutting with header— 
rew— 
IVT Gyn eS Be Ee a eR | See aN | ene ee 1 See eae 
ER OYSOS 26 oe eS earl ho ree | ee eet 6) Soe Bas ee 
Manvhours Per'acre = ss2seee aa ases- 2 aos ee |e ee ee ee . 39 2A eee ees 
Horse hour ‘per’ acre. .2 22 ae ee | ee ee | ee ee 2. 37 54 y Re ewes 
Hauling to thresher— 
QMS Sahel Teed ar See ee eas See (bee eens | Santee yoy eee eerie ogee ee a 
ELOYSOS 2. = Ba oes Soe ee eas Se ane Sees | Ae ees 6; | 2s Se ee eee 
Vian HhOUTS POMACKG. 2 tins SAC Bee ENT ee an ee a ee eee 1. 58 (fi beams 
Horse hours! per:acre ss 8-2 saa ene eet ee ere | ees 2. 37 DAG aa S52 et 
Threshing— 
CG AAW 8 OK 5 OL nese ep a re oy SE Rt a Ph Se oe a TR a Cay been pe cet eae a pe Ss 
Mian hours! Per ACOs ss Sa oe Se a ee ee ee See 1. 58 SOA g\| es ene 
Total harvesting and threshing— 
rew— 
IVR ria eetiis eo 2 he sO erica Tile uae Gul eee (0 ll eee (2) 
EV OT SCS E42 ees ee ee pS 2 1G| ORR ee 017 ]h| Niners soi eae (3) 
WiamShOUTSHPC iy Che se sae ese nee ee pie 1.72 1.13 3100 1.89 $0. 76 
ELOFSe HOUTSSPCE ACKC sesame se elt ees 7. 76 . 80 4.73 . 48 —.32 
Stationary thresher and combine hours of use 
DOP ACh es eas SO aaa aera - 29 1. 51 . 39 IBRYS —.14 
eaders: hours (Of USe pei CNC eee es ee | | ee .39 . 24 . 24 
WAC O1IS | NOUTSHOMUSE! PCT: ALO ee es | ee eee | Ba 1.18 .10 0 
Sacks:andetwinesper acres= se o-. eae en ene 8.7 87 8.7 . 87 None. 
Additional cost of stationary thresher over the 
combine method— 
5) et? 1) seg Pea gp OR ee mo JN A | Pea al Re Se Se $0. 64 
Pre USHO ee a ara UN ap ad el ke ae pw co ee mn . 032 
Marketing: 
Average distance hauled (miles) __.-.....-.._-_-- AAG ee eee 7 Na a ce Ns eI 
Bushels hauled per 10-hour day-_.---------------- BODE eee 365) Eo See eee eee 
Average crew— 
(5) 0 le ee ea ey a ee Orie Cees 1 90s ee LS 22s eee pce a | eee eee 
HEVOTSCS 22 Eee a a ee ee Se ee QS a | Seecorees GAAS see Fe oe eer 
WVianshourssperjaCresa= ose een aa ss Be ee ween 1. 04 . 56 . 67 . 36 $—. 20 
forse hours’ per acre = = tee ee 4,99 Ol 3. 54 . 36 —.15 
Grain wagons, hours of use per acre.------------- i338 = lit 1, 02 . 08 —.03 
Total additional cost of stationary threshed 
wheat over the combine method— 
Pra Cre a so Sao ee EE gS NaF pe Nal a EO te ne ad | $. 26 
Per bushel: 2. S22 2 ee ae eae oie ee i | a ec ceee s |EEaa aar e | aan Ae . 013 
1 Based on 20-foot cutter-bar combines. 23 men. 3 15 horses. 
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