FARM ORGANIZATION IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA 21 
Table 9. — Horse-labor requirements per acre, by operations for silage corn, 1921 
Farm No. 1 
Acres 
per farm 
Yield 
Total 
before 
cutting 
Cutting 
Filling 
silo 
Total 
16.. 
9 
7 
11 
8 
11 
7 
9 
9 
8 
8 
Tons 
6.1 
8.9 
7.5 
7.5 
8.0 
9.4 
9.0 
8.5 
8.8 
9.1 
Hours 
28.15 
26.06 
26.39 
35.49 
25.61 
40.05 
27.25 
29.89 
27.11 
34.67 
Hours 
2.53 
3.24 
4.89 
4.83 
6.18 
6.75 
6.08 
8.37 
3.52 
7"06 
Hours 
14.00 
12.31 
15.79 
12.50 
13.67 
12.76 
12.17 
18.25 
23.00 
14.44 
Hours 
44.68 
41.61 
4. 
47.07 
9 
52.82 
11 . 
45.46 
14 
59.56 
18 
45.50 
15... 
56.51 
20 
53.63 
8. 
56.17 
Average: 
10 farms, 1921 . 
9 
12 
13 
8.2 
4.6 
6.2 
29.67 
29.80 
30.78 
5.39 
4.77 
5.39 
14.90 
8.94 
12.67 
49.96 
lOfarms, 1920 
43.51 
12 farms, 1922. 
48.84 
1 Farms are arrayed in order of total man-labor requirements beginning with the lowest. 
CAUSES FOR VARIATIONS IN LABOR REQUIREMENTS FOR SILAGE CORN 
The lowest labor requirements for filling were found on farm 16, 
which also had the lowest yield. The effect of increased yields in 
increased labor requirements is to be noted in comparing the average 
requirements for the three years. 
The largest number of hours per acre for cutting were expended 
on farm 8, owing to the fact that an extra team and an extra driver 
were used on the binder for part of this cutting. 
LABOR REQUIREMENTS FOR FODDER CORN 
The labor requirements for fodder corn are shown in Tables 10 
and 11. This classification includes all corn cut and fed in the 
bundle, whether corn drilled in thickly for fodder only or checked 
corn with mature ears. It is largely the former. Only the harvest- 
ing operations are shown. The labor of growing the crop has been 
taken from Tables 6 and 7 as in the case of silage corn. 
Table 10. — Man-labor requirements per acre, by operation for fodder corn, 1921 
Farm No. 1 
Acres 
per farm 
Yield 
Total 
before 
harvest 
Cutting 
Shocking 
Total 
3 
22 
17 
1 
4 
8 
10 
2 
8 
3 
1 
5 
1 
4 
Tons 
1.5 
2.1 
2.3 
3.3 
2.0 
1.3 
2.6 
1.4 
1.2 
4.0 
.4 
4.2 
4.0 
Hours 
7.10 
7.54 
10.21 
8.06 
8.22 
9.79 
12.05 
11.14 
10.22 
11.77 
12.17 
12.51 
15.41 
Hours 
1.58 
1.63 
1.76 
1.81 
1.71 
1.45 
1.68 
1.88 
2.06 
1.61 
2.48 
3.72 
2.50 
Hours 
1.94 
2.38 
Hours 
10.62 
1 
11.55 
20 
11.97 
13 
3.23 
3.60 
4.10 
1.89 
2.66 
4.00 
3.00 
1.76 
3.09 
7.38 
13.10 
6 
13.53 
15.34 
17 . 
15.62 
21. 
15.68 
11 
16.28 
9 
16.38 
22 
16.41 
8 ... 
19.32 
12 
25.29 
Average: 
13 farms, 1921 ...... ... . ... . 
7 
8 
8 
1.9 
2.1 
1.7 
9.11 
10.62 
9.78 
1.77 
1.50 
2.03 
2.90 
3.17 
2.50 
13.78 
7 farms, 1920 
15.29 
8 farms, 1922.. . . 
14.31 
Farms are arrayed in order of total man-labor requirements begin ning with the lowest. 
