32 BULLETIN 1271, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Distribution of Man Labor on 15 Acres of Barley 
HOURS __ 
OF 
LABOR 
40 
30 
20 
I 
1- 
M. JL 1 . 
1 
10 20 10 20 10 20 
JAN. FEB. MAR. 
10 20 
APR. 
10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 
MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. 
Fig. 9.— Barley and oats require the farmer's time and equipment during practically the same 
periods of the year 
RYE 
Rye differs from the other grain crops grown in the Windom area 
in that it is seeded in the fall. All ground for rye is plowed. Only 
a small part of it is disked. All is harrowed at least once, some of it 
twice before planting, and most of it again after seeding. All is sown 
with a drill. Rye usually ripens a week earlier than oats and several 
days earlier than barley. It is either shock or stack threshed, accord- 
ing to the usual practice with other small grains on the particular 
farm. 
LABOR REQUIREMENTS FOR RYE PRODUCTION 
The labor requirements for rye production are presented in Tables 
16 and 17. These data cover the crop sown in 1921 but harvested 
in 1922. All other crop-requirement data cover the crop planted 
and the crop harvested in 1921. Since very little rye was grown 
in either 1920 or 1921, no data covering these years are included. 
CAUSES FOR VARIATIONS IN LABOR REQUIREMENTS FOR RYE 
The high man-labor requirements for the harvesting and stacking 
operations on Farm 2 were due to the use of family labor for this 
work. Much of this work was done by boys. There was more 
family labor than could be utilized on the farm and no attempt was 
made to economize its use. 
Table 22. — Man-labor requirements per acre, by operations for rye, 1921-1922 
Farm No. * 
Acres 
per 
farm 
Yield 
(bushels 
per acre) 
Plowing 
Disking 
narrowing 
Total 
Times 
over 
Total 
Times 
over 
Total 
Times 
over 
9 
29 
29 
35 
20 
11 
6 
15 
10 
15 
15 
11 
20 
22 
12 
26 
20 
44 
11 
Hours 
1.69 
2 1.77 
2 1.83 
2.32 
1.89 
1.94 
4.04 
2.76 
2.51 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
Hours 
Hours 
0.53 
.76 
.58 
.60 
.54 
.40 
.39 
.59 
.99 
1.30 
10 
2.63 
24 
1.08 
2.00 
2.00 
23.... 
2.00 
21 
.45 
.59 
1. 15 
fi 
2.00 
8.. 
.66 
1.00 
2.00 
18 
3.00 
2 
3.00 
Average, all farms 
19 
18 
3 2. 39 
1.00 
.31 
.54 
.61 
2.08 
1 Farms are arrayed in order of total man-labor requirements, beginning with the lowest. 
1 Plowed with tractor. 
3 Oaly acreage plowed with horses included in this average. 
