FARM ORGANIZATION IX SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA 37 
Table 27. — Man-labor requirements per acre, by operations for tame hay, 1921 
Hauling 
Acres 
Yield 
Mowing 
Raking 
and 
stacking 
Tons 
Hours 
Hours 
Hours 
21 
1.0 
0.92 
0.10 
2.12 
17 
1.6 
1.10 
.53 
3.15 
11 
1.7 
1.25 
.18 
4.05 
17 
1. 1 
.66 
.66 
4.19 
34 
1.4 
.86 
.84 
4.01 
11 
1.5 
1.19 
.62 
4.14 
24 
1. 1 
1.09 
.38 
4.60 
23 
40 
1.4 
1.8 
1.16 
1.93 
5.32 
4.29 
.60 
15 
11 
1.8 
1.8 
.75 
1.88 
6.41 
4.58 
.76 
19 
1.7 
.91 
.39 
6.21 
35 
1.5 
1.45 
.47 
6.82 
10 
2.4 
3.67 
.41 
9.08 
21 
1.5 
1.26 
.52 
4.84 
19 
1.0 
1.11 
.45 
3.76 
20 
.9 
.95 
.51 
2.95 
Total 
7... 
11 
12 
3 
1 
6 
10 
2 
4 
13 
22 
9 
8 
16 
Average: 
14 farms, 1921 
13 farms, 1920 
14 farms, 1922 
Hours 
3.14 
4.78 
5.48 
5.51 
5.71 
5.95 
6.07 
6.48 
6.82 
7.16 
7.22 
7.51 
8.74 
13.16 
6.62 
5.32 
4.41 
1 Farms are arrayed in order of total man-labor requirements, beginning with the lowest. 
Table 28. — ^Horse-labor requirements per acre, by operations for tame hay, 1921 
Farm No. • 
Acres 
Yield 
Mowing 
Raking 
Hauling 
and 
stacking 
Total 
7 
11 
21 
17 
11 
17 
34 
11 
24 
23 
40 
15 
11 
19 
35 
10 
21 
19 
20 
Tons 
1.0 
1.6 
1.7 
1.1 
1.4 
1.5 
1. 1 
1.4 
1.8 
1.8 
1.8 
1.7 
1.5 
2.4 
1.5 
1.0 
.9 
Hours 
1.84 
2.20 
2.50 
1.32 
1.72 
2.38 
2.18 
2.32 
3.86 
1.50 
3.76 
1.82 
2.84 
7.34 
2.50 
2.23 
1.89 
Hours 
0.20 
1.06 
.36 
1.32 
1.64 
1.14 
.76 
Hours 
4.24 
2.49 
5.52 
5.25 
4.22 
5.35 
6.73 
7.03 
6.62 
7.91 
10.14 
5.09 
4.34 
12.24 
5.80 
5.04 
3.77 
Hours 
6.28 
5.75 
12 
8.38 
3 
7.89 
1 
7.58 
6 
8.87 
10 
9.67 
2 
9.35 
4 
1.20 
11.68 
13 
9.41 
22__. 
1.52 
.41 
.94 
.82 
.99 
.91 
1.00 
15.42 
9 
7.32 
8 
8. 12 
16 
20.40 
Average: 
14 farms, 1921 . 
9.29 
13 farms, 1920 
8. 18 
14 farms, 1922 
6.66 
Farms are arrayed in order of total man-labor requirements, beginning with the lowest 
CAUSES FOR VARIATIONS IN LABOR REQUIREMENTS FOR TAME HAY 
The principal cause for variations in labor required for mowing 
and for hauling and stacking was yield. The average hours of man 
labor for mowing for the farms having an average yield or less was 
1.05 hours. For farms having more than an average yield, 1.64 
hours were spent mowing. The highest labor requirement for mow- 
ing, on farm 16, was due to the fact that the grass was so heavy in 
places that it stood up after it was cut off and the man driving the 
mower had to get off and pitch it aside with a fork in order to see 
where to drive. The highest labor requirements for hauling and 
stacking were found on the farms having the highest yields, farms 13, 
16, and 22. 
The man and horse labor requirements for raking were figured on 
the basis of the entire acreage of tame hay whether it was raked or 
not. Data were not available on the percentage of acreage raked 
