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BULLETIN 1271, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
in their seasonal demands for labor. Cattle require considerably less 
attention during the crop season, but horses require more. Most of 
Distribution of Man Labor on LiTestock on a 160-Acre Farm 
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Fio. 22.— Livestock requires more regular attention throughout the year than crops. During 
the periods of rush field work in summer the livestock chores are reduced as much as possible 
the " all-stock" labor may be shifted into the winter months when 
there is the least work on crops. The regular chore labor of feeding 
