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Fig. 24.— There 
little work for the horses to do after the corn husking is completed until the 
work of seed-bed preparation begins in April 
the labor expended on them increased by the necessary miscellaneous 
labor will be so distributed throughout the year as to make the fullest 
utilization of the available labor supply. Figures 23 and 24 show the 
