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better seasonal distribution of labor this could ordinarily be handled 
by the present supply of labor by a slight increase in length of working 
Utilization of Man Labor on a 185-Acre Farm by Proposed Reorganization 
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Fig. 28.— In planning the farm organization, the distribution of the labor on the different 
enterprises Is of prime importance 
day at certain periods. Only in case of a piling up of different 
kinds of work as the result of an unfavorable season or other unfore- 
seen emergency would it be necessary to hire extra labor. A careful 
