STANDARDS OF' LABOR. 
Table XL. — Harvesting cow peas, either intertilled or broadcast. 
25 
Operation . 
Width of implement. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreage reported 
most frequently. 
Mowing: 
4Jfeet 
25 
10 
10 
18 
21 
15 
6.23 
6.99- 
12.44 
14.83 
4.37 
5.16 
f6 (7 reports). 
\7 (8 reports). 
Scattering. 
Do 
5 feet 
Raking: 
8 feet 
Do. 
Do. 
9 feet 
16 (10 reports). 
Hauling to barn: 
2 men and 2 mules, 
Scattering. 
Do. 
LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF COWPEAS. 
The labor requirements per acre on cowpeas are given in Table 
XLL About half of the men planting peas prepare the land by 
breaking, harrowing, and laying off rows, while the others bed the 
and instead. Planting is done mostly with a planter. However, 
an extra trip is sometimes made to cover the seed. Cultivating 
amounts to only one-half day per acre. 
Table XLI. — Labor requirements per acre on cowpeas. 
In rows intertilled. 
Broadcast. 
Operation. 
Hours per acre. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Hours per acre. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Man. 
Mule. 
Man. 
Mule. 
Break 
Disk 
6.7 
10. 6 | 17 
7.5 
2.2 
9.7 
7.6 
9 
4 
Harrow 

1.5 
2. 6 | 14 
Do 
1.5 
4.4 
10 
Lay off rows 
2.2 
3.2 
1.9 
5.2 
2.1 
2.4 
2.1 
5.4 
2. 6 15 
Bed 
4.4 
1.6 
5.0 
2.1 
2.7 
1.2 
5.5 
17 
34 
32 
10 
32 
31 
30 
Plant 
1.0 
.6 
10 
Cultivate 
Cultivate middles 
Cut 
1.5 
.7 
4.8 
3.0 
1.4 
4.5 
10 
Rake 
10 
Haul 
10 
In this area oats are sown for grain and hay. The usual method 
of planting is by hand, some few using drills. Oats when sown by 
hand require covering afterwards. (See Table XLII.) 
Table XLII. — Planting oats for grain and hay by hand (1 man). 
Bushels 
per 
acre. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreage reported 
most frequently. 
n 
2 
16 
17 
12.50 
14. 11 
Scattering. 
12 (8 reports). 
