STANDARDS OF LABOR. 
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Table XXIV. — Thinning and hoeing corn — one man. 
Width of row. 
Num- 
ber of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
13 
1.80 
44 
2.39 
10 
13 
2.50 
1.57 
43 
2.08 
14 
2.44 
Acreage reported 
most frequently. 
Thinning. 
Do... 
Do... 
Hoeing. . . 
Do. 
Do. 
3^ feet. 
4 feet.. 
4^ feet. 
3 \ feet. 
4 feet.. 
\\ feet. 
2 (8 reports). 
2 (13 reports). 
3 (10 reports). 
Scattering. 
1 (6 reports). 
1(10 reports). 
2 (11 reports). 
3 (10 reports). 
Scattering. 
About half of the farmers of this area sow cowpeas broadcast in 
corn at "laying-by" time or plant them in rows either during the 
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Fig. 6. — Cowpeas planted in rows growing in corn. By planting peas in this way the land is enriched 
and extra feed obtained for stock. 
cultivating period or at laying-by time. (See fig. 6.) Row planting 
may be done by hand or with a planter. Some plant peas in rows 
and others sow them broadcast. (See Table XXV.) 
Table XXV.— 
Planting peas 
in corn 
Method. 
Width of 
row. 
Crew. 
Num- 
ber of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreage reported 
Men. 
Mules. 
most frequently. 
3* feet 
4 feet 
41 feet 
4 feet 
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r 
15 
44 
10 
15 
10 
6.23 
7.18 
6.80 
15. 53 
7.55 
7 (5 reports). 
8 (25 reports). 
8 (5 reports). 
15 (7 reports). 
Scattering. 
Do 
Do 
1-row planter 
