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BULLETIN 961, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Sometimes corn is harrowed broadcast with a section harrow before 
cultivating, but the number of farmers who do this is so small that 
no figures for this operation are presented. It will be noted that 
the rate of work in cultivating corn middles is practically the same 
as for the like operation on cotton. 
Table XX. 
-Crew duty at barring off corn with turnplow 
and one mule. 
-two furrows, one man, 
Width of 
row. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreage reported 
most frequently. 
3Jfeet 
4 feet 
4§ feet 
16 
24 
10 
3.40 
3.77 
4.11 
/3 (6 reports). 
\ih (7 reports). 
4 (16 reports). 
4 (5 reports). 
Table XXI. — Cultivating corn before and after barring off — one man, one mule, two 
furrows. 
Width of 
row. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
acrS 6 1 Acrea g e reported 
plrdfy, ! most frequently. 
3| feet 
4 feet 
4£ feet 
19 
26 
10 
3.39 
4.08 
4.11 
/3 (7 reports). 
\3£(8 reports). 
4 (16 reports). 
4 (5 reports). 
Table XXII. — Cultivating corn without barring off. 
Width of 
row. 
Num- 
ber of 
reports. 
Crew. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreaee reported 
Man. Mules. 
most frequently. 
4 feet 
19 
17 
15 
70 
12 
11 
10 
1 1 
1 2 
1 ' 1 
7.89 
7.17 
3.63 
3.82 
4.08 
4.68 
4.94 
8 (14 reports). 
Do 
do.... 
3£feet 
4 feet 
4* feet 
5 feet 
6 feet 
(7 (5 reports). 
\8 (7 reports). 
3H9 reports). 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
4 (40 reports). 
4 (6 reports). 
5 (6 reports). 
Scattering. 
Table XXIII. — Cultivating corn middles. 
Width of 
Crew. 
Num- 
ber of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreage reported 
row. 
Man. Mules. 
most frequently. 
3 \ feet 
4 feet 
U feet 
4 feet 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
25 
72 
12 
22 
6.96 
7.56 
8.33 
3.81 
(7 14( reports). 
\6 (6 reports). 
(7 (12 reports). 
\8 (49 reports). 
8 (6 reports). 
Do 
Do 
4 (15 reports). 
In this area corn is frequently gone over twice with the hoe, the 
first time for the purpose of thinning and the second time for the 
purpose of hoeing out weeds and grass. 
