STANDARDS OF LABOR. 7 
Table IV. — Flat breaking with 10 and 12 inch turn plows (one man and two mules). 
Size of 
plow 
(inches). 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per day. 
Acreage reported 
most frequently. 
10 
12 
64 
65 
1.05 
2.11 
1£ (36 reports). 
2 (39 reports). 
Broadcast harrowing is not very generally practiced in this area. 
However, enough reports were obtained to give an idea of what 
has been accomplished by different crews and implements. (See 
Table V.) 
Fig. 2. 
•Bedding for cotton on land planted to the same crop the previous year. In this instance, 
contrary to common practice, the stalks have not been cut. 
Table V. — Broadcast harrowing. 
Implement. 
Size. 
Crew. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
reports. 
Average 
acreage 
per 
day. 
Acreage reported 
Men. 
Mules. 
most frequently. 
Disk harrow 
6, 7, and 8 feet 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 
2 
2 
16 
15 
36 
24 
5.43 
11.64 
12.00 
12. 50 
4 (5 reports). 
Scattering. 
/12 (6 reports). 
\14 (8 reports). 
12 (11 reports). 
Do 
do 
Spike-tooth harrow.. 
5 to 12 feet; average 8 feet. . . 
5 to 12 feet; average 1\ feet . . 
"Bedding" and "listing" are common terms used in this area for 
ridging land in preparation for planting. "Bedding" is the term in 
most general use. Land is nearly always bedded for cotton and a good 
many follow this practice in preparing land for corn. Bedding is done 
