A 
V 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1181 
Washington, D. C. T March 15, 1924 
LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF ARKANSAS 
CROPS 
By 
A. D. McNAIR, Farm Management Specialist 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
How These Data May Be Used 2 
Scope of Study .........3 
Method of Gathering Data 3 
Construction of Charts . . . 5 
Labor Requirements of Specified Crops 6 
Interpretation of the Tables and Charts 52 
Calculation of Approximate Cost of Production 54 
Improvement of Crop Systems 57 
How to Calculate Crop Systems from the Labor Standpoint 57 
Labor Data Condensed x .60 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1924 
