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BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
MONTHS 
JAN. FE8 MA* APR MAY JUNE JULY AUO SEPT OCT. NOV »EC. 
NUMBER 
•F 
BAYS 
43 
M 
IN l 
117 
.ABC 
DA 
DP 
ys 
4S 
40 
49 
33 
33 
30 
30 
23 
23 
20 
20 
15 
> 
■ 
13 
10 
— — ; 
lO 
s 
5 
25 
HO 
RSE 
52 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
23 
20 
20 
IB 
13 
10 
• 
\o 
4 
■ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
■ 
■ 
m 
5 
Fig. 4.— Labor on 10 acres of cot- 
ton, Chicot County. 
Conditions.— Sandy loam, allu- 
vial soil; southeastern part of 
State near Mississippi River; 
region of large plantations opera- 
ted by negro labor; two-horse 
teams used mostly in prepara- 
tion; one-horse implements used 
in cultivation; hoeing about the 
same as in Pulaski; picking fin- 
ished a little earlier than in 
Pulaski; assumed yield, 600 
pounds of .seed cotton per acre; 
seed, 1 to 1J bushels per acre; 
planted in April and early May; 
harvested from September to 
December inclusive. Shaded 
area shows work of hoeing . 
Prepare 
and plant. 
Cultivate. 
Hoe. 
Pick. Haul. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and haul. 
Man days 
12 
22 
24 
24 
30 

48 3 
6 
117 
52 
66 
46 
51 
g 
Man labor, except contract work, 69 days. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN. PES. MAft APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. 0£C 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
4S 
M> 
119 
ABC 
DA^ 
5R 
'S • 
40 
■ 
■ 
40 
35 
■ 
■ 
• 
33 
30 
30 
25 
■ ■ 
25 
20 
20 
15 
13 
io 
10 
5 
1 s 
H_ o — 
25 
HO 
RSE 
5 2 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
25 
20 
20 
15 
13 
10 
' 
IO 
-fc? 
9 
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Fig. 5.— Labor on 10 acres of cot- 
ton, Mississippi County. 
Conditions.— Sandy, loam soil; 
northeastern part of State; 
region of large farms and planta- 
tions operated with negro labor; 
two-horse implements used 
mainly in preparation; one-horse 
implements in cultivation; hoe 
ing about the same as in Pulaski 
and Chicot Counties; total labor 
of man and horse about the same 
as in Pulaski and Chicot; as- 
sumed yield, 600 pounds of seed 
cotton per acre; seed, 1 to l\ 
bushels per acre; planted in April 
and early May; harvested from 
September to December inclu- 
sive. 
Prepare 
and plant. 
Cultivate. 
Hoe. 
Pick. 
Haul. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and haul. 
Man days 
11 
21 
25 
25 
32 

48 

3 
6 
119 
52 
68 
46 
51 
Horse days 
6 
Man labor, except contract work, 71 days. 
