LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF ABKANSAS CROPS. 
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Fig. 17. -Labor on 10 acres of 
wheat after cowpeas, Clay 
County . 
Conditions.— Sandy loam soil; 
northeastern part of State; region 
of medium sized farms; prepara- 
tion by disking cow-pea stubble 
instead of breaking it, mostly 
with three-horse teams: har- 
vested with binder; threshed 
from shock; preparation shown 
in chart by shaded areas; har- 
vesting and threshing shown by 
solid black; assumed yield, 15 
bushels per acre; seed, 1 to H 
bushels per acre; twine, li to 3 
pounds per acre; planted in 
October; harvested in June; 
threshed in July. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT OCT. NOV DEC 
NUMBED 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MAN LABOR 
14 DAYS 
40 
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40 
35 
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39 
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30 
25 
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29 
20 
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20 
15 
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10 
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to 
5 
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5 
25 
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19 
LA 
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Prepare 
and plant. 
Cur. 
Thresh. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest. 
Man davs 
20 
34 
4 
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5 
14 
29 
20 
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OATS. 
Spring oats are grown in the northern half of the State and fall oats 
in the southern half. (Figs. 18 and 19.) Preparation for spring oats 
is made in winter and early spring, but fall plowing may be practiced 
if desired. Where fall oats follow cowpeas the land is disked and 
smoothed, which requires less work than plowing. 
