22 
BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
JAN. FEB. MAR APR 
MONTHS 
HAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
M 
1 
15 \ 
ABC 
DA 
40 
40 
35 
• 
35 
30 
30 
25 
• 
25 
20 
20 
15 
15 
10 
■ ■ 
10 
5 
5 
m 
m 
m 
25 
HO 
RSE 
29 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
■ ■ 
25 
20 
20 
15 
IS 
10 
H 
10 
4 
1 
i 
1 
5 
Fig. 18.— Labor on 10 acres ol 
spring oats, Northwest Arkan- 
sas. 
Conditions.— Sandy loam to 
silt loam soils; northwestern part 
of State; region of medium sized 
farms; preparation mostly with 
three-horse teams; harvested 
with binder; threshed from shock; 
assumed yield, 30 bushels per 
acre; seed, 2 to 2\ bushels per 
acre; twine, 2 to 4 pounds per 
acre; planted in February and 
March; harvested in late June; 
threshed in July and August. 
Prepare 
andplant. 
Man days . . 
Horse days. 
22 
Cut and 
shock. 
Thresh. 
Total. 
15* 
29 
Before 
harvest. 
8h 
'22 
Harvest 
and 
thresh. 
NUMEth 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB. MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AU3. SEPT OCT. NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
I 
iN LABOR 
20 DAYS 
40 
40 
35 
35 
30 
30 
25 
■ ' 
25 
20 
20 
15 
■ 
15 
10 
• 
am 
10 
5 
1 
i 
m 
5 
25 
HO 
RSE 
35 
LA 
DA 
30R 
Y3 
25 
20 
20 
15 
■ 
19 
10 
M 
10 
© 
l 
11 
9 
Fig. 19.— Labor on 10 acres of fall 
oats, Pulaski County. 
Conditions.— Sandy loam, allu- 
vial soil; central part of State; 
region of large plantations oper- 
ated by negro labor; preparation 
mostly with three-horse teams; 
harvested with binder; threshed 
from shock; assumed yield, 30 
bushels per acre; time of prepara- 
tion depends much on what crop 
precedes and often comes later 
than shown; seed, 2 to 2\ bushels 
per acre ; t wine, 2 to 4 pounds per 
acre; planted in September and 
October; harvested in late May 
and early June; threshed in June 
to make* way for a second crop. 
Prepare 
andplant. 
Harvest. 
Shock- 
thresh. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
thresh. 
9 
24 
4 
4 
7 
7 
20 
35 
9 
24 
11 
Horse davs 
11 
