LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF ARKANSAS CROPS. 
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Fig. 22.— Labor on 10 acres of 
first-year timothj 7 , Clay- 
County. 
Conditions— Sandy loam soil; 
northeastern part of the State; 
region of medium sized farms; 
land prepared by plowing, disk- 
ing ana harrowing; two and 
three horse teams used in prepa- 
ration; cut in late June and early 
July with mower; raked with 
horse rake; bunched by hand; 
baled in field with horse baler 
and hauled to barn; assumed 
yield, 1 ton per acre; shaded area 
shows preparation; seed, 15 to 25 
pounds per acre: sown in Sep- 
tember and October. 
NUMBER 
OF 
•AYS 
30 
25 
20 
IS 
10 
s 
— e - 
25 
20 
15 
10 
9 
MONTHS 
JA^rtt^HM A H^ HAY JU^ -IUU AU^SEE^aC^ NOV, 
MAN LABOR 
24 DAYS 
HORSE LABOR 
• 38 DAYS 
M 
.;:.7 
NUMBER 
or 
§AfS 
Prepare 
and 
plant. 
Cut, rake, 
and 
shock. 
Haul, 
bale and 
haul. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest. 
Man davs 
11 
25 
4 
4 
9 
9 
24 
38 
11 
25 
13 
Horse days 
13 
ALFALFA. 
That alfalfa is the king of hay crops, especially on lands suited to 
its growth, is doubtless true, and it certainly finds a congenial soil in 
Mississippi County. (Fig. 23.) Harvest begins the last of April and 
continues with intervals between cuttings until October. It is not 
attempted to show the intervals between cuttings but only the total 
work each month. The intervals would not fall on the same dates 
every year anyway. The number of cuttings is ordinarily five. 
The chart assumes alfalfa that is already established, hence does not 
include the work of preparation and sowing. 
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