26 
BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB MAH APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
1 
VN L 
36 
ABC 
DA 
1 
40 
40 
35 
33 
30 
30 
25 
■ 
23 
20 
20 
15 
13 
10 
IO 
5 
III 
■ 
B 
5 
25 
HO 
R5E 
41 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
23 
20 
20 
is 
13 
10 
, 
10 
© 
II 
■ 
m 
5 
Fig. 23.— Labor on 10 acres of 
alfalfa, Mississippi County. 
Conditions.— Northeastern part 
of the State; region of large farms 
and plantations; cut five times a 
year; total yield 3£ tons per acre; 
raked with side delivery rake; 
loaded with hay loader; hauled 
to barn loose; unloaded with 
horse fork; seed, 12 to 25 pounds 
per acre; first cutting in late 
April and early May; last cutting 
usually in October; intervals be- 
tween cuttings not shown. 
Cut and 
rake. 
Haul 
and store. 
Total. 
Harvest. 
Man days . . 
Horse days. 
41 
COWPEAS. 
There are two charts for cowpea hay, one for an early crop that is 
harvested in August and one for a later or second crop following small 
f rains. (Figs. 24 and 25.) Cowpeas may be planted at any time, 
owever, from late April to the end of July, and the seasonal distri- 
bution of labor varies according to the date of preparation and 
planting. There is a place for cowpeas planted in early May and 
harvested in August, because the preparation and planting come 
before cotton chopping and the harvest comes in the idle month of 
August. Rye or any small grain could well follow such a crop of 
cowpeas or could precede it il used as a pasture crop. 
