LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF ARKANSAS CROPS. 
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Fig. 24.— Labor on 10 acres of 
early cowpeas for hay, Pulaski 
County. 
Conditions. — Sandy loam, allu- 
vial soil: central part of State: 
preparation with two and three 
horse teams: planted in early 
May and harvested in August: 
hauled to barn loose: vield. 1 ton 
per acre; seed, 1 to \\ bushels per 
acre. 
NUMBER 
or 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN FEB MM APfl MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DATS 
«S 
MAN LABOR 
I8 DAYS • 
AO 
40 
35 
• 
35 
30 
30 
25 
- 
25 
20 
20 
15 
15 
io 
■ 
10 
5 
■ 
■ 
5 
■ ■ 
■ 
25 
HO 
32 
LA 
DA 
VS 
25 
20 
20 
15 
■ 
15 
10 
IO 
^ 
ii 
■ 
5 
Prepare Harvest 
'and plant. Marvest> 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest. 
Man days... 
Horse days . 
Ftg. 25.— Labor on 10 acres of 
late cowpeas, Pulaski County. 
Conditions.— Same as preced- 
ing chart except that the ground 
is prepared after a crop of small 
grain and the harvest is in Sep- 
tember and October: seed, 1 to 
H bushels per acre; sown in June 
and July. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
JAN. FEB. MAJ» APR 
MONTHS 
MAY JUNE JULY AUG. 
SEPT. OCT. NOV DEC. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
M 
*N L 
18 
AS>. 
DA 
}R 
i' 5 ' 
■ 
40 
- - 
• " 
■ 
40 
35 
• 
" 
35 
30 
• - 
■ 
30 
25 
■ • 
" 
" 
■ 
■ 
25 
20 
" 
20 
15 
" 
" 
15 
10 
■ 
to 
5 
■ 
1 
II 
■ 
5 
25 
HO 
RSE 
32 
LA 
DA 
3CR 
YS 
25 
20 
20 
15 
15 
10 
■ 
IO 
^ 
ll 
■ 
■ 
5 
Man days... 
Horse davs. 
Prepare 
md plant. 
Harvest. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest. 
