30 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
20 
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ABC 
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40 
40 
35 
35 
30 
30 
25 
25 
20 
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15 
15 
10 
5 
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10 
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25 
HC 
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25 
20 
15 
20 
15 
10 
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to 
5 
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5 
Fig. 28.— Labor on 10 acres of 
fall oats followed by lespedeza, 
southeast Arkansas. 
Conditions.— This chart is a 
combination of the chart shown 
in Figure 19 for fall oats and a 
chart of lespedeza grown in 
southeast Arkansas. Lespedeza 
is sown in March on top of the 
oats; has the weeds clipped 
from above it in July and August 
and is harvested in September 
and October. It is assumed that 
the lespedeza is loaded on wagons 
by hand, unloaded with horse 
fork, and stored loose in barn. 
Observe the work in June and 
July on this chart compared with 
the preceding one. Yield of 
lespedeza, 1 ton per acre; 1 bushel 
of seed sown per acre for first year 
crop; volunteer crop the second 
year and later. 
OATS. 
Prepare Tr arvpst 
and plant. Harvest - 
Shock- 
thresh. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
thresh. 
Man davs 
9 
24 
4 
4 
7 
7 
20 
35 
9 
24 
11 
Horse days 
11 
LESPEDEZA. 
Sow. 
Clip. 
Harvest. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest. 
1 

3 
6 
9 
9 
13 
15 
4 
6 
9 
Horse days 
9 
The convenience of a noncompetitive or supplementary crop from 
the labor standpoint in comparison with a competitive crop, is an 
important matter. 
