34 
BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
NUMBER 
MONTHS 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
90 
DAYS 
90 
JAM FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
M 
S.N 
75 
.AB 
DA 
DR 
eo 
eo 
70 
70 
60 
60 
50 
SO 
40 
40 
30 
30 
20 
a 
20 
IO 
H 
I 
H 
■ 
■ 
1 
10 
50 
HO 
RSE 
73 
LA 
DA 
YS 
50 
40 
40 
30 
30 
20 
20 
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j 
ii 
10 
Fig. 32.— Labor on 10 acres of 
watermelons, Crawford 
County. 
Conditions.— Sandv, loam soil: 
northwest Arkansas; region of 
white farmers and small farms; 
preparation with two-horse im- 
plements; manure applied in 
March, 4 tons per acre; fertilizer, 
150 to 200 pounds per acre; culti- 
vated with t wo-horseimplements 
first and one-horse inplements 
later; yield, 8 tons per acre; dis- 
tance to market, H miles; seed, 1 
to 3 pounds per acre; planted in 
April; harvested mainly in Au- 
gust. 
Prepare, 
manure, 
and 
plant. 
Culti- 
vate. 
Hoe. 
Gather 
Haul. 
Miscel- 
laneous. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
28 
34 
11 
17 
6 

16 

11 
22 
3 

75 
73 
48 
51 
22 
27 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
90 
MONTHS 
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
90 
1 
■1 
^N L 
77 
i 
ABC 
DA 
rs 
eo 
eo 
70 
70 
eo 
eo 
so 
so 
40 
40 
so 
30 
20 
20 
10 
IO 
50 
HO 
RSE 
78 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
SO 
40 
40 
30 
30 
20 
to 
^° 
i 
■■ 
10 
jBL. 
H 
m 
wm 
■■ 
Fig. 33.— Labor on 10 acres of 
watermelons, Hempstead 
County. 
Conditions.— Sandy upland soil; 
southwest Arkansas; white farm- 
ers on small farms; prepara- 
tion mostly with two-horse im- 
plements; cultivation with one 
and two horse implements; no 
manure; 400 pounds of fertilizer 
per acre; yield, 8 tons per acre; 
distance to market, 3 miles; seed, 
1 to 3 pounds per acre; planted 
in April; harvested in August. 
Prepare, 
fertilize, 
and 
plant. 
Culti- 
vate. 
Hoe. 
Pick. 
Haul. 
Miscel- 
laneous. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
Man days 
14 
22 
12 
16 
6 

20 

20 
40 
5 

77 
78 
37 
38 
40 
40 
