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BULLETIN 1181, U. &. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
90 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB MAR APR KAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV OEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
90 
M> 
\N L 
25 
AE' 
DA 
3R 
vs 
eo 
' 
' 
eo 
70 
' ■ 
■ ' 
' ■ 
70 
60 
60 
50 
- 
so 
40 
i 
40 
30 
■ ' 
30 
20 
■ 
i 
20 
10 
1 
10 
SO 
HO 
RSE 
76 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
50 
40 
40 
SO 
K 
30 
20 
■ 
20 
i 
M 
10 
Fig. 35.— Labor on 10 acres of 
sweet potatoes, "Washington 
County. 
Conditions.— Sandy loam to 
silt loam soil; northwest Arkan- 
sas: white farmers, medium-sized 
farms; preparation mostly with 
two-horse implements but bed- 
ding the potatoes is included in 
the figures for preparation; culti- 
vation with two-horse imple- 
ments; yield, 100 bushels per 
acre; distance to market, 4 to 5 
miles; nearly every operation 
recjuired more work in Washing- 
ton than in Columbia County, 
because the soil is more difficult 
to till; potatoes are plowed out 
with a plow and picked up by 
hand; seed, 4 to 5 bushels per 
acre, or 6,000 to 10,000 plants per 
acre: fertilizer, not generally 
used; slips planted in May and 
June: harvested mainly in Octo- 
ber. 
Prepare. 
Plant." 
Culti- 
vate. 
Hoe. 
Dig and 
crate. 
Haul. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
19 
31 
32 
1 
7 
14 
17 

39 
8 
11 
22 
125 
76 
75 
46 
50 
30 
Many people will doubtless be interested in the fact that the work 
on cotton and that on sweet potatoes conies to about the same total 
in Columbia County, at least for the man labor. Hauling to market 
is included in both charts. 
