38 
BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
CUCUMBERS. 
The seasonal distribution of labor on a cucumber crop does not 
fit very well with cotton or corn. (Fig. 37.) It is an intensive 
crop and is harvested in time to plant late cowpeas on the same 
ground, but it is doubtful whether it has the future that some other 
crops have. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
90 
MONTHS 
JAN FEB MAR APR HAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
NUMBER 
OP 
DAYS 
90 
M> 
\N L 
156 
ABC 
DA 
3R 
BO 
80 
70 
■ 
70 
60 
■ 
60 
50 
SO 
40 
40 
30 
■ • 
30 
20 
■ 
■■ 
20 
10 
■ 
Bill 
10 
SO 
HO 
RSE 
118 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
50 
40 
■ 
• 
• 
40 
30 
m 
J 
SO 
20 
■j 
1 
li 
20 
^ 
ll 
to 
Fig. 37.— Labor on 10 acres of 
cucumbers, Crawford County . 
Conditions. — Sandy loam soil; 
northwestern Arkansas; white 
farmers, small farms; prepara- 
tion mostly with two-horse 
teams; manure applied at the 
rate of 7 tons per acre in April: 
cultivated with one-horse and 
two-horse implements; yield, 150 
bushels per acre; distance to mar- 
ket, 4 to 5 miles; seed, 1J to 2 
pounds per acre; planted in 
April, harvested in June and 
July. 
Prepare, 
manure, 
and 
plant. 
Culti- 
vate. 
Hoe. 
Pick and 
pack. 
Haul. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
29 
47 
11 
19 
22 

68 

26 
52 
156 
118 
62 
66 
94 
52 
