50 
BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
RADISHES. 
The crop of radishes is unique among the commercial crops of the 
State in the earliness of its harvest, which begins in late March and 
is finished by April 15 or 20, giving ample time for planting cotton, 
corn, or almost any other crop. (Fig. 49.) All of the intensive 
crops have a high value per acre; they also necessitate a low acreage 
per man. Intensive farms are small if measured by the number of 
acres, but they may be considered large if measured by the invest- 
ment or by the number of days of labor required to operate them. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB. MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
45 
M 
1 
<\N L 
30 
I 
.ABC 
DA 
1 
JR 
rs 
40 
40 
33 
35 
30 
30 
23 
■ 
25 
20 
20 
13 
■ 
13 
10 
■ 
to 
S 
5 
■ 
1 
25 
HO 
RSE 
12 
LA 
DA 
30R 
YS 
23 
20 
20 
13 
15 
10 
to 
M_ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
5 
Fig. 49.— Labor on 1 acre of rad- 
ishes, Hempstead County. 
Conditions.— Sandy, upland soil; 
southwestern part of State; white 
farmers; small farms; manure ap- 
plied broadcast, 8 to 10 tons per 
acre; seed sown broadcast, hence 
no cultivation; 10 to 15 pounds of 
seed per acre; yield, 60 barrels per 
acre; 75 pounds of ice used per 
barrel; haul 2 to 3 miles; nitrate 
of soda, 100 to 150 pounds per 
acre; planted in January or 
earlier; harvested in late March 
and early April. 
Man days.. 
Horse days . 
Pre- 
pare and 
plant. 
Harvest 
and pack, 
Haul. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
27 
