LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF ARKANSAS CROPS. 
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of corn and 20 acres of spring oats in northwestern Arkansas. Accord- 
ing to Table 3, no work would be required in December, 10 horse 
days would be required in January, and 37 horse days in February, 
which would be equal to the work of a 2-horse team for 5 days in 
January and 18 h days in February. The weather in February, how- 
ever, usually does not permit that many days of field work. Must 
we, therefore, conclude that one team can not handle that number 
of acres 3 No, indeed. Much of the plowing can be shifted back to 
January. December, or even to November and the thing will work 
out right. One team of 2 horses can handle 30 acres of corn, 10 acres 
of oats, and 20 acres of wheat in northwest Arkansas, but it would be 
better business to handle 45 acres of corn, 15 acres of oats, and 30 
acres of wheat with 3 horses. 
If the man labor and horse labor on any combination of crops are 
charted according to the data found in Table 3, on the model of those 
shown in this bulletin, it can be seen at a glance whether or not any 
of the labor can be shifted from one month to another to advantage. 
FOR 45 ACRES OF LAND. 
A second problem will fix the method in mind and will show a 
combination of crops in which the labor is more evenly distributed. 
The crops assumed for a 2-horse farm are as follow- : 
Cotton 
Corn 
Rye pasture (after corn) 
Early cowpeas 
Fall oats 
Late cowpeas (after oats; 
Sweet potatoes 
Elberta peaches 
Grapes 
Total of crops and pasture on 45 acres of land, 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
] 
2 
2 
CALCULATION OF MAN LABOR. 
The calculation of the man labor for these crops is as follows: 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
10 acres cotton, Pulaski, 
from p. 7 
10 acres corn, Pulaski, from 
p. 7 
6.0 
2.0 
3.0 
4.0 
3.0 
5.0 
5.0 
7.0 
19.0 
9.0 
17.0 
3.0 
14.0 
8.0 
17.0 
7.0 
12.0 
9.5 
7.0 
10 acres rye-substitute 
wheat figures before har- 
vest p. 20 
10 acres early cowpeas, 
Pulaski, from p. 8 
6.0 
4.0 
8.0 
10 acres fall oats, Pulaski, 
from p. 8 
1.0 
10.0 
4.0 
2.1 
.8 
2.8 
6.0 
3.0 
4.0 
3.8 
2.0 
10 acres late cowpeas, 
Pulaski, from p. 8 

6.0 i 
1 acre sweet potatoes, one- 
tenth of data, p. 8 
1.4 
3.4 
.2.5 
1.4 
3.8 
.4". 
1.8 
4.4 
. 4.'» ! !) 
.6 .8 
.4 
16.4 
2.0 
2 acres Elberta pearhcs, 
two-tenths of data, p. 8... 
2 acres grapes, two-tenths of 
data, p.8 
1.2 
3.0 
18.4 
2. 6 
Total 
12.8 
12.4') 14.65 
20. 2.", 
3^.7 
39.7 
38. 8 1 26. 4 
18.0 
36. s 
23.3 
9.6 
Total man days equals 291.45. 
No figures were obtained for rye after corn but the work of prepara- 
tion and planting would be equivalent to that on wheat, so the 
wheat figures for before harvest were substituted and the work 
placed in November. 
