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The man and horse labor cost for plowing in preparation for 
oats is presented in Table No. 41. 
TABLE No. 41. 
MAN AND HORSE LABOR COST FOR PLOWING FOR OATS. 
Year 
1 
Acres 
MAN 1 
IOURS 
HORSE 
HOURS 
Average 
Yield 
in Bu. 
HOURS 
PER BU. 
Total 
Per Acre 
Total 
Per Acre 
Man 
Horse 
1910 
65.5 
364.5 
5.57 
1,088 
16.61 
32 y 8 
0.17 
0.52 
1911 
63.85 
446 
6.98 
1,344 
21.00 
64 5-6 
0.11 
0.32 
1912 
49.52 
261 
5.27 
745 
15.10 
75% 
0.07 
0.20 
1913 
29.69 
206.5 
6.90 
567 
19.10 
63 1-6 
0.11 
0.30 
1914 
60.69 
452 
7.44 
1,690 
27.80 
. 5 
Totals . . 
269.25 
1,730.0 
5,434 
Av. 5 yrs. 
6.43 
20.82 
0.11 
0.32 
Table No. 42 records the man and horse labor costs for ma¬ 
nuring land to be used for oats. 
TABLE No. 42. 
MAN AND HORSE LABOR COST MANURING—OATS. 
Year 
Acres 
MAN I 
IOURS 
HORSE 
HOURS 
Average 
Yield 
in Bu. 
HOURS 
PER BU. 
Total 
Per Acre 
Total 
Per Acre 
Man 
Horse 
1911 
11.00 
180 
16.30 
240 
21.73 
| 64 5-6 
0.19 
0.30 
1912 
35.15 
495 
14.10 
796 
26.46 
75% 
0.02 
0.03 
1913 
9.87 
15 
1.80 
20 
2.02 
63 1-6 
0.26 
0.52 
1914 
3.00 
50 
16.67 
98 
32.67 
. 
. 
Totals 
59.02 
740 
1 w 54 1 1 
Av. 4 yrs.j 
12.54 
19.55 
0.17 
0.27 
Table No. 43 summarizes the man and horse labor costs for 
the production of the oat crop, and gives these costs per bushel of 
oats produced in addition to acre charges. 
TABLE No. 43. 
SUMMARY OF MAN AND HORSE LABOR COST—OATS (TOTAL TIME). 
| 
MAN HOURS 
HORSE 
HOURS 
Average 
HOURS PER BU. 
Year 
Acres 
Yield 
Total 
Per Acre 
Total 
Per Acre 
Man 
Horse 
1 
in Bu. 
1 
1910 
99.75 
2,033.5 
20.39 
2,829 
28.36 
32% 
0.63 
0.88 
1911 
60.10 
| 1,442.25 
| 24.00 
2,276.5 
37.88 
64 5-6 
0.37 
0.58 
1912 
45.02 
1,275 
28.32 
2,012 
44.69 
75% 
0.38 
0.59 
1913 
26.69 
648 
24.28 
1,001 
37.50 
63 1-6 
0.38 
0.59 
Totals . . 
231.56 
5,398.75 
8,118.5 
Av. 4 yrs. 
23.31 
35.06 
52.5 
0.44 
0.67 
In the production of any crop there are always some miscel¬ 
laneous items of labor expense which cannot be conveniently clas- 
