. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO. Table VIII.—Harrowing (spike-tootIi). 17 District. Per cent of all records Acres in beets per farm. Total. Har- rowed. Times har- rowed. Hours of labor per acre. Man. Horse. Labor cost per acre. Caro Alma Grand Rapids Northwestern Ohio $ .53 .67 The average labor requirements and cost per acre were fairly uni- form, but there was considerable variation on individual farms
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO. Table VIII.—Harrowing (spike-tootIi). 17 District. Per cent of all records Acres in beets per farm. Total. Har- rowed. Times har- rowed. Hours of labor per acre. Man. Horse. Labor cost per acre. Caro Alma Grand Rapids Northwestern Ohio $ .53 .67 The average labor requirements and cost per acre were fairly uni- form, but there was considerable variation on individual farms. The spring-tooth harrow stirs the soil to a greater depth than the spike-tooth, brings clods to the surface (see figs. 9 and 10), and was. Fig. 9.—One man and three horses harrowing with a spring tooth, common crew in the regions or districts visited. This was a used extensively in all districts, although not to so large an extent in northwestern Ohio as in the other three sections. This operation was performed on 252 farms. (See Table IX.) Table IX.—Harrowing (spring-tooth). District. Per cent of all records. Acres in beets per farm. Times har- rowed. Average crew. Hours of labor per acre. Labor cost Total. Har- rowed. Man. Horse. Man. Horse. per acre. 90 96 94 47 $ .86 The average width of implement was approximately 6^ feet. For- ty-four per cent of the men interviewed used a crew of one man and 83548°—Bull. 748—19 &. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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