. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. FARM PEACTICE IX PRODUCTIOX OF HAY, 15 Table XVIII.—Cost of man and horse labor, repairs, interest, and depreciation on viachinery fur haying operations. 52 farms in Steuben Count ', 37 farms in "Washington County, Pa. Operation. Farms report- ing each opera- tion. Cost. Farms report- ing each opera- tion. Cost. Per day. Per acre. Per ton. Per day. Per acre. Per ton. Seeding; with hand seeder Seeding with wheelbarrow seeder. Average for seeding 17 13 30 52 29 52 52 « 4.
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. FARM PEACTICE IX PRODUCTIOX OF HAY, 15 Table XVIII.—Cost of man and horse labor, repairs, interest, and depreciation on viachinery fur haying operations. 52 farms in Steuben Count ', 37 farms in "Washington County, Pa. Operation. Farms report- ing each opera- tion. Cost. Farms report- ing each opera- tion. Cost. Per day. Per acre. Per ton. Per day. Per acre. Per ton. Seeding; with hand seeder Seeding with wheelbarrow seeder. Average for seeding 17 13 30 52 29 52 52 « 4. 225 $0. Oil .091 .065 ..578 ..349 .253 $0,027 .060 .042 .385 . .168 .692 11 $ .$ $0,031 11 37 21 37 37 .048 ..563 .414 .294 .031 .360 Tedding .266 RaV-ing .188 Loading, hauling, and putting into .. .959 Table XIX.—Actual cost of producing 4JU7 tons of hay on 52 farms in Steuben County, N. Y., and 2,201 tons on 37 farms in Washington County, Pa. Item of cost. Preparing seed bed Seeding Mowing Tedding _ Raking ' Loading, hauling, and putting into barn Repairs, interest, and depreciation on hay loaders. Seed Taxes and 5 per cent of hay land. Total Cost of man and horse labor, repairs, interest, and depreciation on machinery. 52 farms in Steuben County, N. Y. 37 farms in 'Washington County, ]' COST OF BALING HAY. Only a small per cent of tlie liay producers in the areas surveyed own their own hay presses. Most of the market hay is baled by the country buyer and shipper, or else by custom balers. Tlie customary price for baling is $ per ton, and often the hay grower is expected to fm'nish one or two pitchers and board the press crew of three or four men. With the ordinary crew this brings the cost of pressing up to about $2 per ton.^ COST OF HAULING TO MARKET. It is almost impossible to determine the average cost of hauling hay to market without making sp
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