. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING FIELD CROPS IN SUGAR-BEET DISTRICTS. 9 MAN HOURS HORSE HOURS I Contract Labor JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. Fig. 8.—Labor distribution by months in growing cucumbers in the Rocky Ford district of Colorado. each crop on a given farm with, a given amount of labor so as to make the most economical use of that labor. From another view- point, after the selection of a certain acreage for a definite crop as the one best suited to his soil, the market conditions, and other fac- tors that
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING FIELD CROPS IN SUGAR-BEET DISTRICTS. 9 MAN HOURS HORSE HOURS I Contract Labor JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. Fig. 8.—Labor distribution by months in growing cucumbers in the Rocky Ford district of Colorado. each crop on a given farm with, a given amount of labor so as to make the most economical use of that labor. From another view- point, after the selection of a certain acreage for a definite crop as the one best suited to his soil, the market conditions, and other fac- tors that arise in its selection, the grower should be able to determine with a reasonable degree of accuracy the amount of labor he will need to hire for each month of the year and the number of work ani- mals that will be necessary for the operation of the farm. It is shown that sugar beets require a large amount of contract labor distributed from April to November, with concentration for periods in May, June, September, and October. There are slack period s in which an interchange of labor may take place in connection with other crops on adjacent farms. In fact, this is customary in a region where competing crops are grown. To insure getting labor when needed one should keep the laborer employed on the same farm. It is also shown by the diagrams that extra man labor is needed for the grain crops at harvest time. These laborers may be used to do the contract work on sugar beets and be employed through- out the growing sea- son, while if the beets were not grown and all the acreage was planted to grain and hay there would be a greater demand for —Seasonal distribution oflabor required to produce acres rnen of rrrnin and hflv ofbeans, acres of beets, acres of cucumbers, acres of ° J alfalfa, acres of oats, acres of cantaloupes, and acres of harvest time. With wheat in the Rocky Ford district of Colorado. liTmfWl TllimW of helpers in the vici
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