. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. THTmamWHrBHfFTMiTHISaK UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 528 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Contribution from the Office of Farm Management W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief Washington, D. C. April 13,1917 SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA. By GEORGE A. BILLINGS, Agriculturist CONTENTS Part I—CHESTER COUNTY (PA.) DATA Territory Surveyed and Method Used . 2 Labor Efficiency as Affected by Soil, To- pography, and Field Arrangement . 3 Types of Farming 4 Available Time for Field Operations . 8 Peri
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. THTmamWHrBHfFTMiTHISaK UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 528 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Contribution from the Office of Farm Management W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief Washington, D. C. April 13,1917 SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARM LABOR IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA. By GEORGE A. BILLINGS, Agriculturist CONTENTS Part I—CHESTER COUNTY (PA.) DATA Territory Surveyed and Method Used . 2 Labor Efficiency as Affected by Soil, To- pography, and Field Arrangement . 3 Types of Farming 4 Available Time for Field Operations . 8 Period of Performing Field Operations . 9 Succession of Operations 9 Crews and Machinery 11 Summary of Labor Requirements of Crops 17 Part n—HOW TO USE THE FOREGOING DATA. Description of Farm Selected 20 Determining Labor Requirements of Old System 22 Replanning Cropping System 25 Comparative Labor Requirements ... 28 Comparative Returns 28 Conclusion 29. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1917. 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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