Seedtime and harvest : a graphic summary of seasonal work on farm crops . late potato crop constitutes probably 95 per cent of the total potatoproduction of the United States. In practically all the large producing centers, exceptthose in California, this crop is planted between April 1 and June 11. In AroostookCounty, Me., planting is general usually about May 15, in western New York May 21 toJune 1, in Michigan and central Wisconsin June 1 to 11, in the Minnesota and Coloradodistricts about May 15, but in the Stockton, Calif., district planting extends from Marchuntil July 1, while digging t
Seedtime and harvest : a graphic summary of seasonal work on farm crops . late potato crop constitutes probably 95 per cent of the total potatoproduction of the United States. In practically all the large producing centers, exceptthose in California, this crop is planted between April 1 and June 11. In AroostookCounty, Me., planting is general usually about May 15, in western New York May 21 toJune 1, in Michigan and central Wisconsin June 1 to 11, in the Minnesota and Coloradodistricts about May 15, but in the Stockton, Calif., district planting extends from Marchuntil July 1, while digging takes place from June 1 until February 15. In this regionthere is little seasonal change in temperature and the dates of planting and digging de-pend more on the market price than upon weather conditions. In the Maine, New York,Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota districts, on the other hand, the necessity of dig-ging the crop before the ground freezes limits to a period of a few weeks not only thedigginy but also the planting of potatoes. Seasonal Work on Farm Crops 43. Figs, o-j and 56.—The digging of late potatoes in all the large producing .listricts ex-cept those in California, occurs usually betwe<n September 15 and October 11 Theearliest digging generally occurs around the large cities. Owing to the moderate autumntemperature along the Lake shores in Michigan and New York digging may be delayed aslate as the latter half of October. In the Wisconsin district several records indicate thatplowing and preparing the ground for potatoes requires about 0 hours of man labor and20 hours of horse labor, planting 8 hours of man and 2 hours of horse labor, cultivating,spraying, and hoeing 17 man and 11 horse hours, 35 man and 18 hours,while there were .spent in marketing and miscellaneous work on the crop an average ofly man and 34 hours—a total of 88 hours of man and So of horse labor per all this work in the northern States is done b
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