. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 612 Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York total working hours, and quantity of liay made per da;f by different arraueements of the crew. Everv farmer knows about how much hay his mower will cut per day or hour, also the quantity that can be raked, and that can be pitched on l)y hand, as well as the number of men necessary if hay is mowed in the morning or in the afternoon. Our investigations have shown that very little thought is given by the average hay grower to this important prob- lem, and it is usua
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 612 Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York total working hours, and quantity of liay made per da;f by different arraueements of the crew. Everv farmer knows about how much hay his mower will cut per day or hour, also the quantity that can be raked, and that can be pitched on l)y hand, as well as the number of men necessary if hay is mowed in the morning or in the afternoon. Our investigations have shown that very little thought is given by the average hay grower to this important prob- lem, and it is usuallv only when there is a rush of farm work and a shortage of help that circumstances force a farmer here and there to work out an economical and efficient method for getting in his Fig. 635. Curing Hay Under Hay Caps. This is the Safest Way to Make Hay During Unfavorable Weather; but Labor Cost is High. The following illustrations show a very easy and simple method of plotting the hours of labor for a crew, and how, by a slight change in arrangement, the number of men in the crew may be reduced without reducing the quantity of hay put up per. 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 New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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