. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. STANDARD DAY S WOKK IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. 17 man is al)Oiil SO per cent ^roatci- (liaii if thoy wei'e ciiMin^ and shock- ing by hand. That more corn })iii(k'rs arc not in use in this section is due to the fact that these machines are expensive, and the compara- tively small amount of work for them to do, often less than a day per year, in a great many cases increases the cost per acre cut enough to offset this gain in efficiency of man labor. HUSKING CORN. Most of the corn grown in tliis section is husked from the stand
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. STANDARD DAY S WOKK IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. 17 man is al)Oiil SO per cent ^roatci- (liaii if thoy wei'e ciiMin^ and shock- ing by hand. That more corn })iii(k'rs arc not in use in this section is due to the fact that these machines are expensive, and the compara- tively small amount of work for them to do, often less than a day per year, in a great many cases increases the cost per acre cut enough to offset this gain in efficiency of man labor. HUSKING CORN. Most of the corn grown in tliis section is husked from the standing stalk by extra hel}), wliich is paid at a fixed price per l^ushel. (See fig. 7.) The most connnon j^ractice is lo pi'ovide each worlvman with. Fig. 7.—Most of the corn grown in McClean County is huslced from the standini; stalk. a wagon and team. Each man husks two loads of varying size per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and hauls them to the crib and unloads them. Table XYII.—Hvsking corn from stnndinfj stalks (1 man and team). Yield per acre. Number of reports. A day's work. Group limits. Average. Average. Number bushels most often reported. 40 to 45 bushels, inclusive . Bushels. 121 370 38 Btisheh. Acres. SO (47 reports). SO (l-'')0 reports). 56 to 65 bushels, inclusive Scattering. A verage o f total, all reports 529 j 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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