. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 24 BULLETIjST 961, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGElCtfLTtfUE. Table XXXIX.—Planting coirpeas. Method. Width of row. Crew. Num- ber of re- ports. Average acres per day. Acres reported Men. Mules. most frequently. In rows: 2Jfeet 1 1 10 13 10 5 (5 reports). Do 3 feet 6 (8 reports). Broadcast: Broadcast 1 Fig. 7.—One man and one mule planting peas wth a. cotton planter. The rows have been previously laid out \vith a bull tongue. About one man in three plants by hand. It will be noted that the rate of
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 24 BULLETIjST 961, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGElCtfLTtfUE. Table XXXIX.—Planting coirpeas. Method. Width of row. Crew. Num- ber of re- ports. Average acres per day. Acres reported Men. Mules. most frequently. In rows: 2Jfeet 1 1 10 13 10 5 (5 reports). Do 3 feet 6 (8 reports). Broadcast: Broadcast 1 Fig. 7.—One man and one mule planting peas wth a. cotton planter. The rows have been previously laid out \vith a bull tongue. About one man in three plants by hand. It will be noted that the rate of broadcasting by hand is considerably more per day than for planter work. Cowpeas, whether planted in rows and intertilled or sown broad- cast, are harvested in the same manner. Therefore, the duty of crews, at harvesting both the cultivated and the uncultivated crops, is shown in the same table (Table XL). This table shows acres cut per day with mowers of different widths. When one has a small acreage planted in rows and has no mowing machine, he sometimes cuts the vines by hand instead of hiring a mower. The men with- out mowers also rake the hay by hand. Hauling is most often done by two men and a team, though a three-man crew is used. Some- times hauling is done by one man. The duty of these crews is shown in acres 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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