Seedtime and harvest : a graphic summary of seasonal work on farm crops . Pig. 39.—Kafir is confined practically to the Southwestern States where, owing toits drought resistant character, it has become an important crop. It is both harvestedfor seed and cut for forage. As kafir is a comparatively new crop, farm practice inits. culture is not as well established as with other staple crops, while the long grow-ing season and vicissitudes of rainfall over much of itsi range not only permit butenforce wide latitude in dates of planting and harvest; hence, it has been possible todraw lines on the m
Seedtime and harvest : a graphic summary of seasonal work on farm crops . Pig. 39.—Kafir is confined practically to the Southwestern States where, owing toits drought resistant character, it has become an important crop. It is both harvestedfor seed and cut for forage. As kafir is a comparatively new crop, farm practice inits. culture is not as well established as with other staple crops, while the long grow-ing season and vicissitudes of rainfall over much of itsi range not only permit butenforce wide latitude in dates of planting and harvest; hence, it has been possible todraw lines on the map only by 30-day rather than by 10-day periods. Very littletransient labor from outside is used in harvesting kafir corn. In northwestern Texasrecords show an average labor requirement for harvesting and thrashing of 7 man hoursand 9 horse hours per acre. Seasonal Work on Farm Crops. 33. • u —Timothy, sown separately or mixed with clover. i.«; the principal hav cropID the corn belt and in the eastern, northern, and Pacific northwestern dairvihjr re-gions of the United States. In the hill lands of New York and in northern WisconsinIt constitutes over one-half of the acreage of all crops, and hav-making time becomestne busiest period of the year. In the corn belt the cutting of clover hav frequentlyoccurs at the same time as the last cultivation of corn and as a res-ult there is aneavy demand for labor at this time of year. Little transient labor is used, however,in cutting and curing hay. Throughout the region of greatest production the cuttingof timothy and mixed hay begins usually about Julv 1. Along the southern marginof the belt it may begin one to two weeks earlier and along the Canadian Lorder oneto two weeks later. In general, the average amount of labor required to cut, rake,and haul to the barn is about 8 man and 8 horse hours per acre. 34 Seedtime and Ha
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