. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 20 N. H. Agricultural Experiment Station [Sta. Bull. 273. Fig. 7. Percentage distribution of labor on hay, Hungarian and silage. II. SILAGE PRODUCTION—MANAGEMENT AND COSTS Labor requirements on silage: The labor by operations required for silage is shown in Table 15. Table 15. Howrs of labor per acre and per ton on 2U,575 toris of silage grown on 2, acres. Hours per acre hours per ton Tractor Tractor Man Horse and truck Man Horse and truck Manuring .10 .55 .98 .009 Plowing .35 .42 .14 Fitting .29 .35 .11 Ma
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 20 N. H. Agricultural Experiment Station [Sta. Bull. 273. Fig. 7. Percentage distribution of labor on hay, Hungarian and silage. II. SILAGE PRODUCTION—MANAGEMENT AND COSTS Labor requirements on silage: The labor by operations required for silage is shown in Table 15. Table 15. Howrs of labor per acre and per ton on 2U,575 toris of silage grown on 2, acres. Hours per acre hours per ton Tractor Tractor Man Horse and truck Man Horse and truck Manuring .10 .55 .98 .009 Plowing .35 .42 .14 Fitting .29 .35 .11 Marking .16 .13 .01 .01 Fertilizing .02 .03 .01 .003 Planting .03 .19 .26 .002 Weeding .98 .02 .08 .12 .001 Cultivating .07 .38 .70 .006 Hand hoeing .86 .07 Cutting .11 .42 .30 .010 Hauling .82 .070 Filling .42 .036 Miscellaneous .80 .04 .01 .07 .004 .0004 Total .385 There are opportunities for reducing labor in almost every operation. The time for fitting, planting, and cultivating may be very much re-. 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 Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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