The Crittenden press., 1920-06-18

ment OF ARricultureJ
The relative efficiency Of plows OF
different sizes. the value Of the tractor
compared with horses, the saving ef-
fected by corn binders, hay loaders,
and numerous other implements, and
other facts bearing on farm manage
ment are discussed by specialists Of
the Office OF farm management, In
bulletin recently issued. The publlca-
ton discusses In detail the standard
days work In central Illinois; that Is,
the amount Of work that the COO farm
ers included In the investigation ordi-
narily do In that part OF the work day
devoted to given farm operation,
such ny the number of acres plowed
with Il given equipment. In some In
stances the rate OF work Is given In
the bulletin In number Of minutes per
load. as In loading and unloading hay,
or hauling and spreading manure.
From the figures published one may
get good idea OF the rate at which
different farm operations are done In
the parts Of the corn belt IN question.
For example, II IL shown that one man
does from 10 TO 50 per cent more with
the 2S-lnch horse-drawn gnng plow
than with the one-bottom l6-lnch plow.
Figures are given for spring and fall
plowing. narrowing, planting cultivat-
Ing. harvesting. husking. seeding, un.
loading ear corn, unloading oats, load
ing and unloading hay, and hauling
and spreading manure. The bulletin
IN entitled The Standard Days Work
In Central Illinois" Copies may be
had by addressing the United States
department Of agriculture, Washing.
/ ton. u. c.
The farms represented by this In
Qulry are fairly typical OF those
throughout the middle western states,
since the average crop area Is 1914
acres and an average Of 32.l acres Is
never planted TO crops. Corn Is the
principal product, Gt least one-hnlf Of
the crop area being devoted to II. and
the oat crop Is second In Importance
The ground cultivated In most In.
stances is level. and 50 represents cas-
Ter working conditions than rolling of
rugged country.
The average time spent In the field
exclusive Of the time used In going
to and returning from the field, nj
morning, noon. and night, Is reported
by these men as ten hours and ter
minutes per day devoted TO sprins
field work and corn cultivation; min,
hours and 50 minutes for haylng and
grain harvesting; nine hours and 81
minutes for fall plowlng and preparing
ground; and nine hours and 20 min
utes for corn harvest.
Important Facts Emphasized.
Among the significant facts brQugh
out by this inquiry may be mentioned
the following:
Under conditions where the use of I
two.row corn cultlyator Is practicable
this machine enables one man on thes,
farms TO cover nearly twice as mucl
ground per day as with one-row cult
yator. Three horses are most com
monty used on the two-row cultivate
and the addition of n fourth horse ar
parently increases but little the amour
OF ground covered per day,
These farmers find that the use o
corn binder Increases the ctlcienc
Of man labor 30 per cent over tina
achieved when cutting and shocking b.
hand.
Eighty bushels was an average day
work on these farms for one man whe
husklng corn from the standing stal
by hand.
The Use Of a portable elevator r,
duces the time required to unload grail
into the hin by about ~ per cent.
The use Of n hay loader reduces h
about - per cent the time required I
Put ON load vi hay The amount {
labor required for unloading into III
mow Is only little more than ha
ms great when hayfork Is used q
when the work is done by hand.
The men In this territory who us
manure SprcRdcrs haul and spread
given amount of manure IN less thN
half the time required by men wi
haul In wagons aud spread by ham
4 large majority Of the men rcpor
Ing broadcast their small grain, uslr
cndga,c sccdcrS attached 10 q
box Of an ordinary wagon. Only aho,
- per cent Of the farmers rcportir
own grain drills.
The bulletin nnnlyzes each field oI
Grafton from the standpoint of ma
lnhor requirements, horse.lOhor T
aulreyren,s, size OF machine, etc, II
manner IN which the data on plowlr
hive been summarized Il typical OF Il
way In which several subjects n
treated About 50 per cent Of q
farmers reported the Use Of sull
plows about 80 per cent stated th
they use horsc.drnwn gang plows NJ
II per cent reported the use Of tr,cto
for blowing.
te.lneh sulky Plows Popular
A large majority Of the farmers u
iC,.lnch sulky plows nearly all
them with three horses In the sprlr
THREE ncres Is an average days wo
for this outfit For the comparative