A study of haymaking crews and labor costs (1918) (14761613421)

Identifier: studyofhaymaking578mccl (find matches)
Title: A study of haymaking crews and labor costs
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: McClure, H. B. (Harry B.), 1879-
Subjects: Hay Agricultural laborers
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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the Eastern States. There are tworeasons for this. First, a large percentage of the hay is stacked;second, horse labor is used as much as possible in order to reduce manlabor, which is often hard to obtain. By using the push rake andstacker, the only hand labor needed is on the stack. (See figs. 7 and 8.) Push rakes, also locally known as sweeps, runabouts/ bullrakes, and go devils, differ considerably in details of construction.The capacity or amount of work done per day varies with the type ofpush rake, the skill of man and team operating it, yield per acre, etc.(See fig. 9.) Method 21. This method compares very favorably with method No. 23, thedifference being that it requires fewer men by one to stack almost asmuch hay as do the three men and one boy crew of No. 23. A boycould easily replace one of the men in this crew by raking in the fore-noon and driving the team on the stacker in the afternoon. Thismethod is in common use in the Middle West. HAYMAKING CREWS AND LABOK COSTS. 23
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Fig. 7.—A well-built stack of western hay. Stacks like this lose a very small percentage oi hay from damage by sun or rain.