Show sugar beet grower can C an save man labor expense reduced by use off of larger equipment prepared by bi the united states state departs pt of 0 agriculture man ilan labor lg Is by far tile largest item of expense in n sugar beet production nn an item of expense that Is being reduced lit in many districts by use usa of larger equipment that enables more mor e work to be done per man in a given time thile farm management specialists united ted states depart department m ent of ture tuie have made a study of labor requirements quire ments to for r various operations in the sugar beet growing regions of michigan ohio colorado montana Alon tann utah idaho and in farmers bulletin no 1042 10 12 F saving man labor in sugar beet fields just issued by the department they tell how man labor can c n bo be saved and production speeded deT spee speeded up tip through tile use of largo large machines and ahr large e units of power in many districts dietric is plowing with a unit consisting of a single bottom plow one roan man and two horses tf if the lie work were done with it a two bottom four horse plow and one man twice as much ground could be covered by one man in the same time tile the same comparison Is true of a number of other operations in sugar beet prodoc alon t 10 such as cultivating harrowing lifting and ha hauling tiling larger units and more power than commonly employed could be used in many instances with the result that more work could be flone done by one man mail the bulletin is well illustrated to show comparisons of tile the different sized units of potter and the ec tive the saving of man labor labar for tile the larger units A copy of the bulletin may be obtained by writing to jhb united states department of agriculture washington D 0 |