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Farm Labor, Power, And Machinery Performance, J. Ulivilend, C. H. Benrum

Agricultural Experiment Station Circulars

There has been a need for information on rates of performance of farm labor, power, and machinery for crop operations in east central South Dakota. Such information is of vital importance in computing cost for farm planning and budgeting. While there had been some studies on rates of performance in other states, the results were not applicable to South Dakota. Different methods had been used in making these surveys, with the interview method based on farm records and farmers' estimates being the most frequent. A study made in 1950 in the proposed Oahe irrigation area was considered inadequate for determining …