University of California College of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station Berkeley, California SEASONAL LABOR NEEDS FOR CALIFORNIA CROPS SAN BENITO COUNTY Progress Report No. 35 by R. L. Adams Preliminary Subject to Correction October, 1936 Contribution from the Giannine Foundation of Agricultural Economics Mimeographed Report No. 53 (Farm Labor Survey — January -June , 1936) Progress Report No. 35 Seasonal Labor Needs of California Crops San Benito County Scope of Presentation . — The following considerations govern the present- ation of this progress report: 1. The data are confined to the area indicated above. 2. The data are confined solely to crops, livestock needs being ignored. 3. The findings apply only to occasional or seasonal labor requirements as distinguished from labor contributed by farm operators and by worker? employed cn a year-round or regular basis of employment. 4. The presentation includes the so-called migratory, transient, or roving workers which comprise an important source of help needed in connection with certain tasks and at "peak" times which seasonally arise in connection with many field, truck, and fruit crops commercially produced in California, 5. This report is confined to California's need for seasonal agricultural workers because of the more pressing problems liable to arise in connection therewith. A later study is planned which will deal with other kinds of labor involved in the production of California's many crops. Brief Description of the Area Under Review . — San Benito County is one of the central counties of California, lying about twtnty-five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. Its northern boundary is about 75 miles southeast of Ran Francisco. It is roughly 25 miles in width, and extends in a southeasterly direction for about 65 miles in length, along the valley of the San Benito River. The Gabilan range on the west divides it from Monterey County, and the Diablo range on the east forms the boundary between it and Merced and Fresno counties. On the north it is joined by Santa Clara County, the boundary line following the Pajaro River for a part of the way, and then extending eastward into the mountains. On the south it joins Monterey County on the western portion along the Lewis Creek and San Lorenzo River; and Fresno County on the eastern portion. The most intensively cultivated part of the county lies in the northern part, from Tres Pinos to the Santa Clara County line. Near San Juan, a large acreage is devoted to garlic, sugar beets, lettuce, v-.rious seed crops, and some pear and prune orchards, Around Hollister a large acreage is planted in apricot and prune orchards, which extend southward along the San Benito River to beyond Tres Pinos. A considerable acreage of walnuts is also grown near Tres Pinos. Many orchards are also found in the Santa Ana Valley, which lies 8 or 1C miles southeast of Hollister. Hay and grain are grown generally over the county, often on hilly land. The county contains a total of 890,880 acres, of which 125,898 acres are classed as crop land by the 1935 Census. This crop land is further classified as follows by the Census: Acreage Crop land harvested in 1934 46,319 Crop failure* 17,746 Crop land idle or fallow 6,430 Plowable pasture 55,403 Total crop land 125,898 * The 1934 season was very dry, resulting in a much higher acreage of crop failure than normal. Crop acreages in 1935 are estimated to have been as follows:* Acreage Field crops 33,129 Vegetable crops 5,000 Orchard and vineyard 16, 553 Total 54,682 * Data from Ward B. Saunders, Agricultural Commissioner, Hollister. The orchard and truck farming area around Hollister and San Juan lies mostly between 150 feet and 350 feet in elevation. Farming for hay and grain i3 carried on at considerably higher elevations in various parts of the county, on rolling hills and smaller valleys. The Santa Ana Valley lies mostly between 600 and 750 feet above sea level. W A variety of soils is represented, the major part of the more intensively cultivated area in the San Benito Valley in the San Juan and Hollister districts being of the Yolo series, varying in texture from silt loam to silty clay loam, which are about equally represented. Smaller arer.s of fine sandy loam are found at various places near the river channel. These soils are quite uniform in texture to a depth of six feet or more. A short distance cast of Hollister, there is a considerable acreage of Rincon loam, on which apricots have been planted quite extensively. This soil is underlaid at depths of from 1 to 3 feet by a compact subsoil. Various other soils occur, probably the most impor- tant of which are the loams, clay loams, and clay adobos of two or three dif- ferent series, occupying much of the lower rolling land which is used for hay and grain in various parts of the county. Crops, Acreage, and Production . — The basis used in calculating occasional or seasonal need for labor in addition to that furnished by farm operators and regularly employed workers appee.rs as table 1. TABLE 1 Basis for Calculating Seasonal Labor Requirements -- San Benito County Crop Acreage Production Field crops:* Alfalfa 2,009 7,224 tons Hay, other than alfalfa 6,650 10,000 tons Barley 12,610 227,000 sacks Wheat 7,517 95,000 sacks Table continued on next page, * ■ Table 1 continued. 3, Crop Acreage Production Field crops :( continued) Oats 875 17,500 sacks Sugar beets 1,407 14,256 tons Potatoes 200 20,000 sacks ("In fl i (» 1,200 85,000 sacks Vegetable crops: Lettuce 1,200 120,000 crates Peas — fell crop 500 25,000 hampers Tomatoes 3,300 16,500 tons Fruit crops: 1,460 tons Apples 196 Apricots 5,204 12,000 tons Wine erpDes 1,744 3,488 tons Peaches 308 1,848 tons Pears — about 40 per cent 1,278 2,420 tons Bartlett Prunes 7,030 13,500 tons Walnuts 736 450 tons Seed crops: Radish 150 Onion bulbs 15 Endive 25 Broccoli 25 Cauliflower 15 Lettuce 300 Sweet corn 25 Squash 40 Mustard 300 Parsley- 60 Celery 60 Asters 35 Zinnias 15 Snapdragons 15 Petunias 15 Verbena 6 Coreopsis 2 War i go Id 15 Salpiglossis 10 * Data on field crops from Ward B. Saunders, Agricultural Commissioner, San Benito County. Operations Requiring Seasonal Labor and Time of Need.-- Farm oper- ations requiring the use of seasonal or occasional labor for the various crops raised in San Benito County are indicated in table 2. This tabulation does not include the employing of shed workers needed to wash, pack, and prepare various commodities for shipping and marketing. I 61; $1 4. TABLE 2 Operations Requiring Use of Seasonal Labor and Times of Needs by Crops San Benito County ft # Crop Operation Time of need rieia crops: Garlic Planting December-January — 50 per cent of acreage each month Hoeing — first February-March — 50 per cent of acreage each month second April -- total acreage Pulling and July-August -- 50 per cent of acre- piling eage each month Topping and sacking July-August — 50 per cent of crop each month urain Harvesting 60 June 15-30 -- 10 per cent of acre- carxey per cent by age wneax seasonal workers July 1-31 — 40 per cent of acreage Oats August 1-31 — 40 per cent of acre- age September 1-30 — 10 per cent of acreage Hay, other than Mowing April 25-30 -- 10 per cent of acre- alfalfa age May 1-30 — 90 per cent of acreage Raking April 25-30 -- 10 per cent of acre- age May 1-30 -- 90 per cent of acreage Shocking May — 100 per cent of acreage Trimming shocks May 100 per cent of acreage Baling June — 50 per cent of tonnage July -- 50 per cent of tonnage Fotatoes -- Use of seasonal labor inconsequential -- hence ignored. Seed crops: Radish Thinning January Hoeing February Cutting and piling by hand August Threshing August Onion bulbs Knife weeding February Hoeing May and July -- whole acreage each month Pulling and piling September by hand Topping September Table continued on next page. M ; Table 2 continued. 5, Crop Operation Time of need Seed crops: ( continued) * Endive Broccoli and cauliflower Thinning Hoeing Thinning Hoeing Cutting and piling by hand Threshing January -February -- half acreage each month March and May -- total acreage eaoh n., „ „u ~ - month December January, March and May -- total acreage each month August September Lettuce Sweet corn Thinning Hoeing Hand cutting Hoeing Shucking January-February — half acreage eaoh month March-April — total acreage each July month May and July total aero age each month October Squash Planting Hoeing Pulling April May and July -- total acreage each month October w Mustard Thinning Hoeing Cutting and piling by hand Threshing January February July July Parsley and oelery Transplanting Hoeing Cutting and piling by hand November January, March and May — total acreage each month September * Asters Thinning Hoeing Cutting and piling by hand January-February -- half acreage each month March, April and June -- total acreage each month October Zinnias Thinning Hoeing ■ Hand picking heads and piling January March, April and June -- total acreage each month October Table continued on next page. Table 2 continued. 6 Crop Operation Time of need Seed crops: (continued) Snapdragons Knife weeding December Thinning January Hoeing March, May and June — total acreage each month Hand picking — three pickings July-August — half acreage each month Petunias Knife weeding December Thinning January Hoeing March, May and June — total acreage each month Cutting and piling by hand Sept ember Verbena * Thinning February Hoeing March and May -- total acreage each month Cutting and piling by hand July Marigolds Thinning April Hoeing May-June — total acreage each month Cutting -and piling by hand July 15-31 Salpiglossis Thinning February Hoeing April, May and June — total acreage each month Cutting and piling by hand July 15-31 ' Sugar beets Thinning February — 15 per cent of acre- age March -- 35 per cent of acreage April -- 35 per cent of acreage May -- 15 per cent of acreage Hoeing March -- 15 per cent of acreage April — 35 per cent of acreage May — 35 per cent of acreage June -- 15 per cent of acreage Irrigating -- April, May and June — two-thirds 80 per cent of acreage each month by seasonal workers Table continued on next page. Table 2 continued. 7. Crop Operation Time of need Seed crops: (continued) Sugar beets (continued) Topping and loading July • — 5 per cent of tonnage August — 30 per cent of ton- age September -- 30 per cent of tonnage October — 35 per cent of ton- age Vegetable crops: Lettuce Thinning February -- 33 per cent of acreage March — 5 per cent of acre- age April — 8 per cent of acre- age May — 5 per cent of acreage June — 3 per cent of acre- age July — 5 per cent of acreage August -- 10 per cent of acre- age September — 31 per cent of acreage Hoeing March -- 33 per cent of acre- age April — 5 per cent of acreage May — 8 per cent of acreage June — 5 per cent of acreage July — 3 per cent of acreage August < — 5 per cent of acre- age September — 10 per cent of acreage October -- 31 per c^nt of acre- age Irrigating twice — €6 per cent by seasonal workers April — 13 per cent of acre- age May -- 13 per cent of acreage June 8 per cent of acreage July 8 per cent of acr;;?.ge August -— 15 per cent of acre- age September — 41 per cent of acreage October — 31 per cent of acreage — i Table continued on next page. Table 2 continued. 8. Crop Operation l . — ! ' ■ 1 — — Time of need Vegetable crops: (continued) Lettuce Cutting — April — 1 per cent of crop (continued; harvesting May -- 40 ptr cent of crop June — 1 per cent of crop July -- 1 p'^r cent of crop August — 2 per cent of crop September — 4 per cent of crop October -- 20 per cent of crop November — 30 per cent of crop December -- 1 per cent of crop Peas Hoeing August -- 400 acres Picking ocpXculDer — — 160 34 30 90 90 * 3,600 250 6,240 387 412 1,920 1,970 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 15,656 18 86 90 11 100 120 21 49 200 14 347 22 24 107 110 870 man-months 23 Table continued on next page, m Table continued. Month Crop and task Size of task Output per man-day Required man- days Available days Required number of workers* ■ 1 February (cont. ) Asters: Thinning Verbena: Thinning Salpiglossis: Thinning Garlic: Hoeing (first time) Susar beets: Thinning Lettuce: Thinning Apples: Pruning Apricots: Pruning Grapes: Pruning Pears: Pruning Prunes: Pruning 18 acres 6 acres 10 -.crcs 600 acres £11 acres 400 acres 50 acres 260 acres 580 acres 320 acres 656 acres* 0.5 acre 0.5 acre 0.5 acre 1.0 acre 0.4 acre 0.5 acre 0.2 acre 0.17 acre 1.5 acres 0.17 acre 0.33 acre 36 ' 12 20 i 60o" 527 800 250 1,560 387 1,920 1,970 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 29 25 38 12 75 19 92 94 Totals 8.489 21 404 man-months March Endive: Hoeing Broccoli and cauliflower: Hoeing Lettuce: Hoeing Parsley and celery: Hoeing Asters: Hosing Zinnias: Hoeing Snapdragons: Hoeing Petunias: Hoeing Verbena.: Hoeing Garlic: Hoeing (first time) Sugar beets: Thinning Hoeing Lettuce: Thinning Hoeing Tomatoes: Transplanting in beds 25 acres 40 acres 300 acres 120 acres 35 acres 15 acres 15 acres 15 acres 6 acres 600 acres 492 acres 211 acres 60 acres 400 acres 5,000,000 plants 1.25 acres 1.75 acres 2.0 acres 0.75 acre 0.5 acre 0.5 acre 0..5 acre 0.25 acre 0.5 acre 1.0 acre 0.4 acre 1.0 acre 0.5 acre 1.0 acre 5.000 plants 20 23 150 160 70 30 30 60 12 J 600 1,230 211 120 400 1.000 > 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 26 54 9 6 18 42 Totals 4.116 23 179 man-months April Lettuce: Hoeing Squash: Planting 300 acres 40 acres 2.0 acres 0.75 acre 150 54 V Table continued on next page. ■ Table continued. Required n vaiicLDi e Required number Month urop ana lcisk > U i- *_ v' 1 I, db K (lilt r\ 1 1 + »-v J~\ yy\ O W t~\ T T uuipui per man-Qciy man- days days of workers* April Asxers • no e xng "2. *^ q r* v o c JJ ttti Co u»d acre 70 10 ( cont . ) oxnnxas- noeing 30 Marx gox qs ■ i n inn xng vj » o acre 30 oaXpl glOSb XS . nOcl ng u » o acre 20 uariic. noeing \secona Lime; x , cajkj acre s x i o acre s 800 oo nay » Mowxng OJJ dtl c o | iu«u acres 34 0 / \ * rom coin to ovin; cu • u acres 17 D ft v i rom «i Di.n X.O OUtfl ) Sugar bectsi ininning 4y*i acres 0.4 acre 1,230 04 Hoeing aul o b x • u acre 492 do O O EG x rr x gax-x ng / DKJ dCitj S * o»u acres 250 CO 11 LexiuCc ■ inxnnxng yo acres u.o acre 192 do y U VJ uL I Cb J. • U tttl U 60 dO o x ,cuu crates 30 packed crates 40 4 10 vfor 4 days; Irrigating 104 acres | 3.0 acres 34 23 2 lomaxoes. oexxing pianxs in field 1,650 acres 1 .0 acre 1,650 12 (from 15th to outh; npi ltu Lb. i nx fining lb o \ from 10th to outh; A"^fi a c \ x »u acre 436 iy 1 U \j CLX b 5.589 dO 243 man-months May umun uuiub . nut; xng xo acres 0.5 acre 30 O f\ i~i s% 1*1 f\ ^ fcU dLTcS i >cj acres 20 Drotcoii ana cauxxi xower. noc xng 4u acres l . / o acre s 23 oweco uui ii> nut- j. rig c,o acres l.uu acre 25 Squash: Hoeing 40 acres 2.00 acres 20 Parsley and celery: Hoeing 120 acres 0.75 acre 160 25 16 Snapdragons: Hoeing 15 acres 0.5 acre 30 retunias: Hoeing 15 acres 0.25 acre 60 Verbena: Hoeing 6 acres 0.5 acre 12 Marigolds: Hoeing 15 acres 0.5 acre 30 Table continued on next page. 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Required Available Required number Crop and task Size of task Output per man-day man -days days of workers* May Salpiglossis: Hoeing 10 acres 0.5 acre 20J ( cont • ) Hay: Mowing 2,993 acres t 10.0 acres 300 25 12 Raking 2,993 acres "t 20.0 acres 150 25 6 Shocking 3,325 :.xcres + 30.0 acres 111 25 5 Trimming 3,325 acres t 10.0 acres 333 25 14 Sugar beets: Thinning 211 acres 0.4 acre 528 25 22 Hoeing 492 acres 1.0 &cre 492 25 20 Irrigating 750 acres + 3.0 acres 250 25 10 Lettuce: Thinning 60 acres 0.5 acre 120 25 5 Hoeing 96 acres 1 .0 acre 96 25 4 Cutting 48,000 crates 30.0 packed crates 1,600 25 64 Irrigating 104 acres f 3.0 acres 34 25 2 Tomatoes: Setting plants 127 (from 1st in field 1 , 650 acres 1.0 acre 1 ,650 13 to 15th) Replanting 3,300 acres 825 25 33 Apples: Thinning 196 acres 10 trees = 0.17 acre 1,176 25 47 Grapes: Hoeing and sucker- 436 acres f ing 1.0 acre 436 25 18 Peaches: Thinning 308 acres 0.4 acre 770 25 31 Totals 9.301 25 372 man-months June Asters: Hoeing 35 acres 0.5 acre > 70 Zinnias: Hoeing 15 acres 0.5 acre 30 Snapdragons: Hoeing 15 acres 0.5 acre 30 > 25 10 Petunias: Hoeing 15 acres 0.25 acre 60 Marigolds: Hoeing 15 acres 0.5 acre 30 Salpiglossis: Hoeing 10 acres 0.5 acre 20^ 28 (from 15tr Grain: Harvesting 1,284 acres f 4.0 acres 321 12 to 30th) Hay: Baling 5,000 tons 5 tons (per 13-hour day ) 1,000 25 40 Sugar beets: Hoeing 211 acres 1.0 acre 211 25 9 Irrigating 750 acres t 3.0 acres 250 25 10 Lettuce: Thinning 36 acres 0.5 acre 72 25 3 Hoeing 60 .^cres 1.0 acre 60 25 3 Table continued on next p~ge.- • i- .Table continued. 1 O- Uil> Required Avai lable Required number Months Crop and task Size of task Output per man -day man-days days of workers* Lettuce : iu v^or *i oays / June cutting T t~\ nn A \r v»o + OU • U paCKcQ CraXSS AO. 4 ^cont . ) Irrigating oo acres j 25 l Tomatoes: Hoeing "31 "3v f}r\ o » ci r> O « OUU dOI cS 1.0 a c r 6 25 i oxais 25 O^-l ryicavi-.mr'iKi't'inc' July • Onion bulbs: Hoeing 15 acres u . o a c re 1 Lettuce: Hand Cutting 300 acres 0.5 acre (per 4 OUU ^ O I n hours ) Vim ivo i iiuuj b y Sweet corn: Hoeing cO acres i .u acre (CO 1 Squash: hoeing 4C acres c, .u cicres on Musi.ct.ro.. outimg ouu acres u.o acre vper o- DUUVOl o > 26 D 3 riour oay, houro) i nresning 1 HV 1 onaparagons . nana picx- o acres u«i jji 1 1 o . » uxii rig, ana [.'iiiiig d ^* >* Ci o x • v acre Ann ouu 26 CO lopping ana sacKing ft days 10 (for 8 days 2 30 187 (from 1st to 15th) 256 (from 1st to 15th) 39 (from 1st to 25th) 79 16 Table continued on next page, m ,. . _ - ... .... — — v-. -. 1 W» ! i .. - ; • n : f rpitf-Y if •-vvr. 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Required Available Required number Month Crop and task Size of task Output per man-day man- days days of v/orkers* August Pears: Picking 726 tons 1.0 ton 726 26 28 (cont . ) Cutting for" drying 250 tons 0.5 ton 500 26 20 Other dry-^yard labor 250 tons 0.5 ton 500 26 20 Prunes: Picking up 3,375 tons 1,500 pounds 4, '500 26 173 Dipping and drying (fresh weight) 2,532 tons + 1,2 tons** 2.110 26 81 Totals 25.863 26 995 man-months September Onion bulbs: Pulling and 15 acres 0.3 acre > 26 10 piling ToDDine 3 t 750 cwt. 20.0 cwt. 187 Broccoli and cauliflower: Threshing — 15f Parsley and celery: Cutting and piling 120 acres 0.3 acre (per 4- 360 (of hour day) 4 hour«) ^ 26 16 Petunias: Cutting and 15 acres 0.25 acre (per 4- 60(of 4 piling hour day] hours ) Grain: Harvesting 1,284 acres + 4.0 acres 320 10 32 (from 1st to 10th) Sugar beets: Topping and 4,277 tons 6.0 tons 713 26 28 loading Lettuce: Thinning 372 acres 0,5 acre 744 26 28 Hoeing 120 acres 1 .0 acre 120 26 5 Cutting 4,800 crates 30.0 packed crates 160 16 10 (for 16 days) Irrigating 328 acres t 3.0 acres 110 26 5 Peas: Picking 6,250 hampers 8.0 hampers 780 10 78 (from 20th to 30th) Tomatoes: Picking 5,500 tons 2,500 pounds 4,400 26 169 Apples: Picking 365 tons 1.5 tons 244 13 19 (from 15tr to 30th) Pears: Picking 726 tons 1.0 ton 726 26 28 Cutting for drying 250 tons 0.5 ton 500 26 20 Other dry-yard labor 500 26 20 Tabic continued on next page. -sse 1 roue i • ""■ 'ga 1 — i Lirtwu?M.|ir ; ■ 9S R "^T C X» : 9 © J. ■ ' ■ - ■ •■ ; to- ■ j ; ; i p, r 1 > • \ -i-r •;a..y.".-,-,- rfrd ! ■ * i. 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Required Available Required number Month Crop and task Size of task Output per man-day man- days days of workers* September Prunes: Picking up 10,125 tons 1,500 pounds 13,500 26 520 (cont. ) Dipping and spreading 7,594 tons T 1.2 ton ** 6,330 26 244 on trays and drying Walnuts: Knocking and (from 24th picking up 45 tons 0.2 ton 225 6 38 to 30th) Totals 30,039 26 1.155 man-months October Sweet corn: Shucking 25 acres 0.14 acre 175 25 7 Squash: Pulling 40 acres 4.0 acres 10 25 1 (for 5 Asters: Cutting and 35 acres 0.3 acre (per 4- 105(of 4 5 21 piling hour day) hours) days) Zinnias: Picking and 15 acres 0.16 acre 90 25 4 piling Sugar beets: Topping and 4,990 tons 6.0 tons 832 25 34 loading Lettuce: Hoeing 372 acres 1.0 acre 372 25 15 Cutting 24,000 crates 30.0 packed crates 800 25 32 Irrigating 248 acres t 3.0 acres 82 25 4 (from 1st Peas: Picking 18,750 hampers 8.0 hampers 2,344 18 130 to 21st) Tomatoes: Picking 11,000 tons 2,500 pounds 8,800 25 352 Apples: Picking 1,095 tons 1.5 tons 730 25 30 (from 15th Apricots: Pruning 780 acres 0.17 acre 4,680 12 390 to 31st) Grapes: Picking 872 tons--{- 1.0 ton 872 25 35 Pears: Picking 726 tons 1.0 ton 726 25 29 Walnuts: Knocking and 337 tons 0.2 ton 1 .665 25 67 picking up Totals 22 , £83 25 891 man-months November Seed crops Parsley and celery: 120 acres 0.75 acre 160 23 7 Transplanting Lettuce: Cutting 36,000 crates 30.0 packed crates 1,200 23 53 Apples: Pruning 50 acres 0.2 acre 250 23 11 Apricots: Pruning 1,560 acres 0.17 acre 9,360 23 407 Grapes: Picking 872 tons + 1.0 ton 872 23 38 fable continued oh next pegc i ■ • X - I i i L- j -, - . ,. . ... . - > ia .- '* **■'" *•'■•' * " 1 , i ■ i t • j j - ,^ .. , » i J .. * " r -. /•*. i ; f : •: f . 1 ; ; ■ ! i > i ? - ^ "• '■ i j i I i 1 • | i • \ 1 1 i • ■• i 1 . 1 ••• . 1 • ■ . : 1 ■ . . • • • I i I ■ Table continued. Month Crop and task Size of task Output per man-day Required man-days Available days Required number montlhl v Ram s» November (cont . ) Peaches: Pruning Pears: Pruning Prunes: Pruning Walnuts: Knocking and picking up 103 acres 320 acres 656 acres f 68 tons 0.25 acre 0.17 acre 0.33 acre 0.2 ton 412 1,920 1,970 340 23 23 23 5 18 84 86 68 (from 1st to 5th) Totals 16.484 23 717nid.n-mo.nthe December Seed crops Broccoli and cauliflower: Thinning Snapdragons: Knife weeding Petunias: Knife weeding Garlic: Planting Lettuce: Cutting Apples: Pruning /ipjTJ-OUob. 11 UI1J. fig 40 acres 15 acres 15 acres 600 acres 1,200 crates 50 acres x , oou acres 1 .25 acre 0.16 acre 0.16 acre 0.16 acre 30.0 packed crates 0 .2 acre u . i / acre 32) 90V212 90J 3 , 600 40 250 20 20 4 20 11 180 10 (for 4 days) 13 ACQ 4oo Grapes: Pruning Peaches: Pruning Pears: Pruning Prunes: Pruning 580 acres 103 acres 320 acres 656 acres* 1.5 acres 0.25 acre 0.17 acre 0.33 acre 386 412 1,920 1,970 20 20 20 20 20 22 96 99 Totals 18.150 20 908 man-months *0n a monthly basis unless otherwise noted. t Estimated portion of job done by seasonal workers. ^Allowing 25 per cent extra plants. 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