Scientific Placing Of Buildings Speeds Farming
Stop-watch experiments in Yorkshire believe they are taking the edge off the labour shortage in agriculture. At Ted Drake’s 38-acre farm in North Cowton, the National Agricultural Advisory Service stopwatched Drake, his one farmhand and one .trainee. The experiment proved that 138 miles of . walking could be avoided in a y£ar and 80 working hours would be free for other jobs. The testing lasted four months, and clocked distances walked between jobs with outbuildings placed in different positions. During the experimental period, profits on Drake’s farm rose £6B, and, with the time gained, Drake increased his herd by two dairy cows, which produce 1,800 gallons of milk a year Stop-watcher George Chapman said he was dead against the experiment at first, but is now a fanatic for time and motion study on farms.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 79, 9 August 1948, Page 6
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