Results of the Labor Study on Virginia Dairy Farms Employing Full Time Workers

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dc.contributor.authorBuffington, Ronald Edwinen
dc.contributor.authorReaves, Paul M.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-05T18:30:42Zen
dc.date.available2015-08-05T18:30:42Zen
dc.date.issued1967-11en
dc.description.abstractData on 376 farms were acquired from a direct mail questionnaire containing 31 questions. These farms were on a production testing program and employed one or more full time workers who spent 50% or more of their time with the herd. The average worker was 38.6 years, had 6.8 years of schooling, and 5.9 years of dairy experience prior to his last employment. About 80% of the workers were married and had 3.6 children. Reasons why workers left dairy farms and where they went for employment were compiled on 262 workers. The average farm had 69 cows, and 1.9 hired workers; 78% had loose housing, 71% pipeline milkers,55% mechanical manure handling, and 32% mechanical silage feeding. Average starting time was 5:00 a.m.; hour per day 9.75; days off per month, 3; wages per month, $230.48; and benefits per month, $81.65. In addition, incentives were provided by 37%; annual leave, 63%; and advancement opportunities, 94%.en
dc.format.extent12 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/55487en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Cooperative Extension Serviceen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDairy Guidelines ; Series 201en
dc.rightsVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.en
dc.subject.cabtProfitsen
dc.subject.cabtLabor productivityen
dc.subject.cabtIncentivesen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.A762en
dc.subject.lcshDairying -- Periodicalsen
dc.subject.lcshDairy cattle -- Periodicalsen
dc.titleResults of the Labor Study on Virginia Dairy Farms Employing Full Time Workersen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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