Table 2.
Summary of annual pooled data on days worked by draft oxen per household
| Number of work oxen owned per household | Number of households interviewed | Percentage of interviewed households | Average days worked per work oxen | Number of days plowing on own farm | Number of days hired out for plowing on other people’s farms | Percentage of plowing days spent on own farm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 9.8 | 32.9 | 21.1 | 11.8 | 64.1 |
| 2 | 151 | 73.7 | 53.4 | 16.0 | 37.4 | 30.0 |
| 3 | 22 | 10.7 | 53.1 | 14.5 | 38.6 | 27.3 |
| 4 | 11 | 5.4 | 53.5 | 12.2 | 41.3 | 22.8 |
| 4+ | 1 | 0.5 | 52.0 | 10.0 | 42.0 | 19.2 |
| Whole sample | 205 | 100.0 | 51.6 | 16.1 | 35.3 | 31.2 |