seven o'clock
Sixty men are employed on a farm throughout the whole year , and in the busy season three times that number are engaged . Here is the substance of the rules : -- `` The bell rings at five o'clock in the morning , and this is the signal for everybody to get up . Horses are groomed and fed before six o'clock , and at that hour the men are served with breakfast . At seven o'clock the teams are harnessed , and teams and men go to the field . At noon one hour is allowed for rest and dinner , and then work goes on until five o'clock in winter and six o'clock in summer . Then the teams return to the stables , and the men get their suppers at seven o'clock . The horses are fed and watered at eight o'clock , and by ten o'clock everybody must be in bed . ''