five o'clock in the morning
Before signing , the rules were read to them line by line , and sentence by sentence , and each man acknowledged that he had a full understanding of the documents to which he affixed his signature . Perhaps it may interest our readers to know something about these rules . 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 .