REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST. 



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These figures do not include any allowance for the use of farm machinery (except 

 the engine), nor do they include any amount as an equivalent for the exhaustion of soil. 



The following table shows, for three years — (1) the cost per acre for labour ; (2) the 

 yield per acre ; and (3) the cost per ton for labour of growing, including cost of seed and 

 rent of land, etc., as in statement : — 



Table V. 



4'18 acres of Horse Beans. — The land was clay loam. It was ploughed in 

 autumn of 1893, and a dressing of farmyard manure at the rate of 6 tons per acre was 

 ploughed under in the spring of 1894. The Beans were sown June 6th by the use of a 

 force-feed seed-drill having only two spouts delivering seed. These were three 

 feet apart. From 45 pounds to 50 pounds of seed per acre were used. Part of the 

 seed did not germinate, and when the Beans came up numerous spaces, of from 12 

 inches to 30 inches in the rows, were vacant. These were afterwards planted by the 

 use of hand corn planters. The field was a very weedy one ; and an unusual measure 

 of hand hoeing was given to clean it. These two items of unusual expense caused the 

 cost per acre and per ton to be higher than under normal conditions. 



1 acre of Horse Beans, of the Tick variety, yielded 12 tons 170 lbs. 



1 acre of Horse Beans, of the Granton variety yielded 12 tons 1,030 lbs. 



The Beans were planted June 6th and came up June 13th. They were cut from 

 October 2nd to 6th. Pods were formed on most of the plants, but they were not ripe 

 nor filled. The height of the stalks was from 4£ to 5J feet. 



COST OF LABOUR FOR GROWING HORSE BEANS FOR FODDER. 



The following is a statement of the cost of labour for growing 4-18 acres of Horse 

 Beans and putting the crop into the silos : — 



Rent of land at $3 per acre $12 54 



Ploughing in autumn at $2 per acre 8 36 



Ploughing in spring at $2 per acre 8 36 



Harrowing, three times at 20 cents per acre per time 251 



Seed, 4 bushels at $1.50 6 00 



Sowing, ^ day at $2.50 1 25 



Second planting, 2 days at $1.25 2 50 



Cultivating, single horse, 3^ days at $1.75 6 65 



Hoeing, 16 days at $1.25 20 00 



Cutting, loading, etc., in field and at silo, 17 days at $1.25 21 25 



Drawing in, 6 days at $2.50 15 00 



Man at engine, 2 days at $1.50 3 00 



Use of engine and fuel, 2 days at $5 10 00 



Proportion of time of farm foreman 8 00 



$125 42 



These figures do not include any allowance for the use of farm machinery (except 

 engine) nor do they include any amount as an equivalent for the exhaustion of the soil. 

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