732 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. TF. [Sept. 2, 1908. 



Hawkesbury Agricultural College and 

 Experiment Farm. 



Cost of ]^koj)lcing Chops in the IIawkeshury District, 



Estimated liy the Staff at tlie Hawkesbury Agricultiual College. 



Average wag(>, Ijetween 4s. and 5s. per day —say 4s. (id. per day. 



Average cost of feeding a horse on a farm, where all the feed is producerl^ 

 and good padilocks are available, is about -^s. jici' week. 



The average working life of a fai'in hoi'.se is about 12 years, viz., fidni 



4 to 16 years. Value at 4 years, say, £.'i(>. Therefore, depi-eciation equals 



f ", or £'1 10s. per annum, or Is. per wepk. 



. 5s. + Is. depreciation 

 Cost per day is, therefore, ^ eijuals Is. per day. 



Siii(jU-J'nrroic J'/oKi/himj. s. d. 



Wages • ... 4 (i 



2 horses, at Is. ... ... .. ... ... ... 2 o 



Wear and depreciati(jn ... ... ... ... .. 10 



7 6 per acre. 

 1 acre per day. 



Wear of share would depend on nature and condition of land. 



Double-fiirroir Ploufjhim). Threi -fnrroir Plom/hiiti/. 



' s. d. ■ s. d. 



W^ages, 1 riianat... ... 4 ti Wages, 1 man at .. ... 4 6 



Horses, 4 at Is. ... ... 4 Horses, 6 at Is. ... ... (i 



Wear and depreciation ... 2 Wear and depreciation ... 2 P) 



10 6 

 or 5s. 3d . per acre. 



In light soil 3 and 4 horses, respectively, would be sufficient 



HarroiriiKj or Ro/lin;/. 

 Wages, 1 man at ... 

 Horses, 3 at Is. 

 Wear of implement, say ... 



8 

 12 acres per da}', oi' Sd. per acre. 



DriUin'i Whtnt. 



s. d. 



Wages, 1 man ... ... 4 6) Cost of drill, .£40; life, 6 years. 



Horses, Sat Is .S or .£6 13s. 4d. per annum of 30' 



Depreciation ... ... ... 4 6 ) working days, or 4s. 6d. per day. 



12 for 9 acres, or Is. 4d. per acre. 



This is not allowing t'cr a lad to pull up tines, which would cost od. or 4d. 

 per acre extra. 



