734 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W. [Sept. 2, 1908. 



Forward ... 



Yield, say, 50 busliels. 



Husking, at l.Ul. per bushel ... 



Thra.shiiig and bagging, at l.\d. per bu.shel ... 



UraMing to station, at Id. per bushel 



Cutting up corn stalks ... ... ... "... 



.Id bii.shol.s of coi-n, at 2s. fid., at station 

 I'rolit (to rover cost of inanuie, if any) 



£3 2 1 



(i 3 



(i 3 



4 2 



£3 18 9 



1 (i 



C4 (I 3 per aere. 

 () f) 



£2 \ !l per acre. 



Cost of Producini; a Crop of Wheat foi' Hay in the Hawke.sbury Di.sti'ict. 



£ s. d. 



2 .siiiglu-furrow plougiiings, at 7s. fid. ... ... 1.5 



3 harrowings, at 8d. ... ... ... ... ... "2 



2 rollings, at 8(1. 1 4 



Drilling crop witli machine ... ... ... ... (I 1 4 



Seed, \\ bushels, at .Ss., pickling, fid. ... ... O ."> 



Cutting with binder ... ... ... ... ... O 111 



Stooking ... I (I 



Drawing to shed, 2 tons, at 2s. ... ... ... 4 



Rent, say, § year, at £1 10s. ... ... ... ... 1 



Crop, 2 tons, at £2 ... 



Profit, and to pay for manure, if any 



£2 11 7 

 4 



£1 8 .5 



Cost of Producing Wheat for (irain in a Western Wheat Area. 



Plougliing (.3-furrow) 

 Harrowings, 3 at 8(1. 



RoUing, 1 at 8d 



Drilling 



Seed, 1 bnsiiel at 3s., pickling, fid. 



Cutting with liinder 



Stooking ... 



Drawing to shed and stacking .. 



Thrashing and stacking, say 



Winnowiiiir and baifsinji 



Rent, say ... 



Yield, Ifi bushels at 3s. 



]| tons of straw, at 12s. 

 per ton... 



€ s. d. 



4 4 



2 



8 



I 4 



•?, (i 



111 



I It 



4 



4 



2 



10 



£1 14 9 



£ s. d. 

 2 8 



15 



3 3 



I'rorit to pay for manure, if any, and carting to 



station according to distance ... ... £1 8 3 



Note. — These prices arc l)a.s(>(| oji actual costs — that is, the profit is not 

 stated as made on the operation (»f ploughing, .seefling, ttc., lait is included in 

 the result. Costs must vary according to — 



1. Local conditions of Jahour, ka. 4. Care in liamlling machinery. 



'1. The state of ground and weatiier. 5. Area sown. 



3. Price of feed and seed (if bought). 6. Class of implement employed. 



The cost of raising any other crop can be easily estimated from these figures. 



