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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



COST OF PRODUCTION OF OATS. 



Thirty-five acres of oats were grown in a three-year rotation of corn, oats, 

 clover hay. The corn ground was shallow ploughed in the autumn. With the oat? 

 there was seeded a heavy mixture of timothy ajid clovers. 



Number of acres : 35. 



Rent of land at $3 per acre $105 00 



Use of machinery at 60 cents per acre 21 00 



Third share of manure, at rate of 18 tons per acre, at $1 per ton. . 210 00 



Ploughing in autumn, 56 hours 3-horse team at 41 cents r 22 96 



Discing in autumn, 43 hours 4-horse team at 48 cents 20 64 



Discing in sprjng, 56 hours 4-horse team at 48 cents 26 88 



Harrowing, 12 hours 3-horse team at 41 cents 4 92 



Seed, at $1 per acre 35 00 



Seeding, 20 hours 3-horse team at 41 cents 8 20 



Cutting, 25 hours 3-horse team at 41 cents 10 25 



Twine, 105 pounds at 12 cents 12 60 



Stooking, 61 hours manual labour at 17 cents 10 37 



Loading, 52 hours manual labour at 17 cents 8 84 



Hauling, 39 hours 2-horse team at 34 cents 13 26 



Raking, 12 hours single horse at 27 cents 3 24 



Threshing, 1,820 bushels at 2 J cents per bushel 45 50 



Total cost for 35 acres $558 66 



Cost per acre 1596 



Yield of grain per acre bush. 52 



Yiel^ of straw per acre tons. 1.16 



Cost per bushel of grain (grain valued at 34 cents per bushel and 



straw at $4 per ton) cents 24.31 



Cost per ton of grain $ 14 30 



Cost per ton of straw 2 86 



Note. — The relative costs of grain and straw are estimated in 

 the following manner : — 

 Total revenue per acre from grain and straw is [52 bushels at 34 



cents] -f (1.16 tons at $4) -$22.32. 

 When revenue is $22.32 cost to produce is $15.96. 

 When revenue (from 52 bushels grain) is $17.68, cost to produce 1 

 17.68 X 15.96 „^ „, 



^"*^^ i^ 22.32 X 52 "=''■'' ''''''■ 



When revenue (from 1.16 tons straw) is $4.64, cost to produce 



4.64 X 15.96 .„ „„ 



per ton is ^:$i.86. • 



pel loa la 22.32 X 1-16 * 



COST OF PRODUCTION OF H.^Y. 



Thirty-three and one-half acres of hay were grown in a three-year rotation of 

 corn, oats, clover hay. Owing to the winter killing of the clover and to the 

 excessive drought during the growing se,ason the yield was low, and in consequence 

 the cost of production per ton was comparatively high. 



Number of acres: 33-5. 



Rent of land at $3 per acre $100 50 



Use of machinery at 60 cents per acre 20 10 



Third share of manure, at rate of 18 tons per acre, at $1 per ton. . ."01 00 

 Seed: — 10 pounds red clover at 28 cents; 2 pounds alsike at 30 

 cents; 6 pounds alfalfa at 22 cents; 6 pounds timothy at 7i 



cen ts 5 1 '^ 



Cutting, 26 hours 2-horse team at 34 cents 8 84 



Raking, 25 hours single horse at 27 cents 6 75 



Coiling, 60 hours manual labour at 17 cents 10 20 



Loading and unloading, 117 hours manual labour at 17 cents.... 19 89 



Hauling, 65 hours 2-horse team at 34 cents 22 10 



Total cost for 33-5 acres $394 55 



Cost per .acre H ''8 



Yield per acre tons. 2 



Cost per ton $5 89 



Ottawa. 



