SOC EirEJRIHEXTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Cost of growing 5 acres of barley — 



Rent of land, 5 acres at $3 per acre $15 00 



Ribbing in autumn, 1 day at $2.50 2 50 



Cultivating in spring, twice, 1 4-10 days at $2.50 3 50 



Harrowing, 3-10 day at $2.50 • 75 



Manure. ■£, at the rate of 15 tons per acre, at $1 per ton . . 15 00 



Seed, 8f bushels at 50 cents 4 37£ 



Sowing, \ day at $2.50 per day 1 25 



Rolling, 3 hours at $2.50 per day 75 



Cutting with binder, h day 1 25 



Twine used, $2 : use of machinery, $2 4 00 



Shocking, 8-10 day at $1.25 1 00 



Hauling, team 1 day. $2.50 ; men, 2 at $1.25 5 00 



Threshing, 184 bushels at 3£ cents per bushel 6 44 



$60 S1J 

 Total yield, 183 bushels, 21 pounds, or 8,784 pounds. 



Average yield per acre, 3G bushels 33 pounds, or 1,757 pounds. 



Total straw on 5 acres, 4 tons. 



Cost to produce 1 bushel grain 33 *1 cts. 



Cost to produce 1 ton grain $13 84 



Cost to produce 1 ton straAv 1 70 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. digestible dry matter, grain. ... 90*3 cts. 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. digestible dry matter, straw. . ... 18*7 cts. 



PEASE. 



Blue Prussian. — 5 acres. This crop was grown on land that had been pastured 

 the previous year. It had been broken up early the preceding autumn. The seeding 

 ^as done May 7. and the crop matured in 95 days, August 10. Intense heat dried this 

 crop up before ripening, lessening the yield per acre considerably. The yield was 

 19 bushels per acre. Measured bushel weighed 03 pounds. 



Cost of growing 5 acres of pease — 



Rent of land, at $3 per acre $15 00 



j; manure, 15 tons to the acre, at $1 per ton 15 00 



Ploughing shallow in autumn, at $1.50 per acre 7 50 



Cultivating twice in autumn 1J days 3 75 



Ribbing in autumn. 1 day, $2.50 2 50 



Cultivating in spring twice 1 5-10 days at $2.50 3 75 



Seed, 10 bushels at SO cents 8 00 



Sowing, \ day, team 1 25 



Cutting, team- 1 day at $2.50. men assisting, 2 at $1.25 . . 5 00 



Threshing, at 2£ cents per bushel, 95 bushels 2 37 



$64 12 

 Yield, 5.098 pounds*, or 95 bushels grain. 



Average yield per acre, 1,139 pounds, or 19 bushels.. 



Total straw on 5 acres, 4 tons 1,000 pounds. 



