1920.] IMPLEMENTAL TILLAGE AT ST. AUGUSTINE. 



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The cost and number of labourers required per acre to work these 

 eleven acres by liand is as follows : — 



As will be seen from the tables above to work an acre of rat<Jon canes 

 it takes 20'91 labourers and 0-91 mule at a cost of ^6.81 as against 

 24-20 labourers at a cost of $8-58 by hand — a saving of 3-29 labourers- 

 and f'1.97 per acre in favour of implemental tillage. If the forkers 

 did a task and a half there would be a difference of 0*91 labourer in 

 favour of hand labour, but as previously pointed out forkers are only 

 available in limited numbers. A saving of 2-36 laboui-ers and 71 cents 

 per acre is also obtained on the subsequent weeding as mentioned 

 under plant canes. 



Ratoons. — Cultivating flat and moulding the Canes. — In Field 5 

 St. Augustine, 2ad ratoons, the canes were cut in April and 6-30 acres- 

 were worked as follows : — 



2nd Ratoons — Field 5 St. Augustine — 6-30 acres. 



