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IMPLEMENTAL TILLAGE OF CANES. 



107 



91 



Actually a war iucreixse of 40 per cent, was paid on the wages in both 

 cases. 



Implements. Cost per acre. 



$ c. 

 Ploughing — 2 cuts between rows, 1 man, 1 boy, 1 mule, 



StV days 

 Cultivating — horse hoe and drill harrow, 1 man, 1 boy, 



1 mule, 7i days 

 Depreciation implements 

 Extra feed for mule... 

 Hand labour — hauling and spreading trash, 12 tasks 



at 32c. ... ... ... 



$5 81 



Hand Labour. 



Hauling trash, 11 tasks at o2c. 

 Forking 13"2 tasks at 4oc. 



Plant Canes. — Equal areas 9"35 acres were cultivated at cost of 

 $1.87 by implemental tillage, and i$5.67 by hand labour. 

 lujplemental Tillage. 



Ploughing — 1 man, 1 boy, 1 mule lOf days 

 Cultivating — 1 man, 1 boy, 1 mule 4 days... 

 Depreciation implements 

 Extra Feed for mule 



Hand Labour. 

 Forking 13-2 tasks at 43c. 



Another set of experiments were made to test yields of the same 

 varieties of cane on land prepared by implements and by hand. 



Tons per acre. 



In everj^ case except the last the yield of the ploughed plot was 

 higher than that of the forked plot. 



W.G.F. 



