1020 



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some increase of labour, which is more than made up for ])y the very much 

 superior quaUty of the forage. The estimate of starting expenses given 

 above shows that the increased labour only amounts to 2 days' labour of 

 one person per acre and just over i y^ days of one team, and it only recurs 

 every 6 years ; evidently then this increased labour can hardly cause any 

 difhculty. 



II. — So-called Ploughing Region (Flachgau). — As an example clearly 

 showing the increase of yield which may reasonably be expected, the results 

 obtained on the farm of the peasant Stadler at VoUern near Oberndorf and 

 summed up in Table II, ma}^ be adduced. 



TabIvE II. — Results obtained on the Farm of the Peasant Stadler 

 at Vollern near Oberndorf 



A. — Costs per acre of putting under cultivation 

 {excess of expenses over permanent natural s^rass land) — Cover crop: oats. 



& s. d. 



As previously i. 4. 11 



Plus mixture of clover and grasses 1-5. 



Total expenses . 



9. II 



B. — Yield of hay per acre {valued at 2 s. 6 d. per cwt). 



Starting cultivation 



C. — Stavlinii cultivatiuii with ripening oats. 

 The expenses also amount to £2. 9. 1 1. 



D. — Yield per acie in cwt. 



191 3 

 cwt. £ s. d. 



\ Grain 12 (at 7. s. 7 d.) = 4. 11. o j 



Straw 21 (at 2. s. i d.) 



Total . . 

 Kxpenses to be deducted . . 



2. 3. '» 



6. 14. ij 

 2. 'J. II 



Hay. 



cwt. 



5; 



1914 



t^'s^d. 



ici. 17. 6 



Net profit 4. I. I'j (1) 



Control pint, hay . . 31.25 (2 s. b d. per ctvt) ^ 3. 18. o 



Net profit 



57 

 30 



2. 6 



3- I.")- o 



(i) Evidently therefore the seed and labour are paid for and the prcjfit realised is enough 

 to cover the loss of one huy crop. 



