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$ 36.28 against an average expenditure per head of 8 28.11., with a pro- 

 fit of 8 8.17 per head, which proves that from raising a good breed of dairy 

 cattle a profit per head may be obtained which is only 1 3 below that yielded 

 b}' tile dairy cattle themselves. From an examination of the sale of butter 

 in reference to its cost price it is found that the cost of making and selling 

 is 32.1 cents per lbs. The butter sells at 33.6 cents per lb. and if allowance 

 is made for the butter milk, the income is raised to 34.4 cents, leaving a 

 gain of 2.3 cents per lb. 



The number of hours of labour was, during the course of the 3'ear 6 952 

 and the cost was $ 1275, which is equivalent to 2.2 labourer units. 



The hired labour furnished by a permanent workman cost 8 388.81 

 for wages and $ 186.30 for board and lodging. The work of the farmer's 

 son was estimated at 8 160, and that of the working farmer at S 600 ' the 

 latter did 47 "o of the total work ; 45 % of the total work was absorbed by 

 the dairy cows. 



The distribution of the work during the year comprises : 457 hours 

 per month for January, February and March; 611 hours per month for April, 

 Ma3^ and September ; 741 hours per month for June, July and August ; 

 and 507 hours per month for October, November and December, with an 

 average of 579 hours of labour per month. 



The work of the horses is divided as follows : 210 hours per month for 

 January, February and March, 577 hours for the 5 following months, and 

 387 hours for the last 4 months. 



The manual labour is subdivided as follows : 46.8 ",„ for the dairy cows 

 and dairj^ and 53.2 % for all the other labour ; the horses' work : 16.6 % 

 for the dairy cows and 83.4 % for all the other work. 



The results as regards cultivation are as follows : 15 acres of maize, 

 with a yield of 51 bushels per acre, a value of $ 28.89 per acre and a profit 

 of 8 3-35 per acre ; 8 acres of maize for ensilage, with a yield of 11 tons 

 per acre worth .S 450.12 per acre, costing § 441.63 and giving a profit of 

 S 8.49 per acre ; 20 acres of oats with a yield of 45 bushels per acre worth 

 8 19.79 against a cost of 8 14.02 and a profit of 8 5.75 per acre ; 3 acres of 

 barley, which showed a slight loss, and 3 acres of lucerne, also worked shght- 

 ly at a loss, as there was only the catch crop with oats ; 18 acres of clover 

 yielded 1.6 tons per acre worth 8 16.86 against a cost of 8 13-53, and a pro- 

 fit of S 3.33 per acre. 



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911 - A Palm Fruit Used for Flavouring Brandy. — griehkl c. and b.uies e., in 



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In order to give the different varieties of brandy a special taste, fla- 

 vot^ring materials are often used, which are mostly extracts from certain 

 varieties of prunes, green walnuts, almond shells, etc. The writers describe 

 a dru"; of this kind which is marketed under the name of " Bavas negros " 



