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consumption off the farm the fertility of the soil is being continually 

 depleted also the mechanical condition is detrimentally affected through 

 the decrease in the amount of organic matter or humus in the soil. 

 Either animals' droppings or the systematic ploughing m of green crops 

 appears to he the only practicable means of keeping this up to the 

 normal. 



Comparative Price of Stock, Feed, and Produce. 



ENGLAND. 



Week ending 5th January, 1916. 

 MIDWINTER. 



Cows. 



First grade springers, £26 to £32. _ 

 First grade springers in milk, with 

 calf at foot, £26 10s. to £34 10s. 



10i4d. per lb. 



Veal. 



Pigs. 



Pork (carcass, first quality), lOd. per 



lb. 

 Bacon (first quality), 9d. per lb. 

 Lard, 7Vsd. per lb. 



Butter. 



SupcM-linc, Is. 8d. 



Cheese. 

 Finest Chcddnr (matured), 11 Hd. 



Milk. 



i:p.jd. j.cr Imperial gallon. 



Stock Feeh). 

 Meadow Ilav, average £G per ton, 



2,240 lbs. 

 Clover Ilav, £7 4a. 

 liran, £« per 2,000 lbs. 

 Pollard, £S i)er 2,000 lbs. 

 Barlcv, Ss. per .'lO lbs. 

 Oats, '4s. 2d. per 40 lbs. 

 Oat hulls, £;■) 10a. per 2,240 lbs. 

 Swede turnips, 2.'5s. 

 Kiec meal. £0 ,1s. i)or 2,240 lbs. 



VICTORIA. 



Week ending 8th January, 1916. 



MIDSUMMER. 



Cows. 

 Springers (15th January), £12 to £26. 



6-yid. per lb. 



Veal. 



Pigs. 



Pork (carcass, first quality), Is. per 



lb. 

 Bacon (first quality). Is. 2d. per lb. 

 Lard, lOUd. per lb. 

 Porkers, 45s. to 83s. 

 Small light baconers, 84s. 

 Prime heavy, £5 8s. 

 Choice farmers' lots, £5 Ss. 



Butter. 

 Superfine, Is. Id. 



Finest Cheddar, Is. 4d. per lb. 

 Semi-matured, Is. Id. per lb. 



:Milk. 



Is. ]>er Imperial gallon. 



Stock Feed. 



Oaten Hay, £3 lOs. 

 Lucerne Ilav. £3 10s. 

 Bran, £4 5s.' per 2,000 lbs. 

 Pollard, £G 10s. per 2.000 lbs. 

 Barlev, 28. 2d. per 5(» lbs. 

 Oats. "2s. 2d. i^er in jhs. 



