712 APPENDIX C 



The following Labour Note shows the particulars of the ^400 stated 

 as expense of labour on page 705. 



Labour 



3 carters. 



1 cowman. 



2 shepherds. 



4 labourers. 



10 at 135. per week, average, ; . . . . .338 o o 

 i bailiff at i per week, . . . , . * 52 o o 



11 men, . . . ... . 



3 extra hands at harvest for three weeks at 245. per 



week, . . -j . ". : , . 



Total labour, . 400 16 o 



The bailiff, carters, head shepherd, and cowman are all supposed to 

 have cottage and garden accommodation in addition to the above money 

 wages. 



In some districts wages are higher, while in others they are lower. 

 The above may be taken as an average which may be raised or lowered 

 to suit the times. 



APPENDIX C 

 DAIRY DIPLOMA QUESTIONS, WITH ANSWERS 



By PRIMROSE M'CoNNELL, North Wyeke, Southminster 



Question i. State what acreage of a Dairy Farm you would prefer to 

 have, with the proportion of pasture and arable land, breeding your 

 own stock? Give numbers of stock of different ages, also amount of 

 capital required. 



Answer i. Take a farm of about 300 acres 200 acres being pasture 

 and 100 acres arable. 



This should carry 90 cows with 15 calves and 15 two-year olds. 

 90 cows. 1 50 grazing. \ 2OQ 



15 calves. 50 meadow hay. J 



15 two-year olds. 25 roots. 



4 horses. 50 straw. 



25 ac. clover, lucerne, maize. 

 Capital, ,2500. 



