ROYAL COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURE. 



26 Augutt, 1919.] 



MK. M. D. BANNISTEK, 1 - I 



[Continued. 



25 cwt. buii alag 



1 ton ground lime 



'> .. i. sulphate ammonia 



Oarriage mill applying artifi- 

 cial manure ... 



9 years' rent and rates, at 1%. 

 per acre per year 



Cutting and binding ... 



Harvesting 



Threshing and carting, at 12s. 

 por 



At per more. 

 8. d. 



. d. 



I :, ,. 



d 12 6 



I lu 



1 17 6 





 

 



6 

 5 10 



7 10 

 98 13 1 



L'lil 1 Is. 7d. per acre. 

 Kstim.iu-d yield: 12$ qrs. wheat, 3 tons straw. 



(1*1 HI, fin .!(.. Soil at A'o. 1 !(,/, ,,/t,,- 



Wheat nn,l l>r,tl<j< Cum. 



At per acre. 



B. d. s. d. 



Once tractor ploughed ... = 30 16 10' 



10 sacks rye s, , d at -'-s. ... 21' 



Disc-drilled '1 horses = 46 296 



Once tractor-harrowed ... = 20 120 



Ome horse harrow ed = 20 120 



One year's rent and rates ... = 12 6 12 



(Hitting and binding = 22 12 2 



Harvesting = 20 11 



'Ih reshing and carting at 12s. 



per qr. 13 4 



86 1 6 



s. 

 36 

 6 



d. 

 



ii 



7 16s. 6d. per acre. 

 Estimated yield : 22 qrs. rye, 7 tons straw. 



.171*3. (3) A'inr .Irrca of (load Light Land f 

 ttone. Winter Oats 1919 after Wheat 1918. 



At per acre. 



in.,, ploughed, 2 horses 



Once Spring-time harrowed ... 



3 tons ground lime 



Carriage and putting on by 



distributor ... 



S sacks seed oats, at 63s. [>er qr. 



Drilling Ma -.-.A Harris Seeder = 60 



9 cwt. sulphate ammonia 



Carriage and sowing by hand... 



Spring irorfc 



Once horse-harrowed ... 2 



Onee rolled, 2 horses ... 2 



tit and rates ... = 20 



Cutting and binding = 20 



Harvesting ... ... ... = 20 



Threshing and carting, at 8s. 



per qr. 



8. d. 



16 4 

 250 

 600 



250 

 12 12 

 2 14 

 7 13 <i 

 13 6 



18 

 18 

 900 

 900 

 900 



24 4 



'1 1 fK. 7il. por 

 Yield: 67J qrs. oata, 7 tons straw. 



103 6 6 



.17-JI. (Il l-',n,r .1, (.< / (IniMl Mr.lntm l.,t,L 

 II hint !!)!! n/lrr Muni/iiltl mi'l Mni:.< Ci 



i.l'.iiiOied, 2 h. ... 



ing-time harrowed ... 



1 rowed, at 2s. ... 



Onm rolled. 2 horses 



- wheat at 80s. per qr. ... 

 I'" sing Wheat 

 Drilling Manser Harris Seeder 

 4 cwt. Kiilphate . 



- hand 



rent nnd Hatea ... 

 GuUing and binding 



ing 



Threshing nnd carting at 11s 

 per qr. 



At per acre. 



s. d. 

 = 36 

 = 50 



- 4 



- 2 





 







1 



20 

 22 

 20 



0- 







' 



8. d. 



740 



(i i<; d 

 080 



s o o 



080 



i i o 

 380 

 d n o 

 i o n 

 480 



1 O 



19 ir, 



113 1 U. Gd rwr arre. 



IS 



.'.. (5) five Aerei, two Hoods of Knit a* 

 I IDl'J a/lrr L,y JWii 1918. 



At per acre. 



s. d. 



TH ice, ploughed, 2 horaen, at 

 3<Js. ............ 



linr.-elriiToufd, at 28. ... 

 Hii.e rolled, 2 horses ..... 

 110 loads yard dung, carted 



and spread, at 

 2 qrs. wheat, at 80s ....... 



Dressing wheat ... ... 



Drilling Massoy Harris Seeder 

 Once rolled, 2 horses (Spring) 

 1 year's rent and rates ... 

 Cutting and binding ...... 



Threshing and carting, at 11s. 



per qr. 

 Harvesting ......... 





a. d. 



72 



10 

 2 



1 

 6 

 2 



-' 

 20 



J 1.'. 

 11 



20 



!' 17 ti 



- d 



II .. Ii 



1 13 



ii 11 



o 10 



o 10 



10 9 



5 10 



89 8 



C16 5s. Id. per acre. 

 Estimated yield: 20 qrs. wheat, 6J tons straw. 



'>'- 

 Beam 1919 <//< ( i II it,, it r.U>. 



Once tracU>r-plotiL;lie<l ... 



Twiee cultivated, :i horses ... 

 Once liorse-harrowed ... ..i 



14 bushels beans at 9 per qr. 

 Drilling, 2 horses ...... 



One year's rent and rates ... 

 Cutting and binding ... ... 



Harv^ting ......... 



Threshing and carting at 6s. 

 per qr. ......... 



,,/ 



At per acre 



B. d. 

 = 3.5 (( 

 ==80 

 =26 



6 

 12 

 17 

 15 



Land. 



s. il. 



11 1C 3 



2 14 



17 



1.1 1.1 

 20 

 11 



', 1 I 

 .1 1 





 

 6 

 



I 

 51 19 9 



7 14s. per acre. 

 Estimated yield: 13^ qrs. beans. 



57l'7. (7| '/''.. .Li'- .if l.ii/ltt 1. 1 1 ml an ('hulk. 

 a n, I liar}' , i nftir I'ultiiwis 1918. 



300 yards town refuse at 3s. ... 



Once .steam ploughed ... 

 Coal and attendanee ... 

 Three times horse-harrowed at 



2s 



10 sacks oats and barley at 70s. 



i 1 ' r ^r. ... 

 Drilling 



Twice rolled, '2 horses, at 1's. 

 One year's rent and ra' 



per acre ... 



Cutt ing and binding ... 

 Harvesting 

 Throahing and carting at 9s. 



per qr. ... 



At per acre. 



h d. 



80 



10 



Oatt 



8. d. 















6 



3 



20 

 19 





 



17 



a 



2 



10 

 9 



10 



10 















10 



36 

 171 10 



C17 .'U. per Bi 



Kviinmtcd yield: HI i^-s. oats and barley. I 

 straw. 



.171.N. (>) :t OCrti '2 minis </ Mnlinin l.nml Clinj 



Sub-toil (>.,t* 1919 a/in- Ma*ffold l!il>. 



At per tt 



! : 36 qr*. wheat, 4 tons straw. 



ploughed. 3 horses ... 

 Twice Spring lime harrowed 



........... 



Twice bone-harrowed at '2-. 



i t . siilpliate ammonia at 

 17-. l\d. ent .......... 



4 cwt. superphosphate at 



8d. cwt .......... 



4 ewt. dissolved bone compound 



at 12*. cwl ...... 



C.iniivjc and applying Scatter- 

 id Drill ..." ...... 



3J sacks oats at 84s. per qr. ... 



s. il. 

 45 



00 

 40 



60 



C s. d. 

 7170 



110 



14 



1 15 



I fi 



i 1 s o 



" 17 6 

 770 



