MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. 



27 August, 1919.] 



MR. THOMAS 0. GOODWIN. 



[Continued. 



Table No. 1. 



Cost of growing Main Crop Potatoes, 

 Cost per acre. 



1919. 



s. d. 

 2 10 3 

 1 10 

 1 10 

 7 

 15 

 076 

 15 



15 

 300 



6 



Rent and rates 



After oat stubble ploughing (Autumn) 



Cross ploughing (Spring) 



Harrowing (twice) ... 



Cultivating (twice) 



Harrowing (twice) 



Drilling 



Manure, 20 tons at 15s.- 



Carting, 2s. 6d. per ton and spreading 



Artificial Manures. 



Five cwt. sup., one cwt. sulphate of am. ... 2 10 



Sowing artificials ... ... ... ... 050 



Potato seed 15 cwt. per acre at 12 per 



ton 900 



Boxing, holeing and planting 1 15 



Covering 15 



Harrowing down 050 



Scuffling 10 



Hoeing ... 040 



Scuffling 10 



Top dress one cwt. sulphate of ammonia 



and sowing ... 126 



Soil up with plough 15 



Sifting and hoeing ... ... ... ... 000 



Riddling and putting in pit ... ... 600 



Bagging, weighing and delivery 4 10 



59 16 



P.S. Where sold off field the last three items would 

 be merged and reduced to 10, thus reducing total 

 cost per acre to 53 6s. 9d. 



Table No. 2. 



Coit per Acre Main Crop Potatoes, 



Rents and rates 



After clover ley manuring 



Twenty tons per acre 5s. per ton 



Carting and spreading ..." 



Ploughing (Autumn) 



Cross ploughing (Spring) 



Harrowing (twice) 

 Cultivating (twice) ... 



Harrowing (once) 



Drilling 



Artificial manures 5 cwt. superphosphate 



and 1 sulphate 



Sowing 



Potato seeds 15 cwt. at 5 per ton 



Planting ... ... 



Covering 



Harrowing down 



Scuffling (twice) ... 



Hoeing 



Top dress 1 cwt. sulphate ammonia and 



sowing ... 



Soil up with plough 



Lifting and hodding 



Weighing and delivering ... 



1915. 



s. d. 

 1 8 



500 

 1 10 

 12 () 

 12 

 036 

 090 

 1 9 



050 



139 

 020 

 3 15 

 050 

 050 

 020 

 050 

 1 



11 

 050 

 3 15 

 200 



22 11 



Table No. 3. 



Cost per acre of Wheat-growing, 1914. 



Henhull Grange. Wheat after Root*. 



s. d. 



Ploughing 12 



Harrowing (twice) 030 



Drilling 020 



Harrowing (once) 016 



S<.<l f3bus.) 18 



H:irrtiwin|* and rolling (spring) 030 



W.,.,ling 006 



Tent and rates, etc 2 7 



Harvesting 100 



* One acre got in a day. 

 pickers. 



1 man, 2 horses, 10 



Threshing 

 Marketing 



s. d. 

 100 

 050 



Add manurial residue from root crop 



6 12 



1 15 



8 17 3 



P.S. After clover ley the cost would be reduced 

 1 per acre. After oat stubble old turf the cost 

 would be reduced 25s. per acre. 



Table No. 4. 



Cost per acre Wheat-growing, 1915. 

 Stoke Grange. Wheat after Clover. 



Manure, farmyard, 10 ton at 5s. ... 



Carting and spreading 



Ploughing ... ... 



Harrowing (twice) 



Drilling 



Harrowing (once) 



Seed (3 bus.) 



Harrowing and rolling (spring) 



Weeding 



One cwt. sulphate of ammonia and sowing 



Harvesting 



Threshing 

 Marketing 

 Rent and rates 





 



6 



s. d. 

 2 10 

 17 6 



10 

 030 



2 

 1 



1 

 030 

 006 



10 



1 

 100 

 050 

 180 



9 10 6 



Table No. 5. 



Cost per acre Wheat-growing, 1919. . 



Leighton Grange. Wheat after Oats, old Turf. 



s. d. 



Cleaning stubble 200 



Ploughing 1 10 



Harrowing (twice) ... ... ... ... 080 



Drilling ... 060 



Harrowing (once) ... 040 



Seed (3 bus.) 2 10 



Harrowing and rolling (spring) ... ... 090 



Weeding 010 



Manures, 4 cwt. slag, 1 cwt. sulphate of 



ammonia 1 15 



Sowing artificials ... ... ... ... 050 



Rent and rates 2 10 3 



Harvesting 2 10 



Threshing 200 



Marketing 15 



16 17 3 



Table No. 6. 



Cost per acre of growing Oats, 1915. 



Oats after Roots. 



Rents and rates 

 Ploughing 

 Harrowing (twice) 



Drilling 



Harrowing (once) 



Rolling 



Seed (5 bus.) ... 



Weeding 



Harvesting 



Threshing 



Marketing 





 1 



s. d. 

 8 



12 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 1 



5 



636 



Add manurial residue from root crop equal 



to ... 1 



25329 



7 3 6 



P.S. If grown after clover ley the cost would be 

 slightly less. 



This cost would also apply to barley except that 

 where roots are fed off with sheep tho manurial residue 

 would be higher, and raise the cost in proportion. 



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