56 



27 



. 1919.] 



KoTAI. COMMISSION OK AGRICULTURE.. 

 MK. THOMAS C. GOODWIN 



[Conlinurtl. 



mall farms in Cheshire I think it would be of 

 advantage if the figures you asked for were given 

 now. 



8763. Yes; but J take it you agree it would be a 

 limited number of implements? Yes. 



6753. 31 r. Ren You said you estimate the necessary 

 capital ax from 25 to 30 per acre. Did you mean 

 that to apply to dairy farms only, or to all farms!' 

 Mi\i-d dairy and arable farms. 



Ttit I'hairinnn: The Coiniiiih-niii are 

 much olilited to yonP Will you now allow n.. 

 put in these figures P 



(The Witness withdrew.) 



0766. The Chairman. 

 foQowi 



YcsP The figures are M 



NUMBER AND ACREAGE OF FARMS 

 Ai n 

 5-20 



UNI J.MI 



1-6 



3,139 

 60-100 

 1,716 



20-50 

 9,148 



931 



Over 300 

 76 



701 



Mi I' \\ < i UIKMIN. 'the Milk Producers' Association, called and examined. 



I'huii niiiit . You will allm mi- to put in :hi- 

 . to !R> rM>nled with your evidence? Yea. 



iKridencc-in-chief handed in by Witneu.) 

 i. I i MILK PRODUCTION. 



of farm, 141 acres. ' 

 Rental, 249 per annum. 



Chiefly heavy soil and part very wet. 

 Ai Cropped in 1918. 



Cow pasture 

 Horses and 



stock 

 Wheat ... 

 Oats 



Mixed corn 

 Roots ... 

 Potatoes 

 Clover 



young 



37 



24 



27 Yield per acre, 3J qrs. 

 12 ,, nearly 1 



7 . : 



6 Estimated crop. 180 tons. 



6 



iinate.1 i rop. ;> :t7 ton-. 



Average number of stock kept: 35 cows, 20 young 

 5 horses. 3 colte. 



Totals 



21.030 2,178 12 5 1,828 6 5 



Los*. L.TiO . 



(3) t'irrt \< \.t I,, September 



Total yield of milk, 10,499 galk>: 

 Average per cow per day. 2 gallons. 



8. d. 



Receipts 689 17 1 



Costa 664 18 5 



1918. 



84 18 8 



nil of costings- 

 May 1st to 12th 1 ton hay ...... 



1 ,, straw 



4 tonv roo^ a I - Ii- 



Whole period -Cake, meals, Ac. 

 Panture I including niiiiiuri-s .m.: 

 Aftvnn.-ilh (21 a<-re) ......... 



Df ... 



Deprci -iation IOKH on cows. . . ... . 



lii-iit and rates on buildingH .. 

 l)>'|irpciation of machinery and dairy 

 utpn*iU at 10 per cent.... 



Repairs ......... 



Washing utensils 

 Whitewashing ship{x>nn. ti- 



!)! tntion, at Jd. per gallon 



. d. 



600 



.'i ii 



Hi 



281 



' u 



21 

 7ii IL' n 



106 O <> 



7 10 7 



7 '< \" 

 2 10 

 II 



2 ' 

 71 



22 1<> o 



689 5 11 



:. 



10 calves 

 Manurial valuer 



7 6 

 16 o 



. 34 7 ; 

 664 I" .1 



(4) .So"M./ I'eriod: October lit 1918, to January 



Total quantiiy oi milk produced, 5,848 gallons. 



Yield per cow per day. 1-4 gaUons. 



>. d 

 Receipto ......... 589 3 4 



Costs 898 1 6 



308 18 2 



Details of costing t 



Home-grown fodder, including hay, 



straw and roots 

 Home-grown grains 

 Cakes, meal, &c., purchased 

 Pasture (14 acres close root at 10s. per 



MM, and 5 acres rape at 40s. per acre 

 Labour 



Depreciation and loss on cows ... 

 Rent and rates on buildings 

 Depreciation on machinery and ilairy 



utensils 

 Repairs 



Washing utensils, <kc. 

 DeJivery to station 



630 

 48 6 



s. d. 



426 



50 8 



230 7 fi 



17 d u 

 1H7 6 



80 7 10 



.-. 10 o 



5 16 8 



J 



9 5 fi 



18 9 



952 10 6 



6 calves ... . 

 Manurial values 



- 54 9 

 898 1 6 



(6) Third I'eriod: Vebrwin, \*t I,, .l/.nf 30f/i, 1910. 

 Total yield of milk. 4.683 gallons. 

 Average per cow per day. 7 quarts. 



s. d. 

 549 6 



Receipts 

 Costs 



625 12 6 

 76 6 6 



Details of costings. 



Vot -i-t out owing to lack of time (see Appendix 

 No. IV 



STXTIMI.M Smw INI. INI m:\yr IN COST OK Mti.k 

 PRODI'CTION DTK TO INIKKA--' IN- \Y\UFR. 



May 1st, 1918, May 1st. 1919, 



to ' to 



1st. l!M!l. May lM, HI'J'< 

 Per w>-'-k. 

 s. d. 



I'.T \Vi-rk 



a. d. 



Mnn anil youtli 



ing rows at 12. per 



.lav 

 Tlirrc inilkiiiK^ nt Xil. 



per hour. 3 houi 



oarh 



^n tn relay afternoon, 3 



1 ' linns nt 9d 

 ^niidny. 3 men and 

 voitth 4 hours at lOd. 



3 12 



440 



