

HtiVAI. COMMISM'.N "N M.lflrl I.'ITKK. 



r, I'.U'.l.; 



Mi:. I :'iv;. 



[Contumeii. 



9653. An- TOII able to toll me what the Inlxnir 



of producing an acre of wheat is? 1 worked it out on 

 the light land in my pro\ ion-, e\id< im- I liav>> nut 

 taken it out in the case ..i ilu< others. The rost of 

 ilu- manual laKour in tin- growing of one acre of 

 wheat wa* 3 6s. 4Jd. 



9654. Is that 3 6n. 4Jd tin- cost of th. laL.ur on 

 the production of an acre of wheat n light land, 

 which on page 10 is quoted at I'll Is. Id - 



9655. You did not give us details of that before? 

 Yea, that was in my first evidence. 



9856. I hare not had an opportunity of rending it 



Does that 3 ">. IJd. include tli<> coat of labour 



of the i-iirter in ploughing mid in harrowing and that 



M.rt nt tiling :- Yes 1 have t.-ikon that out and 



shown it particularly. 



9857-8. KverythingP Yes. 



9859. Have you got that for the cost of wheat on 

 the mixed soil 01 the )i.;ny l;ui<l? No, I have not 

 'unke<l it out in the case of the others. 



' 1 shall find in the evidence the full details P 

 Yea. 



(The Witness withdrew.) 



I'rnfwnr H. <i. WHITK, Mnnager, 1'niversity 



9661. Chair mil H : You have handed in balance 

 sheets of the farm of the University College, Bangorr 1 * 



Yes 



9662. And also n precit of the evidence you propose 

 to give P Yes. 



9863. Really an extension of the accounts? That 

 ii so. 



9864. May I take those as part of your evidence 

 without reading them? Yes. 



Kviilenre-in-rhirf handed in by \\'itn<'si. 

 (I) The College farm is maintained primarily for 

 purposes in' experiment, demonstration, and educa- 

 tional purposes, but with the exception of c mipara- 

 n-ly small (Government grants it receive* no financial 

 assistance from outside soiim s, and is therefore 

 managed to a great extent on commercial lines. Any 

 surplus. ,m the working of the farm is used either 

 to improve the stock and the farm itself, or to carry 

 out further experimental work. The present farm 

 was taken over in November, 1910. It is held on a 

 ars' lease, and at the outset about 2,500, pro- 

 vided for by a loan from the general College account, 

 was spent on improving the buildings and erecting 



MMH 



'Ji Th farm was not in good condition when taken, 

 and up to the outbreak ol uar, a good deal of labour 

 and money, which cannot be separated from ordinary 

 expenditure, was spent on cleaning laud, improving 

 lemes, gates, roads, ditches, etc. During the \vai 

 this work bad to l>e neglected and the farm is not 

 nearly in such good condition as in. say. 1!M5. though 

 the whole of the improvement has not been lost. The 

 cost of labour, fencing material, itc., necessary to 

 raise the condition of the farm has, however, risen to 

 such an extent that, allowing for this, it is probably 

 safe to say that the general condition of the farm. 

 regarded from a financial point of view, at tin- end of 

 the year 1917-18 was not very different from that in 

 1910. This, of course, does not apply t'i such pev- 

 ii: !>. t iini.rin nieiits as erection of buildings and 

 draining, the ex|>cnditure on which is shown in the 

 accounts 



IM < onsidering the accntinU. it is also luwsxary 

 i.i inher that no charge is made for interest on 

 capital, which on pre-war values might be taken as 

 about tli.OOO. Also, nothing beyond the rent of hi 

 hove and an allowance of dairy produce is charged 

 3Kilist tin- farm for the services of the Professor ,,f 



College Farm, Hangor, called and examined. 



Agriculture, who lives in the farm bouse and devotes 

 a considerable part of bis time to the management of 

 the farm, including all the buying and selling, or for 

 the services of the clerical staff of the Agricultural 

 Department, who are responsible for the keeping of 

 the farm accounts. 



(4) It is necessary .also, to explain the valuations. 

 Most of the stock on the farm is pedigree stock of 

 fairly high quality, but the valuation before the war 

 was based on the value as ordinary commercial stock, 

 and an ample margin was left to cover risk and 

 expenses of marketing. When values rose as a result 

 of the war, it was decided to keep the valuation as 

 far as possible at the same low level. For instance. 

 the rows in the dairy herd were valued in liUs at 

 18 each. An exception to this is made in the rase 

 of produce, corn. wool. etc.. which is certain to lie 

 disposed of at about current market prices. 



(5) During the first two years of the tenancy, MIX 

 little experimental work could bo attempted, on 

 account of the disturbance caused by changing from 

 one farm to the other. Allowance is made for this 

 in the summary which follows. Owing to the shortage 

 of labour and the necessity of securing the maximum 

 production of food, no experimental work could be 

 conducted in 1918, and the annual grant of 'Jl*0 from 

 the Board of Agriculture was discontinued in that 

 year In other years it may be assumed that the 

 Government grant approximately covered the cost of 

 experimental work, though probably the farm, 

 regarded as a commercial undertaking, was out of 

 pocket by a small amount each year. 



(6) The following gives the size of tbo farm, together 

 tvith a rough allocation of the rent (629), including 

 rates (66) and sinking fund contribution on loan 

 from Collegfe (132), the actual rent paid to the 

 landlord being 431. 



265 acres low ground at 32s. 6d. ... 429 



400 acres enclosed hill gracing at (is. ... 120 

 Right of grazing 8<>0 sheep on open 



mountain ... ' 80 



629 



The low ground is nearly all cultivable and most of 

 it is cultivated in turn. Since 1915 about 100 acres 

 have been under plough each year. 



SUMMARY OF KKSULTS. 



1910 II Net deficit an nhown in account H 

 Government Grant 



S. *. ,1. 

 444 f, 4 

 200 



1V11-1S Net deficit, a* Mhown in account- 

 Prt Government Grant 



1*12 13 Xel unrpliip. * shown in accounts 



1913 M 



1*14-16 



1915-16 



191(5 17 



Hpecial repayment of Loan 



100 o o 



94 9 11 



115 7 H 



I'' 12 2 



r.i-.i 1 _' 



4 7 



:,IM I (I o 



Itcfirit. 

 . ,1. 



c. 1 1 fi 4 

 i"M f, 2 



94 '.> II 



115 7 H 



4!l 12 2 



'P.! 1 2 



1,'iiio 4 7 



1917 18 



irpln* an nhown in account* 



< 'n|'itl accnnnt transfer 



Spprial repayment of loan 



m i: 



7 7 



is:, lo | 



I r, .-, 



13 4 

 1,277 12 6 4,056 8 10 



Srr Appendix II. 



