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APPENDIX III. 



Handed iu by MB. H. AUMOUR and MR. G. G. MERCER (representing the Scottish Chamber of Agriculture) 

 in connection with their evidence given on 17th September, 1919. 



OH*! jH'i' Ai're of Growing I'ututoes en Ayrihirefor Ktirly Market, Cr/>i/ 1919. 



s. (I. 

 Rent, Rates, Taxes, &c., for three-fourths of year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 13 6 



Manures. 



10 tons Uung at 14s. per ton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 (I 



Artificial Manure, 15 cwts. at" 10s. ... ... ... 7 IU 



14 10 (I 



Seed, 



30 cwts. at s. per cwt 12 



Labour 



Ploughing land ... 150 



Harrowing and Cultivating parts ... ... ... ... 076 



Drilling. Sowing. Manure and covering ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 



Carting Manure and Seed in boxes ... ... ... 050 



Planting out of boxes ... 086 



S;n]dle harrowing drills ... ... ... ... ... ...- ... ... 026 



Grubbing twice ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 6 



Hoeing and weeding ... ... 17 6 



Ridging up drills ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ' 08 6 



570 



Suitdriet. 



I'pkeep and depreciation of sprouting boxes ... ... ... 036 



., of implements ... ... 040 



Depreciation in value of horses ... ... ... ... 10 



Proportion of general expenses ... ... ... 150 



Interest on capital... ... ... ... ... 1 10 



< dais and housing of diggers .. ... ... ... ... 5 6 



Cartage of crop, &c. t ... ... ... ... 136 



Digging. 



Lifting by graip. tools an'.', barrels, etc. ... 8 17 



48 9 



X<ilr. Potatoes are grown on same land year after year and any residual value of manure is carried forward to 

 next crop. 



A catch crop is usually grown and consumed on the land, three-fourths of the rent, rates and taxes are charged 

 against the potato crop. 



The digging expenses are those actually paid by a firm of dealers during this season in lifting about 200 acres. 



"' .!;' >;/' (innriinj I'ntittura in L''n'f<ti'-/i : i'r , 1918 ('nip. 



(/. 

 Kent. Kales and Taxea .............................. I 15 



Dung- -i' tuns at 10o., less Is. 3d. for unexhausted values ... ... ... ...... 6 13 4 



Artificials .................. .................. 3 ' 



Seed ........................ ............... 800 



:l,nu; .............................. 180 



Cultivating ... ... ... ... ... ...... ......... 180 



Harrowing ... ............ ... ... ...... ... " ' 



Opening drills .............................. 070 



Sowing manure ...... ... ... ... ... ......... 3 



< 'arting dung and spreading ...... ......... ... ... ... 2 10 



I'lunting and carting Heed ...... ... ...... ... ... ... 7 It 



Covering ... ... ... ... ... ... ... " 7 6 



Grubbing and covering (2) ... ... ......... ... ...... 1 15 



Hoeing ................................. <l 10 



Lifting and pitting ... ... ... ............ ... 4 10 II 



Straw and winter coating ......... ... ...... ... ... 1 5 



Dre-sing ................................. 1 15 ' 



Cartinir to station .......... ............... ... 1 15 



18 5 6 

 Interest ....................................... 1 



Proportion of management and sundry excuses ..................... 200 



40 13 10 



KilinMieil i-nfl i 'f 1'i-ialiK-ti'i'i nf (Jiic Acre vf Pntatvci in Forfarihire, 1919. 



. <t. 



Ill-lit, ('-. 



Rent and taxes ................................. 1 17 6 



Lund. 

 Ploughing land ................................. 1 '" <> 



Grubbing and harrowing twice ........................ () 10 6 



Drilling .................................... 10 



Farmyard manure 



16 tons at I'M. ........................ (l 



Carting at 3s. ........................ 



10 8 

 Allow 25 per cent. ... ... 2 12 



-- 7 10 



