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FARM No. 3. 



nty, WORCESTERSHIRE. 



1919 COSTS. 

 CROPS AND STOCKS. 



Size of Farm : 167J acres arable. 87 a"res pasture. 15 acres 



grass orchard. 20 acres very poor grass land. 10 acres waste. 

 System of Farming : Chiefly cropping, also fattening. 

 Rent, 4.")' i. 



Apportioned House ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 



Buildings 30 



Cottages 20 



Land 380 



Kates, 54 <Ji. Orf. *. d. 



Apportioned Buildings 11 1 



Land 41 4 6 



Cottages 236 



3ost of horse per working day = 5*. 6rf. 

 Cost of waggoner per day of 9 j hours = 7*. in crop costings. 

 Cost of geueial workers per day of 9} hours = 6*. tirf. in crop 

 costings. 



Per acre. 

 Host of wheat 

 Co-t of oats 



i. d. 

 16 13 10 



>f hay seeds 

 Cost of potatoes 



pact of swedes 

 Ooct of turnips for 

 sheep feeding. ... 



Beef. Cost per live cwt. of fat beast = i 

 Mutton. Cost per Ib. of mutton = 1*. 7rf. 



E-timated yield. 

 4 qrs. grain. 20 cwts. straw. 

 16 7 10 4 qrs. grain, 18 cwts. straw. 

 IS 2 1 (Both crops), 30 cwt'. 

 37 8 9 6 tons seed and ware, 1 ton pig 



potatoes. 

 19 8 10 1 5 tons per acre. 



9 12 5 yj tons per acre. 

 17*. 6d. 



18 



32 weeks X 18*. 



(4) Summer Period of 20 weeks (June-Sept.). 

 Ration. 



Grass, ad lib., (a i. per week. 

 Oats, J winter allowance. 

 Chaff, } winter allowance. 

 <>f food. 



Grass 



Oats 



Chaff 



11 



ks X 11* 



H-kamith, 5 seta shoei <g> 8*., and extras 



idler, say 



>.., say 



k. 4i96on*100 



fjp) Depreciation, 10% on 10<r* 



(A) Interest on Capital. 5% on 100 



ndry ezpen es (& \t. per week ... 

 (;') Share of rent and rates on buildings 



11 

 2 

 1 

 1 



4 



10 

 5 

 2 

 1 



HORSE LABOUR No. 1. 

 COST OF HORSE LABOUR PER DAY, 1918-19. 



(a) Winter period of 32 weeks (Oct.-May). 

 Ration. 



Hay, 20 lbs.= 10 stones per week. 

 Oats, 12 los. = 2 bushels per week. 



Cost of food, taken at Jth market price Hay, 9Jr/. per stone ; 

 Oats, 5*. per bushel. 



*. d. 



10 stones hay <& 9jd = s 



2 bushels oats ffi 5*. = 10 



S. . il. 

 28 16 



67 7 2 



Litter = Manure produced, 

 iking 260 working days in a year Cost per day is approx. 5*. fid. 



JTA H)ES No. 1. 



> <i-T OF GROWING POTATOES PER ACRE 1919. 



*. rf. 



Kent of Land 1 10 3 



fetes 3 44 



Manuring 



10 tons of Farmyard Manure @ 10*. "> 



1 j cwts. Sulphate of Ammonia @ 18* 170 



4 cwts. Superphosphate <a 6*. 94 170 



hrto. Flue Dust <, (i*. K<l 13 



plication Hauling out and sowing, farmyard 



manure IV*. M., artificial 2*. fid 1 2 



Carried forward ... 11 2 7$ 



.*. d. 



Brought forward ... 11 2 7J 

 Seed. 



Arran Chief Seed, l. r , cwts. @ 9 10*. ... ... 726 



Pitting until required ... ... ... ... ... 4 4 



Bagging and hauling on to the field 8 6 



Cultivations. 



Ploughing, half with 2 horse? @ 5*. 6rf., 1 man @ 

 7.. ; half with 3 horses 1 man, 1 boy J acre per 



day 1 9 10 



Harrowing (twice), 2 horses, 1 man, 1.J acres ... 3 o 



Cultivating (twice), 4 horses, 2 men, 5 acres ... 15 



Harrowing (twice) 3 o 



Chain harrowing (twice) ... ... ... ... 3 



Gathering weeds, etc. ... ... ... ... ... 6 



Cultivating 7 6 



Harrowing 1 6 



Chain harrowing, gathering weeds, etc. ... ... 4 6 



Opening up rows, 2 horses, 1 man, 5 ncres ... ... 3 7 



Planting, 2 women (> 4*., 1 man 6*. 6d., | acre ... 14 6 



Harrowing (twice) 3 



Hoeing 7 6 



Earthing up 3 



Spraying 14 9 



Digging, 3 horses, 1 man and a boy driving, 10 



women @ 4*., 10 others @ :-**., 1 J acres per day ... 3 3 10 



Hauling to ' bury," 3 horses, x men, 1 J acres per day 1 4 

 Covering in 2 men and straw (5> say, 3f. 6d. t 1J acres 



per day 12 2 



Finishing Cultivating time 7*. 6rf., harrowing 1*. 6d., 



picking up 4*., gather. ng weeds, etc., 3*. 6<i.... ... 16 6 



Hedging @ (irf. per perch of 8 yards ... 6 6 



Putting up fur market 2 men, 2 women, 1$ to 2 tons 



per day = 1 It. 6rf. per ton ... ... ... ... 4 7 (i 



Hauling to Station (2J miles) 5 tons per day, 2 horses 



and 1 man 152 



Share of depreciation of implements ... ... ... 10 it 



Share of sundry expenses ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Interest @ 5% on average outlay 18 



Management, say, 300 over 25j acres 1 3 6.J 



Lf* part cost of cleaning land 

 Leti part cost of farmyard manure 



*. d. 3J 15 7 



13 6 

 1 13 4 



2 C> 111 



37 8 9 



Estimated crop about 6 tons seed and ware and 1 ton pig potatoes. 

 Average over 4 years, 7 tons seed and ware. 



\\HKAT No. 3. 



COST OF GROWING WHEAT PER ACRE 1919. 



*. d. 



1 10 3 



3 4} 



1 3 



1 16 



I 13 4 



1 12 6 



10 



Rent of Lund 



Rates 



Manures. 



3 cwts. Super Phosphate (o, (>*. 9d 



2 cwts. Sulphate of Ammonia <S> 18*. 



Residue from farmyard manure applied to potatoes 



Seed, 3 bushels @ 10*., pickling 2*. fjd.... 



Cultivations. 



Part cost of cleaning potatoes ... 



Ploughing 



Rolling 



Drilling seed 



Harrowing in seed 



Bird scaring 

 Finishing for winter 

 Harrowing in spring 

 Rolling in spring... 



Harvesting (1918 = 3l. 3d.) + 1*. ad. for increased 

 wages 



Thatching 



Thrashing. Tractor, box and straw binder (5> TO*, per 

 day, also 7 men, 1 boy, and string = labour and 

 machines 3*. lid., string 1. '.'d. per qr. 



Delivery to station, 2J miles 



Share of depreciation of implements 



Share of sundry expenses ... 



Share of expenses of management 



Interest on average outlay o% on 12 



1 4 



2 



3 4 



1 



2 (i 



2 6 



3 

 2 



2 1 1 

 2 9 



Add application of manures, carting and sowing 



1 (J 8 



5 



10 9 



10 



1 3 6J 



12 



16 12 4 



1 6 



16 18 10 



Estimated crop about 4 qrs. grain and 1 ton straw. 

 Average over 4 years, 34 bush, grain, 

 23 owt. straw. 



