Farm No. 3 ivn/i 



SOOTS N>. . 



COST OK GROWING SWEDES PEB ACRE, 1919. 



/. ./. 

 Rant of land 1 10 3 



Rates 



Manuring 

 2 cwt*. Fine Dost 



6*. 64 



4 cwto. Basic Slag 9 4*. U ............. 



5 cwts. Crushed Limestone It. 64. ...... 



8 cwu. Super phosphate $ 6*. W .......... 



1 cwt. Sulphate Ammonia @ 18* .......... 



Application of manure* ............... 



Seed 3 Ibs. it. 6rf ................ 



Cnlti rations. 



Ploughing, i hones, 1 mm, f acre per day ...... 



Harrowing, 2 horses, 1 man, 12 acres per day (twice) 

 Cultivating, 4 horses, 1 man, 6 acres (twice) 

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



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



Gathering weeds, &c ................ 



Cultivating .................. 



Harrowing .................. 



Chain harrowing, gathering weeds, kc ....... 



Opening up rows (2 hones, 1 man, 5 acres) ...... 



Rolling ..................... 



Sowing Seed ................. 



Singling ... 



Scuffling, 1 horse, 1 boy, 2 acres ......... 



Weeding ..................... 



Pulling, topping and tailing ............ 



Carting off and pitting (3 men, 3 horses, 1 man 

 filling, 2 men pitting, straw 3*. 6</.) ...... 



Spreading leaves .................. 



Hedging, 63. per perch of 8 yards ......... 



Hauling to cattle sheds, 1 horse, 1 boy, half acre ... 



Share of depreciation of implements ... 



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



Interest on average outlay, 5 % on 10 ......... 



.Management, say 300 per annum over 255 acres 



3 4* 



l:i ii 



16 8 

 7 6 



1 8 



18 



7 6 



7 6 



I 4 ii 



:t (i 



i:, i. 



3 ti 



8 



6 



7 6 



1 6 



4 6 



3 7 

 i' ii 



2 5 

 1 10 



4 5 



5 

 1 10 



306 



2 6 



6 6 



17 8 



10 9 



10 



10 



1 3 6J 



2o 10 5 



Leu part cost of clearing 

 slag and limestone 



1 1 7 

 19 8 10 



Estimated Yield about 15 tons. 



OATS No. 2. 



COST OF GROWING OATS PER ACRE, 1919 

 (AFTER POTATOES). 



Rent of Land 



.-. 



Ill 



Manures 



3 cwts. Superphosphate @ 6t. 9d 



9 cwts. Sulphate of Ammonia <5> 18*. 



Residue from Farmyard Manure applied to potatoes 

 Seed. 5 bushels > 7*. 6d 



Cultivations- 

 Part cost of cleaning potatoes 



Ploughing 



Harrowing (twice) 



Drilling the seed 



Harrowing in the seed 



Rolling 



Harvesting. As for wheat 



Thatching 



Thrashing. 4 qn. 9 6. U 



Delivering to station (if sold) J| miles 



Share of depreciation of implement* 



Share of sundry expenses 



share of expenses of management 



Interest on average outlay (5 % on 8) 



1 

 1 16 

 1 13 



1 17 



10 



1 4 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 2 



2 1 

 2 



1 8 





 9 

 



1" 

 10 



8 



16 



Add cost of applying manures, carting and sowing 



16 7 10 



Ktti mated crop 4 qn. grain and 1 ton straw (probably le-H than 

 1 ton straw). Drought and frit fly prevented full growth. 



Average, over 4 years, 42 bush. Grain. 

 30 owU. Straw. 



SEEDS HAT No. 1. 



COST OF GROWING SEEDS HAY PER ACRE, 



Rent of Land 



Rates 



Manures. 



4 cwts. Basic Slag 4*. '2d 



1J cwts. Sulphate of Ammonia ffi 18*. 



Hauling in and out and sowing 



Seeds. 



Clover and grass 



Mixing and sowing 



Harrowing in the seeds 



Rolling - 



Rolling in autumn or spring .. 



Catting and Stacking. 



47 man days, 21 horse days, to get in 15 acres 



Thatching, straw and pegs 



Cutting and Sticking second crop 



Thatching second crop 



Trussing, loading and hauling to station, 2] miles 



Share of depreciation of implements 



Share of sundry expenses 



Share of expenses of management 

 Interest on average outlay, 5 % on 6 10*. 



lit 10. 

 i. 



1 10 



3 



16 

 1 9 



4 



1 18 

 2 

 1 

 1 



1 



1 9 

 I 



1 1 i 



1 



1 14 

 10 

 10 



1 3 

 6 , 



2 



Estimated yield from both crops, 

 drought. 



tons. Low yield owing 



BEEF No. 1. 



ESTIMATED COST OF FEEDING. BULLOCKS, l'.19-2u. 



(a) Bunch of 12 stores, weighing on the average 

 of cwts. each, were bought early in April <S> 

 22 7*. 6d., carriage home, &c., about 3*. each ... 



They grazed days, in nights, during April. Rough 

 keep in the yards = 1 } cwts. straw per week 

 <3> 2*. 6<i. - 3*. \\d. 



They were in the yards about 5 weeks 



Labour for the 5 weeks 



Rent of land used for summer grazing 



R'ttes on land used for summer grazing 



Labour while in the fields 



Hedging 



Wire 



Sundry expenses (share of) 



Share of expenses of management 



t. 



.'.' 



26 13 



Litter in the Spring = Manure. 



(A) Yard Feeding. 



Ration 

 112 IDS. swedes @ 27*. 6d. per ton = per week, 



7 cwts. at 1*. 4J<f. 



14 Ibs. oat straw @ 50*. per ton = per week, 



{ cwt. at 2*. 6<l 



2 Ibs. Deo. Cott. Cake (S 2(i lOx. per ton = per 



week, { cwt. @ 26*. 6d 



8 Ibs. litter @ 40*. per tons pur week, } cwt 



@ 2* ' 



3 < 

 1 ( 



16 : 



Store Bullock, 74 owts 20 Kt ! 



Attendance <S> 2*. per week, and food = Is*. 2d. per 

 week. 



Food and attendance, 25 weeks -'2 II : 



Risk at 5% i 



Share of rent and rates on buildings ... ... ... In ( 



Share of expenses of management 11 I 



Fat Bullock, 10 cwts. @ 95. 

 Manure, 6 tons at 10*. 

 Deficit 



51 15 i 



47 K 



51 1; 



Cost per live cwt. = 97*. 6d. 



