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Farm Mo. 3 continued. 



ROOTS No. 3. 



COST OF GROWING TURNIPS, AND RETURN 

 SHEEP-FEEDING 1919-20. 



Rent 



Rates 



Manuring. 



2 cwts. Flue Dnst @ 6*. 6d 



5 cwts. Ground Limestone @ 1*. 6d. ... 



3 cwts. Superphosphate @ 6*. 9d. 



1 cwt. Sulphate of Ammonia (Si 18*. ... 

 15 cwts. Shoddy (> 70*. per ton at station 

 Cartage and application of manures ... 



Cost of seed, 2J Ibs. @ 2*. 6d 



Sowing Seed... 



Cultivations. 



Fallowing expenses 



Cutting out plants 



Scuffling, 1 horse, 1 boy, 2 acres daily 



Weeding 



Scuffling 



Share of costs of hedging 

 Share of depreciation of implements 

 Share of sundry expenses ... 

 Share of expenses of management 

 Interest on average coat, 5% on S 



Lets cost of manures -Shoddy 



Artificials 

 LSI* I cost of cleaning 



FROM 



. d. 



1 10 3 



3 4$ 



13 



7 6 

 103 



18 



2 12 6 

 12 



6 3 



2 5 



426 



10 6 



4 5 



5 

 4 5 

 ii 6 



10 9 



10 



1 3 6J 



8 



*. </. 16 11 2 

 2 12 H 

 2 18 9 

 I 7 6 

 6 18 9 



9 12 5 



Yield abont 9} tons per acre, 

 tion. Cost per ton = 20*. 



Drought prevented good germina- 



MUTTON No. 1. 



Outlay. 

 Ration per day for 16 wks. 



J Ib. D.C. Cake = J cwt. @ 2o*. 6d. 



i Ib. Hay = i owt. @ 12* 



14 Ibs. Roots = 14 cwts. @ 20*. ... 



Shepherd, IJrf. per head per week 



Carting hay, etc., Id. per head per week 



Deaths, etc., Id. per head per week and share of cost 

 of marketing, 1* 



Lets manurial value of cake \*. id., hay (></. 



f. d. 



13 3 

 6 



14 



33 3 



2 



1 4 



2 4 



38 11 



1 10 



37 1 



Return. 



Taking 1 Ib. increase for 8J Ibs. dry matter fed, and 68 % increase 

 as mutton, the sheep puts ou 20i Ibs. mutton at a cost of Is. 9Jrf. 

 per Ib. Allowing 2i<f. per Ib. for value of skin, the net cost 

 per Ib. is 1*. Id. 



NOTE. This costing is based upon very moderate feeding compared 

 with the expected increase in live weight per head per week of 

 about 2J Ibs. No allowance for interest or management. J. W. 



FARM NO. 4. 



County, WILTS. 



SHEEP No. 2. Size of Farm : 1,500 acre*. 



System of Farming : Corn growing, sheep breeding and feeding for manure. 



,-HKEP ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 12th AUGUST, 1919. 



No allowance has been made for straw for litter, general charges, interest on capital and management. 



NOTE. This flock has now been sold off. 



