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FARM No. 6. 



County, BERKSHIRE. 



MILK No. 1. 



Size of farm 550 acres (166 arable, 381 pasture). 



System To grow the most suitable foods to maintain theierd of 

 cows and stud of Shire horses. No absolutely fixed system is 

 pursued. The ploughing up orders upset the recent cropping. 



Soil Light gravel (part) and light loam on chalk (part). 

 Rent 637 10*. Rates, 80 14*. d. 



MILK PRODUCTION FROM MAY 1ST, 1918, 

 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 1918. 



A Period of 22 Weeks is taken to enable Milk Records to be used. 



The average number of cows (includes heifers) during the 

 period was 73. 



The average number in milk was 81 per cent, of the total. 

 The average number dry wai 19 per cent, of the total. 



Horse labour is based on Costs already sent in, viz. ; 32*. Id. per 

 week which, after allowing for broken time is reckoned at 7*. for 

 every working day for each horse. 



See Horse Labour Cost No. 1. 



Labour Costs are based on the wages actually paid on the scale of 

 current in the district. NOTE. Stockmen are being paid 

 lot le-B than 3*. per week in excess of the scale laid down by the 

 Jentral Wages Board for this County. 



Hay was fed for 3 weeks in May when 



cows were in water meadows. 5 Ibs. 



of hay was fed to 65 cows, i.., 



325 Ibs. or say 3 cwt. per day at .">. t',d. 



(includes tying), i.e., 16*. fid. for 



21 days 17 6 6 



No Grain or purchased foods were used 



throughout the summer period as 



none coald be bought. 



Grazing. 



70 acres of park land at 2 140 



40 acres meadows (irrigated) at 3... 120 



Aftermath. 55 acres at 7*. Gd. per acre 20 12 6 



ork done on Pastures (or work con- 

 nected with them). 



Rolling 70 acres (2 horse* 14*., man *>*., 

 will do lo acriM per day, .., cost of 

 rolling, 19*. X 7) 6 13 



Carried forward ... 6 13 297 19 . 



2J7 19 



Brought forward ... 



Chain-harrowing 70 acres as for rolling 



Chain-harrowing the manured ground 

 twice, i.e., 40 acres, 19s. X 4... 



Hedges trimmed, 100 chain @ 1*. 



Hedges cut and laid, 11 chain @ 6*. ... 



Thistles cut on 70 acres @ 1*. per acre 



Thistles, docks and rough sedge cut on 

 the 40 acres of irrigated meadows 

 @ 4* 



Cutting out the gutters in irrigated 

 meadows and watering the same at 

 a piece-work price per acre of 10*. ... 



Fencing gaps, posts, wire, nails and 

 labour ... 



Ditches cleared out, 50 chain @ 1*. ... 



Manures. 



Superphosphate, 5 tons <S> 6 



Hauling from station home @ 4*. 9d. 



per ton ... 

 Storing and powdering in spring @ 



2*. 6d. per ton ... 



Distributing the same, 3 cwt. to acre... 

 Farmyard Manure. 



20 acres are dressed annually on an 

 average at the rate of 15 tons per 

 acre so that the whole of the pasture 

 is dressed every 5 or 6 years, so 

 20 X 15 is 300 tons per annum 

 @ 10*. eives total value of farmyard 

 manure 



Cost of hauling @ 1*. fid. per ton ... 

 4 horses 7*., <S> 28. ; 3 men <S> 6*., 5*., 

 3*., 14*.; 2 loading at 5*., M*. ; 

 total, 52*. Quantity hauled per day, 

 30 tons. 



Cost of spreading manure @ 7*. fid. 

 per acre ... ... 



Labour. 



Head cowman full time @ 38*. per 

 week x 22 



Milking machine operator, 37*. per 

 week, three-quarter time 



2 Strippers @ 34*. each (half-time only) 



1 Girl, part time, @ 6d. per hour, i.e., 

 20. X 22 



Overtime paid (i.e., after 5 o'clock) ... 



Cost of running Milking Machine. 



Paraffin, 10 gals, per week @ 2*., 

 20*. ; petrol, 2 gals, per week at 4*., 

 8*. ; lubricating oil, 1 gal. per 

 week (S> 4*., 4*. ; total cost per week 

 therefore 32*. 



For 22 week*, 32*. x 22 



NOTE. The cost of labour works 

 out at 2*. id. per cow per week. 



Depreciation and Loss on Cows. 



The depreciation per cow is 8 11*. 

 per annum or 14*. 3d. per cow per 

 month, so 73 cows X 14s. 3d. X 5 

 months is the total depreciation for 

 the period (260 1*. 3d.~), say 



NOTE. The basis of depreciation 

 is calculated on the number of 

 heifers brought into the herd 

 annually to maintain its number. 



The whole question of depreciation 

 is <li! ilt with fully on an attached 

 sheet. 



Proportion of Rent of Buildings. 



The house and buildings are rated 

 @ 60. Of this 30 is put to the 

 ho ise, 12 to those parts of the 

 building's used for milk production, 

 and 18 to those parts not used for 

 milk production. 



Thus 12 per annum ia 1 per 



month X 5 

 Rates on ditto (5*. Id. in ), say 



Carried forward ... 



& s. d. *. d. 

 6 13 297 19 

 6 13 



8 16 



500 

 360 

 3 10 



800 

 20 



600 

 2 10 



30 



1 3 9 



12 6 



15 



150 

 25 



7 10 



41 16 



30 11 6 



37 8 



22 



12 5 



260 



8 



215 1 3 



35 4 

 179 4 6 



260 



500 

 I 5 



650 

 1,023 17 9 



