44 



@ 30/- per ton 3 *> 2 



Farm Mo. 7 <wtfi 

 COST OP FARM OPERATIONS. l.Uv 

 HOR8B CULTIVATIONS. 



NOTE. This statement U based very largely upon actual record*. 

 Oot of keeping One hone for a year. 

 August to June, 304 days. 



Daily Ration. Total. 



16 Ibs. Oats ... 14 qn. 160 HM. 50/- per qr. 36 :; 1 



16 Hay ... 2 tons 384 Ibs. 7 15*. ton. 16 17 



8 StrawChaff 21 owta. 80 Ibe. ,,2/-perowt. 236 



16 ,, Mangolds 



or Swedes 2 tons 384 Ibs. 

 June and July 61 day*. 



Daily Ratii M. Total. 



12 Ibs. Oats .. 2 qrs. 60 Ibs. <& 50/. per qr. 



6 Chaff ... 3 ow*>. ,, 5/- per cwt. 



Grass ... 61 duys I/- per day 



Cost of Food for year 



Interest on investment <> 5% on 110 



Depreciation and Veterinary Surgeon's fees. 10% 



Insurance of horse and harness at 3/- % 



Harness. Depreciation and wear and tear, 10% on 16 

 Shoeing, 6 times at 7/- 



Cost of a year's maintenance of one horse 



Gist of a pair of horses for a year 



Wages for Horseman, etc., for year : 



1 man <S> 32,'- per week, plus 3/- house and 



average of 3/- per week overtime for looking 



after horses on Sunday, etc 



National Health Insurance, 3/1. per week 

 Workmen's Compensation Insurance @ 15,'- % 



6 9 

 16 



3 1 



67 14 



5 10 



11 



8 



1 12 



2 .' 



Number of Working Days in a year (366 52)... 313 

 Idle days (Bank Holiday- and wet days) 23 



Actual Working days L".m 



Cost of Implements, etc. : 



Under this heading must be included interest 

 on capital invested in implements, wear 

 and tear, depreciation and replacements. 

 Taking a plough as representing the aver- 

 age* : 



New points and shares ... I/, per day 

 Interest and Repain 



98 16 



13 



14 9 



276 8 3 



290 working days <8 1/3 



18 2 6 

 294 10 9 



* The plough has been taken as an average. When other imple- 

 ment*, such as seed drills, etc. are used the wear and tear and depre- 

 ciation will be greater, and for harrow.-, etc., it is slightly lees. 



Total cost of horse cultivations (including man, horses and 

 implements, is 2'J4 10*. 9ii. for a year of 2'JO working days, or just 

 over 1 per day. 



NOT*. It is estimated that in 1919 the cost of a 2-horse team will 

 amount to at least 25/- per day calculated on the above basis. 



WHEAT. No. 6. 

 No. of Acres : 300360 acres per year. 



COST OP PRODUCTION PER ACRE OF 1918 CROP. 

 Soil: Heavy. 



NOTE. This statement is based very largely upon actual records 

 of work done. 



COST OF A MAN AND TWO HORSES TAKE.V AT 1 

 PER DAY. 



Rent and Rates 



Proportion of cost of bare following once 



in 8 years 



Manure- 

 Artificial, 3 cwt. Supers at 6/9 ; 1 owt. 

 Snlp./Amm. at 16/6 ; including 

 sowing 



Farmyard. Proportion dungand labour 

 once in five yean 



Seed 



Cultivations 



Ploughing, including Shares 



Harrowing, heavy 



Two light 



Drilling : 3 hones, 3 men 



Rolling ; 



Carried Forward 







. rf. 

 1 12 6 



100 



1 1C, 9 



1 19 4 



7 12 9 



Brought Forward 



Water furrowing 



Rolling and harrowing in Spring 

 Hoeing and chopping 



Harvesting 



Manual work per contract 



Binder twine and oil 



Use of hoises 



Thatching, 2/- ; Straw, etc., 4/- 



Threshing 



Carting to Station (6 miles), 10 to 



12 quarters per load 



General Expenses : Hedging, ditching, 



etc., II,'- ; Fire insurance, 1/6 



Depreciation on Implements (Repairs 



already included) 



Interest on Capital 



Management 



Broken Time 



* 

 1 



1 6 



4 I) 

 10 



17 o 



li u 



11 u 



6 



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7 ii 1 ; 



u 



8 ( 

 1 3 ( 



6 



11 



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 in 



Total cost 



Average Crop : 38 bush. Grain 

 34 owts. Straw. 



POTATOES. No. 3. 



No. of Acres : 50 to 60 per annum on medium soil. 



COST OF PRODUCTION PER ACUIC OF in 18 CROP. 

 NOTE. This statement in based very largely upon actual record 



of work done. 



i. d. 



Rent and Rates 



Manure 



18 tons dung @ 10/- per ton applied ... '.I a o 

 6 owt. meat and bone meal <S> 20/-cwt. 6 



1 I.', i 



15 



Charge |rds 



1 cwt. snlp/amm. @ 19/- per owt. 



Seed. 15 cwts. Scotch seed 



Cultivations 



Two steam cultivations 



Coal, 3 cwt. per acre (5) 2/- 



Water cart, man and 2 horses cart 



water for 10 acres 

 Two drag harrowings ... ... ... 



Baulking, one acre per day 



First splitting 1J acre per day 



Second 



Planting, 1 man half acre per day ... 



Cartage to field 



Covering Seed, 1J acres per day 



First Harrowing down 



Horse hoeing, 3 acres per day ... 



Moulding up ' ... 



Second harrowing down 



Hand hoeing 



Second horse hoeing 



,, moulding up 



Spraying: '1 Dry Sprayings \\\. for 



material and 2/- for labour 



Harvesting : 7 ton crop 



Ploughing out, 2 acres per day 



Gathering, 6/8 per ton 



Carting to Clamp, 2 horses and 3 men 

 cart 'I acres per day 



1 Man at clamp... 



1 strawing and thatching 



J Load straw 



Earthing up, 3 yards per ton 



Marketing 

 Dressing ond putting into bags ">/- per 



ton 



Carting to station, 2 journeys per day 



General Expenses : Hedging, ditching, 

 insurance, etc 



Use of Implements and Baskets 



Broken Time 



Interest on Capital, 6% on outlay for 

 6 months 



Management 



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15 



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11 



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15 



2 



7 



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17 ( 



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ir. 6 



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3 



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6 6 



1.1 d 

 15 U 



4 13 i 



3 10 ( 



11 C 



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41 ! 



1 f 



Deduct proportion of cleaning costs 



Net Gout 4ii i, : 



Average Crops : 7 tons Seed and Ware. 



NOTE. This farmer is a large potato dealer and the gfnera/ 

 conditions are very favourable to economical production per ton 

 J. W, 



