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FARM Mo. 0. 



ON** YORKS (B. RIDING). 

 8iM of Farm : An average one of 3m i acres all arable. 



Statement of ooKti of production through a regular rotation 

 wheat, barley, turnip*, oaU and seed*, with sheep and cattle feed- 

 ing on turnips, cake and straw. Typical wold land farming. 

 Nothing sold except corn and meat. 1919 crops. 



FIRST COURSE. 



WHEAT No. 8. 



Ploughing 



Pressing 



3 harrows 



Rolling, 3 horses 



Seed, 3 bush. 76 - per qr. 



Farmyard manure, 10 loads at 6/3 per load 



Cost per ac. 



,. d. 



1 8 2 



9 4 



:, ,; 



2 2 

 1 8 6 

 326 



Manurial value of cake in same, 16} tons 48/- per 



ton (*v cattle) 39 13 



Carting and spreading manures - 



Harvesting, threshing and marketing 373 



Looking thistles, docks, kc If 



Rent and rates 176 



Establishment charges 148 



Interest, 6 % on 16 16 



Management 15 



Total 



17 7 7 



Deduct for farmyard manure 

 , M. V. of cake 



*. d. 



15 7 



3 o 



18 7 



Net Cost ... 16 9 

 Average yield 4 qrs. per acre, 1 ton Straw. 



SECOND COURSE. 



BARLEY No. 6. 



Cost per ac. 

 t. d. 



Brought forward from wheat 18 7 



Ploughing 1st 182 



2nd 112 



Dragging, 3 timee 11 9 



2 harrow* 4 4 



3 rolls 6 3 



Looking 8 



Seed, 3 bush @ 68/-- per qr 1 5 fi 



Drilling 2 8 



Manures, 1 cwt. sulph./amm., 16/9 ; 2 cwt. salt, 5/- ; 



Mixing and sowing, 2/- 1 :i .* 



Harvesting, threshing and marketing :i 7 3 



Rent and rates 1 7 r, 



Establishment charges 1 4 $ 



Interest on capital, 5% on 16 16 



Management 15 



Total Cost ... 14 19 7 



Average yield 4 qre. Grain. 15 cw.ts. straw. 



THIRD COURSE. 



ROOTS No. 6. 



Ploughing 1st 28/2, 2nd 21/2, 3rd 21/2 ... 



Dragging 



6 rollings 



Skimming 



Drilling 



Seed, 2 lb. 9 2/8 



Manures, 8 cwts. slag at 3/6 



3 cwts. supers 5/- 



3 scuffling)* 



1 turnip harrow 



Hoeing 



Rent and rates 



Establishment charges 

 Interest on capital, 5% on 16 

 Management 



Cost per ac. 



t. <l. *. d. 



10 6 



16 8 



10 6 



2 11 



4 10 



6 4 



180 



1 1 o 



L' 9 



13 U 



1 6 



15 



176 



148 



16 



15 



Total Cost 



13 12 2 



. L 



Charge to sheep 



cattle 



oaU 



clover 



NOT. Normally two-thirds fed off by sheep and one-third carted 

 off for cattle. 



Average crop about 12 tons. 



MUTTON No. 3. 



60 acres ttrnips 9 8 tons per acre to be fed to sheep. 



Feeding period average about 30 weeks.- 



Allowing 24 Ibs. per head per day, about 160 required. 



,. d. 



Cost price of 160 sheep < 3 apiece I-" o o 



50 acres turnips <f 6 per acre 300 



1 man * 4 7/- per week 701 



|lb. cake per head per day on average at 20 per ton]... 75 " u 



Skins 8 died ... ' 3 " n 



Interest on 480 5% for 7 months 14 " 



Management 60 



Total 

 Deduct M. Y. cake 75 cwts. < 48/- per ton 



Net Cost 



992 10 



n 



,*:'.is:t 10 it 



162 sheep <S> average dead weight of 70 Ibs. = iu,640 u w . for] 

 : !<>. = 1/10 per lb. 



Leu wool, 18/ - per head. Net cost 1/7 per lb. 



BEEF No. 2. 



50 acres turnips 4 tons per acre fed to! cattle. 



Feeding period average about 26 weeks. 



About 20 cattle required. 



A t. d. 



Purchase price, 7j cwts. (a I per cwt 600 



50 acres turnips 3 per acre I".' 



lOlbs. per bead ]>er day of cake 20 per ton, 16} tons 325 



1 man at 47/- per week, carting turnips, etc 61 2 



Horse i time 2/6 per day 22 15 . 



Straw, 160 acres 1 per acre 160 '.< 



(20 acres allowed to horses). 



Interest on 600 <S> 5% for 6 months 15 



Management 25 



Deduct M.V. of cake ... 

 Farmyard manure... 



Total 



. 39 

 160 



1,358 17 



199 o 







1,159 17 



Probable live weight when sold 10} cwt. each = 215 cwts. for 

 1,159 17jt. = Cost per live owt. 107/9. 



NOTK. 195 in all charged for farm manure against wheat, bat 

 25 allowed for horses, etc. 



OATS No. 5. 



FOURTH COURSE. 



Brought forward from turnips 



n n n sheep 

 Ploughing 



3 chisel harrows 



4 rolls 



Drilling 



Seed, 4 bush. 60,'- per qr. 



J cwt. sulp./amm 



2 salt 



Mixing and sowing 



MM, 



t. t 

 3 10 



:i 



i 

 11 



1 



Looking 



Rent and rates 



Harvesting, threshing and marketing 



Establishment charges 



Interest, 5% on 16 



Management... 



1C 



- 

 7 



I 



4 

 It 

 IB 



Total Coat 



16 1 4 



Average yield r> qrs. per acre Grain, 1 ton per acre Straw. 



>i:i'.DS No. 4. 



FIFTH COURSE (grazed). 



Brought forward from turnips 



Seed 



Sowing 



Rent and rates 



Looking 



Establishment charges 



Interest, 6% on 16 



Management 



Total 



per acre. 



* d. 



1 2 2 



2 10 



4 



1 7 6 



10 



1 4 8 



16 



15 O 



894 



Feeding value for sheep on average, 5 10*. (5 sheep per acre 

 for 22 weeks @ I/- per week). 



