Farm No. 9- . 



EXPLANATORY NOTES ON ABOVE STATEMENT. 

 1919 CROP PRICES. 



tost of Man. Allow 4 productive days' work per week (Saturday 

 half-holiday, holidays, broken time, remunerative work, &c.) 

 Average standard wage 44*. per week, i.e., 11*. per day. 



.oet of Horse. Food only charged here. 



*. 



39 weeks house feeding .43 13 



13 partly grass feeding 9 2 



Food for year ...52 15 



Cost per working day, 4 days per week 



Cost of man and 2 horses per working day ... 



d. 



1* 







1 



5s. Id. 

 Is. 2d. 



JOTE. It is estimated that on an average wold farm of about 300 

 acres, the increase labour costs in 1919-20 compared with 1918-19, 

 is about 677 as follows : 



Wages increased on average by 11*. per week. 

 To get through work in shorter hours 1 i more men required. 

 " <i i, 2 ,, horses 



i.e. 10 men 11*. per week ......... 286 



li <2> 47*. ., ......... 183 



2 horses @ Id*. 2d. per day ......... 208 



677 



AVERAGE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE PEK DAY. 



Ploughing, 1st time, f of acre 



2nd 1 acre 



Dragging, 4 horses, 1 man, estimated work 8 acres 



Boiling, 2 horses, 1 man 



3 1 12 acres a day 



Skimming, 3 horses, 1 man, 9 acres a day 



Corn drilling, 2 horses, 2 men, 12 acres a day 



Scuffling, 1 horse, 1 man, 3J acres a day 



Turnip harrowing, 1 horse, I man, 10J acres a day 

 Hoeing turnips, 15s. per acre 



Drilling, j of 1st time ploughing 



Turnip drilling, 3 horses, 3 men, 10 acres a day 



Harrowing, 3 horses, 1 man, 12 acres a day 



Looking corn ... ... ... ... 8*. to 10*. 



Foldyard Manure. Leading, filling and spreading, 4*. 

 per load for 10 loads 



Threshing. 



*. d. 

 Threshing machine, 3 10 per day (incl. 2 men) 



Coals 16 



10 men 5176 (incl. meals for above 



2 men). 

 3 horses ... ... 15 3 



Cost per ac. 

 *. d. 

 1 8 2 

 1 1 2 

 3 11 



1 9 



2 2 

 2 11 



2 

 4 

 1 



15 

 9 

 4 



200 



FARM No. 10. 



County, HANTS. 



Size of farm : 553 acres arable. 83 acres pasture. 161 acres 

 down. 



SHEEP No. 3. 



SHEEP ACCOUNT FOR 19181919. 



Valuation of sheep stock at 29th September, 1918. 



*. d. 

 296 ewes @ 4 17*. lid., 103 ewe tegs @ 4 8s. Gd., 



3 rams @ 6 5s., and 78 wether tegs @ 4 2s. 6d. ... 2,245 12 6 



Value of hurdles, etc 129 16 



Foods consumed 29th September, 1918, to 28th 

 September, 1919 



161 acres down land @ 7*. 3d. per acre 

 (rent, rates, etc.) 



132 acres roots @ 5 9. 8%d. per acre 



(At one-half estimated cost of growing.) 



: 58 

 724 



310 7 10 



47 acres catchcrops @ 6 12*. 2d. per acre 



(At full estimated cost of growing.) 



58 acres aftermath @ 6 15*. per acre 391 10 



76 tons hay <g> 7 15*. per ton 589 



34 tons straw @ 30*. per ton 51 



58 tons 2 cwts. purchased cakes @ average of 



17 16*. Sd. per ton 1,036 2 4 



8 tons 7 cwts. oats @ 53*. per qr. 115 12 1J 



Labour. Wages of head and under shepherd for 1 year 143 63 



Proportionate wages of boy, horse and cart attending 



<S> 34*. per week 88 8 



Man tying out hay 25 14 7 



Hurdles. Cost of proportion purchased for year ... 22 17 



Purchases of ram lambs, etc. Three ram lambs 



<E 11 18*. Wd 35 16 6 



One ram lamb @ 7 7* 770 



General Expenses 



Cost of dipping (twice) and dips ... 9 12 



Ointments and other veterinary expenses 220 



Share of unremunerative work, marketing, etc. ... 600 



Cost of marketing sheep and wool - t6 4 11 





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