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FARM No. 13. 

 (\m*ty. BERK 



DISTRIBUTION OF BENTS AND RA 



Church Farm 



Glebe 



Spanhalt Field 



.. ./. 



3<; U ii 



1'.' 



34 



*4i3 o o 



ToUl Rent* and Rotes ... 4.'.i 16 11 



Kitiiiiatd value of farm house 20 



cottage* 27 12 



", farm buildings ... 20 



67 12 ii 



Total acreage. 357 Consisting of : 



150 acres arable apportioned rental 16*. per acre. 

 207 acres pmture ,. -2">*. 8<i. 



HORSE LABOUR No. 5. 

 COST OF HORSE LABOUR for year April 30th, 19181919. 



Grazing, 16 acre*, summer period, 



6 months rent @ 25s. 8rf 



Rolling and harrowing same @ 5*. per 



*. rf. 

 20 10 8 



400 



A *. d. 



Fencing, nails, wire, etone picking, 

 thistle cutting, ditching, draining 

 @ 8/ 



16 acres of aftermath @ 8*. per acre ... 



4 tons of hay T 10*. per ton 



1 i cwt. et'aw chaff (S> 70*. per ton 



15 qrs. oats @ 60* per qr. (or equiva- 

 lent foods) 



Winter Period, 6 months. 



15 tons hay @ 7 10*. 



3J sacks of oats per week = 91 sacks 

 50*. per qr 



558 Ibs. straw chaff per week=6'81 tons 

 fa 70*. per ton 



490 Ibs. root* per week=6-7 tons @ 30*. 

 per ton 



6 8 

 6 8 



37 



30 



2 



6 8 

 

 9 



37 10 



107 10 



113 16 



23 17 



8 11 



Cost of keep for 7 horses 360 18 8 



Cost per horse per annum 



Other costs per hone. 



6 sets shoes (8 8*., 4 removes @ 1*. ... 



(increase on pre-war period 200 %) 

 Average cost of harness, upkeep and 



replacement 



Stable utensils and sundries 



Veterinary attendance and medicines 

 Depreciation : value of horse 100, 



depreciated 15 % 



Rent and rates of stable 1. General 



expenses 10* 



Interest on capital. Horse 100, 



harness 16 (i 5% 



Estimated cost of litter 2 per hone ... 



2 10 



6 



8 



16 



1 10 



6 16 



200 



81 5 3 

 4 10 



76 15 

 1 ! 



Estimated value of manure 



Total cost per horse per annum 



it i week 

 Average days worked per week 6. Cost per day 6*. 

 Average hours per day 7j. 



MANGOLDS No. 1. 



COST PER ACRE OF GROWING M \NGOLDS IN I'.ns. 



*. d. .. 



Kent and Rates 16 



16 tons of farmyard manure at 10*. ... 



Carting and spreading 1 15 



Proportion charged I 



5 cwt. basic slag @ 75*. per ton 



Proportion charged | 

 1 ) cwt. sulphate of ammonia ' 1 - . 



6 Ibs. seed * 2*. 3./. per Ib. 



1 ploughing at 25*. and 2 at 20*. 



2 dragging and cultivating @ 6*. 



1 rolling and 1 harrowing at 2*. 6d. 

 Drilling, harrowing and rolling 



2 horse hoeings @ 6* 



2 hoeings and singling 



Pulling and cleaning 



Carting and pitting 



Implements, allowance for repairs, etc. 

 General expenses, including broken 

 time, nnrcmunerative work, etc. 



Interest on capital 



Allowance for management 



Proportion of cleaning costs carried forward 



Cost per acre 



950 



is U 



Number of acres 7. Boil stonehrash. 



The plant was a bad one owing to the difficult spring, anil tl 

 crop further suffered through inability to hoe at the time requin 

 on account of shortage of labour. The yield was about 1 t-i 

 An average crop would be about 1 7 tonr. 



4 12 6 



12 6 

 1 7 



13 6 

 360 



10 



5 



7 II 



12 



1 13 



1 8 



1 10 



1 



1 



11 6 



16 



20 8 



10 



SEEDS HAY No. 5. 



COST PER ACRE SEEDS HAT, 1918. 



21 acres of hay. Clover 10 acres. Mixed seeds 11 acres. 



For one year only. Seeds sown in I'.M 7. 



Clover was preceded by wheat in KM 7. 



Mixed seeds < '- ., 



Both wheat and oats received slag and sulphate of ammonia in 19: 



*. 



Rent and rates per acre 16*. for 21 acres 16 16 



Cost of seeds 



Sowing 10 acres 6* 



Drilling 11 acres 27*. 



Rolling. Heavy roller, 3 horses, 3 days 3 12*. 

 Harrowing 1 16*. 



Rolling seeds 1918, 2 horses, 3 days 



.picking 



3 days cutting, 2 horses (including overtime) 



Turning, side raking, raking,ciittingcrners,ouUide, etc. 



Carting, 6 horses and 8 men, 2 days <8> 7*. 6d 



Thatching 2 ricks, 20 square <R 1*. '.'</ 



1 ton straw 



Hick pegs, string, staddling, water cart 



Carting to station <> 



General expenses, including broken time, unremnnera- 



tive work, etc 21 



Interest on capital ... 



Management <S> 15*. per acre 



7 1 



1! II 

 

 7 

 

 



15 

 



10 

 







4 



Total Cost H<> : 



Cost per acre r> 13 



Yield per acre, 23 cwt. Soil stonebrash. 



NOTE. 11 acres was damaged by weather. The plant was got 

 consequently allowance should be made for the ra- 

 in which the plant fails or is defective, amounting probat 

 to 



MILK No. 3. 



COST OF PRODUCTION OF MILK. 



May to September, 1918. Five months. 

 Average number of cows in herd. :t:i. 

 milk, W. 

 Average value per head, 45. 



Foods. 



48 acres pasture @ 52*. per acre 

 Unconsumed Oct. 1st 



*. d. 



121 16 

 10 



114 16 



i ;. o o 



12 d U 



Manure, carting and spreading 



Rolling and harrowing (S> 5* 



Ditching and draining, fencing, nails, 

 rails, wire, stone picking, thistle 

 cutting 20 ii 



res Aftermath <8> 8* .......... 



15 tons Slag (8 80*. ... 60 



50 tons Farmyard manure 



@ 5 .......... 12 10 



Hil 16 



Jth credited to grazing ac- 



count ......... 72 in ii 



Rolling, harrowing, ditching, etc. (pro- 



portion charged ............ 



20 



1 3 



10 



19 18 



Fodder, green crops and roots 



Cakes and meals 



Labour 



Depreciation on cattle 



Rent and rates of buildings 



Coal, veterinary and medicines, deprecia- 

 tion and upkeep of plant, insurance 

 and sundries 



Keep of bull 



Delivery 



Interest on 2,000 5% for 5 months... 



Management, 21 weeks <a 80*. 



Manurial value Jth 88 expenditure on 



cake 



12 calves 3 days old @ 30*. 



Total Cost 



Amount of milk produced 1 1,300 gallons. 

 Cost of production, per gallon, 1*. 2'43<i. 



39 1 



(in 4 



97 5 



i<>:< 14 



:, a 



44 13 



1 5 ''. 



21 



41 13 



:il 10 



712 S 



14 13 4 

 18 



