FARM Mo. 18. 



, LANCASHIRE. 

 SiM of Farm : 300 acre* arable. 27 aorei pasture. 

 Soil : Mostly good loam in high condition. 

 System of Farming. Cropping. Practically everything sold off. 



OO3T8 OF FOUR COURSE ROTATIOX 1918. 

 Hone* taken 105. and horseman 9 10*. per working day. 

 Labourer! fl} 9*. per working day. 



FIRST COURSE Potatoes. 

 POTATOES. No. 4. 



AVERAGE COST OF GROWING 62 ACRES 1918 CROP. 



Rent and tithe*, 2 13*. 4rf., Rates, 61. Krf. 

 Manure. 



15 ton* dang if) 1 (purchased) 



Carting and applying 



Knocking manure and sowing arti- 

 ficials 



3 cwts. mixed artificial!) 



Seed. 15 owte. @ 10* 



Cultivations. 



Ploughing twice 



Cultivating, harrowing, rolling, etc. ... 



Drill and cover up 



Cutting, carting and planting ... 



Scarifying twice 



Ploughing up 



Harrowing, drill harrowing and 

 rolling 



Weeding 



Harvesting. 



Digging, picking and patting into 

 carte 



Carting and pitting 



Winter covering 



Straw 



Marketing. 



Dressing 



Carting to station 



Straw for railway trucks 



Use of hampers and boxes 



Wear and tear on implement* and 



machinery 



Cleaning hedges and ditches 



Cost of lime dressing I of 91*. per acre 



Interest on Capital 5 % 



Management 



A . d. 



A I. d. 

 2 19 10 



ia 

 i 



o 



12 



ii 







19 6 

 7 10 





 12 



2 

 17 

 10 



17 

 17 



12 5 



Total cost 



Lftt unexhausted manure... 

 Share of cleaning costs ... 



700 

 1 



4 2 6 

 51 10 10 



2 15 8 

 1 7 

 1 10 



57 3 6 

 800 



d. 



Net cost ... 49 



Average yield 1918 6 tons 17 cwts. ware and seed. 

 Average yield over 7 yearf 7J tons and Feed. 



SECOND COURSE Wheat. 

 WHEAT.-No.il. 



AVERAGE COST OF WHEAT PER ACRE AFTER 

 POTATOES. 1918 CROP. 



i. 

 Brought forward from potatoes 



Rent, rates and tithes 



Manure. Average cost of mixture per 



acre 



Seed. 3J bush, (g lU/.and dressing ).... 

 Cultivations. 



Harrowing after potatoes 



Ploughing... 



Harrowing 



'Sowing 



Harrowing 



Harrowing and rolling in spring 



Weeding 



3 6 



i t. d. 

 800 

 2 lit HI 



5 



1 15 



6 



7 



5 



15 



16 



Harvesting. 



Opening out, cutting and twine 

 Stocking and setting np 



i 'arting and stacking 



Thatching and materials 



Threshing and weighing np 



Loading and carting to station 



Loading and carting straw to station ... 

 Wear and tear of implements and 



machinery 



Hedging, ditching, etc 



Lime, I of 94*. per acre 



Interest on Capital 5 % 



Management 



Total cost ... 

 Ltu unexhausted manure 



17 11 10 



16 



6 







10 



ll 

 00 

 7 

 7 6 



:t in o 



15 



7 6 



1 :, s 



is o 



1 



i;i; 13 e 



3 10 



23 3 6 



Net cost 



Straw to be credited at 13 per ton. 



Average yield 1918 11 bush, grain. 32 owts. straw. 



Average yield over 7 years :i<5 bush, grain. 2 cwts. straw. 



THIRD COURSE Oatt. 

 OATS. No. 7. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE OF OATS AFTER WHEAT- 

 1918 CROP. 



Brought forward from wheat ... 

 Rent, rates and tithes ......... 



Manure. Average cost of mixture ... 

 Seed. 5 bush. 50*. per qr ....... 



Cultivations. 



Ploughing... 



Harrowing and cultivating ...... 



Sowing ............... 



Harrowing ............ 



Rolling ............... 



Weeding ............... 



d. 



& i. 



:t lit 

 219 

 1 5 

 1 11 



1 15 

 1 12 



7 

 5 



Harvesting. 



Opening, cutting and twine ... 

 Stocking and setting up 

 Carting and stacking 

 ^Thatching and materials 



Threshing and weighing ... 

 Loading and carting to station ... 

 Loading and carting straw 



Lime, ', of '.'!< per acre 



Hedging, ditching, etc 



Wear and tear of implements 



machinery 



Interest on capital 696 



Management 



15 



4 







10 



and 



Total cost 



4 6 

 13 12 



2 V 



2 (I 



6 



7 



IS 

 7 



i a 



10 



i o 



22 3 



Straw to be credited at 3 10*. per ton. 

 Average yield 1918 *>8 bush. gra:n. 112} cwtp. Mraw. 

 Average yield over 7 years .16 bush, grain. 27 cwts. straw. 



FOURTH COURSE. Hay. 

 SEEDS HAY. No. 6. 



Rent, rates and tithes 



Manure and sowing average oo<t 



Seeds 



Sowing, harrowing and rolling 



Chain harrowing and rolling in Spring 



Mowing twice 



Turning, raking and cocking-, two cute 

 Loading, carting and stacking, two cuts 

 Thatching and dressing stacks, two cute 



Marketing Lifted from stack 



Hedging, ditching, etc.... 



Use of machinery and implements 



Lime J of 94*. per acre 



Interest at 5% 



Management 



10 



15 



6 



Total cost 



i:s 



Average yield, l ( .tlf< 45 cwts. (two cu s). 

 Average yield over 7 years 50 cwte. (two cuts). 

 NOTE. This is an example of the very highest class of farmii 

 full advantage being taken of the good markets available I 

 all crops. 



FARM No. 16. 



t 'aunty. BERKS. 



HORSE LABOUR. No. 7. 



AVERAGE COST OF KEEPING A HORSE FOR TKAH 

 1918-19 (based on 26 horses). 



*. d. *. 

 Foods. 



Gate, 1 21bs. per day @ 1 7 per ton, 52 wks. 

 Bran, 21bs. @ H 82 

 Hay, 241bs. @ 7/16 

 Chaff, 71bs. @2 ,, ; '-2 

 Grass, 6. per week for 20 weeks 



Shoes, 8 sets <a> 12*. (inc. removes) 



Harness 



Stable equipment 



Stable, rent, rates and repairs ... 

 Veterinary expenses 



Depreciation 



Interest, 6 % on 12(1 



General expenses and supervision 



l-.ll lit 



lit 1 



80 



Average No. of working days, 230. 



Average cost per working day, It. 



Average cost of horseman, 7*. per day. 



