FARM Mo. 1?. 



wnty, CHESHIRE. 



870 Acres. 350 are arable. 20 pasture. 

 Boil : Good black lan.l. 

 Farming on 4 course system. 



>TATOES No. 5. 



COST PER ACRE OF POTATO CULTIVATION 1918. 



jnt of land, rates and insurance* 



illowing and ploughing of land for potatoes twice 



tting and cleaning of fences ani ditchings 



tons of farm yard manure 15*. per ton 

 owt. sulphate of ammonia and 4 cwt. super, 

 pplying manure to land 



ewt. of seed potatoes <S> lOi. 6il. per cwt 



ling and sprouting potatoes 



arrowing of land previous to cultivation 



Itivation of land twice over 



arrowing of land twice over 



rilling of land for planting 



ting out seed 

 anting of seed 



iTering up after planting 



ij hirrowintf drills down 



Krifying twice through 



oeing and cleaning ... ... ... ... ... 



illing up twice over after 



ne pair of horse* with man and digger lifting 



icking Potatoes, 28 persons <S> 6*. per day 24 acres 

 per day 



wo men loading into curu 



irting to hog H tons per acre @ 3*. 6d. 



rawing and hogging fc> 6*. per ton 



reesing out of hog, 8 tons <S> 7*. per ton 



rting to raili 3*. 6d. per ton 



ipairs and renewals and depreciation of implements 



ineral expenses 



terest on capital o% 



anagement 



Leu proportion mannrts carried 



forward 700 



Lett proportion cleaning cost* 



carried forward 100 



t. d. 



2 19 10 



2 10 



17 6 



15 



2 1 6 



2 6 K 



990 



1 



3 



16 



6 



10 



6 



10 



10 



3 6 



16 



16 9 



1 



15 



376 

 14 



1 4 6 

 280 



2 16 

 1 8 

 1 10 



10 

 1 10 

 1 5 



59 9 7 



800 

 (51 9 7 



Average yield of 8 ton* per acre teed and ware on 90 acres. 



TOEAT No. 12. 



COST OF GROWING WHEAT IN 1918 PER ACRE. 



nts, rates and insurance per acre 



(exhausted manure and cleaning costs from 



potato crop ... . 



out; hi 11 g and cleaning of land from tops 

 arrowing for sowing twice over 

 t of seed 



wing and harrowing 



krrowing and rolling 



tting. sett'n/ up, carting, slacking aud thatching 



trashing and conveying grain to rail ... 

 edging, ditching ... 



en<!wals, repairs and depreciation on implements ... 

 Tul expenses 



rat on capital 



fcnagement... 



i. d. 



19 10 











6 

 



7 6 

 7 6 

 5 



10 



17 6 

 15 

 10 



18 

 18 



21 14 4 



leld of 5 quarters of wheat per acre on 90 acres, and 28 owls 

 traw. 



to be credited 3 per ton. 



CLOVER HAY No. 7. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE 1918. 



Rent, rates and insurance 



Cost of clover seeds 



Sowing, harrowing and rolling twice 



Artificial manures, 3 super, and 1 ammonia 



Applying above 



Cutting, turning, raking and rucking up 



Carting, stacking and thatching 



Hedging, ditching, etc 



Depreciation and repairs, renewal of implements 

 General expenses 



Interest on capital 



Management... 



Add Proportion manurial and cleaning cost 

 brought forward 



Total cost 



a t. d. 



2 19 10 



1 15 



1 2 6 



I 17 6 



6 

 1 12 6 

 276 



17 6 



1 



7 6 

 7 6 



15 



15 



200 



17 8 4 



Weight of clover 33 to 37 cwt. per acre on 85 acres. 



OATS No. 8. 



Average cost per acre, 1918. 



Rent, rates and insurance ... 



Manure, 4 super, and 1 of ammonia and applying 



Ploughing for oats ... 



Harrowing and preparing land 



Cost of seed 



So* ing and harrowing 



Rolling 



Cutting, setting up, carting, stacking, etc. 



Thrashing and conveying to rail... 



Repairs, renewal of implements and depreciation 



Interest on capital 



Supervision and management 



Proportion manure and cleaning costs from potatoes . 



.. </. 

 2 19 10 

 296 

 1 5 

 9 



1 8 

 8 6 

 5 6 



350 



2 10 

 15 

 18 

 18 



200 



19 10 10 



Yield of 8 quarters of oats per acre on 60 acres, and 30 cwts. straw. 

 Straw to be credited @ 3 10*. per ton 



