FARM Mo. 18. 



(\**ty, GLOUCESTER. 

 HOESE LABOUR. No. 8. 



Site of Farm : 615 acre* of poor, stony brash on Cots wold Hills 



rented 3SO per annum. Considerable-area practically waste 



land. 

 System of Farming : Five course cropping as a rule with fheep 



and cattle for manure. Four course apt to cause clover sickness. 



About 240 acres corn grown each year. 



COST OF HORSE LABOUR FOR 1919 CROPS. 



Food*. .</. *. d 



33 week* with 2 bush, oats per week 



6*. Wf. per bush :'" If! 



S3 week* with J cwt. hay per week 



8 per ton i 680 



Straw for chaffing and litter 7 10 



30 weeks summer grass <* 4*. per 



week 400 



30 weeks with 1 bosh, oats per week 



$ 6*. 6d. per bush 6 10 45 4 



240 acre* straw <S> 1 per acre \ charged 



to 8 hone*. 

 Shoes and Shoeing. From accounts ... 200 



H.irnew and stable equipment 2 10 



Veterinary attention and medicines ... 100 



General expenses and supervision ... 10 



Depreciation 90 spread over 12 years... 7 10 



58 14 

 Credit 10 loads manure <8> 4* 200 



56 14 



Average hone works about Hj days per week. 

 Average cost per working day taken @ G*. 6</. for horse and 8*. 



for man for 3J daya and 6*. per day for 2J days per week 



a total of 43*. per week. 



NOTE. 1919 costs taken throughout. 



ROOTS No. 7. 



FIRST COURSE Roots. 



Residual value from cake and hay fed 

 to sheep on turnips 1 acre carries 

 180 sheep one week each sheep 

 geiting I Ib. cotton cake and } hay 



per day 'Mi. charge 



Rent Hi*., rates and insurance 2*. M. ... 



Seed: 4 bush. @ 7* 



Cultivations. 



Plough 



3 harrows 3 horses 



Drill 



1 harrow 2*. M., roll 2*. K4 



Hand hoe ... 



(i 



12 

 8 



I. d. 



Brought forward 

 Harvesting. 

 Cutting, including 3 Ibs. string 



Stocking 



Cartinir and stacking 



Thatching 



Threshing 



Carting to station", miles, very hilly 



road, including sack hire 



Inbtrest .1% on 14 



General expenses 



Management 



Average yield over last 4 years 33} bush, grain. 

 1 per acre to be credited for straw. 



I 



H 



13 



THIRD COURSE. Seeds Hay. 

 SEEDS HAY. No. 8. 



Brought forward from turnip orop ... 

 Share of residue from cake-feeding of sheep 



Rent and rates ;. 



Seed 10 clover 5 IDS. rye grass, including sowing 



Cutting 



Turning and cocking 



Carting and stacking 



Thatching and straw 



General Expenses 



Interest 5% on 14 



Management... 



Total cost . 



Average yield per acre over lost 4 years 15 cwt?. 

 Aftermath grazed at 10*. per acre. 



FOURTH COUKSE. Wheat. 



WHEAT.-No. 13. 



Brought forward from turnips 

 Share residue from sheep feeding ... 



Rent and rates 



Manure : 12 loads dung @ 7*. per load 



applied 



Seed : 3 bush. @ 10*., including dressing 

 Cultivations. 



Plough 



3 harrows, 3 horses 



Drill 



1 harrow, 2 horses 



2 rolls 



Weeding 



Harvesting. 



Cutting, including string 



Stocking 



Carting and stocking 



Thatching and straw 



*. d. 



Cost 



nci 



* 



2 < 

 : 

 U 



1 I' 

 I 



15 



i 



H 

 I 



7 ( 



:n r< 



. t 



1 C 



I 



1] 



I 4 

 1 1C 



6 



3 



:i o 



L' I. 



5 



2 



11 



2 



11 



4 



Threshing : 10 acres per day 



Carting to station, 5 miles, very hilly 



road, including sack hire 



General expenses .. 



Interest : 696 on 14 



Management 



Total cost .. 

 Carry forward share of dung 



Net cost 



Average yield over 4 years, 20} bushels grain. 



I'r.-.lii uraw 1 JUT ncrr. 



FIFTH COURSE. Barley. 



11 

 S 



14 



IE 



41U 16 



16 

 13 



240 



BAULKY. No. 7. 



Brought forward from turnips 

 wheat 



Rent and rates 



Manure : 3 cwts. supers., 21*., nitrate 



soda or sulph. amm., 20*. 



Seed : 3 bushels <S> 8* 



Cultivations. 



Plough 



3 harrows, 3 horses 



Drill 



1 harrow, 2 horse* 



1 roll 



Weeding 



*. ./. 



1 4 



5 



it 



3 



2 6 



2 6 



2 



Carried forward 



946 



Carried forward 



