Farm No. 18 -continued. 







Brought forward 

 larvesting. 



Cutting, including string 



Stocking ... 



Carting and stacking 



Thatching and straw 



threshing 



Parting to Station, including sack hire, 5 



miles, very hilly road 



teneral Expenses 



nterest : 5% on 14 



ilanagement 



55 



. d. 



s. d. 

 773 



180 



14 



11 



2 6 



14 



15 



11 11 9 



irerajje Yield over 4 years, 24 bushels grain, straw to be credited 



<S> 1 per acre. 

 VOTES. In some cases, seeis grazed for one year after hay and 



may just pay their way poor grazing. 



MTTTTON Xo. 4. 



COST OF FEEDING SHEEP ON ROOTS. (1919-20). 



Cost per week. 



180 Sheep will consume 2 loads (12 cwt. each) 

 per day @ It. per load, 14 loads will last 180 

 sheep one wetk, i.e. per sheep per week ... ... fii 



1 Ib. Cotton Cake per head per day on average @ 

 20 per ton ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 



i Ib. Hay per head per day on average @ 10 

 per ton 3| 



Attendance, 1 man to 180 sheep @ 42*. per week ... 2} 



Total Cost per week 

 Deduct manurial residue ... 



Net Coat per week 



Teg cost about 65j. to go on to roots 



2b weeks feeding @ 2i. 1 ji. per week 



Deduct value of skin 



2 4 



21 



350 

 2 15 3 



603 

 18 



523 



Average dead weight when sold 65 Ibs. 

 Cost per Ib. dead weight = 1*. Id, 



NOTH : Interest on capital and management have been charged 

 through crops. No allowance has been made for deaths and 

 for sheep doing badly. 



BEEF .Vo. 4. 



COST OF FEEDING CATTLE (1919-20). 



Feeding Period 24 Weeks. 

 1 cwt. roots per day 8*. 6/i. per load (12 cwts.) /. 



at yard 5 19 



Straw for fodder and bedding 2 10 



6 Ibs. Cotton Cake, etc. per day ffl 20 per ton ... 9 

 Attendance one man attends 60 cattle @ 4">.<. 

 per week 



Total Cost 

 Deduct 9 loads dung @ 4*. ... 



Buying price 7 cwts. 



Net Cost 

 80t. per live cwt. 



Total Cost 



18 



18 7 



1 16 



16 11 



28 



44 11 



Probable increase in live weight 13 Ibs. per head per week, 

 Mnming cattle all thrive well, i.e., 3 cwt. in 24 weeks. 

 Live weight when sold 9| cwts. 



Cost per live cwt. = 91*. 

 Interest on capital, management and rent and rates on buildings 

 1 through crops. Straw credited to crops @ 1 per acre 

 all. Three-fourths charged to 70 cattle, i.e., about 50*. 

 ih aa above. No allowance made for deaths or cattle thriving 



-The above estimate of cost of beef takes a rather 

 tic view of present conditions. In point of fact, the 

 is so convinced that cattle won't pay, that he is not 

 iting to fatten any, with the result that straw will become 

 I or less of a waste product and the fertility of the land will 

 r for want of the dung. 



i on above case. 



caw is typical of many farms on the poor land of the 

 wolds. It is not possible to distribute the costs on roots 

 mathematical accuracy over the various crops, but if too 

 has been charged to one, too little has been charged to 

 er crop. The charge for roots against sheep and cattle 

 I npon local cu.Hom, and it is clear that these have been 

 jfed as much as or more than they can afford to pay under 

 nt conditions. At the same time on such land corn growing 

 stock feeding must go hand in hand the one cannot be 

 1 on for long without the other. J.W.] 



FARM No. 19. 



County, BERKSHIRE. 

 325 acres arable. 60 acres pasture. 



2 13 



14 



7 6 



2 6 



3 6 



8 

 8 

 2 

 8 

 2 







12 6 



6 6 



1 4 



Interest on Capital 

 Management... 



Total cost 



Deduct Proportion cost of manures : 

 Dung ... 400 



Artificials ... 5 6 



Proportion of cleaning costs I 10 



10 

 5 



17 4 



POTATOES No. 6. 

 Size of Farm : 385 acres. 

 Soil. Loam, with flints. 

 System of Farming. 4 course. 



COST PER ACRE OF GROWING 60 ACRES ON STRONG 

 LOAM 1918 CROP. 



(Horseman @ 5s. 6/1. per day and horses @ 7*. per working day.) 



& I. d. g. d. 



Rent 



Rates 



Manure. 20 tons Farmyard and Town 



stable manure, carting and spreading ... 12 

 Artificials. 



2 cwt. sulphate of ammonia @ 16*. 3d. 1126 



2 bone flour @ 12*. Sd 150 



3 superphosphate @ 6*. 6d. ... 19 6 



4 flue dust potash @ 4*. 3d. ... 17 



Carting same from station 2 6 



Powdering, riddling and mixing same 



and rebagging ... 40 



Carting out and sowing in ridges ... 36 



Seed. 



Cost in Scotland per ton ... ... 7150 



Railway carriage 1 18 



Cartage from station 5 



Hire of bags 5 o 



Storage for 2 months, sorting over, loss 

 of weight through dryage and dis- 

 ease, hauling to field and loss on bags 

 not returned in good condition, per ton 



Total cost 



18 cwt. per acre on average 



Cost of planting by hand 

 Cultivations. 10 1 



Ploughed twice -| acre per day 



Cultivated twice by Government 

 tractor ... 



Harrowed 3 times 



Ring rolled 



Picking and taking off conch 



Opening ridges 2$ acres per day 



Splitting ridges after planting 



Harrowing down ridges 



Moulding up ridges 



Harrowing down ridges again 



Grubbing 3 times 2 horses each time 



Hand hoeing 



Final moulding up 

 Spraying. 7 11 6 



40 Ibs. Strawsonite in 2 dressings @ 65. 



per 100 Ibs 160 



2 men with sprayer and 1 horse do 8 

 acres per day twice over 5 



1 man and horse drawing water ... 3 

 Harvesting and Clamping. 1 14 



1 man and 3 horses dig 2} acres per 

 day 11 o 



1 man with horse and harrow fi 



20 pickers do 2J acres per day ... 200 



4 men, horses and carts carting to clamp 126 

 Harrowing and collecting haulm and 



missed potatoes ... ... ... 9 6 



2 men clamping and covering with 



straw 4 9 



Straw for covering 15 o 



Earthing up 5 9 



Straw for thatching clamps and 



putting on ... ... ... ... 6 



Marketing. 5 19 6 



Opening pit and riddling and sorting 1 18 



Carting to rail and loading trucks 



(3 miles) 1 17 6 



Repitting seed one-fifth of crop and 



at one-fifth of original cost of 



clamping and covering and riddling 12 6 



Incidental Expenses. 480 



Trimming hedges 2 



Share of up-keep of roads ... ... 2 



Depreciation, repair and renewal of 



machinery 10 6 



Depreciation and loss on bags, baskets, 



&c 4 



Cost of supervising, weights, string, 



issuing accounts, and all booking ... 5 



Net cost 



1 3 6 



1 5 



1 



52 1 7 



5 15 6 

 46 6 1 



Average yield for 1918 7 tons seed and ware, per acre. 

 Average yield for 1915-16-17 5 tons do. do. 



1919 crop is " very poor." 



