ftf, 



Onrstfy, ESSEX. FARM Mo. 20. 



Sis* of Farm : 160 ncres arable, 63 acre* pasture. 

 Soil : Three hone land. 



System of Fanning. Fire course cropping bare fallow every 

 fifth year. 



COST OF BARE FALLOWING OF 16) ACRES IN 1918. 

 This statement ii an actual record of expenses of bare fallowing 



WHEAT No. 14. 



Feb. 1918. 



Jane. 



Augu-t. 



the field in question. 4 . d. 



Steam ploughing IS S 3 



Ploughing headland*, 3 men and 3 hone* 



3 daya 8 16 



3 Tons coal < 38*. per ton S 14 <> 



Carting tame 6 milt* 166 



Carting coals and water to engine*, 2 men 



2 daya 17*. 4</., 8 hoars overtime each man 



7Jrf, 10* 174 



Do. 4 hone* for same time 200 



Tractor ploughing 15 10 



Twice steam cultivated 16 7 6 



3J tons coal <$ 40. 6d. put tou 719 



Carting 7 milee 2*. fid. 1st mile, 1>. 6<i. 



6 miles 2 



Carting coal and water to engines 1 man 



21 day* I2t.6d., 3) hours overtime 2x. 7Jrf. 15 1 



2 horses and 1 cart for same 1 II 2 



Carting off rubbish 



3 men J day 8*., 2 horses and carts 6*. ... 14 

 I .. J 10*. M., 2 horses and carts 6*. 16 8 



Burning rubbish 1 man j day i' r. 



Twice t orse cultivated 800 



Horse ploughed for drilling 24 



One year's rent 16 8 3 



rates 12 3 



120 3 6 



Add General expenses 800 



Interest on Capital 6% 680 



Management 800 



Total Cost 142 11 6 



Cost per acre 8 17 n 

 NOTE. This land must be bare fallowe 1 erery fifth year. 



OATS (WINTER) No. 10. 



COST OF PRODUCTION OF 8 ACRES WINTER OATS, 

 1918 CROP. 



Rent 



Rates 



Manure : 



5 cwts. supers per acre (S 6 13*. per ton 



Carting 7 miles 



Applying 



1 cwt. snlph./amm. in Spring per acre 



Applying 



Seed. 4 bnsh per acre <s 70*. per qr. ... 

 Cultivations : 



Harrowing stubble 16*., burning rub- 

 bish 6* 



Ploughing, 3 horses 



Drag, harrowing, 2 men, 4 horses 



cross ways 



Drilling 



Rook and game soaring 



Two harrow ings 



Spring harrowing 



rolling 



Weeding, thistle and docks 



Harvesting : 



Cutting 



Twine and oil 



Stocking and setting up 



Carting and stacking, 5 men, 2 women 

 Horse raking 10*. 9d., carting rakings 



8*. 9d 



Thatchings 17*. 6d., pegs and twine 5. 



Threshing <8 3*. 9d. per qr. 



Coals 



Thatching straw stack 



Carting corn to station r a 1*. 'Ad. per qr. 

 Hire of sacks ... 



Trimming round field 



Hedging and ditching 



Use of machinery and implements 



General expenses 



One quarter cost of bare fallows 



Interest on capital <g> 6% 



Management 



8 



21 18 



14 



23 9 



1 12 

 200 

 1 5 6 

 3 16 



6 



19 ii 

 1 2 6 



72 



I 6 

 12 



27 



4 



10 16 



11 8 

 10 



20 



20 



15 



1 7 



600 

 Total cost 117 



\< I I 



Cot per acre 14 13 

 Average yield, 44 bushels grain ; 20 cwts. straw. 



00 

 6 3 



906 



2 11 6 



1 1 8 



COST OF PRODUCTION 8 ACRES, 1918 CROP. 



Rent , 



Rates 



Manure : 



5 cwts. supers per acre <> 6 13*. ton 



Carting same 7 miles 



Application 



1 owt. snlph/ammouia per acre 



Application 



. d. 



13 6 



16 



li- ii 



r> 12 4 



'12 o 



Seed. 2J bush, per acre <s> 90*. per qr. 

 Dressing seed ... 



Cultivations : 



Harrowing stubble 



Steam plonghing 



Coals and carting for same 



Carting coal aud water to engine 



Plonghing headlands 



Drag harrowing 2 men, 4 h rx - 



Do. cross ways ... 



Drilling 2, rook and game scaring 5*. 



Two harrowing* , 



Spring harrowing 16*., rolling 18*. 

 Thistling and docking 



Harvesting : 



( utting 32*., twine and oil 4<>. 

 Shocking and setting up 

 Carting and stacking, 6 men and 2 l>\ s 

 Horse raking Id*. Urf., carting Takings 



8*. 9d 



Thatchings 17*. t'</., pegs and twine ."*. 



Threshing <8> 4*. per qr 



Coals 



Thatching straw stack 



Carting to station, 1*. 6rf. per qr. 

 Hire of sacks 



11 



6 

 2 4 



* 



8 

 6 



21 18 

 11 7 



16 M 

 7 n n 

 :; I:, n 



17 n 

 10 

 12 O 

 12 o 



5 



1-J (i 



14 



12 



3 12 

 1 5 6 

 3 16 6 



19 6 

 1 2 6 



in 16 



4 16 



1 6 



12 II 



1 16 



4 



Hedging and ditching 10* , trimming round field Hi. 8<f. 

 Use of implements and machinery 



Cieneral expenses 



Share of bare fallowing every fifth year, say 60 



Interest on capital, 5% 



.Management 



r. M 



2 n 



1 1 



2 8 

 -' 



!: 



1 111 



i: o 



Total cost ll:i 15 

 Cost per acre 1 1 I 



Average yield, 24 bush, per acre grain. 

 15 cuts. Ktraw. 



FARM Mo. 21. 



I'ounty, SUSSEX. 



HORSE LABOUR. No. 9. 



Number of horses, 11. 



NOTE. This statement on the cost of horse labour is based ur 

 actual reo nls which have been kept since Michaelmas, r.i 



COST OF KEEPING II HOUSES, OCTOBER, 1U18, to 

 MARCH, 1919-26 WEEKS. 



Foods, a ,. d. 



Hay, 231 cwt*. <5> 7 10*. per ton ... 8612 6 



Oats, 861 bushels <g> fit '2,1 2fiii '.I 6 



Wheat chaff. 15 tons, U cwU. <> 3 45 4 6 



Shoeing. Once per month, n*. each time 



Harness. Per contract, 60*. per ann 



Kent and rates. On stable 

 Veterinary attendance and medicines, average 

 Depreciation. Hones sold u hen fair >oung .. 

 Labour of attendances, proportion of wagee .. 



Interest on capital '>% on 1,140 



General expenses and supervision 



Litter against manure. 



Actual number of borse days for period ... 



Average cost per horse for period ... 53 



. working days horse for period ... 



Average cost per working day 



*. 



397 6 



LM II 



13 15 

 10 

 5 

 22 

 71 







10 







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28 10 

 5 10 



583 10 



1.4S1 

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