80 



FARM Mo. 26. 



ESSEX. 



Sfaw of Farm : 1,130 aorea, all arable except 100 acre* woodland 

 Soil : Very heavy, poor, olayland. 



System of Farming : Cropping, including hay growing, etc. 

 No. of Acra on which estimate bated, about 200. 



COST PER ACRE OF BARE FALLOWING (1918 price*). 



Cost of hone, per working day pnt at fa. '/. 



Hone I* boor. 

 Han, 61. per day. 



Ploughing, 3 honea { acre per day ... 



CTOM ... 



1 ... 



Crab harrowing twice, 4 hones, 8 acres 



per day ............... 



Ploughing, 2 hones, 1 acre per day ... 

 ...... ' ... 



Marking off, eqnsl to J ploughing ... 

 Water furrowing ............ 



Use of Implements ............ 



Rent .................. 



Rates .................. 



General Expenses ............ 



Intsrett on capital <5> 5 % per annum ... 

 Management ............... 



*.//. 



* d. 



1 14 



1 M o 



1 S 6 



9 6 

 19 



1'.' " 



-! 



11 

 8 



6 

 2 6 



8 9 



"> 



Total Cost 996 



Charge J to wheat 

 ] to beans, etc. 

 i to wheat 



4 14 9 



WHEAT No. 16. 



COST OF PRODUCTION PER ACRE, 1918 CROP. 



Bare Fallowing. Share 



Rent 



Rates 



Manure. 



IS tons dung @ I"/. \*l. (charge half) 

 (Cost 2*. M. per ton on rail. 

 3*. lOrf. rail. carr. 

 2*. cartage. 



..-. ,, application.) 



1 cwt. sulphate/ammonia applied 

 Seed. 2 bush. (8 12*. per bosh, plus 



dressing 



Cultivations. 

 Two harrowingg, 2 hones, 8 acres per 



day 



Drilling, 2 men, 4 hones, 8 acres per day 

 One harrowing, 2 horses, 8 acres per day 



Water furrows 



Ploughing headlands 



Cleaning out water furrows 



Two hone hoeings and 1 harrowing 



8 acres 



Rolling 



Thistle cutting and docking 



i. d. 



*. d. 



4 14 9 



6 



2 6 



:t 17 f, 



1 

 1 4 6 



4 9 



1 '.i 



2 4 

 8 

 2 



11 



7 



2 4 



5 



Harvesting 



Threshing 



Carting to station 



Implement* 



Liming. 



3 tons ground-lime <> 1 12*. (>rf. 



Application 



Charge !th 

 Draining. 

 Mole 1 15 per acre. 



100 for leads. 



6 12 



8 16 Charge ,'jth 



l Expenses, including ditching 



Interest on Capital, 6% 



Management 



222 



1 15 6 



1 1 6 



3 



r> o 



1 2 6 



4 7 



7 



18 



10 



Total Cost 1M II It 



Average yield 24 bush, grain, 20 cwto. straw. 



Norm. This is interesting an an example of the expense involved 

 in Bringing more or less derelict and intractable clays into 

 cultivation. Where the costing is done on conventional lines, 

 profitable wheat growing is impossible, but the fact is that other 

 crops such as peas and hay often yield very well, due largely to the 

 cultivations spent on wheat. 



FARM Mo. 27. 



NORFOLK. 



Sine of Farm : HIT acres. 240 acres arable, 77 acres pasture. 

 Soil : Medium to fairly heavy. 

 System of Farming : Corn growing and Meat product ioi 



Normally four course. 

 KARLbY No. 10. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE OF 1918 CROP. 

 Borne Labour. Net cost per working day put at >'. '.'</. per horn 

 Average cost of man, 6*. per day inclusive. 



t. 



1 



*. 



10 



Li 



4 



1 i:. 



2 



111 li 



i .; 



."i 



i 

 2 

 :i 



2 



LO 







1 



1 p 



4 

 4 



18 

 2 



Rent 



Rates 



Manure. 



3 cwts. supen fa 6*. 34 



} sulphate of ammonia 17*. ... 



Carting and application 



Seed. Average of 4 bush, per acre < 10*. 



(mostly new seed) 



Cultivations. 



1 ploughing, 2 horses, 1 acre per day ... 



2 double furrow, 3 horses, 

 2 acres per day 



:i borrowings, 3 horses, 14 acres jier day 

 Rolling ... 1 horse, 10 

 Drilling ... 2 hones, 9 

 2 borrowings, 2 10 ,. ., 

 Rolling ... 2 10 ,. 

 Weeding, thistles, docks, etc 



Harvesting. Man labour per contract ... 



String, 5 per cwt 



Horse labour cutting, 6 horses, 10 acres 



Carting, 6 horses, 10 acres per day ... 

 Straw, pegs, etc., for thatching, and 



water 



Second raking, horse 



Threshing. 10 coomb? per^cre. 10 acres 

 per day. 12 men and 1 boy and 3 horses, 

 plus hire machine 



Coals and carting, J ton (S> 2 



i 'i 



Dressing <S> ."/. per coomb t 



Carting to station. 2 loads per day, 3-4 



miles 



Use of machinery and implements 



Broken time. About 10 % on labour ... l:t 



Hedging, ditching, fencing and general 



expenses 



Interest on Capital, S % on outlay for 



6 months 



Management. Bailiff, 7*. M., fanner, 7*. 6d. 



15 8J 



Average crop 40-44 bush, grain, 22-23 cwts. straw. 

 NOTR. Where barley is grown after sheep on roots, th> 

 for proportion sheep folding would be about 50*. per acre, but tl 

 crop w. ulil be slightly better. No manures would be necessary! 



FARM Mo. 28. 



fVunty, HANTS. 

 Size of Farm : 750 acres arable (101 acres wheat), 350 tM 



pasture, 533 acres down. 

 Soil : From heavy clay to light down. 

 System of Farming : Cropping and sheep. 



WHEAT No. 17. 



COST PER ACRE OF 1918 CHOP on various classes of Und. 



Heavy land. Medium do. Light c 



& i. d. *. </. *. 



Rent and Rates 1 15 1 10 ! 2 



J cost of fallowing and liming 300 200 1 1 ~> 



Ploughing and pressing ... 2170 1126 17 



Drilling 86 36 



Harrowing (1/6) 60 (10 4 



Dung, 20 loads fa 2*. Urf. (labour 



only) 2 10 2 10 2 10 



Seeds 100 100 10 



Trimming, furrowing, etc. ... 60 30 



Artificial manuie 120 120 12 



Harrow (Spring) 30 30 



Roll 16 16 1 



Weeding 40 10 4 



Binding and shocking 15 U " 



Carting and stacking 12 " i- " 



Threshing 100 100 17 



Thatching 40 40 



Delivery 50 50 



16 3 13 11 6 12 8^ 



Straw put against manure. 



Average yield, I'.U'.i crop 26 bush, grain, IS cwts. straw. 

 over 5 yean, 28 25 



