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FARM Mo. 30. 



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SUe of Farm : 800 acre* arable, 2.'0 acres [mature, 300 



down. Soil : Light loam on chalk. 

 System of farming : Corn, htp, and milk production. 

 HOUSE LABOUR No 12. 



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0>s I oK HORSK LABOUR Koli 



I. Feeding. 



(a) Summer 6 months. Per hone. 



11 but. Oau $ 6*. bux. for 26 week* 



Chaff ft 2. per week 



Gran-feed ft t>. per week 

 (A) Winter 6 month*. 



3 but. Oats & *. iW. buy. 

 Chaff ft' 4*. per wfek 

 Bran (*> It. 64. per week 

 Mangoldt ig> 4*. per week 



II. other Costs. 

 (1) Shoeing. 



4 sets New Shoes pei horse per an- 

 num <S> 9* ............. 



Present price (10*. set;, pre-war 



(4i. set). 

 Removes ............ 



I-') HarmiM. Repaint per annum ... 

 Present cost of set (12), pre- 

 war (5). 



(3) Stable utensils (brushes, oil, etc.) 



(4) Veterinary. Medicines and powders 



(5) Depreciation. 2 Colts (8 >". di- 

 vided between 20 hone* ...... 



(G) Share of Rent, Rate?, Insurance, 



*. 



6 4 

 1 19 

 5 4 



I'.Hs in. 



d. a 





 ' 

 



u 



c 





 



etc 



(7) Interest on Capita). 



Value horses, colts, etc. (28), 1 600 ; 

 Ditto harness and equipment 150 ; 

 5 96 on ............ 



Estimated coat of Litter ...... 



Estimated value of Manure .. 



1 16 



lo o 

 1 



7 r> 



15 



oo 



1 :. 



16 



300 



1 lo 



16 

 10 



78 2 



Average of working days 290. ______ 



No. of horses 20 working cart horses. 

 Inclusive wages of horsemen, 2 on. 



Average No. of hours per week (Summer and Wintei), 50 hru. 

 Cost per working day for one horse fw. ad. 



WHEAT No. 19. 



COST .PER ACRE OF GROWING WHEAT, 1918 CROP. 



No. of acres, 150. Soil, light loam ; sub-soil, chalk. 



Season, good ; wet before harvest, causing some waste of yield. 



Crops of previous 3 years, wheat, clover, hay. 



i. il. i. /I. 



Average Rent IRQ 



Rates <S .%* in the 6 3 



Farmyard manure. 



15 Loads @ 2*. 6d. labour only ... I 17 6 



Seed. 2} bushels ft> 10* 150 



Cultivation. 



Steam ploughing and pressing 18 " 



Coal Scwt. 'a -2t. /., (muling 6rf. ... 

 Harrowing twice, :t horses, 9 acre* per 



day 6 



Hauling water to engines, 3 horses ... :: >. 



Dix harrowing, 3 horses, 7 acres per day 3 6 



Dragging (heavy), 4 horses, 8 acres per 



day :, n 



Drilling, :< horses, 9 acres per day ... 4 



Rolling (heavy), 3 horses, 10 acres per 



day 4 



Harrowing. 2 horses, lo acres IX.T day 2 



Harrowing, in Spring, 2 hones, 10 



acres per day -j n 



Rolling, in Spring, ;t horses, 9 acres 

 per day :i u 



Harvesting. 



Opening field 10 



Binder, 3 horses, 12 acres per day ... >. <> 



Twine and oil 



Miling I ,; 



Mauling, lo acres per day, 3 cne-horse 

 wagons, 6 men and 2 boys hones 

 8. each, men 9., boys 8*. firf. ... A 8 



Thatching, Kiacresin 1 rick, l:<sq.ftU. I 3 



Thatch-making and spars 1 6 



Threshing. 



4f 1 Riok per day. Hire of machine 



A3 per day 



Coal, *. ; 9 men *> 7*., i.3 3, a day ... 84 



Carried forward 



2 19 



I 6 11 



14 4 

 9 13 



i. J. 



Hruugbt forward ... 

 Marketing. 



Dressing and weighing 



Hire of sacks 



Hauling to market, 4 miles 



Implements and Machinery drpn>ri:itii>n 

 and repairs 



General Expense*. 



Fencing, weeding, etc 



1 cwt. Sulphate of Ammonia, 16*. ('/. 

 plus application 



Proportion of Cost of Cleaning. 

 (After 2 years) 



1 o 



.1 .-. 



! I 



'.' M 



1 u 

 IK 6 



1 :. u 



Allowance for Management 

 Interest @ 5 % per annum 



Total Cost 



it :. 



(Straw against manure.) 

 Yield, 34 bushels per acre. 

 Average yield over 7 years, 28 bushels per acre. 



BARLEY No 10. 



COST OF GROWING (SPRING) BARLEY, 1918 CROP. 



No. of acres of barley, 4o acres. 



Soil, light loam ; sub-soil, chalk. 



Previous crops wheat, catch-crops and roots. 



*. rf. r. 

 Average Rent, 1 6*. ; Rates fa :. in the 



, 6*. 3d Ill 



Barley manure, plus application 



Value of Sheep manure after roots ... 1 1' 



Seed. 3 bushels <E> 9*. 6rf. 1 f 



Cultivation. 



Ploughing twice, double ploughs, 3 



horses, 1 i acres a daj 1 I 



Dragging, 3 horses, 8 acres a day ... 4 " 



Rolling, 8 horses, 9 acres a day ... 10 



Harrowing, 2 horses, 9 acres a day ... - <> 



Drilling, 3 horses, 9 acres a day ... 4 o 



Harrowing, 2 horses, 10 acres a day ... 



H oil ing in Spring,:! horses, y acres a day :! 



Harvesting. 



Opening field I o 



Binder, 3 hor.-es, 12 acres a day ... '> o 



Twine and oil ." o 



Hiling 2 o 



Hauling, 12 acres per day, :> one-horse 

 wagons, 6 men and 2 boys ; horses 

 8*. each, men 9*., boys :i*. ;</. ... 7 4 



Thatching, <6> 1. sq 1 :t 



Threshing. 



@ . 1 Rick per day. Hire of machine 

 *::il>erday fi 



Coal, 2*. ; 9 men ft 7*., 3 'As. a day ... * 4 



Marketing. 



Dressing and weighing 1*. ; hire of 

 sks., 9</ 1 9 



Hauling to market, 4 miles 8 



Use of Implements, etc 9 o 



General Expenses. 



Fencing, weeding, bird-scaring 

 Proportion of cost of cleaning 1 o 



Interest on average Outlay U 



Allowance for Management 



n 7 



r, o 



18 II 6 



(Straw ligainsl manure. ) 

 Yield pT un--. :ii'i l>u- 

 Average yield, 7 years 2s liuxheU barley. 



MANGOLDS No. :i. 

 COST OF GROWING MANGOLDS PER ACRE, 1918 CROP. 



No. of acres, 14. Soil, flinty loam ; sub-soil chalk. 

 Fairly good crop, Plant irregular, owing to Spring wuathc' 

 too dry for germination. 



lous crops clover, wheat, swedes. 



Unit. C> ; Rates 10* 



Farmyard manure. 



18 Loads 4*. (labour only) ... 

 Artificial manures. 



5 cwt. Mangold manure 



Kaiiiit or Salt, 4 cwt 



Sulphate of Ammonia, j cwt. ... 



.<. 



300 



11 n 



Carried forward 



I 3 



10. 



