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, BERKS. 



FARM Mo. 36. 



Si* of Farm. :>CI J acre* arable. 359 acres pasture. 



System of Farming. Cropping and feeding. 

 BEEF Xo. 7. 



COST OF BEEF PUoimTIoX. 1919. 

 No. of Bullocks in. Date of Purchase. 13th February, ItUf. 

 Date of Sale. 2:>th June, 1 '.' 1 ;>. 



AVERAGE COST PER 111. Ah 



Purchase Price-about 10| owU. 7 

 Marketing expenses and carriage 

 Foods 



1 1 week* in yard*. 



Trough feed, fi Ibs. 



Hay, 14) Ibs. per day 9 8/ per cwt 



n 



in u 



n u 



Trough feed, fi Ibs. per day <i> 12/- per owt. 

 Hay, 14) Ibs. per day 9 8/ per cwt 

 Mangold*. 3 cwu. per week r 25/- per cwt 



: f, 



ii u 



i :; 



Hi u 



14 ii 



12 4 



2 i; 



;.! ii 



.-. 'i 



*:.-.:; 7 4 



s weeks at grass 



Grass z/3 per week (low) 



Cake, 6 Ibs. per day <S IK per ton 



Labour, I/ - per week in yards, ><!. per week at grass ... 



vleneral Charges, including rent, ice 



Interest on capital 



Management 



Cost 



Straw not charged, put against manure. 

 Average live weight when sold, 12| cwte. 



Cost per cwt. L.W. 83/9. 



XOTB. These cattle were sold at s.V- and .Ml 1 per L.Cwt. All 

 throve well, and no allowance made for deaths and bad doers. 



BEEF No. 8. 



COST OF BEEF PRODUCTION in Hi. 

 No. of Bullocks. 10. Date of Purchase 31st March, HI I'.i. 

 Date of Sale. 27th August, 1<J19. 



AVERAGE COST PER HEAD. 



Purchase price 



Marketing expenses and carriage 



Foods, 4 weeks in yards. 



Trough feed, 6 Ibs. per day at 12/- per owt 



Straw, a cwts., <i> 30/- per ton 



Mangolds, 3 owta. per week <* 25/- per ton 



Gtass at 2/6 per week (low) 



1 7 weeks at grass. 



Cake, 6 Ibs. per day for 6 weeks Oi IK/ - per cwt. ... 

 Labour, I/- per week in yards, 2</. per week at grass... 



General charges, including rent, kc 



Interest on capital 



Management 



i. 



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3 



17 

 7 

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6 



6 10 



2 6 



in r, 



5 



CI7 19 10 



Straw for litter against dung. 



Average live weight when sold, II cwts. 2 qrs. 18 Ibs. 

 Cost per cwt. L.W. .*:' I. 



XOTK Above cattle sold at so/ per cwt. L.W. All throve well, 



and no allowance made for deaths and bad doors. 



FARM Mo. 37. 



Owii/y, GLOUCESTER 



Sire of Farm : 300 acres arable. 



300 pasture. 



Soil : Medium, in rather poor condition. 

 WHEAT No. 20. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE. WHEAT AFTER CLOVER. 

 60 ACRES, nils CROP. 



*. ii. X. *. '/. 



Residue from Clover 1 * o 



Rent. K./6. Rntrs 2/H Hi 2 



Manures. 2 cwt*. snip. amm. applied ... I 18 



Seed. 2 i bushels In/ -and dressing ... 1 r. <i 



Cultivation!- 



Tractor Plough Irt o 



Two Drags 9 



Drill -2 u 



Harrow > n 



Harrow, and Roll in Spring :i 6 



Weeding :t o 



Harvesting- 

 Cutting 

 Twine 



Opening round and stocking 

 Carting and Ricking 

 Thatching 



1 15 6 



Threshing 



Carting to Station (by Tractor) 



General Expense* 



Upkeep of Im piemen U and Machinery ... 



Interest on Capital % 



Management 



19 



14 



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8 

 15 



10 HI > 



Average yield 25 bushel* grain. ' . ... 



About fair average yield. 



, KENT. 

 POTATOES Xo. '.'. 



FARM No 38. 



COST OF (iKOWlNi; o\i; AI i;i: OK POTATOES on 



Good Working Loam. 1918 CROP. 



md Rates ... ' 



Manure. 20 tons per acred 12 .including 



cartage and carriage I- 



Lfu one-third for succeeding crop ... I 





 2 



Spreading 



Artificial, s owls, at l:i .including carriage 



Sowing ditto 



Cartage of ditto to field 



Ploughed once, 3 horse* (| acre per day) 

 ('ultivatingtwiov. I liorses(i<acr<isperday) 

 York harrowed twin-,:! li..rs.-*(8acre*perday) 

 Rolled oner, two horse* (S acres |r day) 

 Baulked onoe, 2 horses (8 acre* per day) 

 Seed potatoes, to include cai tage, carry i up 



and wastage 



Planting 



Baulked onoe, 2 horses (3 acres per day) 

 York harrowed oncc.2 horses(s acres per day) 

 Braking :< times, 2 horses (3 acres per day) 



Hand hoeing 



Haulked once, two horses (3 acres per day) 

 Ploughing out onoe,3 horses (3ac. per day) 

 York harrowed once. 1 horse(3ac.per day) 

 Picking up, 20 women and I man (3 acres 



per day) 



Carting to clamp, 3 men, 3 horses and 2 



boys (3 acres per day) 



Clamping and digging 



York harrowed twice. '-' horses ... 



Cultivated once, 4 horses 



Picking up harrowed potatoes (2 women 



1 J acres per day) 



Straw . 



Earthing clamp @ 3/- per rod 



Unclamping, so rtmg and carting tostalion 

 Clearing haulm 



Interest on capital % on Hi 



Management and Supervision 



i is I 



7 



2 .1 

 1 :> 



KoTE. These costings are based on 1U/- per day per horse an 

 In/, per man, to include repairs, depreciation, overtime anc 

 unremunerative work. Crop 64 tons per acre. 



County, KENT. 

 POTATOES No. 10. 



FARM No. 39. 



COST OF ONE ACRE OF POTAT< > I > 

 Grown on Light Loam Soil. 1918 CROP. 

 Rent and rates 



Dunging, 30 tons per acre <S> I5/-, includ- 

 ing carting and spreading 22 1<> 



Lett one-third charged to succeeding 

 crop 



L 1 6 < 



Half ton bone manure, including all 

 expenses ............... 



Ploughed once, 3 horses (| acre per day) 

 Harrowed twioe, 4 horses (lOacres per day) 

 Baulked once, 2 horses (3 acres per day) 

 Planting, including man, empties, cartage 

 Seed, including carriage, 17 cwts A ll/- 

 Earthed once, 2 horses (3 acres per day) 

 Kraked once, 2 horses (3 acres per day) 

 York harrowed once, 2 horses (In acres 

 per day) ............... 



Hand hoed ............... 



liraked twice, 2 horses (3 acres per day) 

 Earthed once, 2 horses ......... 



Ploughed out once, 3 horse (2 J acres perday) 

 Picking up fa 1J</. per bushel ...... 



Carting and loading to clamp ...... 



Unloading and making clamp ...... 



10 o 



15 



Clamping for winter ......... 



Ox harrowed once (5 acres per day) 

 York harrowed once, 2 horses (8 a* > 



1 1 r day) ............... 



Carting off bine (IJ aeres per day) 

 Hedging and Brushing ......... 



r iiclamping, sorting, loading and carting 



to station ............... 



Use of bushels ............ 



I n MI ranee on produce, tackle and workmen 

 Interest on capital. 7} % on 35 ...... 



Management and Supervision 



^^^MMi 



XOTK. The above is based on the cost of a horse at 10/6 nnd 

 horseman at 10/- per day, including all repairs nnd use of tack! 

 overtime and unremunerative work. 



Crop ...... 7 tons per acre. 



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 12 

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