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FARM No. 40. 



, SOMERSET. 



Size of Farm : >> acres arable, 140 acres pasture. Soil 

 lay. 



Heavy 



System of Farming : Cropping, stock rearing, and feeding. 



NOTE. In following statements horse labour taken at 7/- per 

 orking day as per detailed statement put in ; man labour at 

 verage of 42/- per week. 



ffHEAT No. 21. 



COST OF GROWING WHEAT PER ACRE 1919 Crop. 

 Land : Heavy clay. 

 Cost based on 48 acres. 



,ent, 30/- ; Local Rates, 3/- 



[anures 



5 cwts. slag, (>/-, i/- charged 



1 cwt. sulphate of ammonia, carting and application 



Seed, 9 pecks 



ultivations 



1'loughing, 3 hordes. j acre per day 



Dragging twice, 4 horses, 8 acres per day 

 Dragging twice, 3 horses, 8 acres per day ... 

 Drilling, '2 horses, 3/6 ; harrowing, 1 horse, l/'J 

 Dragging, 2 horses, 2/8 ; rolling twice, 2 horses, 5/4 



iarvesting 



Cutting, tying, and stitching (10 acres per day) ... 



Carrying, 8 men, 5 horses, 2 boys (10 acres per day) 



Thatching, 1/8 ; one-half of reed, 5/- 



Threshing, on basis of 9 acres per day 



Delivering corn, 8/- ; use of implement*, repairs, 

 etc., 15/- 



Hedging, ditching, haa'ing, headlands, etc.... 



Fallow, every 4th year, (is 8 



mxirest, <a? 5 <#, 



eneral expenses ... 



llowance for management 



. 

 1 13 



15 

 



6 

 10 



15 



13 



6 



3 



3 

 12 







15 



10 







17 7 8 



field 



1916. 56 acres average 35 bushels. 



1917. 78 37 

 19: 8. 73 38 



Average over seven years, about 36 bushels grain and 25 cwts. 

 truw. 



15 

 15 



1 10 



1 8 

 7 



AKf.KY No. U'. 

 COST OF GROWING BARLEY PER ACRE 1919 Crop. 



Land : medium. The spring cultivations would be governed 

 ntirely by the weather. 



... </. 

 lent,:!"-.: Local Rate*. 3/- 1 13 



anur. 



6 cwts. slag, fa ',-, Hn;-, J charged 



| cwt sulphate, carting and application 



eed, 1" iwcks, per acre S/- 



olti vat ions 



Ploughing, 2 horses, J acre jier day 



Cultivating, 4 horses, 6 acres per day 



Dragging twice, 3 horses. 8 acres per day 



Rolling, 2 horses, 8 acres per day 



Dragging, 2 horses, 2/8 ; drilling, 2 horses, 3/6 



Harrowing, 1 horse 



Dragging, 1 horse, 1/9 ; rolling, 2 horses, 2/8 



,%, tying, and stitching (10 acres per day) .. 



Carrying, 8 men, 5 horses, 2 boys 



One-half value of reed, 5/- ; thatching, 1/8 



Thrashing, on basis (9 acres per day) 



Delivering corn, 8/- ; use of implements, etc., 15;- .. 

 Hedging, ditching, and hauling headlands ... 



ent-ral expenses 



Itcrest. fa :> "/o 



Mtfement 



O 

 

 8 

 2 8 

 6 2 

 1 9 

 4 5 



15 



13 3 



li 8 



1 2 



1 3 o 



15 



10 I) 



7 o 



1 



Total Cwrt 14 2 11 



icre average 40 bushels. 

 17. 40 37 



191*. :t5 ., : 

 Average over 7 year*, 37 bushels grain and 16 cwts. straw. 



MANGOLDS No. 4. 

 COST OF GROWING MANGOLDS PER ACRE 1919 Crop. 



Soil : Heavy clay. 

 Cost based on 13 acres. 



Rent, 30/- ; Local Rates, 3/- 



Manures 

 30 loads farm yard manure, @ 4/-, f charged 



Carting and spreading ditto 



1J cwt. sulphate ammonia, carting and application 



Seed, 10 Ibs. per acre, @ 3/- 



Cultivations- 

 Ploughing, 3 horses, acre per day 



Cultivating, 4 horses, 6 acres per day 



Dragging twice, 3 horses, 8 acres per day ... 

 Rolling and dragging, 2 horses, 8 acres per day 



Drilling, 2/7 ; harrowing, 1/9 



Horse hoe, 3 times, 13/6 ; singling, 40/- 



Second hoeing 



Lifting and topping 



Loading and carting, 3 men, 4 horses, 2 days 



Use of implements and repairs, eto 



Ditching and hedging 



General expenses 



Interest, @ 5 % 



Management... 



Total 

 Less prop, cleaning costs 



s. il. 



1 13 



4 10 



3 5 



1 10 



1 10 



266 



7 



8 

 5 3 

 4 4 



2 13 6 



1 4 



1 5 



4 18 



10 



4 



10 



15 



15 



28 13 7 

 100 



Net Cost 27 13 7 



Yields. Average for past 3 years, about 30 tons per acre. 



FARM No. 41. 



Cvttnty, GLOUCESTER. 



Size of Farm : 120 acres arable, 330 acres pasture 

 Soil on arable portion : Heavy clay. 

 System of Farming : Cropping and feeding on grass. 

 WHEAT No. 22. * 



COST PER ACRE OF WHEAT AFTER BEANS 1919 Crop. 



[ Horse 6/- per day ; horsemen @ 7/fJ ; labourers @ 6/<; per 

 day.] 



Rent, 25/- ; Rates, 7/- 



Manure : share of cost of dung applied 

 to beans 



Seed, 2} bushels, @ 10/- and dressing ... 



Cultivations. Autumn 



Plough, 4 horses and 2 men, j' acre 



per day 



Scuffle 



Drag, 5 acres per day 



Harrow, 'J acres per day 



Drill, 2J acres per day, 3-rowcd 



2 Harrows 



Spring 

 2 Harrows... 



Roll 



Hoeing 



Harvesting. 

 Catting standing crop, 14*. average ... 



laid crop, 22;- average 

 Hauling and ricking 

 Thatching and materials 



K. d. 



1 12 



d. 









 



10 



7 

 5 

 2 



a 



4 



4 



I 



13 



4 13 6 



18 



10 



8 



Threshing 



Carting to Station 3 miles 



Use of Machinery and Implements 



General Expenees 



Interest 5 per cent 



Management 



Total 

 Average Yield 



16 8 (i 



35 bushels grain. 

 28 owts. straw. 



NOTE. This land has to be bare-fallowed every fifth year at a 

 cost of about li I per acre. One-fifth of this should be charged 

 to the above crop, making the 



Total cost 18 8*. Gd. per acre. 



