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FARM Mo. 45. 



Ornnty, VORKS (but Riding). 

 Site of Farm : fO acre* arable. 60 acres Pasture. 

 Soil: Heavy. 

 Oate: No. 11. 



20 ACRES CARTON'S SUPREME OATS SOWN AFTER 

 TURNIPS I'.MS CROP. 



Coit per ac. 



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S3 wagon loads of farmyard manure, carted to hill and 

 afterward* spread on land (poor parts only) (ii In. ... 5 10 

 2 hone* 1 man, 11 dan <fc IS*. 4rf. per day 8 8 S 



2 1 ploughing 52 days g> 16*. 4rf 3914 



3 1 chisel harrowing, 6 days twice over <> 



1 0*. id : 



4 hones 2 men, gib harrowing twice OTer 4 days <a 

 1 10*. 8rf 



4 hones 2 men, rolling, twioeover 4 days (*. 1 10*. S</. 

 3 ., 1 man, gib harrowing once, \\ days 



12 qrs. seed oats (including cleaning oaU to 2*. 6d. per qr.) 

 < 3 18*. 9rf. per qr 



Carting oats to field and drilling, 2 men, 2 horses, 2 days 



I man, pair of horses rolling, 2 days 



,. straight toothed harrowing, 1J 

 days <5> 15*. 4i/ 



I/x>king corn, 3 men 2 wi-eks=t"i weeks 'o 1 .V 



4 men 3 15*., 4 horses 2 3*. '.</. two weeks harvest 



4 half days at stacks ; thatching, fit. fid. ; nets, 2*. 



Stray drawn for thatching (approx.) ... ... 



Threshing engine 6, men's wages 2 16*. 



Delivering 46 qrs. oats. 1 19*. 6d. ; bags, 3*. lOrf. 



Rent, 210 ; rates, 30 18*. ; taxes on 20 acres land, 45 



Blacksmith and veterinary snrgeons a/o. 



Repair* and renewables proportion 



Threshing coal, oil and lighting a/c. 



Binder twine proportion 5 



Plough shares and coulters 



Interest on capital 5% on 1C 



Management 



Total ... 291 1 11 



Cost per acre 14 11*. 



Total yield 144 qrs. grain, 36 tons straw. 



Yield per acre 57) bush, grain. 



36 cwts. straw. 



Total cost of man labour 73 II*. 2d. 



WHEAT No. 27. 



16 ACRES BENEFACTOR WHEAT SOWN AFTER SEEDS. 



(Grazed with ewes and lambs fed and caked) ploughed and pressed 

 October 10th to 27th/17. 



. *. d. 

 4 tons basic slag at cost, applied Feb. 1917, no charge 



labour (consider seeds benefit) 800 



88 wagon loads mannre farmyard & 6*. 22 



4 horses, 20 days <* 4) days, weekly cost 43/. !)</.=SO days 



4 10*. Sd 19 9 



3 men, 20 days <S> 4J days weekly wage !",<. ... 1613 I 



3 horses ploughing and pressing, 11J days 13 2 



3 men ploughing and pressing 33} days @ 5*. 6Jrf. ... 986 



1 man and pair of horses harrowing 2 days (oi 15*. 4//. . 1 10 8 



Spring 1918. 



1 man, pair of horses, harrowing, rolling 4 days * 15*. M. 314 



3 men looking wheat 5 weeks (y 25*.=6 5* 18 15 



4 men's harvest wages, 2 weeks 30 



4 horses harvest 2 weeks <g> 43i. 9rf. pair 8150 



7 qrs. Benefactor seed wheat <S> 4 28 



Corversine dressing and lime preparing 194 



4 half day stacks thatching by piece 6*. 6d., nets @ 



2*., 8* 6rf 1 14 



Straw drawn for thatching (approx.) 200 



Threshing expenses. Engine 6, men's wages, &c., 



12 16* 19 2 



IJags 6 



Delivering to station 71 qrs. wheat, 3 horses, 2 men, 



3) days 4 10 



Rent, 210; rates, 30 18*. ; taxes, 45 on 16 acres 



arable 41 12 



Blacksmith's and veterinary surgeon's a/c. 9 19 A 



Repairs and renewals proportion 8 - I 



Threshing coal, oil and lighting 3 12 (I 



Binder twine 6 11 



Plough shares, Coulters, etc. 1150 



Interest on capital 16 



Management IB 



Total ... 309 8 



Cost per acre 19 6*. 9rf. 



Total yield 66 qrs. grair, 40 tons straw. 



Yield per acre 32) bush, grain 



50 owU. straw. 



Total cost of man labour 94 0*. M. 



FARM Mo. 46. 



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Sixeof Farm: 72) acres arable. 125J acres posture. 

 Soil : Heavy clay. 



System of farming ; usual four-course. 

 COST OF PRODUCTION OF ONE ACRB OF 

 1919 CROP. 



Rent and rates 



Broadshared once, 3 horses (4 acres per day) ... 

 Burning and clearing rubbish and gratten 

 Application of 15 tons farmyard manure 



at 10*. per ton, including carting ... 7 10 

 Ltut half charged to succeeding crop ... :i !.". 



Spreading ditto @ It. Sd. per ton 



Ploughed once, 3 horses (2 acres in 3 days) 



Cultivated twice 



Harrowed once, 2 horses 



Drilled once, 2 horses, 2 men (8 aores per day) 



3 bush, seed, 10*. per bush. 



Harrowed once, 2 horses 



Water furrowing, openin,' eyes, etc. 



Hedging and ditching 



Ring rolled once, 2 horses 



Harrowed twice. 2 horses 



Weeding by women 



Cutting round, and with binder, including string 



Shocking, carting and stacking 



Threshing, carting and stacking straw 



Hire of sacks and carting to market 



Repair and maintenance of implements 



Interest on capital, 5% on 1 5 



Management 



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NOTK. This is based on the cost of a horse for each working dny 



at 10*., horsemen's wages, 7*. 6rf., labourer's do. 6*. M. 

 No allowance is made for share of bare fallow-, which 

 must be done every fourth or fifth year. Estimated crop 

 of this year on the 25 acres to which the above refers fi 

 3 qrs. per acre and 18 cwts. of straw. 

 Average yield 27 bush, grain. 

 L'L' cwts. si raw. 



FARM No. 47. 



County, KENT. 



WHEAT No. 29. 



Size of Farm : 170 acres arable. 150 acres pasture. 



Soil : Medium and sandy loam. 



System of Farming : Mixert cropping, with stock. 



COST OF PRODUCTION OF ONE ACRE OF \\ lll.AT. 

 1919 CROP (average over 40 acres). 



Rent and rates 



Unexhausted value of 16 tons of dung applied to bonus 

 previous crop at 10*. per load ... 8 o ' 



Less two-thirde used by such crop ... 568 



Balance chargeable to wheat crop 



Cultivated 4 times, 3 horses (5 acres per day) 

 Ox harrowed 3 times, 2 horses (5 acres per day) 



Drilled, 2 horses (6 acres per day) 



York harrowed once, 1 horse 



Rook minding (a large rookery 2 miles away) 



2) bushel of seed <S> 10*. per bushel 



York harrowed 1J acres, and once rolled 



Horse hoed twice 



Spudded hand, once 



Cutting by tractor, including cutting round and string 



Shocking 



Stacking and carrying 



Thatching 



Threshing and delivery to market 



Shoddy, 1 ton, plus carriage, no residue 



Hedging and ditching ... 



Interest on capital, '>% on 16 



Management 



l'.i 11 1 



NOTE. This is based on the cost of a horse for each productive 

 day's work of in*, (including repairs and depreciation to 

 implements and harness). Horseman's wage K. Id. per 

 day, but taken at 9*. per productive day's work. 

 Average crop for this year i qrs. per acre and 1) tons of straw. 

 Average yield 4) qrs. grain. 

 1 ) tona straw. 



Average of 4 year* *. A. 



Paraffin, 2) galls, (q) 1*. 4d. ... 4 



Lubricating oil and grease 

 Labour with tractor and binder 



String 7 (i 



Wear and tear 



Shocking 



Opening round 



120 



