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FARM No. 48. 



CuiiHfy. NORFOLK. 

 Size of Farm : 100 acres arable. Soil medium ; typical of district. 



57 ,, pasture. 



System of Farming : cropping and stock feeding. 

 Previous Crop : hay stubble. 

 No. of acres on which estimate based, 10. 

 WHEAT No. 30. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE, 1918 CROP. 

 (Horse (S< ti*. Gd. and man <5> 6. per working day.) 



i. d. s. (I. 



Rent 100 



Rates 4 o 



Manure : In tons to) 10*. per ton 5 o 

 Carting and spreading ... 19 6 



5 19 6 

 Charge -jj 

 Sulphate of ammonia to; 18*. applied 



ced : 3 bushels (all purchased) 



'nltivations. 



Ploughing, 2 horses, 1 acre per day 

 5 Harrow-injrs, 2 horses, 12 acres per day ... 

 2 Rollings, 1 horse 10 ,. 



Drilling, 2 horses lo 



Horse hoeing, 1 horse, man and hoy, 6 acres 



per day 



Chop hoeing 





 18 



19 

 7 

 2 



Harvesting. 



Cutting, binding, ("looking, carting 

 stacking-man labour by contract 



String 



Ilur-a labour .. 



Materials for thatching 



and 



II 



3 r, 



o o 



o 



Threshing : 8 coombs fa it. per coomb 



Carting to station, 3 miles 



Use of machinery and implements and hire 



nf eacks 



Broken time 

 Mineral expenses, hedging and fencing 6*. ></., 



insurance, kc 



Interest on outlay, 696 ... 

 Management 



Average yield 32 bushels grain. 



2:. cwts. straw. Total cost 



MANGOLDS. No. . 

 I'n-vious crop : wheat. 

 N M. of acres on which estimate baaed, 10. 



AVERAGE COST 1'ER ACRE. I Ills CROP. 

 (.Man to l>*. and horse m 6*. 6d. per working day.) 



*. </. 



Bent 1 



Bates 



Manure. 



Brought forward from wheat 2 



'.' tons muck <a> 10* 4 10 



Carting and spreading ... 170 



3 cwts. supers fo 5*. Orf. 



Charge 



1 cwt. sulph./amm. ' Hi*. 6il. 

 Application 



1*. 



:. 17 fi 



Charge 



17 3 



00 700 



13 



16 

 2 



ed : 7 lb. 

 'nltivationg. 



.". Ploughings(inclndingbaulkings) 2 horses, 

 1 acre per day ............ 



3 Cultivatings, 3 horses, 8 acres per day ... 



3 Harro wings, 2 horses, lo ., 



2 Rollings, 1 horse, heavy roller, 8 acres 

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



Drilling. 1 horse, 4 acres per day ...... 



8 Horse-hoeings, 6 ...... 



Boy seeding ............... 



Hand hoeing twice ............ 1 



Singling out by women 



11 



9 



4 5 



3 

 3 

 II 



2 



Harvesting. 



Pulling, topping and filling, man labour 

 I Hone labour, 3 horses, } acres per daily 

 * Straw and carting 



Earthing clamps 



7 17 10 



Use of machinery and implements ... 



n time and nnremnnerative work 

 General expenses 



-t on capital 5% 



Management 



Total cost 

 Average yield per acre 20 tons. 



15 



7 

 10 



7 

 11 

 15 



23 2 



18 

 Ifi 



1 111 r> 



1 14 6 



n; ii 



.-, i; 



10 



8 6 



7 



1.1 



15 1 r> 



FARM No. 49. 



County, GLOUCESTER. 

 Size of Farm : 205 acres arable. 

 2u5 acres pasture. 



Soil : Black, moorish, lying on gravel. Lo\v and wet. Bad for 

 sheep. 



System of Farming : Cropping and feeding sheep for manure. 



MANGELS No. 7. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE OF 

 CROP. 



16} ACRES, 1919 



iJ. 



1 16 



16 



1 



Rent, 20*., rates, 2s 



Manures. 



"> cwts. supers <S> 7*. Sil. 



1 cwt. sulph. amm. 



Sowing 



15 tons dung (from stores) to 8.v. ... 



Carting and applying ... ... ... ... 1 10 



Seed : 4 IDS. @ 2*. 6d. 



Cultivations. Horses @ 7*. Kd per working 

 day. 



2 ploughs 

 Cultivate 



2 drags ... 



Roll ... ... 



Harrow ... 



Drill seed and supers. 



2 rolls 



Hand hoe 



Horse hoe 



Hand hoe second time ... 



1 2 



d. 







00 

 



1 1G 

 2 

 10 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 4 



10 





 6 

 10 



Use of machinery and implements 

 General expenses... 



Interest 5% 



Management 



4 ir> 3 



10 



7 6 



9 



15 



Fed off on ground by sheep 



To be charged to crops 



NOTE; This is bad sheep ground, and sheep would not be kept 

 except to convert crop into manure. 



WHEAT No. 31. 



AVERAGE COST OF GROWING WHEAT PER ACRE AFTER 

 ROOTS FED OFF 1919 CROP. 



Proportion of cost of roots 



Kent and rates 



Seed : 2j bushels and dressing 



Cultivations. 

 Plough 3 horse, double furrow, 1$ acres 



per day 



Cultivate, 2 horses, 8 acres per day 



Drag, 3 horses, 10 acres per day 



Harrow, 2 horses, 10 acres per day 



Roll, 2 horses, 10 acres per day 



Drill, 2 horses, 10 acres per day 



Harrow end roll 



Harvesting. 



Cutting, 4 horses. 12 acres per day 



Shocking 



Twine 



Carting and stacking ... 



Thatching 



*. d. 



18 6 



2 '.I 



2 6 



2 



*. (I. 

 600 

 1 2 

 1 6 





 



o 



1 13 9 



3 6 



2 



5 



i; o 



2 



Threshing 



Carting to station 



Use of machinery and implements 



General expenses 



Interest 696 



Management 



Total cost 



Yield per acre, 1919 



Yield per acre, average 5 years 



18 6 



12 



4 

 10 o 



5 

 10 

 15 



13 16 3 



23 bush, grain. 

 21 cwt. straw. 



20 bush, grain. 

 19 cwts. straw. 



