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FARM Mo. 50. 

 , SOMERSET. 

 Site of Farm : 230 acre* arable ; KHI acre* pasture. 



Soil : Sandy loam, easily worked. 



System of farming : Corn growing (chiefly barley) and feeding. 



Fire course 3 com crop", I year catch crops and roofs, 1 year 



HORSE LABOUR No. 18. 



COST OF HORSE LABOUR FOR TEAR 1918-19. 



Food*. 



Summer. May to September : 

 21 week* <i 111/, per week (per 

 detailed statement) ......... 



Winter, October to April : 



"! weeks (k 2*t.fi. per week (per 

 detailed statement) ......... 



Shoeing. New shoes and remove* (as per 

 detailed statement), present cost 10*. 

 per set ; pre-war, 2*. S4. 1918, 8*. 



Harness. Upkeep and repairs (present 

 cost fnll set harness, 24 10*. ; pre-war, 



*. /. 



H> ii 



44 3 r. 



t. d. 



64 2 6 



Stable equipment 



Veterinary expenses 



Depreciation... 



Rent, rates, and repairs on stable 



Interest on capital ......... 



General expenses and supervision 



i 

 10 



1 



4 



3 

 12 

 

 



n 



10 



Total cost 87 K. 



Manure against litter. 



Average number of working days about 260 per annum. 

 Average cost per working day per horse about It, 

 Average coet of man labour per day In. 



MANGOLDS No. 8. 

 COST PEU ACRE OF GROWING MANGOLDS. 1918 CROP. 



Rent, per acre 



Local rates, per acre 



Farmyard manure, 15 ton* @ 10*. 7 10 



Haulage 200 



Spreading 9 



1 15 



5 



200 



9 19 



Proportion charged 



Artificial manures. 



6 cwt. Super Phospates ... 1 10 



2 Sulphate/Ammonia ... 2 

 6 Salt 12 



420 



All charged to root crop 

 with exception of 25 % O f 

 super. 7*. f>d 



Seed, 10 Ibs. per acre (a Si, per Ih. 

 Cultivation*. 



3 ploughing* (i 21*. per acre... 380 



6 rollings 9 2*. 6d 15 



6 draggings 2. fid !: n 



8 harrowings (a. 2t.6d. ... 7 6 



Drilling 2 6 



8 horse hoelngs 9 



Singling and hand hoeing 



Lifting, topping, tailing 



Hauling and pitting 



Covering in cave, labour 10*.. 

 straw ."/. 



Implement*, nse of 



General expenses, proportion ... 

 Interest on average outlay 9 6% 

 Management, allowance for 



Crrait proportion of cleaning cocts ... 



600 



3 14 r> 

 1 10 



30 5 6 

 1 



2 f. 6 



Average yield per acre 30 tons. 



Number of acres on which extimate was formed, x acr**. 



Soil sandy loam ; condition, olean. 



BARLEY No. 14. 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE OF ABOUT 100 ACKIX 

 P.'ls Crop. 



Rent, 35*., rates, at. 



Manure. Direct and proportion of 



niannrial residues 



Seed. 9 peeks 



Cultivations. 



Ploughing, 2 horses, ) acre per day ... 

 Draggings, average 4 times, 8 acres 



per day 



Rolling, 8 acres per day 



Drilling, 2 horses, 2 men, 8 acres per 



day 



Harrowing and rolling .. 



Weeding 



Harvesting. 



Cutting, 4 horses, 2 men, M acres per 



day 



Twine 



Stocking 



Carrying : 4 men and 8 horses, 5 extra 



men, 2 boys ; tea? ; 8 acres par day 

 Thatching 



] Threshing 



Marketing 



Use o' machinery and implements 

 General expenses, including hedging and 

 ditching 



Proportion of cleaning costs 



liming , 



Interest & ~> /c ..._ 



Management 



2 



2 n 

 1 -' 



1 8 







10 6 



2 6 



:i c, 

 5 



3 c, 



c, u 

 5 



3 n 





Id 



9 



1 IK 

 1 5 

 9 

 10 



17 



1 



6 



8 



18 



Total cost 15 4 



Average yield per acre 36 bushels grain. 15 owts. straw. 

 Soil Sandy loam, easily worked. 



FAB Iff Mo. 51. 



Count*, HEREFORD. 



Size of Farm : 300 acres arable. 200 acres pasture. 



Soil : Typical light red loam on sandstone. 



System of Farming. Mixed. 



WHEAT No. 32. 



COST PER ACRE OF 1915) WHEAT CROP. 



*. d. 



Rent 



Rates 



Manure. 



12 tons dung (from stores) 7. ... 440 



Carting, 2*. per load : spreading. .~. ... '2 o d 



Charge 



Mixture of phosphates and sulph. 

 iimin. applied ... 



Seed : 3 bush. <s> ll., dressing, 9rf. 



Cultivations. 



(Horse <S> 7*., man <5> 7s. per day) 

 Ploughing 2 horses, } acre per day ... 



3 harrows 8 acres per day 



Drill 6 to 8 



Harrow 



Harrow in spring 



Roll 



Weeding 



Harvesting. 

 Opening round ... 

 Cutting 3 hones, 6 acres per day ... 



Stocking 



String 



Car. ing and stacking 



Thatching 



540 



5 



ii 

 18 



Thretthing. including coals 



Carting to station 



Use of machinery and implements 



General expenses 



Interest on capital "> % 



Management 



Average yield |r acre 28 bush, grain. 



Yield Tor 1919 about an average. 



