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FARM No. 52. 



autty, CHESHIRE. 



Size of Farm : 45 acres. Amble, 20 acres. Pasture, 25 acres. 

 System of Farming (Mixed) Rotation : Roots, wheat or oats, 



hay, grass, oats. 

 Soil : Medium. 

 ROOTS No. 9. 



SWEDES (11U8 Crop.) 



Rent 



Local rates 



Farmyard manure 20 tons (&> 10*. 



Carting and spreading 



Superphosphate 5 cwt. at 3jr 



Seed t Ibs. of swede or 8 Ibs. of mangolds ...^ 



Ploughing 2 horses one day per acre 



Cultivating 2 horses { day per acre 



Harrowing 2 horses 1 hour per acre 



Drilling up 2 horses 2 hours per acre 



Sowing seed and rolling 1 horse i day per acre 



Side hoeing young plants 30 hours per acre 



Scuffling 1 horse 3 hours per acre 



Singling out 30 hours per acre ... 



Scuffled twice l*fore lifting 1 hone 6 hours per acre 



Use of all implements, wear and tear 



Lifting or topping and tailing about 30 hours per acre 



Carting to hog or pit 1 horse and man ... 



One man to hog or soil np In hours per acre 



General expenses, such as trimming hedges, ditches nnd 

 general charges 



Interest on capital 



General management 



Jleduct proportion cost of manures, 3 



Net coat 

 Average yield per acre 30 tons. 



Per acre. 

 *. il. 

 2 in 

 4 n 

 10 

 10 

 15 

 10 

 

 

 2 



10 

 4 



l 



1 





 4 

 

 8 



10 

 

 < 



10 



lo 

 11 

 15 



25 13 6 



:> o o 



22 13 6 



POTATOES NO. n. 



COSTS FOR GROWING POTATOES (1918 Crop). 



Per acre. 

 & i. d. 



Bent 



Local rates 



Farmyard manure 2n tons fit 10*. per ton 



Spreading ami knocking in drill ... 



Seed 12 cwt. it 7* 



Ploughing 2 horses 1 day per acre 



Cnltivating 2 horses ( day per acre 



Harrowing 2 horses I hour per acre 



Drilling up 2 horses 2 hours per acre ... 



Dropping seed I man 1 day per acre 



Borering up 2 horsea 2} hours per acre 

 Drill harrowing down 3 timei 1 hour per acre 



ng 3 times 1 horse about 3 hours per acre each 

 operation 



Hoeing if not over weedy ... 



Soiling np twice 



Lifting of potatoes 1*. per rood, 74 rood to acre 



Carting to clamp 1 horse and man 



Clamping or hogging and straw 



Use of machinery and implements 



General expenses, inch as hedging and ditching, etc. ... 



Interest on capital 



il management 



Iieiluct proiiortion of manures, 44 



M 



4 

 



In 

 4 

 

 

 2 



10 

 8 



12 

 6 



12 

 12 



1 



3 15 



15 



15 



10 



111 



16 



1 10 



33 1 

 400 



29 1 

 ield per acre based on 4 acres 6$ ton* per acre seed and ware. 



r>. These two examples were made np by a small working 

 farmer who docs most of the work himself. Attention is 

 drawn to the amount of work done per day, also to the fact 

 that becanfte of the careful handling fewer tillages are 

 reqnired. 



2:.8HI 



FARM No. 53. 



Camay, SHROPSHIRE. 



POTATOES No. 12. 



Size of Farm : 140 acres arable, 91 acres pasture, 9 acres rough 



land, buildings, etc. 

 Soil : Light to medium. Rather foul. 

 System of farming : Mixed. 

 Previous crop : Wheat. 

 No. of acres grown : (>i (Arran Chiefs). 



COST OF PRODUCTION (1919 Crop). 



1. Cleaning the ground. Per acre. 

 Stubble ploughing (3 horses 



and double plough) ... ,, 

 2nd ploughing (2 horses and 



single plough) ... ... 



2 coltivatings (4 horses do 



G acres per day) ... ... ,. 



Ox harrowing (3 horses do 



(i acres per day) ... ... 



2 harrowings (2 horses do 



10 acres per day) . 



2 chain harrowings (2 horses 



do 12 acres per day) ... ., 



Removing twitch (women)... ,, 



2 cultivatings ... ... 



Ox harrowings 



2 harrow-ings 



2 chain harrowings ... ... ,, 



Removing trritch (burning) ,, 



Cost of cleaning ... ... ,, 



Proportion of cost of clean- 

 ing to potatoes ., 



2. Seed and setting, manures, etc. 

 Rent and rates 



Seed. 4 tons 7 cwt. cost 37 for 6,1 

 acres 



Manures. 10 tons dung 



10 tons dung. Carting and 



spreading ... 



5 cwt. steamed bone flour ... 

 lj cwt. sulphate of 



ammonia ... 

 Applying artificials 



Credit ', of manure (other than 

 ammonia) to potatoes 



Rolling ridges (1 man, 1 horse, 10 

 acres per day) 



Ridging. (2 horses, 27 in. ridges, 

 3\ acres per day) 



Rolling 



" Setting (women) 



Splitting ridges 



Grubbing ridges 



Harrowing ridges down 



Scuffling ... 



Hand cleaning 



Soiling up (1 horse 3 acres per day) ... 



3. Estimates of harvesting and marketing. 

 Digging : homework (1 man and 

 2 horses) ......... 



4 horses for carts ...... 



14 lifters at 8. do. 1* acre per day 



Harrowing twice ... 



Carting tops ............ 



Straw for pitting (1 ton for 6J acres)... 

 Hogging up ............ 



Sorting, bagging and weighing 

 Delivery to station (fii miles) ...... 



Upkeep of fences ........... 



Depreciation on and repairs to 

 implements ............ 



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



Management ............ 



Total 



& i. tl. 



1 



1 7 3 



15 



4 o 



4 2 



3 2 



7 > 



15 o 



4 5 

 4 2 



3 2 



4 



5 12 3 



1 t> 6 

 5 13 1 

 500 



2 10 



3 



1 4 



4 



11 18 



2 8 



1 6 



11 8 



i i; 



7 o 

 8 

 (i 



II 

 8 

 1 

 3 



7 





 4 

 4 

 4 



5 

 10 

 5 

 

 

 5 











10 



i. d. 



3 12 3 



6 19 7 



2 14 11 



18 7 7 

 38 17 



Estimated crop : I! tons seed and ware. Under average. 



NOTE. Nothing has been allowed for broken time, unremnnerative 

 work and general establishment charges, which would total at 

 loait 1 I0. per acre, making a total cost of 40 7s. 



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