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FARM Mo. 54. 



fan fly, LINCOLN. 



Siie of Farm : HOO acrei. 23U acres amble. 



Soil ; Typical wold. 



Syt*m of Farming. Cropping and itock for manure. 



N<>. of Horse*. 8. 



HORSE LABOUR No. 17. 



AVERAGE COST KoR KKKl'l\<; "NT. HoUSK F<>U I'M- In. 



TCI acres pa*tnr. 



I :.: M, 



Foods : Ang. 14th to June 2Sth, 46 week*. 

 Ulbs. crushed oats perday fa 2*. !/. per stone 

 12 *t. linseed cake @ 2U. Ktf. per cwt. ... 

 .H cwt*. seeds hay ft 7*. VJ. per c t. 



10 owU. root* * 25*. per ton 



2 tons straw (a 2.">*. per ton 



June 29th to Aug. 13th. 6 week*, gran- r 

 7*. iW. per week 



Ijibonr of maintenance on hone*. 

 Man attends 6 horse*, 

 28 week* 9 20 hr*. per week 

 2<i week* 10 his per week <> 9d per hr. 

 Shoes and Shoeing. 3 new sets 8*. 

 Remove* 



Harness 



Stable equipment 



Stable, rent, rates and repairs 



Veterinary attendance and medicines 

 Depreciation, V)% on 90, average value 

 Interest on capital, 596 on 90 average value 

 Supervision and general expenses 



:i:t in 10 



I 11 



3 2 



II 



L> in 



[0 







1" 

 

 



" 

 I" 

 I" 



Harvesting. Opening out 



Binding, 2 men and boy and c; horses, 



12 acres 



String, 6 cwt. do. 13C acres <S> 6 r>. per cwt. 



Stocking and setting np stocks 



Cartir.g, 7 men and 1 boy, and 4 to 5 horses, 



10 acre* 



Thatching, straw, pegs and string, Jcc. ... 

 Extra for harvest money, double pay for 



4 week* 



1 f, 



.-, 6 



2 n 



,S II 



2 n 



.-. n 



Threshing. 



Thresher 



Meal* for 2 men 

 Coals 7 cwt*. <g> 2*. 'Ad. 

 x men and 3* boys 



n 



6 



15 



in 



In acres per day 

 farting to station. 



46 or*, per day, 3 hones and 1 man 

 Use of implements 



Allow fur broken time 



Hedging, ditching and general expenses ... 



Interest on capital 



Management 



Average yield, 32 bush grain. 

 1". <-wU. straw 



9 11 



Hi -2 



3 



10 



in 

 6 

 6 



15 



13 16 :' 



43 11 10 



I in n 



Total coRt 69 1 10 



Average No. of working days 20n. 



Average cost per working day It. 



Cost of men, 40*. fid. per week or 7. Si/, per day for .">4 day week 

 Cost of boys average .">*. per day. 



ROOTS. No. 10. 

 Previous Crop. Wheat. 



COST Ol PKiilUVTIoN I'KH AC-UK 



CROP. 



1 :, 



:; n 



n n 



2 13 I 

 M n 



i; n 



i; n 



1 

 7 c; 

 n n 



:, n 



2 n 

 in n 



7 18 10 



Rent 



lt:ite- 



Manure. 2 cwt*. snpeis and 2 owt*. slag, charged 



against barley. (.* barley, No. 15) 



Seed. 8lb*. It. Ad. ...' 



Cultivations. 



Two ploughings, 2 horses, | acre per day 



Four dragging*, 4 lei acres 



Three rollings, -' .. In .. . 



Four harrowinirs, 2 In .. .. 



Drilling and manure 



Three scarifying* 



Chopping out 



Hedging, ditching and general expenses 



L'se of implements... 

 Broken time 



Interest on capital 



Management 



Total cost _____ 



NOTE. Above crop is consumed on the ground by sheep 

 mutton, No. B). 



MUTTON No. :,. 



COST OF MUTTON PRODUCTION, inr 



Aug. 14. 63 Line., Hamps. hoggets <> .".1*. each 



Buying expense* 



10 week* keep on eddish 62 sheep $ fid. per head 

 per week (one died) 



Cake and corn for same period. J Ib. per head 

 per day fa 22 per ton. Charge J 



_'| i weeks on turnips 



7 ai res turnips >n 7 IS*. In,/, per acre 

 ;lli cake and corn per head per day (a 22 per ton 

 charge J. Average number fiO ... 



Allow for hay in frosty weather 



Labour costs 



Dipping labour and materials 



Use of fencing, tronghs, hurdles, and other equip- 

 ment 



Interest 



Management 



Total cost 



Lens 3 casualties ft Id* 



1 Ii 



3n:t 



Probable dead weight when sold (from 30 years experier 

 66 Ibs. each = 3,;iOO Ibs. 



(lost per Ib. 1*. A\d., less value of skins, 16*. each. 

 N.I cost per lb.=l*. 3i|i/. 



~~FARM No. 55. 



-/-/. CHESHIRE. 

 OATS. No. 12. 



i i >ST OF GROWING 31 ACRES OATS-1-.US CRolV 



Rent. 77 10*., rates 12 

 Seed. At actual cost 



Cultivation*. 



Ploughing per contract 

 Harrowing .. 

 Uniting .. ,. 



Sd\\ ing by hand 

 Iliirv.-Hting. 

 Cutting 

 String \\ cwts. ft 100* 



king 



Carting and etnoking (in sheds) 

 Ki-i-p of 2 army burses In weeks fa 

 (bad weather) 



MI In 



:m i:, 

 i:. in 



I 13 





62 



1 



IS II 



7 17 



21 



10 



Threshing Account (including carting to 

 station) ............... 



Extra men ............... 



Meals for 13 :, days ............ 



10S 



L'H In 



I'.i 1.1 



I 12 



Use of implements 



General expenses, hedging, etc. 



I nt-rest on capital 



Management 



I II 



I l.s 



in (' 



31 'i 



Total 



Add allowance for straw taken off 44 tons fa 12*. 



im; it; 

 L'O S 



l \icld per arrr 



Total cost 

 Cost per acre 



inj bush. ^raiu. 



L'l cwt-. straw. 



til 



This was a field broken up for war cropping and the most 

 of the charges are actual costs. No manure was applied, but the 

 field was of course " dilapidated " hence the charge for straw 

 taken off, which is very moderate. 



