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FARM No. 68. 

 Gntnty : CAMBRIDGE. 



Siae of Farm : 1,400 want of light land. 

 System of farming : Four course. 



WHEAT No. 84. 



FIRST YEAR WHEAT. 



NOTE :-Hor*> labour taken at 1U. per productive day'i work ; 

 man labour at current rate*. Cost per acre, 1919. 



A ' 

 3 4 

 14 

 10 



Brought forward 



Harvesting 



Binder twine 



Thatching 



Thatching twin* 



Threshing 



Delivery to station 



Share of management 



IntTet on capital, 6% on 15 



Eight loadi of farmyard manure <g> 8. per load 

 Carting and spreading same ... 

 Value of oheep manure left after folding crop 

 Ploughing with tractor (local hiring oost) ... 

 Rolling, two horses and man doing 8 acre* per day 



Harrowing twioe 



Seed, a; bushel* 



gmnt dressing and man's time using 



Drilling, 3 horses and 3 men 



Harrowing 



Share of crow scaring . 



Share of cost of hedging, very little ditching required 



Bent and Rates 



Rolling in spring 



Wear and tear of implements and tradesmen's bills 



Harvesting 



Binder twine 



Thatching, on the basis of a 10 yard stack off 1 



acres 2*. per yard 



Thatching twine 



Threshing at contract price of 4*. 6d. per qr. and on 



the basis of 7 sacks per acre 



Delivery to station at price of M. per sack .. 



Interest @ 5% on 15 capital 



Share of management, expenses, foreman, &c.,on the 



basis of 400 a year on 1,400 acres 



Average yield, 1919, 24 bushels grain. 



Do. do. 15 cwts. straw. 

 Average yield, over 5 years, 38 bushels grain. 



Do. do. do. 16 owts. straw. 



1 



16 

 S 



Total 



Average yield, 1919, 24 bushels grain. 



Do. do. lo CWM straw. 



Average yield, over five years, 29 bushels grain. 



Do do. do. 12 cwto. straw. 



18 5 4 



FOURTH YEAR SEEDS (SAIHFOIN). 



SEEDS HAY No. Cost per aore^M). 



4 1 6 



2 H ; 



1 



Brought forward from roots 



Seed, 1 sack of sainfoin, 50*., drilling, 4. rf . 



Rolling in the spring 



Rent and rates 



Share of hedging . 



Cutting hay on basis of 2 horses aud 1 man doing 

 10 acres 



Horse raking, 1 horse and 1 man doing 10 acres ... 



Carting and stacking. (NoTE.-This may be 

 cheaper or more expensive according to weather 

 conditions) 



Wear and tear of implements and tradesmen n b 



Thatching... 



Share of management 



Interest on capital, 5% on 15 



1 II 



:i " 

 i '.i 



12 6 



n n 



L' 'I 



SECOND YEAR ROOT CROP. 



ROOTS No. 11. 



Twice ploughing with tractor 



Dragging. 4 horses and a man to do 8 acres 

 4 horse handle harrows, do. do. 



Harrowing twice 



Rolling 



Forking up and burning weed 



6 cwte. superphosphate @ 6 19*. 6<Z. 



Cost of turnip seed, @ 2*. per lb., 3 Ibs. per acre ... 



Ploughing as above 



Harrowing twioe 



Flat roll 



Drilling, 8 acres per day 



Harrowing behind drill 



Flat roll, second time 



Horse hoeing. Man, boy and 1 horse doing 5 acres 



Hand hoeing, twice 



Horse hoeing, second time 



Wear and tear of implements and tradesmen's bills 



Rent and rates 



Interest on capital, 5% on 16 



Share of cost of hedging 



Share of cost of management 



Charge to sheep 



Charge to barley 7 



,. seed* 



THIRD YEAR BARLEY. 

 BARLEY No. 17. Cost p. 



Value of sheep manure left after folding roots 



Share of cost of root crop 



Ploughing... 



Harrowing twice and rolling once 



Seed, 3 bushels per acre 



Drilling 



Harrowing and rolling 



Spudding 



Rent nnd rate* 



Share of hedging 



Share of crow scaring 



Wear and tear of implements and tradesmen's bills 



Carriinl forward 



