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Farm No. 62 



SEEDS, HAY No. 13. 

 AVERAGE COST PER ACRE OF 40 



ACRES lal'j CROP. 

 X *. </. 



2 11 



2 10 



Rent, rates, tithes and insurances 



Manure : Brought forward from wheat (after potatoes) 



1 cwt. s. A.. HI.'. 6il. : 4 cwts. supers. ; 26*. ; 5 cwts. 



slag, 15*. ; and application, 4*. 6d 



Seed : Cost in 1918 (1919, .C2 10*.) 



Sowing 



Harrowing and rolling 



Share of cost of liming 



Spring rolling 



"Cutting and gathering, man labour, 1 17*. 6rf. ; 



horse labour, I.V.... 

 Thatching 



Delivered f. o. r. trussed or baled 



Upkeep of machines and implements 



Interest on capital 5% 



lishment charges, including management 



Total 18 4 5 



Average yield : 4o cwts. per acre (two cuts). "" 



1919, 36 cwts. ,, 



* Reckoned on basis of 5 weeks for 40 acres. Six men and 1 boy> 

 horseman (& 50*., labourers <&> 46*. and 1*. 6d. per hour overtime, 

 tea 3 times per day. house, bedding and coal for labourers. Cost 

 increased on account of daylight saving and overtime. 



i:. This is an example of a small farm run on intensive 

 cropping lines, the farmer being a very capable and keen business 

 farmer. J.W.] 



2 

 14 

 1 

 4 

 9 

 2 



12 

 8 

 

 ."> 



10 

 15 



f',intij. >ALOP. 



Harvesting. 



Brought forward 



FARM No. 63. 



of Farm : 241 acres, arable ; 172 acres, pasture ; 42 acres- 

 other land. 



Soil : Red loam. Some peaty meadows. 

 System of Farming : Cropping and feeding. 



A lir.AT No. 37. 



Opening round, cutting, including 



string 



Shocking 1 ... 

 Carting, stacking and thatching 



Threshing 



Carting to station 3 miles 



Use of implements and machinery 



General Expenses 



Interest on Capital 5% 



Management... 



,v. d. 



11 6 



4 fi 



17 6 



Total 



Yield per acre, Htl8 40 bush, grain, 16 cwts. straw. 

 POTATOES. No. 16. 



9 11 8 



1 13 6 



1 1 



10 



9 6 



7 6 



7 



15 



14 15 2 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE 0? 



Rent .................. 



Rates .................. 



Manure: 10 tons dung @ 10* ....... 



Carting and spreading ......... 



Artificial : 9 cwts. per acre, compound 



manure and application ......... 



Seed. Scotch ...... ...... 



Cultivations. 



Ploughing, 3 hours ......... 



Cultivating, 6 hours ... ... ... 



Rolling ............... 



Harrowing ............ 



Cultivating again ... ... ... 



Rolling ............ 



Harrowing ., ............ 



Planting seed and carting ...... 



Ridging 3 times ............ 



Scuffling do ............ 



Hoeing and weeding ... ... ... 



Harvesting. 



Digging and picking ......... 



Carting and straw lor clamps ... ... 



Marketing. 



Sorting and bagging ......... 



Carting 3 miles ... ... ... ... 



Use of machinery and implements ... 

 General Expenses ............ 



Interest on Capital 5% ......... 



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



POTATOES 1918 CROP. 



*. d. 



10 



5 



Total Cost 

 Deduct share i/f cleaning costs... ... 



manuring ...... 



1 o n 

 200 



Average yield 1918 7 tons ware 

 1 seed 

 1 chats 



Net cost 



-over 10 acres. 



BEEF. No. 10. 

 NOTE. All the cattle in these two lots throve well. 



(A) 

 t Mar 



75*. per cwt. 6J cwts. @ 



21st March, 1918. 



Bought 8 S.H. bullocks 



24 7*. Od 



Buying expenses 



4 Ibs. linseed and feeding-cake per head per day for 

 II weeks 



33 weeks at grass <g> 5*. per week each 



Attendance (a) (>d. per day 



Marketing expenses 

 Interest on Capital 5% 



Management 



Total cost 



[Manure direct to grass.] 

 7th Nov. 19 is. 



Live weight of cattle when sold 

 Cost per cwt. live weight 



(B) 



llth Oct., in is. 

 Bought 12 Hereford bullocks @ 74<. pur Cwt. 



11 

 66 

 5 

 1 

 7 

 2 



Net cost... 

 1'Jth March, 19 1 9. 



Live weight of cattle sold 120 cwts. 

 Cost per cwt. live weight 89*. 8<f. 



6 



2 



12 



7 17 



5 17 



8 



12 



7 



2 



10 



46 4 8 



300 

 43 4 8 



*. 



194 16 

 2 



289 15 



76 cwts. 

 76*. 3d. 





538 8 



N 4 



