83 



Farm No. 64 /'ontinued. 

 THIRD COURSE, Alternative. 



Clover, Grazing. 



Manuce, brought forward, cake, 1, 



artificials 1 



Rent 



Rates 



Seed, 1918, 25s. (1919, 37s.) 



Sowing 



Rolling before sowing ... 

 Harrowing after sowing... 



Hedging ... ... 



Interest on Capital 



Management (Bailiff and Self) 



General Expenses ... ... 



s. d. 



1 



200 

 15 



3 

 5 



8 



2 4 

 2 4 

 2 



4 

 1 



2 6 



5 16 10 



FIFTH COURSE. 

 WHEAT No. 38. 



Wheat on Seeds s. d. 



Rent 15*., Rates 3* 18 



Slag, 8 cwt. at 5s., 40s. charge i 100 



Application, 1 man, 1 horse, 7 acres (man 



paid extra) 3 



Carting to Field 6s. per ton 3 



Ploughing, 1 man, 2 horses, frds acre ... 200 



Rolling 2 4 



Chisel Harrowing 3 3 



Harrowing ... ... ... ... ... 2 4 



Drilling 3 9 



Seed, 14st. at 80s. per qr 1 11 6 



Dressing seed ... ... ... ... ... 6 



Harrowing seed ... ... ... ... 2 4 



Cross Harrowing ... ... 2 4 



Spring rolling 2 4 



5 cwt. sulphate at 17. on farm, applica- 

 tion 9d. 9 3 



Hoeing and Weeding, 5i. to 15s 10 



Binding, opening out and stocking 15 2 



Leading ... ... ... ... 14 6 



Thatching 3 9 



Threshing 1 11 4 



Delivering 6s. per ton (4 qrs.), Tractor ... 5 9 



Extra Harvest Money per acre ... ... 10 



Wear and Tear of Implements and 



Machinery ... ... ... ... ... 12 6 



Hedging ... ... 2 



Interest on Capital ... ... ... ... 6 



.Management, Bailiff and Self 100 



General Expenses ... ... ... ... 50 



l:) 19 11 



Yield : 1918, 4 qrs. 1917, 3-25 qrs. 1916, 3'25 qrs. 



Average yield : 3| qrs. grain, 1 ton straw. 

 Wheat after Potatoes. 

 Kent and Rates ... 

 Manure carried forward 

 Artificial carried forward 



Seed 14st. at 80s 



>MK Seed ... ... 



Drilling with coulters removed 



Ploughing in 4 ins. 



Spring Rolling and further as above ... 



s. d. 



18 (l 



492 



1 9 4 



1 11 1 



(i 



3 9 

 1 10 

 777 



17 9 5 



FOURTH COURSE. 

 POTATOES No. 17. 



Kent 15s., Rates 3s 



Manure, 15 tons at 12s. 

 'Carting 21 loads into hill at 



2s. 8JJ. 



Carting 15 loads out at 2s. Q\d. 



Charge 



Or: (1 variety re- 

 ceived 4 tons p. a.) 

 24 tons shoddy at . </. 

 6 6s. two-thirds 434 

 Leading from sta. 

 and spd. direct ... 1 1 3 

 Extra 2 cwt. arti- 

 ficials. 19s. charge 

 two-thirds ... 16 



s. d. 

 900 



2 16 10 

 1 10 7 



13 



*. d. 

 18 



8 18 1 



697 

 Carried forward 



9 16 4 



Brought forward 

 Blast furnace dust, 5 cw.t. 3s., if of 

 Application 



Artificials, 8 cwt. at 11s., 88s., J of 



Carting 6s. per ton 



Seeds. J Scotch at 10 into farm 

 $ once grown at 7 



3 tons 

 for 3} 



Cultivations. 



Ploughing 5 in. ...... 



6 in. ...... 



Ridging ... ... ... ... 



Planting seed by hand (in stints) 



8 women do 6 acres at 5s. ... 



Man and horse carting ... ... 



Splitting (i.e., covering) ... 



Harrowing ... ... ... 



Running up (as ridging) ... 



Harrowing down ... ... 



1st scuffling 1 horse ...... 



2nd 2 ....... 



3rd ,, 2 ...... 



Hoeing and weeding ... ... 



Earthing up (2 h., man and 



leader) 2 ac. ... ...... 



Or : Plough for mustard in 

 autumn ......... 



Mustard seed, 20 Ibs. at 

 45s. bush. ...... 



Rolling ......... 



Harrowing ... ... ... 



Sowing ... ... ... 



Harrowing ... ...... 



Rolling ......... 



Deduct for sheep ... 



acres 



*. d. 



200 



2 10 



12 6 



6 8 



2 6 



11 8 

 2 4 



12 6 

 2 4 

 6 

 9 4 

 9 4 



12 6 



14 6 



200 



18 



1 10 



1 10 



8 



1 10 

 1 10 



360 

 126 



236 



NOTB. 24 acres carried 180 sheep for 9 

 weeks at 4d. per head per week, 27 

 22s. 6d. per acre. 



Harvesting. . d. 



Spinning, 3 horses, 1 man, 2 

 acres for gang ... ... ... 17 



Picking, 16 at 6s., do. 2 acres ... 280 



1 man teeming buckets and 



ganging, 2 acres ... ... 38 



3 men and 4 horses to pie 2 acres I 8 6 



2 men at pie (27s. and 32s.) ... 73 

 Straw, 8 cwt. per acre, at 8s. 



leading and loading at 10s. 



per ton, 4s .......... 12 



Earthing up thin 9 yds. pie 4s. 



per ch. ... ... ... 1 6 



Earthing up thick 9 yds. pie 8s. 



per ch. ... ... ...... 3 



Twice Harrowing (8 acres, be- 



cause of tops) at 3s. ... ... 60 



Picking Harrowings, 1 acre per 



woman .... ... ... 6 



Gathering and burning tops, 



1J acre per woman ... ... 40 



Draggings 4s. 4d., pickings, 



diggings 4s .......... 8 4 



Marketing. 



Bareing, sorting and weighing 



at 6s. p.t. . ..... ... 1 16 



Loading and carting to Station, 



6 tons and 9s. (Traction at 



8s., 1 man to assist) ...... 2 14 



Straw in trucks ... ... ... 26 



Wear and tear on implements 



and baskets ...... 



Hedging and ditching ... 

 General expenses (marketing, 



&c.) ............ 



Management (self and bailiff) 

 Interest on capital, 5 per cent. 



on outlay 



s. d. 



9 16 4 



10 



3 



2 18 S 



2 5 



6 17 



9 12 2 



753 



4 12 6 



1 10 



4 



5 

 100 



100 

 46 16 4 



Average crop, seed and ware 6 to 7 tons per acre. 

 Estimated this year 5 to 5$ tons seed and ware. 



Carting- manure (actual figures) 'into hill : 



6 horses, 7 men got 36 loads into the hill in one dav 

 (this was the best day we did), from hill to field rathe.- 

 more can be led. 



