88 



FARM Mo. 73. 



, WILTS. 



System of Farming: Corn growing and sheep. 



[Tlii- appended tahle of costs was drawn up sometime ae.o 

 mid indicates tin- inrreiuuMl rusts of tin- various factors in 

 tiintton priHlnction. Hay and straw have Ixn-n taken at 

 ciinsuniiii}' value, the total net charge fur (K1 acies louts a- 

 I'.M ami I' 1 1C i:i 101.1-14 and 1917-18 respectively. In tin- 

 i-a-e of catch rrups only the cost of seed has been charged 

 t,, sheep. Tn fact, tliis system of routing sheep results in 

 heavy charges ,01 eiiliivations and manures against the i-m-n 

 . i., ps. .1 W.I 



SHKEP No. 6. 



COM I'AK. \T1VK COST OK SHKKI' IMtoni'CTION IN 

 NORTH WILTS. 



Debits. 



of :I50 Hnmpsliiro Down Kwes. 



Manual labour 



Horse labour 



Root and vetch seeds 



Ji'i acres old field fed 



IS dozen hurdles ... 



2 dozen cages 



L' troughs ... 



Artificial manure for roots 



<i Hants (own breeding 1 ! ... 



Feeding stuffs 



100 tons hay 



40 tons straw 



Drilling, horse hoeing, hand hoe- 

 ing and pitting roots (60 acres) 



Interest on capital value of 

 flock 



for 1914 1,086 at 5 per cent, 

 for 1918 1,840 at 5 per cent. 

 T/osses 7 per cent, on above 

 amounts 



54 107 



54 6 



76 



92 6 

 128 16 



Credit*. 



1913-14. 

 *. d. 



S.'i (I O 



Wool 



Manurial value 



of feeding stuffs 



and manure ... 140 o u 



Mutton value 



of rams ... 21 n <i 



1917-18. 

 *. d. 



i:in o n 



21o u u 

 36 n o -JliJ u u 



376 o 



932 12 3 2,247 10 6 



Owt of production of one lamb 2 13 3 



Increased cost of production per head ... c:i l.'i 

 Mutton value for 191ft ... r>6 Ib. lamb (& 1* 2//.=r,;,.,. - 



Plus skin lo,. i 



8 r, 



7r,/. 



Deficit per lamb 



\d. 



niMPARATIVK COST OF DIRKCT LABOUR TO 

 8HHP. 



Klock of 400 Kwes 

 July, l!ll. 

 Per week. 



Shepherd 

 [Incur do. 



Hoy 



Two horses and man 60 



III 52 Weel.s 



I. it. 



17 



II li 



10 



t2J5 



I (I for KHI sheep 1M.<. :(./. per head. 



I9W. 



I n 



As per Wa^es Ito.ird Hi-commendation. 

 I'er week. 



5. ./. 



Shepherd 45 (I 



Dnder do 40 



Boy 2/5 n 



Two horses .ui<l man 120 



at 52 week* ... C598 

 598 for lut sheep = 1 9t. ioj,/. per head. 



< (IMI'AHATIVI I'ltU'l'S o| A(. It KTl.TI I! \ I. 

 AND OTHKH roM Mol >l II IS 



-I I. 



COMI'ARATIVK RriTUNS. 





FARM No. 74. 



t -nun hi, SI'SSKX. 



MIST OK TIIK I'KolMVTIliN (U MITTOV 



\MTTON N.I. (i. 



Cost, of lath-Minn U'-ir. sheep from *lth Sept.. l!i|x. to Hist 

 March, 1919. 



C 



Cost of 245 sheep 



,, II acres rape and turnips at t 1 ^ 14 



121 1(5 

 1(50 ( 



1S3 15 



!M IT 



per acre 



,, 14 acres swedes at til !'x. per acre 



Coke, 4 Ib. per sheep per day. for 1 

 clays at 2(7. per Ib. 



Hay, i Ib. per day per sheep, lor 1 



days at !</. per Ib 



Depreciation of hurdles, &c. 



Market headage charges ... 



Hail and drover's expenses 



Labour, shepherds ... 



Management and general charges Vi n 



5 per cent, on capital value, viz.: t">S."i lO.v. 



lor 1 year ... ... ... ... 14 12 



5 per cent, on cultivations, manure. Ac . 



viz: 5 of C22 2*. ... 



tl.Ml'L' Hi 



til 5 



Total 



l.e>s 1 :t cost of cake as maiinrial value 



Total 1.261 11 



Credit value of '.Ml sheep and skins soli I 



,1 .lied) 1.H6 I" 



Dehit Halanee 



till 11 1 



DK.TA1LS OK PHKVIOrs ITK.MS 

 Cost of roots consumed hy 'J |."i sheep : 14 



acres ;it fS 14. 

 I 'ape and Turnips. 



I'limnhillR three time, i _' 



horses) 

 Cultivating thr.-e times :it '<>. 



per acri' ... 



Harrowing, eiijht tini' 



2. 6</. per acre 

 Hollinc, four times at 'Js. fxl. 



per 

 Drilling at MX. per acre 



See<l at 5t, 



Morse hiK-inn. twi.e, 4. M. 



per acre 

 Single horse hoeing, once at 



per acre... 



Kent of land, per acre 

 Hates, per acre 



t s. d. 

 121 16 



. /. 



M 15 



15 (i 



1 



in n 



M II 



:, n 



10 



8 



1 r, d 



n o 



Total cost per a.^ro f.'S 11 



