89 





 160 



s. d. 

 6 



Farm No. 74 cntit' 



Swedes: 14 acres at 11 9s. Od. 

 Ploughing 3 times (2 horses) 

 Cultivating, three times at 



5s. per acre ... 

 Harrowing, eight times at 



2s. 6d. per acre 



Rolling, four times at 2s. 6a. 



per acre 



Diilling at 3s. per acre 

 Seed, 2 Ibs. per acre, at 



2s. 6d. 



Hoeing (hand), at 13s. per 



acre 

 Horse hoeing, twice at 5s. 



per acre 



Rent of ground 



Rates 



Artificial manure, per acre... 

 Couching land and carting 



same at per acre ... 



Total cost per acre 



Cako consumed: (Linseed and cotton cake.) 



245 sheep, i Ih. per day for 180 days at 



2d. per 'b., = 15s. per sheep for 245 



sheep ... 183 15 



Hay consumed: 



" 245 sheep, ^ Ib. per day for 180 days at 

 Id. per Ib. = ts. 6rf. per sheep for 245 



sheep 91 17 6 



The above includes cost of breaking cake, 

 tying hay and carting to the sheep fold, 

 and allows for extra hay required 

 during frosty weather. 



Depreciation on sheep tackle, viz : Hurdles, 

 wire troughs and turnip cutters at 10 per 



cent 



Market headage charges: On 245 sheep ... 

 R:iil on sheep, as stores when purchased and 



drover's charges 

 Labour, shepherds ... ... 



Management, including growing of roots, &c., 



and general charges - 55 I 



5 per cent, on capital value, viz : 585 10s 



for i year ... 



'< per cent, on cultivations, manure, &c., J of 



282 2s. " 1 



[Tin- above sheep were sold between 3rd February and 



Jlst April, 1919, the average date being 31st March. 

 Tl.o breed was Dorset Down-Southdowns. The average 

 carcase weight when sold was 61 Ibs. per sheep, and 

 the skins realised from 9s. to 15s. each, or an average 

 of about 12s. each. 



NUTK. -The above statement has followed the custom of 

 the district in regard to the charge for roots and the 

 credit for manurial value. 



Is it stands the statement shows thac the following crops 

 must carry a charge of 205 16s. Id., i.e.. if sheep are 

 not to show a loss. The statement may be summarised 

 thus: 



s. d. 



Total cost 1,322 16 



Charge to crops 205 16 



3 2 

 66 13 



Leas value of skins ... 



.01,117 

 144 



Cost of 14,986 Ibs. of mutton 973 

 Cost per Ib Is. 3-58d. J.W.I 



FARM No. 75. 



',,,,,ihj, DORSET. 



Size of Farm. 500 acres arable, 120 acres Mheep run. 

 Soil -Light. 

 S.vst.-m of Farming Corn growing and Sheep._ 



SHEEP No. 7. 



SHEEP ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 

 MICHAELMAS, 1919. 



d - 



Valii.it ion M r-haelmas, 1918. 

 .V,!t Breeding Ewes at 60s 

 2.Ti Kwa Tegg at 48: 

 7 Rams at 100s 

 10 Ewes at 69 ........ I 



73 mixed sale Lambs at 40s 



...... 



2456 10 



Carried forward 2466 10 



Farm No. 75 continued. 



Brought forward 

 Purchases. 



Sheep bought, 23 couples (ewe and lamb) ... 



Cake and corn purchased for sheep, 46 tons ... 



60 dozen hurdles, and 2 dozen sheep cribs 

 purchased per year 



Sheep troughs, after estimating yearly de- 

 preciation ... ... ... 



Tar, &c., for marking 



Labour, &c. Two shepherds 



Castrating 



Tailing, including labour expenses ... 



Dipping, with Cooper's sheep dip and labour 



Maggot Oils, Foot rot, Lambing Oils and 

 other drinks 



Putting of lambing yard, thatching, labour, 

 poles and other materials ... 



Lining Shepherds' bars, 12s. ; repairs to 

 Shepherds' portable houses, 2 



Cost of cartage of hurdles, troughs, crib, &c. 



Cost of pumping and hauling water during 

 Summer 



Extra to Shepherds for lambing, sheep trim- 

 ming, lamb money, &c. 



Shepherds taking sheep to market 



Extra help for 3 weeks during lambing 



1 man and two horses (4 weeks) carting roots 

 to ewes and lambs ... ... 



Shearing, 22 16s., ; assistants, 6 8s. ; pack- 

 ing wool, 1 10s. ; twine, 1 15s. ; loading 

 and delivery to station, 2 10s. ... 



About 15 tons of straw used for lambing at 

 30s 



Cracking and haulage of cake, peas, &c., 

 and bags 



110 Tons of best clover and hay at 8 per ton 



30 Acres of vetches sown, solely for sheep ; 1 

 plough, 30s. ; 2 drags, 8s. ; 2 rolls, 6s. ; 1 

 drill, 6s. ; 2 harrows, 6s. ; seed, 2 bushels 

 at 35s. per bushel = 6 6s. per acre ... 



12 Acres of Rye sown solely for sheep; 2 

 ploughs, 3; 2 drags, 8s.; 1 drill, 6s.; 2 

 hairows, 6s.; 1 couching, 10s.; seed, 45s. 

 = 6 15s. per acre ... 



12 Acres of Trifolium sown solely for sheep ; 2 

 rafteri, 30s. ; 2 drags, 8s. ; 2 harrows, 6s. ; 

 chain harrow. 4s. ; 2 rolls, 6s. ; seed, 5 per 

 cwt. = 25s. for an acre; couching, 10s.; 

 sowing, 12s. or Is. an acre = 4 10s. pel- 

 acre 



80 Acres of Aftermath at 3 



120 Acres of Swedes and Turnips consumed by 

 this flock, the cost of growing, including 

 tillages and manures, also rents and rates, 

 at 13 per acre, 4 per acre to sheep 



120 Acres of Good Eweleage, fed solely by the 

 sheep at 30s. an acre, to include rent and 

 rates ... ... 



Credits. 



Sheep sold 



Wool sold 



Skins and casualties 



Valuation on Sept. 4th, 1919. 

 551 Breeding Ewes at 60s. . 

 191 Ewe Tegs at 48s. . 



180 Sale Lambs at 40s. . 

 19 Odd Ewes at 50s. . 



' 10 Rams at 5 . 



2456 10 



99 

 900 



9 6 

 5 3 



70 10 



5 

 1 



221 



3 



6 



12 



9 

 15 



2 

 39 







4 



















1 







12 







45 



20 

 1 

 6 







10 







30 



34 



22 



27 

 880 



9 



10 



10 







189 



81 



54 

 240 



480 



180 



1277 6 

 715 16 



886 



Manurial value of 46 tons 



cake 184 



ditto. 110 tons hay 220 0.0 



2568 18 



404 



Summary. 



Commencing valuation 2456 10 



Expenses 3749 9 



Receipts 

 Manurial Value 

 Ending Valuation 



Add Interest on capital 

 Management ... 



25831 



