91 



Farm Ho. 77 continued. 

 COST OF PRODUCTION OF MILK continued. 



Brought forward 695 15 3 



Management. 



Allowance as the farmer per- 

 sonally assists in milking and 

 tending cows 3 or 4 hours every 

 day, it is fair to charge for this 

 and management at the rate 

 of 25s. weekly, 22 weeks ... 27 10 



General expenses continued. 



Brought forward 1186 5 3 



Delivery to town dairy, 2J miles 



once daily at 3s. 6d. per day ... 36 15 



Interest on capital invested. 



34 cows at 35 1,190 



' Plant ... 120 



723 5 3 



Credits. 



9 calves, sold at 50s 22 10 



Manurial value, purchased food 400 



26 10 

 Net cost 696 15 3 



Total yield of milk sold during above period, mostly whole- 

 sale, 6,929 gallons. Cost per gallon, 2s. 



NOTE. In this district the supply of natural food was ex- 

 ceptionally good during the whole period covered 

 by this enquiry; the summer being unusually 

 favourable for grass and all green crops ; but the 

 summer prices of milk were fixed so low that it 

 was impossible to make a profit. 



.Milk sales book and labour statements available if 

 required. 



Period Winter, October to April (inclusive), 1918-19. 



Average number of Cows ("including heifers) in herd 

 during period, 34. 



Number of Cows in milk during period, 28. 



Capital outlay. 



V;ilue per Bead, 3o. 



Total 



j. d. s. J. 

 1,190 



Viilue of plant : 



Oil Engine 



Chaff-cutter (new) 



Root (.'utters 



Churns, Refrigerators, &c. 



Delivery Van 



Harness 



Milk Cob 



li .IN as grown on Farm and used for winter 



180 



48 

 75 

 192 





 9 acres Mangels, 16 tons to acre 



at "JOS ............. 



4 acres Swedes, 8 tons to acre at 

 30s ............. 



5 acres Kohlrabi, 10 tons to acre 

 at 30s ............. 



16 aori") White Turnips, 12 tons 

 to acre at 20s. ... ...... 



Cake purchased and used Oct. to 

 April ... ... ...... 



98 bushels brewers' grains weekly 

 at lid ............. 



Cartage do. 



10 tons hay (chaffed) at 7 10s. 

 in ,, oat straw (chaffed) at 30. 

 Grazing, 24 acres at 1 ... 

 Labour October 1st to April 30th, 

 191!) ............... 



Depreciation and loss on cows 



tinting above period 

 General Expenses. 



1 Proportion of rent and rates 



on 2 sets premises ...... 



2 Insurance, live stock and 



prem ...... 



3 Vet. attendance, cows only ... 



4 Shoeing smith, cob 



I 6 Paraffin and oil, engines and 

 li^ht at 8. weekly ... 



>', Coal, 1 ton ......... 



7 Keep, bull, 30 weeks at 10*. ... 

 I 8 Depreciation and repairs to 

 plant and utensils, viz., 

 engines and cutters, de- 

 livery van and carts, cob, 

 harness, Ac., 10 per cent. 

 per annum on 120 value... 



495 



58 17 



123 15 



22 10 



75 



15 



24 



200 16 3 



92 



28 



620 

 800 

 1 10 



12 



250 



15 



6 10 



1,310 

 Interest on 1,310 at 5 per cent. 



per annum, 30 weeks ... 

 Management. 



Allowance as the farmer per- 

 sonally assists during the 

 whole of winter months 4 or 5 

 hours daily, milking and tend- 

 ing cows, it is fair to charge for 

 this and management at rate 

 of 30s. weekly 



Credits. 



15 calves weaned or sold at 50s. 

 No charge for litter. 







37 15 



45 



1,305 15 3 



37 10 



1,268 5 3 



79 7 

 Carried forward 1186 5 3 



Total yield of milk sold during 1 Cost per gallon 

 above period, mostly wholesale, j Less maiiurial 

 ll,974i gallons ......... | value 



1 



Net cost per 

 gallon ... 2 OJ 



NOTE. In this district we had the best crop of ronii and 

 winter keep that we have had for about 10 years, 

 with present-day expenses it cannot be done at 

 anything like above prices ; a business that en- 

 tails working 7 days a week and commencing at 

 4.30 in the morning surely should be remunerative 

 to all concerned. 



Milk sales book and labour statements availabl'i if 

 required. 



Special Statement of costs of Milk production for 7 days, 

 August llth to 17th inclusive. 



s. d. 

 Mangolds, 1918 crop, as recently bought at 38s. 



per ton, 3 tons weekly at 38s. ... ... ... 5 14 



Brewers' Grains, 150 bush, weekly at lid. ... 6 17 6 



Cartage do 15 



Green Clover, second crop, as cut from field and 



fed in stalls, if acre weekly ... ... ... 500 



Chaff, as fed with grains, i.e., 



I ton oat straw chaff 200 



j ton hay do 500 



No cajce or meal used. 



Grazing. Nothing charged, as owing to severe 

 drought all meadows here are absolutely bare, 

 and only stall feed obtainable. 



Labour. 



W. Ratcliff 



D. Ratcliff 



M. Moles 



Griggs (part) 



Self 



700 



2 

 2 

 2 

 1 



lo 



8 10 

 Delivery to town twice dailv, man and horse at 



7s. ".. 290 



Keep of bull 10 



Proportion of rent and rates of buildings, 



l/52nd part of annual charge ... ... ... 17 6 



Depreciation and loss on cows, l/52nd part of 



annual charge ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 



Depreciation on machinery, oil engine, carts, 



&c. ; insurance live stock and premises; Vet. 



(cows only) ; shoeing smith ; paraffin for engine, 



&c.j incidental expenses and interest on 



capital, l/52nd part of annual charges 



Credits. 



Milk sold, whclsale, 348i galls, at Is. 8<l. 



36 galls, sold by retail at 2s. 2<? 



1 calf sold 



250 

 41 8 



29 10 

 3 18 

 1 19 



34 17 10 

 Total Milk for 7 days .... ... 384.J gallons. 



Yield of milk per cow per day ... 2J ,, 

 Average cost of milk per gallon 2s. Ifd. 



Number of cows included in statement 



(a) Number in milk ... ... ... 26 



(b) Number dry ... ... ... 4 



Total number 



30 



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