97 



Farm No. S3 continued. 



COST OF MILK PRODUCTION continued. 



s. d. 



Brought forward 1,746 6 

 J. Labour 208 16 



4. Depreciation on cows nil. * 



Loss on cows 5 per cent, per annum on 

 value 71 9 6 



5. (a) Proportion of rent on 



buildings ... 



(b) Proportion of rates on 

 buildings 



(c) Proportion of rates on land 

 (120 acres) ... 



6. Keep of bull (included above) 



7. Depreciation of machinery and utensils 



300 value 



8. Repairs and renewals. 



(a) Machinery 2 10 



(b) Implements -and utensils ... 1 17 6 



9. Miscellaneous. 



Veterinary Surgeon and medi- 

 cine 800 



Coal, 5 tons at 38s. 4d. ... 9 11 8 



Insurance on livestock (7 



months 



,, ,, buildings 



,, ,, machinery ... 



men . 



Petrol and oil .or engine ... 12 

 Paraffin for shippou lamps ... 200 



Keep of float horse 30 weeks... 30 0_ 



36 1 2 



17 10 



476 



17 11 8 



3 15 9 



14 

 30 



Credit. 



40 calves at 30s CO 



Profit on pigs less marketing 



, expenses ... 75 



Appreciation in value of cattle 700 



2,148 17 7 



835 



Add delivery of milk to station (hired) at 3d. 

 per gallon 



1,313 17 7 

 43 15 



1,357 12 7 



Yield of milk for period 14,030 gallons. 



per cow per day 1-95 gallons. 

 Average cost per gallon, Is. 111'/. 



Average number of cows in milk ... 40 

 ,, dry ... 30 



Total number of cows ... 70 



Value October 1st, 1918, 2,450. 

 ,, April 30th, 1919, 3,150. 



PARTICULARS. 



1. (a) Fodder. :.'- M< re, = 56 tons at 8, also 3 acres 



wheat, 21 acres oats. 



Hoots. 1 ;icn> mangolds, 25 tons at 2. 



(ruin. 21 acres oats at 6 qrn. per acre. 



Lea 6 qrs. not used on April 30th. 



Price, 27*. 6./. per bag of 135 Ibs. 

 (b) llHI IM^S Indian meal. 

 10 ,, crushed oats. 

 104 ,, thirds. 

 .'!7 ,, bran. 

 4 tons cake. 

 10 tons oat straw. 

 36 tons turnips and carting, 7 miles. 



' milk women, 18 weeks each at 8s. full-time. 

 12 , 4s. half-time. 



Cimiii.ni : 



fndrrdo. 



Waggoner 



s-it 



14 



16 



5 



4 



8s. full-time. 



4s. half-time. 



8s. full-time. 



9s. full-time. 



weeks at 48s. full-time. 



42s. ., 



8s. milking only. 



1- 



Not being able to separate the meal used for the pigs 

 1 1 om that used by cows, I have deducted the profit made 

 by pigs from the 'cost of milk production. 



Manure is et against management, establishment 

 charges and interest on capital. 



FARM No. 84. 



County, SUSSEX W. 



Size of Farm. 600 acres. 



MILK No. 15. 



COST OF MILK PRODUCTION. 

 Summer period May to September, 1918. 

 Foods. 



5 tons 12 cwts. hay at 6 

 '2 acres maize. 



3 Ploughings at 25s. per acre ... 



3 Cultivations at 4s. 6d. per acre 

 5 Harrowings (heavy) at 3s. 6d. 



per acre 



4 Rollings at 2s. 6d. per acre ... 

 2 Harrowings (light) at 2s. Od. 



per acre 



Picking and carting couch per 

 acre 



2 Chain harrowings at 2s. GJ. 

 per acre 



Drilling seed, 2 men and boy at 

 3s. per acre 



1 Harrowing in seed at 2s. per 

 acre 



1 Rolling in seed at 2s. 6d. per 

 acre 



3 Horse hoeings (man and boy) 

 at 7s. per acre 



3 times hand hoeing (man and 

 boy) at 7s. per acre 



Charged half to cows ... 



4 Horses, man and boys carting 

 dung to mix 



Filling same 



5 Horses, man and 2 boys draw- 

 ing out dung from mix to field 



Filling aud spreading same 



6 cwt. manure at Vs. 6d. 

 Sowing manure at 3d. per cwt. 

 Carting manure from rail to 



farm 



Carting manure from store to 



field 



Rent 



Rates aud taxes 



-'. bush, maize for sowing at 



per acre ... 



3 Acres Cabbage. 



Same cultivations as for maize 

 (i only) 



Dung, manures, rent, rates aud 



labour, same as above 

 Plants and planting same 



per acre 



2 Acres Trifoliuiu. 



1 Ploughing at 25s. 

 1 Cultivation at 4s. 6c/. 

 3 Harrows at 3s. 6d. ... 

 3 Rollings at 2s. 6d. ... 

 1 Harrowing (light) at 2s. 



per acre . . . 



Rent (half year) 



Manure, 6 cwt. at 7s. 6d. 

 Sowing 6 cwt. manure at 3d. per 

 cwt. 



Carting 6 cwt. manure 



Seed J bush, at 75s 



Rolling in spring at 2s. 6d. 

 Rates (half year) 



Carried forward 



s. d. 



3 15 



13 6 



17 6 



10 



4 

 15 



5 

 3 

 2 



a 6 



1 1 



2 10 



120 



8 



1 6 6 



10 



250 



1 6 



1 



1 



1 10 



6 



200 



9 11 



16 7 9 



7 11 

 440 



11 15 



150 



4 6 



10 6 



7 6 



2 



296 



15 

 250 



1 2 



2 

 1 17 6 



2 6 

 1 6 



550 



s. d. 

 33 12 



10 18 6 



19 2 



16 7 9 



35 



4 19 



10 10 

 130 14 3 



