CONTENTS 



PART I 



PAGE 



CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . 7 



CHAPTER II 



DETERMINATION OF METHOD . . '. . .14 



CHAPTER III 

 QUESTIONS OF PRINCIPLE . . . . .37 



PART II 



CHAPTER IV 

 PRIMARY RESULTS . . . . .60 



1. Labour ........ 60 



2. Farm-yard Manure ... 73 



3. Crops .75 



4. Animal Products . . . . . .91 



CHAPTER V 

 SECONDARY RESULTS ..... 99 



1. The Measurement of the Standard of Production 



in Agriculture . . . . . .99 



2. The Size of Agricultural Holdings in Relation to 



Efficiency 105 



3. The Relation of Labour Cost to Earnings and to 



the Cost of Living ... .107 



4. The Distribution of the Net Returns of Agri- 



culture . . . . . . .109 



APPENDIX 



AN ALTERNATIVE BASIS FOR COST DETERMINATION . 113 

 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . .. . . .116 



THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL 

 ECONOMICS . . . . . . . 138 



INDEX 139 



