LUCERNE CULTURE. 

 EXPENDITURE ox 20 ACHE PIKCU OF LUCERNE RUNNING 3 OSTIUCHES OF 2(> 



EACH TO THIC ACRE AT PER ANNUM. 



Suppose the birds graze for 6 mohfctls per year only, which is giving a big 

 margin for dry times, ne cut from the 20 acres of ground will produce 20 tons of 

 hay, which (at 4 Ibs. of hay per bird per diem) will feed the G'J ostriches for <> 

 months. To cut this hay will cost as follows; 



Cutting 20 ncres Lucerne 1 man and child, at 2s. for man and (d. for 



child to take 2 days at 2s 6d. per day... ... ... ... 5 (V 



Horse Raking say 1 man for 2 days ... ... ... ... ... 4 (> 



Turning Over and Cocking say 5 men, 2 days ... ... ... ... 1 U 



Riding Hay out to Stack say 5 men, 2 days' ... 1 O 



Total cost of food for GC ostriches for 6 months ... 2 9 O 



Water Leading for 1 ye.ir say 1 man, 2 days each time, and 7 water- 

 ings per year 4s. 7 times ... .. ... ... ... 1 S (> 



Furrow Cleaning - say 10 men, 2 days twice in a year ... ... ... 400* 



Fence Repairs and Maintenance say 2 per annum ... ... .. 200* 



Plucking, Feeding, Quilling, &>:. say I native by the month, at 15-;. 



and rations, say 20 per annum .. ... ... ... O 



Farming Plant Light wagon .. 30 



mules, 15 each 90 



J lorse rake ... ... ... ... 10 



Cultivator... ... ... ... ... 15 



Mower 15 



Trekgoed 500 



Odds and ends ... 5 () () 



Total ... 170 - 



Interest and depreciation on above 170, at 10% 17 .0 O* 



Interest on Capital in ft/n/s say 60 birds at 20 each -_^ 1,200 at 5% 60 (> 

 Interest on Capital in Ground - say 20 acres at 50 each == 1,000 at 5% 50 



Total 15G 17 O 



RETURN FROM 20 ACHES OF LUCERNE, RUNNING 3 OSTRICHKS TO THE ACUK 



^ 60 OSTRICH KS. 



Feathers from GO Ostriches, at 7 10s. per plucking and 1 pluckings 



per annum ,*- 11 5s. per bird 675 () 



Chicks from 60 Ostriches -say 60 reared up to the age of 6* months. 

 From birds of 20 class, chicks are worth 6 to 10 each at 

 6 months. Say chicks are taken at price of 6 each and allow 

 15 to make up wastage and loss, thus leaving 45 for sale at 

 6 each 270 



945 



Deduct interest on capital in land, stock, farm plant and deprecia- 

 tion, also expenses of farming as above ... ... ... ... 156 17 



788 3 

 Thus^the nett return per acre works out at 39 9s. 



Uuder fair circumstances more hay can be produced (at least 10 to 20 tons- 

 more) and more chicks can be reared and sold, and the wastage can never attains 

 what I am allowing. 



