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The Members of the .Agricultural Costings Committee are as follows : 



Sir HARRY PEAT, K.B.E. (Chairman). 



LORD BLEDISLOE, K.B.E. 



Sir W. ANKER SIMMONS, K.B.K 



E. F. WISE, Esq., C.B. 



C. B. FISHER, Esq., C.B.E. 



A. P. McDouoALL, Esq., C.B.E. 



Sir HENRY REW, K.C.B. 

 Hon. E. G. STRDTT, C.H. 



Sir ROBERT GREIG, LL.D. 

 J. RAMSAY, Esq. 



Professor J. R. CAMPBELL. 

 Dr. HINCHCLIFF. 



C. S. ORWIN, Esq. 



Mrs. REEVES. 



R. B. WALKER, Esq. 



E. W. LANGFORD, Esq. 

 A. BATCHELOR, Esq. 



Col. Sir NUGENT EVERARD, Bart., 



Representing : 

 Ministry of Food. 



Ministry of Agriculture. 



Board of Agriculture for 

 Scotland. 



Department of Agriculture 

 and Technical Instruc- 

 tion for Ireland. 



Oxford Institute for Re- 

 search in Agricultural 

 Economics. 



Consumers' Council. 



Agricultural Council. 

 Irish Agriculturists. 



CONTENTS OF REPORT. 



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I. Origin and Organisation of the Investigation 3 



II. Particulars of the Farms on which the Investigation was made 4 



III. Particulars of the Herds 5 



IV. Costing Methods 5 



V. Results of the Investigation 6 



VI. Yield of Milk 7 



VII. Gross and Net Cost of Foods g 



Till. Comparison of Rations g 



IX. Homegrown Foods and Cost of Production of Milk 9 



X. Maintenance of Herds ID 



XI. Comparison of Costs per Gallon and Yield of Milk U 



XII. Influence of Winter Calving on Cost per Gallon j<j 



XIII. Application of Results 13 



XIV. Appendix J3 



