THE ADOPTED EIGHT-ACRE FARM. 



Area. 



Acre3. 



?v^ 



Descriptiou of Crop. 



Cereal Products at realised prices 

 OH an average of'lZ years. 



Wheat, per acre 



Barley, „ 



Oats or dredge, ,, 

 Beans or pulse, „ 



Quantity 



grown 

 per Acre. 



Bushels. 



36 

 50 

 61 

 41 



Straw saleable or consumable by Stock 

 I taken into Fold Yards, but not-^ 

 \^ belonging to the Farm. 1 



Total on Four Acres.. 



per 

 Bushel. 



Amounts. 



s. d. 



4 8f 



3 1 



2 21 



3 8i 



7 it 

 per 

 acre 

 per 

 ann. 



Cost of Production. 

 /"Manual Labour 

 Manure purchased (as per exposition) . . . 

 Seed pm-chased, and of home growth . . . 

 Horse corn ... 



Horse forage (exclusive of straw and chaff) 

 Market and Fair expenses 

 Cost and wear and tear of implements, beinj 



excess on Wilton House Home Farm 

 Sundi-ies 

 Bad debts 



Rent, rates, tithes, and taxes taken at the esti- 

 mate of the 85 producers in 11 counties, as 

 shown in contrast -with the Wilton House 

 ^. Home Farm 



Total on Four Acres ... 



8 8 9 



7 14 2 



6 13 b\ 



7 12 01 



30 8 ^ 



I 



p 10 7 

 J 



1 16 

 12 

 16 

 13 lOf 



4 11 \{ 



2 7 



6 11 U 



Totals. 



Profit. 



31 18 11 



26 6 11 



THE EIGHT- ACRE FARM. 



Area. 



Acre. 



Descriptiou of Crop. 



Say, Root, and Green Crops, viz. : 

 Clover, Vetches, Turnips, Rape, 

 etc., Swedes and Matty olds. 



( Mutton 



I Beef 



Swine ... 



I Poultry 



^ Wool 



Quantity. 



lbs. 



155 J 



75 

 69i 



5* 



12* 



Hay, Root, and Green Crops sold to 



Dau-y Stock in fold yards, otherwise 



available for conversion into meat . . . 



^ Ditto consumed by Working Horses . . . 



Or on Foui- Acres 



Price 



per lb. 



lOi 

 7S 



1/- 



Amounts. 



Totals. 



Profit. 



6 13 Qi 



2 17 9i 



2 4 8i 



5 6 



£ s. d. 



55 1 5| 



