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in respect of his labour and capital. If all farmers and male members of their families 

 received the current rate of agricultural wages, the balance would be insufficient to 

 pay normal interest on the capital invested in the agricultural industry. Much of 

 the family labour on farms is, however, of a part-time character, so that the allowance 

 of current wage rates to all male members of the family returned as working on the 

 farm at June 1 probably represents an excessive payment for the work performed. 



While the output of foodstuffs per acre on the smaller farms of Northern Ireland 

 appears to be appreciably greater than on the larger holdings, the employment of 

 labourers, horses and implements per unit of land is also greater on the smaller farms. 



The tabulation of the statistical returns for a large area in one of the best farming 

 districts of Northern Ireland shows that on one-horse farms the area ploughed per 

 horse is higher than on farms with a greater number of horses, but the percentage 

 of land ploughed on one-horse farms is appreciably lower than on farms -B-ith two or 

 more horses. 



Afternoon. 



Joint Discussion with Section K (Department of Forestry, q.v.) on The 

 Economic Balance of Agriculture and Forestry. 



