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square yards' per diem per man ; hence to dig 1 acre would 

 take one man 80 to 160 days.^ 



Harrowing, about 4| acres, or, per acre 0'45 of one horse- 

 day and 0'23 of one man's day. 



Marking out the ground for planting, about ^ acre a day, 

 or two days' work for one man per acre. 



Cost of cuttings. If purchased, these must be entered at 

 cost price ; but if home-grown and there is any local sale for 

 them they may be charged at current rates, whilst, if 

 unsaleable, merely a small sum should be put down for 

 expense of collection. 



Digging holes for the sets, about J acre a day, hence 

 about four days' female labour is required per acre. 



Planting the sets, about ^ acre a day, or four days' work 

 for one man per acre. 



Eent. From this must be deducted the nett profit on any 

 intermediate crop grown. If any hops are picked the first 

 year their sale price must be deducted from the cost of 

 planting, before distributing the expenses. 



The initial expenses must be increased by the addition of 

 interest on the capital outlay, reckoned for the average 

 number of years a garden will last, and, the total being 

 then divided by the time the garden is intended to be kept 

 under hops, the annual charge to be added to the current 

 expenses will be obtained. 



> Where trenching is done by the plough, the labour item is reckoned 

 from the number of horse-days, plus the day's work of the ploughmen and 

 leaders. Thus, for example, a four-horse plough with two attendants will 

 turn over 1 acre a day a depth of 16 to 20 inches, so that four days' work of 

 one horse and two days' work of one man must be allowed for. 



