226 WHEAT PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND 
than mere wheat production. The estimates will be given 
here, and then the merits and demerits of each can be 
considered. Suffice it to say that both estimates were 
compiled by men experienced in farming and farm 
accounts. 
In the following table I set out the two estimates of 
the cost of production of an acre of wheat in North 
Canterbury :— 
TABLE XXXII. 
COST OF PRODUCTION. 
Estimate I. 
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Skim ploughing 
Harrowing .. 
Two grubbings 
Deep-ploughing 
Harrowing .. 
Drilling 
Harrowing 
Rolling 
Harrowing 
Manure 
Seed 
Reaping 
Twine 
Stooking and stacking 
Threshing, straw eecelg sack covering 
Carting (two miles) . . 
Fence training, ete. 
Breakages ete. 
Rent, or interest on land worth £30 per acTe 
Road rates and water tates ae 
Sewing twine, and loss on sacks 
Loss through death of horses 
Repairs to buildings, etc. 
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Total cost 
Cost per bushel* 
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*The number of bushels per acre was taken as 38, but 
according to the compiler, as the farmer once in five years has 
a complete loss through adverse weather conditions, pests, etc., 
the average is brought down to 30 bushels per acre. 
