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men, and the number of work-horses. The figures have been 

 converted to a 100 acres basis for comparison, and the land and 

 stock managing capacity of each man and the area worked by 

 each pair of horses are shown at the foot of the statement. 



1. AcREAtiK : — Total. Per 100 acres. 

 ((() Arable — 



Grain Crops ... ... 436 45*2 



Root and Fallow Crops ... 140 14*6 



Pulse 49 5-1 



Seeds for Hay ... ... 55 5*5 



Seeds not for Hay ... 85 8'9 



Other Crops ...... 6 *6 



771 79-9 



(6) Grass — 



Hay 22 23 



Pasture 172 178 



194 20-1 



2. Stock :- J^> 



Cows and Heifers in milk and 



in calf 49 5*1 



Other Cattle— 



2 years and over ... ... 24 2*5 



1 year and under 2 ... 37 3*8 



Calves 73 7 6 



183 19-0 



Sheep — 



Ewes 264 27*4 



Shearlings 139 14*4 



Lainhs 356 36 '9 



751) 78-7 



Pigs- 

 Sows 11 1-1 



Others 109 11-3 



120 124 



Horses — 



Working 24 2*5 



Others 12 12 



3. Persons employed 28 2*9 



Men equivalents... ... ... 24 25 



Acres of All All All 



Arable. Grass. Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. 



Per man equivalent 32*09 8 07 7*62 31-62 5 '00 

 Per pair of horses 64-25 16*16 



As will be seen nearly 80 per cent, of the total area is under 

 arable cultivation. The soil is light in character and mostly 

 capable of being worked by two-horse teams. The four-course 

 system of cropping is adopted, with wheat and barley as the 

 principal grain crops. The pasture is grazed by all classes of 

 stock, and only twenty-two acres are made annually into hay. 

 A dairy herd of 21 to 2G milking cows is maintained with a pro- 

 portionate number of young stock. As the farm is a considerable 

 distance from a railway station the produce of the dairy herd ; s 



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