502 



Harvest Earnings in 1906. 



[NOV., 



stray dogs. The Board rely on the Police Authorities efficiently 

 exercising these powers, and they have therefore included in the 

 above-mentioned Order a provision revoking, as from the 1st 

 January next. Article 10 of the Rabies Order of 1897, by which 

 your Local Authority were required to exercise functions for a 

 similar purpose. 



I am, Sir, your obedient Servaiit, 



T. H. Elliott, Secretary. 



Harvest Earning's 

 in 1906. 



According to returns furnished to the Board of Trade, this 

 year's corn harvest was, on the whole, gathered in less time than 

 that of 1905, owing to the exceptionally 

 fine weather, which enabled work to 

 proceed with practically no interruption. 

 Comparatively few extra men were engaged, as most of the corn 

 stood up well and was cut by the aid of self-binding machines. 

 A number of day labourers were unable to get harvest engage- 

 ments. Generally speaking, harvest earnings averaged somewhat 

 less in 1906 than in 1905. 



The following Table shows the average cash earnings, exclusive 

 of the value of any food and drink which may have been 

 provided in addition, of men employed on certain farms in the 

 Eastern, Midland, and Southern and South-Western counties of 

 England respectively for the corn harvest of 1906 : — 



District. 



Number of men 

 employed 

 at Harvest on 

 Farms 

 included in 

 Table. 



Average 

 Duration of 

 Harvest. 



Average 

 Cash Earnings 

 for Harvest, 

 per man. 







Working Days. 



£ s. d. 



Eastern Counties 



605 



23 



788 



Midland Counties 



3^5 



25 



5 16 I 



Southern and South 





Western Counties ... 



358 



21 



4 9 4 



It will be seen that the earnings were highest in the Eastern 

 counties, which comprise the great corn-growing counties of 

 Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lincoln, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. 

 The payments in these counties ranged from about £6 15s. to 

 though more was earned by some men on piece work in the 



