Sewage- Farming. 
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Eeceipts from Sewage Farm — 500 Acres. 
Stock: 150 Coi-vs in full profit ; 30 Horses. 
Cereals. — 200 acres wheat (or corresponding value in other £. s. d. 
cereals), 4i qrs. per acre, at 50s 2,250 0 0 
Bye-grass.* — 100 acres, at an average crop of 40 tons. Total 
crop 4000 tons, less 153 days' consumption of 150 
cows, at Ij cwt. per head per diem, from May 1 
to October 1. 227U tons for sale, at 10s 1,139 10 0 
Callage. — 50 acres. Average crop 40 tons per acre. Total 
crop 2000 tons, less consumption of cows, 1 cwt. 
each per diem for 92 days, from October 1 to 
January 1. 1310 tons for sale, at 15s 907 10 0 
Mangold. — 50 acres. Average crop 40 tons per acre. Total 
crop 2000 tons, less consumption of cows, from 
January 1 to May 1, 120 days, at 1 cwt. each 
per diem. Crop for sale, 1100 tons, at 15s. .. 825 0 0 
Milk. — From 150 cows in full profit, averaging each 12 quarts 
per diem, at 2(J. per quart 5,475 0 0 
Co((;s.— Sold off after being milked 6 months, 150 X 2 = 300, 
at lol. per head 4,500 0 0 
Market-Garden.— Foition of farm, 100 acres, at 30?. ,. 3,000 0 0 
Total receipts ,. .. .. 18,097 0 0 
Expenditure on Sewage Farm — 500 Acres. 
Cropping 200 acres Cereals, 100 acres Bye-grass, 50 acres Callage, 
50 acres Mangold, 100 acres Market Garden. £. s. d. 
Eent, rates and taxes on land, at 4?. per acre 2,000 0 0 
Labour on corn land, 200 acres, at 4?. per acre 800 0 0 
Ditto on mangold and cabbage land, at 6Z. per acre . . . . 600 0 0 
I)itto on rye-grass land, at %l. per acre 600 0 0 
Ditto on market-garden, 100 acres, at 15Z 1,500 0 0 
Seed com: 2 bushels of wheat (or its equivalent), at 7s. ,. 140 0 0 
Seed : cabbage and mangold, at 10s. per acre 50 0 0 
Rye-grass seed : 3 bushels per acre, at 7s 105 0 0 
Seed on market-garden portion, at 21. per acre 200 0 0 
Implements, repairs, and tradesmen's bills 500 0 0 
Horse-keeping : 30 horses, at 30Z 900 0 0 
Cake or corn for 150 cows, averaging 3 lbs. per head per 
diem = 73 tons, at 10?. per ton 730 0 0 
Superphosphate, or other artificial manure, 15 tons, at 5?. .. 75 0 0 
Hay for cows, 100 tons, at 5? 500 0 0 
Coals for engine 150 0 0 
Cows in full profit bought in, 300, at 20? 6,000 0 0 
Loss on cow stock, average 5 per cent 150 0 0 
Waste lands, roads, buildings, &c. : allowance for 40 acres, at 4Z. 160 0 0 
Total gross expenditure 15,160 0 0 
Interest on 10,000?. capital, at 10 per cent. .. 1,000 0 0 
Balance for sewage, being at the rate of a) q q 
fraction less than ^d. per ton (•46488cZ.) ..\ ' 
18,097 0 0 
* If this crop should not find customers, the farmer must substitute on 40 acres 
some ether crop of ready sale, such as potatoes. It must be remembered that the 
consumption of 30 horses has to be deducted from the portion set down as saleable. 
