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and food in harvest, two hired lads in the house, having wages 12/. 
and 10/. respectively ; and additional labour for fencing, harvest- 
ing, &c. 
It will be interesting to contrast the outlay in labour for 
three years : — 
1882. 
Money Payments 
Miller's bill 
Smith's and \ 
Saddler's / 
Wlieelright's 
Steam \ 
Threshing i 
Miscellaneous 
9(J 3 
2 0 
1 8A 
1 11 
12 0 
13 4 
d. 
lOi 
37 10 llj 
£133 14 10 
5 12 
1:5 8 
15 7 
4 11 
13 0 
1883. 
£ s. d. 
101 15 10 
5 
1 
9 
0 
9 
- 52 0 0 
£153 15 10 
8 17 
10 12 11 
5 6 11 
8 0 6 
0 9 0 
1884. 
£ 
108 
5 
d 
0 
■ 33 6 9 
£141 6 9 
If we take the average of the three years it gives 11*. 2d. an 
acre as the money payments for labour and tradesmen's bills, 
to which must be added the food of the lads in the house, 
cider, rent of cottage, Sec, which we estimate at 65/., which 
gives the total cost of labour 16s. 2d. an acre — a remarkably 
low figure. 
The outlay in foods and manures was — 
1883. 
Feeding Stufifs 
Manures.. 
£ s. d. 
37 0 9 
54 19 0 
£91 19 9 
1884. 
Feeding Stuffs 
Manures.. 
£ s. d. 
. Gl 7 9 
. ()5 15 0 
£127 2 9 
As regards the yield of crops, the following particulars have 
been worked out from local measures supplied by Mr. Mellings : 
1881. 
Wheat, 34 busli. of 60 lbs. 
Barley, 32 bush, of 56 lbs. 
Oats, 40 bush, of 40 lbs. 
Beans. 
1882. 
27^ busli. 
35 2 bush. 
80 bush. 
40 bush, of 60 lbs. 
1883. 
30J bush. 
33| bush. 
/Black Oats, 60 bush. 
\ White Oats, 50 bush. 
It would have added very largely to the value of Mr. Mellings' 
experience if I could have contrasted his money results with 
those of others who pursue a more forcing and artificial system ; 
but this I am precluded from doing for reasons which will be 
readily understood. All I can do is to point out the economy 
of outlay and to show that, considering the small amount ex- 
pended, the returns are very satisfactory. The stock, crops, 
implements, and household effects make up a valuation of 
about 2300/. The gross receipts from sales in the year ending 
April 1883 were as follows : — 
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