Farm  Prize  Competition,  1909. 
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The  estimated  cost  of  hop  growing  at  Kyrewood  is  as 
follows  : — 
Per  1,000  stocks 
Pole- 
Wire- 
Pole- 
Wire- 
Piece-work 
work 
work 
work 
work 
s. 
d. 
s.  d. 
£ s.  d. 
£ s.  d. 
Throwing  down  and  cutting 
4 
0 
4 0 
Spreading  poles  .* 
1 
0 
— 
Pitching  poles  .... 
8 
6 
— 
Tying  and  cleaning  out  stocks  . 
7 
0 
7 0 
Stocking  (when  necessary) 
3 
0 
3 0 
Branching  twice,  2s.  to  3s. 
2 
6 
2 6 
Cutting  vine  and  burning 
1 
0 
1 6 
Stripping  and  piling  poles. 
5 
6 

Stringing,  Is.  per  string  per  1,000 
3 0 
Top  stringing  pole-work  . 
1 
6 
— 
— 
1 14  0 
1 1 0 
Equals  per  statute  acre  . 
2 5 0 
1 7 9 
Per  statute  acre 
Pole- 
Wire- 
Pole- 
Wire- 
work 
work 
work 
work 
£ 
s. 
d. 
£ 
s.  d. 
£ s.  d. 
£ s.  d. 
Piece-work  (as  above) 
2 
5 
0 
1 
7 9 
Labour  exclusive  of  piece-work. 
estimated  .... 
3 
7 
6 
3 
2 6 
Making  total  labour  . 
5 12  6 
4 10  3 
Per  statute  acre 
Pole- 
Wire- 
Pole- 
Wire- 
work 
work 
work 
work 
£ 
s. 
d. 
£ 
s.  d. 
£ s.  d. 
£ «.  d. 
Labour  (as  above) 
6 
12 
6 
4 
10  3 
Manure  ..... 
4 
0 
0 
4 
0 0 
Coir  yarn,  3-string  work  . 
— 
2 
6 0 
Coir  yarn,  top  of  poles 
0 
6 
0 
— 
Raffia  grass  .... 
0 
2 
0 
— 
Hop  poles,  renewal  10  per  cent. 
2 
10 
0 
— 
Horse  labour  .... 
3 
0 
0 
3 
0 0 
Wear  and  tear  of  implements  . 
0 
16 
0 
0 
15  0 
Depreciation  in  wire-work  5 per 
cent 
— 
1 
15  0 
* Rent  and  taxes 
3 
10 
0 
3 
10  0 
Interest  on  capital  invested  in 
poles,  wire-work,  and  imple- 
ments  ..... 
1 
2 
6 
1 
12  6 
Cost  of  growing,  exclusive  of 
washing  and  picking  . . 
20  17  0 
21  8 9 
Washing,  say  8 times  at  9s. 
3 12  0 
3 12  0 
Sulphuring  once,  say  20  lbs.  per 
acre 
0 4 0 
0 4 0 
24  13  0 
25  4 9 
From  300  to  350  full  pickers  are  hired  for  the  hop-picking 
season.  They  come  from  a manufacturing  district  by  special 
train,  their  railway  fares  being  paid  for  them,  but  when 
settling  up  at  the  close  of  the  season  part  of  fhe  return  fare  is 
deducted.  Many  of  the  women  return  year  after  year,  some 
* Rent  covers  a portion  Of  the  expense  of  r{:planiing  with  loss  of  one 
year’s  crop,  spread  over  a period  of  twelve  to  fifteen  years  while  the  hops 
are  in  good  bearing  condition. 
