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APPENDICES. APPENDIX A. Mr. Thomas Parsons submitted the following statement: — Statement of Expenditure anu Receipts, Forty-cow Farm, Expenditure. £ s. d. 160 acres of land at £35 per acre (£5,600 al 6 per cent.) ... ... ... 336 0 0 Forty cows at £20 each (at 6 per cent.) ... ... ... ... ... 48 (I (I Four-cow milking plant (£230 at 6 per cent.) ... ... ... ... ... 13 16 0 Six cans at £3 35., £18 lISs. ; horse, cart, and harness, £90 (at 6 per cent.) ... 6 10 0 Cost of upkeep of same ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 (I Benzine and oil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Ten pigs at £1 ss. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 10 0 Pig-feed for topping off ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Calf -food, six calves ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 10 0 Self and man, wages and food at £3 10s. per week ... ... ... ... 364 0 0 Wife, assistance (£25 per annum) ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Depreciation on cows (cow to last six years) ... ... .. ... ... 133 6 (I Depreciation on plant (£338 at 10 per cent.) ... ... .. ... ... 33 16 (I Rates and taxes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 Sundries . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 £1,067 8 0 Receipts. £ s d Forty cows, 1701b. butterfat per cow, at 2s. 6d. per pound ... 850 0 0 Ten pigs at £6 ss. each ... ... ... ... ... 62 10 0 Six calves at £4 each ... ... ... ... ... 24 0 0 Thirty-four calf-skins al Bs. ... ... ... ... 13 12 0 Produce used from farm ... ... ... ... ... 40 (I 0 Five saleable dry cows ... ... ... ... .. 2000 1,010 2 0 Dr. balance ... ... ... ... ... ... £57 6 0 Comparison of Prices for Materials, 1914 and 1920. 1914. IIJ2O. £ s. d. £ s. d. Horse ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 20 (I 0 Spring dray ... ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 60 0 0 Harness ... ... ... ... ... 7 10 0 14 0 (I Cans ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0- 3 5 0 Machine ... ... ... ... ... 170 0 0 230 0 0 Chaff ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 0 13 0 0 Hay ... ... ... ... ... ~. 4 0 0 12 0 0 Benzine ... ... ... ... ... 0 19 0 1 1.6 0 Slag ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 10 0 13 0 0 Fencing-wire ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 55 0 0 Galvanized iron ... ... ... ... 19 0 0 70 0 0 Cows ... ... ..' ... ... 8 0 0 20 0 (I Cement ... ... ... ... 0 3 6 0 7 6 Labour ... ... ... ... 15 0 3 0 0 Freight ... ... ... ... 0 19 6 2 2 6 APPENDIX B. Mr. Tunnicliffe handed in the following statement : — Capital. £ s. d. Dairying area, 80 acres: Lessee's interest ... ... ... . . ... 2,122 0 0 Stock — One bull ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 0 Forty-three cows at £15 ... ... ... ... ... ... 645 0 0 Ten young stock at £3... ... ... ... .. ... ... 30 0 0 Two working-horses at £9 ... ... ... . . ... ... 1800 Plant, milking-machines, farm implements ... ... .. ... ... 300 0 0 £3,129 0 (I

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