COST OF WHEATGROWING

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23588, 16 March 1942, Page 2

COST OF WHEATGROWING

Sir,—How to grow wheat: I don't think. Say, 30 bushels to an acre. Ploughing 10s, discing ss, grubbing (twice) Bs, harrowing (before and after crop up) 3s, drilling 3s, seed and manure £l, heading £1 (30 bushels at 8d), grain sacks Is Bd, brokerage Is 3d, cartage ss, f.o.b. charges 10s (Amberley to Lyttelton). Total, £4 6s lis to put crop in. Thirty bushels at 5s 9d would yield £8 12s 6d, less cost of putting crop in £4 6s lid, leaving a profit of £4 5s 7d. This is with everything in one's favour. The above figures do not include, the carting of seed and manure or allow anything for breakages, etc., to implements, or time allowed for get' ting fuel, and filling in farms at the Fuel Controller's office. If the weather is wet and the wheat is unable to be carted to the mill, there is extra labour again in turning sacks. So, if one puts the same paddock in wheat again, the farmer loses Is 5d an acre, and does not even get the straw.—Yours, etc.. ROBERT T. NEWTON. Amberley, March 11, 1942.