Farm exerciseLynford Farm

Equipment:

Item

Purchase cost

Year purchased

Replacement year

New Holland combine£82,00019912001John Deere 7710 £33,2502000JCB£29,3001993Ford 8360 tractor£25,00019962001Grimme Variant potato harvester£22,00019952005Ford 8240 4WD tractor£15,91319962000Cousins rolls£12,0001996Rootmaster trailers (2)£10,00019964 metre Kuhn power harrow£5,0001999Lely Centreliner Supabowlfertiliser spreader£2,8501999Garford 4 row beet harvester£37,0001999Flail mower£5,6001999200 new potato boxes£8,2001999

Outputs:

Annualyield(in tonnes)1999 1998 1996 1995 Sold to...

Feed wheat2252181214971207 Grain co-operativeSeed wheat0150465465Seed merchant, on contractSugar beet4900450043703453British SugarPotatoes0367530002166UK consumption and export to IrelandVining peas00400400Hillsdown - canning, Albert Fisher Group- freezingWinterlinseed07500Contract for seed

Bradley House

Farmer’s year:

AprilLambing (1 st April) 6weeksCalving (beginning of march)Cows coming out of sheds, one cattle shedbecomes lambing shed.Worm EwesMayLambingRemove stock fromcertain fields to conservefields for silageFertilize fields andpastures that aren't instewardshipMuck out sheds, for use inspreading later in yearLambs get first worm dose(6 - 8 weeks old)Yearlings Cattle wormbolous (6 monthprotection)JuneSchool visitsHay and Silage cutSpraying for thistles inpasturesFly control for lambs andEwesClip the hogs and tups(Rams)JulyMaking silage and hayClip EwesMuck spread on hay fields(cleared)AugustWean the LambsSell the LambsDose LambsFetch straw from Arablefarms in the East.SeptemberSell the LambsDip all sheep (Ewes andRams) against sheep scabBuy RamsOctoberSell the LambsBuy RamsSort the Ewes out (forones they don't want)Vaccinate for foot rot andgive worm doseSort out all Ewes(breeding stock)Sell ones to Market or asdraft Ewes1st Clostridial vaccinationfor HogsNovemberSell the LambsRams go outHouse cattle & Weancalves (separate sheds tocows)Worm cattleWinter feeding twice aday, bedding once a dayHouse lambsFeed lambsDecemberSell the LambsHouse Cattle2nd Clostridial vaccinationfor HogsWinter feeding twice aday, bedding once a dayFeed lambsJanuarySell the LambsFeed the EwesCopper injection Ewes toprevent swayback inlambsScan sheepSlip Ewes into twinbearing and single bearing(for feeding purposes)FebuarySell the LambsClostridial annual boosterfor Ewes so that it passesin milk to new born lambsPerth Bull Sales (AberdeenAngus) every 2 or 3 yearsa new stock bull ispurchased.MarchCalvingYear Round TasksSelling CattleGeneral Health ChecksMastitis Sheep and CowsFoot care for Sheep andCattle

Equipment (Machinery)

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Tractor x2

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Mower, Haybob (puts grass into rows)

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Landrover

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Muckspreader

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Endloaders

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Bale unwinder

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Various Trailers

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Big bale trailer

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Grain Trailer (big container)

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3 quad bikes & Trailers & snacker & spayer & weed wiper

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Outputs

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Crop 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04

Finished Lambs 620 (av £34)00950 (av £45)Store/breeding lambs 350 (av £30)000Draft ewes/breeding ewes 167 (av £18) 0600 (av £60) 0Wool1626kg (£337)02996kg (£830)3400kg (£1200)Cattle - youngstock41 (av £300)07 (av £540)25 (av £450)Cast cows 3 (av £270)003 (av £300)Silage (bales)700700700700Hay (big bales)200400500300

Sitio Batol Farm

January

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Cut grass for cows

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Weeding

February

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Land preparation

March

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Spray pesticides