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students' labor. 



The students assigned to the department have labored 1,009.} da^'s at a cost 

 of $1,353.52. Tlie highest rate of wages paid has been eighty (80) cents per 

 day of ten hours. Of this hibor 8H 7-10 days was outside of the department, 

 for which we have credit. The account is as follows : 



831 7-JO days outside of department @ .80 $657 36 



825 5-10 days in department @ .80 660 40 



53 3-10 days in department @ .685+ 35 76 



1,699^ days' labor $1,353 52 



The 877 8-10 days labor cost $696.16, and has been charged as follows: 



Vegetable garden $125 10 



Apple orchard 137 68 



Pear " 18 96 



Green-house and flower beds — 110 92 



Nursery _ 35 93 



Vineyards 33 34 



Strawberries 47 88 



Kaspberries 14 32 



Vegetable garden (permanent improvement) 17 76 



Experimental plats of potatoes . 12 52 



Experimental plats of corn __ 22 56 



Tools (care of, repairs) 45 20 



Office (copying) 40 



Compost . . I - - - 24 00 



Experiments 11 93 



Hotbeds 11 84 



Team 3 88 



Drains 30 56 



Miscellaneous 1 40 



$696 16 



MEN" AND TEAM ACCOUNT. 



To inventory of horses, harness, and feed on hand Aug. 



31, 1878 $486 25 



feed and bedding for the vear 314 37 



paid for horse I 100 00 



labor bills of men 318 00 



board of men 131 07 



By inventory of horses, harness, and feed on hand Aug. 



31,1879 $494 00 



amount received for labor outside of department.. 375 00 



labor ciiarged to department.. -- 407 38 



received for horse sold 45 00 



received for feed sold 08 03 



To amount to balance 139 71 



$1,389 40 $1,389 40 



