2-3 EDWARD VII. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 A. 1903 



STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON THE DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL 



FARMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1902. 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM-EXPENDITURE. 1901-1902. 



Live stock, including special importation of dairy animals S 7,900 26 



Feed for i^tock, including supplies from experimental plots, $530.09 ; 



also veterinary services 3,759 85 



Seed grain, seeds, trees, &c 1,235 33 



Implements, tools, hardware and su[iplies 1, 110 58 



Drainage and drain tiles 1,288 67 



Manure and fertilizers for experimental plots and horticultural 



department 180 04 



Travelling expenses 1,776 49 



Exhibition expenses, including value of grain held over for ex- 

 hibitions 520 80 



Blacksmith! ng, harness supplies and repairs 1,124 64 



Bee department 189 73 



Salaries of officers engaged in the general work of the farms, propor- 

 tion chargeable to the Central Farm 1 ,935 48 



Wages, farm work, including experimental work with grain and 



other f:irm crops ; also salaries of officers in charge 6,058 73 



Wages, care of stock .^ 2,612 27 



Chemical division, proportion cTiargeable to the Central Farm 1,247 60 



Botanical and Entomological division, proportion chargeable to the 



Central Farm ..... . 1,31260 



Horticultural division, including salary of officer in charge 5,094 13 



Poultry division, including all supplies ; also salary of officer in 



charge. 2,111 29 



Forestry division and care of grounds 1,407 11 



Arboretum, including drawing and spreading of 520 loads of gravel 



on roads 1,973 99 



Distribution of trees and tree seeds, including §20.40 value of tree 



seeds supi)lied by Brandon and Indian Head Farms 107 70 



Office help, correspondence branch and messenger service. . 3,905 41 



Printing of office supplies and stationery 1,012 39 



Seed testing and care of greenhouses 1,126 39 



Dairy branch, including w.iges of dairyman 800 79 



Contingencies, including §725.11 for 590 loads gravel and work on 



roads.. .. 1,184 01 



Books and newspapers . 86 82 



Telegrams and telepnones . . 238 69 



Steers purchased for feeding experiments . . 3,366 89 



54,608 68 

 Less — Proceeds of sale of steers purchased for feeding exix;riments. . 6,060 81 



S 48, (W 87 



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