4-5 EDWARD VII. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 A. 1905 



STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON THE DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL 

 FARMS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 190t. 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM. 



Livestock $ 30(j 11 



I'Ved for stock . . S fiSO 55 



Supplies from experimental plots . 547 11 



Grain screenings from grain distribution IIG 12 



$ 1,343 78 

 Less — Supplies to poultry department 253 80 



Experimental division, including salaries of officers in charge $ 3,872 78 



Less — Value of material supplied for feed 547 11 



II potatoes supplied for seed distribution 151 00 



G98 11 



1,089 98 



Veterinary services and drugs 205 14 



Seeds, grain, trees, &c $ 1,055 72 



Less — Value of seeds for grain distribution S 281 52 



II trees n tree n 93 37 



,1 II Arboretum lOG 15 



481 04 



1,174 68 



Iiiil>lfcments, tools, hardware and supplies 1,049 56 



1 )rainage and drain tiles 151 55 



Manure and fertilizers for experimental plots and horticultural department 448 17 



Travelling expenses 1,738 81 



Exhibition expenses C55 95 



Blacksmithing, harness supplies and repairs 736 57 



Bee department . . . 153 27 



Wattes : farm woi k, including salai ies of officers in charge 4,708 79 



Wages : care of stock, including salary of herdsman 3,377 40 



Horticultural division, including salaries of officers in charge, also forestry $tl .59 4,971 25 



Poultry division, also salaries of officers in charge S 2,775 25 



Value of grain, &c., supplied by farm 253 80 



3,029 05 



3,174 67 



Care of hedges, avenues, ornamental trees and grounds 1,316 06 



Ortic(^ assistance, including Erglish and French correspondence and messenger service 4,t)05 11 



Printing of office supplies and stationery 1,302 77 



Arboretum S 1,193 79 



Value of trees from Seeds, grain, trees, &c 106 15 



1,299 94 



Distribution of trees and tree seeds $ 177 51 



Value of tress from Seeds, grain, trees, &c 93 37 



270 88 



Seed testing and care of green-house.'; . . . . 1,157 97 



Dairy branch, including salary of dairyman 849 64 



Contingencies 134 83 



Telegrams and telephones. . . 244 22 



Steers, purchased for feeding experiments 1,792 C6 



Muienm £6 t-3 



Books and newspapers 1 93 33 



$ 40,094 59 



Less — Proceeds of sale of steers, purchased for feeding experiments 2,875 26 



$ 37,219 33 



487 



