REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SWINE. 



During- the year as already indicated above, a new piggery has been erected in the 

 place of that part of the piggery known as the main piggery. The building operations 

 effectually prevented the carrying on of any experimental work, so no report of feed- 

 ing operations is submitted save the following summary. 



SUMMARY OF PIGGEKV OPEUATIONS, 1910-11. 



Total sales during year $2,979 53 



Value of manure produced 200 00 



Value of pigs on hand, April 1, 1911 4,371 20 



$7,550 73 



Cost of feed during year $1,930 41 



Cost of bedding GO 00 



Stock bought during year 155 00 



Cost of labour 975 00 



Value of stock on hand, April 1, 1910 2,425 00 



5,545 41 



Profit for one year $2,005 32 





FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



Below are submitted inventories and returns from the various classes of live stock 

 under my charge during the year April 1, 1910, to March 31, 1911. 



Class. 



April 1, 1910. 



No. 



Horses .... 

 Breeding cattle 



Steers 



Sheep 



Swine 



Total 



10 

 121 

 22 

 54 

 65 



2S1 



Vak 



$ cts. 



16,705 00 



740 00 



775 00 



2,425 00 



20,645 00 



April 1, 1911. 



No. 



18 



139 



19 



88 

 174 



438 



Value. 



$ cts. 



17,650 00 

 1,369 00 

 1,139 00 

 4,371 20 



24,529 20 



Returns. 



Value. 



$ cts. 



3,947 02 



6,336 28 



713 56 



148 05 



3,024 53 



14,169 44 



Gross returns 



made up of 



increase in value 



of products and 



value of 



animals sold. 



$ cts. 



3,917 02 

 7,281 26 

 1,342 56 

 512 05 

 5,070 53 



18,153 44 



SUMMARY OP LIVE STOCK OPERATIONS. 



Returns. 



Gross returns from animals of all classes, including value 

 of products, value of services and increase in value of 

 young stock $18,153 44 



Manure, 1,500 tons at $1 per ton 1,500 00 



Total $19,053 44 



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