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of students on the farm (as a larger proportion have been employed on the 

 garden than ever before, one-half instead of one-tliird as formerly), the farm 

 work has been ))rou)ptly and seasonably attended to, and our work in perma- 

 nent improvements, ditching, laying tile, clearing, and stumping fields, and 

 labor on and about buildings will compare very favorably with that accom- 

 plished during any two years in the history of the department. It follows as a 

 logical sequence that as the working force is largely students, they must have 

 labored, and that punctually and with energy to have accomplished so much. 

 If any doubt we shall be pleased to show them the work performed and the 

 records made. 



I have devised some plans to furnish labor to students at those seasons of 

 the year when the farm offers but little, but as there is some prospect of 

 arranging for a mechanical course which will occupy students a portion of the 

 time in shops, and thus necessitate changes in our courses of study, as well as 

 our work, I defer their presentation. I desire to record my grateful apprecia- 

 tion of the advice and encouragement of President Abbot in all matters 

 relating to the adjustment of student labor and the development of the farm 

 department. Conversant with the peculiar perplexities of the management, 

 he has been always ready to give aid and support to any plan or change that 

 seemed to promise increase eflficieucj. 



DISBUESEMENT3 OF FARM DEPARTMENT. 



o,„.r-nt Wvnon.a Sept. ], 1880, to Sept 30, 1881, to 



Ouirent Expense. g^j;^ g^^ jy^j^ ^^^^^ .^^ jggj^ 



Labor $974 21 $963 95 



Permanent improvemente 64 91 140 00 



Implements 49 62 291 04 



Repairs of implements 59 45 95 56 



Cattle 1,578 85 1,531 84 



Sheep 23 27 58 49 



Swine 144 36 218 59 



Team 103 68 33 60 



Office 44 70 124 83 



Repairs of buildings 29 20 73 53 



Seeds -. 16 84 60 99 



Farmhouse 770 31 638 73 



Fertilizer 4 25 3 25 



Drains 14 89 



Student labor 1,656 63 1,541 57 



Experiments 17 01 



^5,520 28 S5,807 87 



Special appropriations $6,927 37 



Expended as follows: 



Buildings $2,989 96 



Hand implements 85 71 



Models and apparatus 94 55 



Fences and bridge 181 05 



Farm house 87 02 



Drains 405 32 



Sheep 602 30 



Swine 188 00 



Ensilage experiments 309 28 



Cattle 1.984 18 



$6,927 37 



