SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 21 



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The attention of the board has been called to the printed statement 

 showing receipts and disbursements of the department for the year ending 

 November 30, 1916, and comparative statements with the 1915 fair. 



The comparative statement of the expense of fair other than premiums 

 on page 14 shows an increase of $576.07. The payroll of the secretary's 

 office for the year and the payrolls of all the departments show a decrease 

 of $847.37. The comparative statement of premiums paid shows a decrease 

 of $2,538.34. The net decrease in cost of fair this year was $1,962.27. 



The board is to be congratulated for being able to reduce the cost of 

 the fair to this extent and at the same time give the public the best 

 fair they have ever had. 



The expense of reproducing the "Horn of Plenty" amounted! to 

 $2,734.31. There will be a credit to be deducted from this amount of about 

 $200 for corn sold and fed to sheep. 



The department finances are in much better shape than a year ago. 

 On December 1, 1915, the interest-bearing indebtedness was $40,000 and 

 cash balance on hand $100.63. 



On December 1, 1916, the interest-bearing indebtedness was $20,000 and 

 the cash balance on hand $3,998.17. Out of this balance we will be obliged 

 to pay $900 balance due on the Weaver lot, leaving a balance of $3,098.17, 

 with which to start in the new year. There will also be due from the 

 state January 1, $3,400 for insurance and department support. The fees 

 from the stallion registration division amount to about $10,000 annually, 

 so it should not be necessary to borrow any more money to carry us over 

 until the next fair. 



In accordance with a resolution of the board the committee purchased 



369 head of ewes and 243 lambs for feeding down grass on the fair 



grounds. The cost and expense of taking care of sheep and the receipts 



from sale of sheep and wool follow: 



Original cost of sheep $ 3, 434. .52 



Sheep herder 377.75 



Care and feeding 76.00 



Shearing 23.13 



Labor fencing buildings and flower beds 99.00 



Services man and auto purchasing sheep 55.00 



Salt and miscellaneous expense 7.10 



Corn for sheep on feed 150.00 



Total expense to December 1st $ 4,222.50 



Wool sold $ 313.79 



241 Iambs at $5 each 1,205.00 



182 ewes, 3 bucks at $S each 1,480.00 



Received from county acct. loss by dogs 15.75 



Total receipts .$ 3, 014.. "^4 



Amount charged against sheej) on hand ? I,2o7.9o 



Estimated value of sheep on hand : 



113 ewes on feed $ 904.00 



26 ewes thrown out of lot sold 130.00 



3 lambs 15.00 



4 bucks 40.00 $ 1,089.00 



146 Estimated loss on sheep $ US. 90 



The cost of mowing grass and weeds in 1915 was $700.75 and in 1916 

 $97.73. The difference of $603.02 is due to the sheep so in the end we are 

 about $500 to the good on the sheep proposition. Our loss was quite heavy 

 — about 44 ewes and 10 or 12 Iambs. 



