Commissioner of Agriculture 403 



Summary 



INSTITUTION FARM INVEST- PROFIT RATE OF INTEREST ON NET 



MENT PROFIT INVESTMENT PROFIT 



AT 5% 



Charitable inst $1,068,315.44 $97,281.55 .091 $53,415.72 $43,865.83 



Hospitals 1,375,838.46 177,547.89 .129 68,791.90 10,875.99 



Prisons 255,019.37 45,058.04 .176 12,750.96 32,307.08 



Total $2,699,173.27 $319,887.48 . 118 $134,958.58 $184,928.90 



LOSS PROFIT 



The profit and loss are divided as follows: 



Field crops $92,447.78 



Dairy 79,079.98 



Garden products 74,259.22 



Swine 40,880.33 



Potatoes 27,739.37 



Fruit products 22,245.32 



Poultry 5,191.93 



Sheep 51.32 



Horses, mules and oxen $22,220.67 



Increased value of farm 9.918.53 



Farm and garden buildings 9,705.63 



Total $31,926.30 $351,813.78 



Net profit $319,887.48 



This department has been glad to answer any requests for advice 

 concerning the purchase of farm supplies, machinery, etc., as well 

 as the feeding and housing of stock. A monthly statement of prices 

 of cattle feeds has been issued, showing the most economical feeds 

 according to cost of digestible nutrients and how to select feeds 

 for balanced rations. Plans of buildings have been designed and 

 suggested, according to the needs indicated. 



Among the estimates that have been submitted for revision are 

 the quarterly estimates of the requirements for the State farms. 

 These have been regularly and carefully reviewed, to the end that 

 advice might be given on the purchase of various supplies, as fol- 

 lows : 



1. Purchase of necessary cattle feeds to provide the most suitable 

 rations economically; 



2. Selection of approved types of machinery and tools best 

 adapted to the use for which they are intended, and at a reasonable 

 cost; 



