TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 91 



Food Cropfi. — Extensive new operations in the raising of 

 food supplies for the animals were carried out. Owing to the 

 high cost of all kinds of food for animals, it was determined to 

 use all the space that could be spared for the cultivation of crops. 

 The major portion of the Elk Range, part of the Wild Horse 

 Range, the field formerly known as the ball ground, and in- 

 creased areas at the Nursery were planted and kept under in- 

 tensive cultivation throughout the season. It is very gratifying 

 to be able to report that very good results were obtained, in spite 

 of the fact that new sod ground had to be used, that the Innu- 

 merable wild squirrels and rabbits of the Park committed seri- 

 ous depredations, and that the season was very unfavorable. 



We raised during the year the following products: 



Vegetables. 



Mangels 39 tons 



Carrots 2 tons 



Carrots 538 bunches 



Beets 634 bunches 



Cabbage 2,000 heads 



Lettuce 2,000 heads 



Potatoes 87 barrels 



Ruta Baga Turnips 3 tons 



Ear Corn 12 bushels 



Green Corn Stalks 121 loads 



Sunflower Seed 19 bushels 



Animals. 



Pigs 31 



Guinea Pigs 220 



Rabbits 1,332 



Rats 1,254 



Chickens 2,301 



Eggs 23,298 



This was accomplished without increasing the force, by re- 

 ducing non-essential work to the limit, and obtaining a certain 

 amount of volunteer work from various employees. The forest- 

 ry force and the park cleaners, often augmented the force usually 

 employed at this work, without too seriously neglecting their 

 own. Only the most necessary work was undertaken in the prun- 

 ing and trimming of trees adjacent to walks, roads, or other 

 places where visitors or installations were endangered. Of 

 course, this neglect can be endured only for a limited time, for 



