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Meadow, .... 28 tons. 

 Rye straw, .... 6 " 



Corn fodder, . . . 15 " 



Winter apples, ... 24 barrels. 



Besides the produce of the garden in front of the institution, 

 and other small articles which have been disposed of from day 

 to day. 



The number of swine at the commencement of tlie 

 year was 79, valued in the inventory December 1, 

 1857, at 1732 00 



Paid for swill from the institution for the year, . 350 00 



Value of produce from the farm and milling, fed to 



swine for the year, ..'.... 182 29 



Purchased one boar, ...... 25 00 



Making the debt for the year, .... $1,289 29 



Value of swine sold the last year, . $826 52 



Value of 73 swine now on hand, as per 



inventory, ..... 440 00 

 Making the account credit, . . . 1,266 52 



Showing a loss for the year, of ... . $22 77 



This state of the account is not unexpected, for, in conse- 

 quence of the low state of the market, the 73 hogs now on the 

 farm have beeji inventoried $292 less than the 79 on the farm 

 at the close of last year, although of the same size and quality, 

 and but six less in number. It is also well known, that pork 

 has been lower in price this, than for a number of years past, 

 and our swill from the institution has cost the same, and for 

 the last six months to much reduced in quantity and quality, 

 as to render it necessary to reduce our number of hogs as fast 

 as possible, by selling sliotes at low prices, and disposing of old 

 hogs before they were fully fattened. 



The number of neat cattle' on the farm at the close 



of last year, was 37, inventoried at ' . . . $2,630 00 



Eleven head of cattle have been purchased within 



the year, at a cost of . . . . . . 840 00 



Making the value of the cattle inventoried at the 



commencement and purchased within the year, . $3,470 00 



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