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Ontaeio Agbictjlttjral College, 1882. 
Dr. Cr. 
Tuition fees 
Board 
Supplemental Exam, fees 
Balance to debit . . 
£ EXPEXDITUEZ. 
I 
734 ! Salaries and wages 
987 ' Food 
6 ' Household expenses 
Advertising, Printing, kc. 
Laboratory, Library, ic. 
4 , 549 , Water for college and farm 
£6.276 
£6,27G 
Thus the maintenance of the college alone cost the Province 
4549/. in 1882, while in 1883 a similar statement shows a defi- 
ciency of 5160Z. to be provided bv the Province, the correspond- 
ing sum in 1884 being 4506/. The students meet part of their 
expenses by the regular labour thev perform on the farm, — 3^ 
hours to 5 hours a dav, and, in Julv and August, when there 
are no lectures, 9i hours a dav, at from 2d. to bd. per hour, 
according to the value of the work as estimated by the farm 
superintendent or his foremen. Board, lodging, and light cost 
from 95. to 10s. per week. The charges as thus reduced to a 
minimum are : — 
1. " The entire cost to au Ontario farmer's son, able and willing, with con- 
siderable experience in farm work, is 10/. to 14?. a year for board, washing, 
and tuition. 
2. " To an Ontario student without any previous knowledge of farming, 
127. tti 15?. a year for board, washing, and tuition. 
3. " To non-resident students (i.e. from outside Ontario), 15?. to 20?. a year 
for board, washing, and tuition." 
The balance-sheet of the Experimental Farm does not appear 
in the annual report, but the following are the valuations of live- 
stock and implements on 31st December : — 
Horses 
Cattle.. ., 
Sheep .. 
Pigs .. .. 
Implements 
1883. 
1884. 
£ 
£ 
470 
465 
1,000 
6,296 
35 
1,054 
130 
108 
1.543 
1,737 
3,178 
9,G60 
The farm, comprising 550 acres, of which 400 are cleared, 
was purchased by the Provincial Government in 1873 for 
15,000/. The total cost of land and buildings, furniture, live- 
