Oct. 1, 189-1.] Supplement Iv the 
Ti 'Op tea I Agriculturist. 
287 
repay themselves by tuking the crop for the usual 
specified period. 
The result of this has been that about 15 acres 
are at present under grass. I beg to suggest that 
the grass laud should now be taken in hand and 
systematically worked on Government account. If 
tue necessary expenditure for labour, manure &c. 
be sanctioned, I anticipate that a net profit of not 
less than R60 per mensem will accrue. 
The Alfred Model Farm was taken over for pur- 
poses of the Government Dairy from lessees in May 
last on the payment of R4,400as compensation. 
The income for the eight months — May to De- 
cember — was Rl,667'10, an average of R208'38 
per mensem; the expenditure was R344/40, or an 
average of R4305, and the profits amounted to 
Rl.322'70, or an average of R165 33 per mensem. 
The extent of cultivated grass land is capable of 
extension, and it is expected that when the farm 
is taken fairly in hand and proper supervision ex- 
ercised by a responsible officer who should be 
placed in charge, the profits will, in the course of 
1894, be raised to R200 per mensem. 
The natural grass land on the farm will be avail- 
able for pasturing the dry cows of the dairy. Parts 
of the farm contain cabook rock of good quality, 
which, if permitted to be judiciously worked, is 
capable of yielding at least another R150 a year. 
The Dairy Manager, Mr. J. A. G. Rodrigo, has, 
after the unavoidable preliminary struggle, fallen 
into the groove of work which has been cut out for 
him, and it should be said to l is credit that he is 
doing his very best for the interests of his charges. 
His time is fully occupied, what with superintend- 
ing the milking of the cows, the weighing of the 
milk, refrigerating and filling it for delivery, 
weighing and apportioning of food, &C, and all 
this twice a day. He thus has to be up before 
3 a.m., when the first milking begins, and up till 
9 or 10 p.m. When the 30 additional cows come 
into the dairy next year, it will be high time to 
consider the advisability of giving Mr. Rodrigo an 
assistant. For the present I have arranged that 
four students in turn should take duty at the dairy 
from o a.m. to 8 a.m. to allow Mr. Rodrigo to get 
some rest, and at the same time lo gain for them- 
sel ves some experience in the management of cattle. 
In addition to the duties detailed above, the 
Manager lias a good deal to do in the way of keep- 
ing records and accounts. Here also some help is 
rendered by the students during their leisure hours. 
1 also forward three statements of accounts : 
' I ) of tin; Alfred Model Farm from May to Decem- 
ber, 1893; (2) capital cost of the Government 
Dairy ; and (•''.) receipts, cost of maintenance, and 
profit of the dairy. 
■SI a to, tent of the Alfred Model Farm from 
May to December, 1803. 
Receipts. 
Amount. 
R. c. 
May '1'.. le, 
ise of grass land 
a in small blocks 210 0 
•lune 
Do 
do 
207 0 
July 
Do 
do 
211 0 
August 
Do 
do 
211 50 
September 
Do 
do 
210 0 
October 
Do 
do 
210 0 
\i>\ ember 
Do 
do 
20.", .-,n 
December 
Do 
do 
202 10 
Total . 
.. 1,667 10 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
Expenditure. Amount. 
Cost of four mamoties 
and one katty 
Pay of four watchers 
and petty expenses 
Fay of four watchers 
Do 
Do 
Cost of rethatching a 
shed 
Pay of four watchers 
Cost of coir yarn and 
petty expenses 
Pay of four watchers 
Pay of four watchers 
R. 
c. 
ol 
O 
3 
0 
47 
0 
37 
0 
Ol 
0 
40 
0 
12 
0 
40 
0 
5 
0 
40 
0 
46 
40 
Total. 
R. c. 
By Profit 
Total 
Capital cost of the Government Dav-y 
Particulars. 
Cost of erecting the dairy buildings 
Value of two draught bulls ° 
Value of 47 cows 
Value of two stud bulls 
< !os1 of utensils and materials 
Cost of two return tickets to Bombay 
allowed to Messrs. Drieberg and Lye 
for the selection of cows... 
Cost of water service with cistern, &c; 
Cost of a ring fence for the cows 
Cost of two telegrams sent to Mr. Lye 
at Bombay re the purchase of cows, &c. 
Amount paid to the lessees of the 
Alfred Model Farm as compensation 
Total 
Statement of Dairy Account* for 
of December, 1893. 
Receipts. 
344 40 
1,322 70 
1,667 10 
Farm. 
Amount. 
R. c. 
3,330 0 
60 0 
4,479 21 
300 0 
940 52 
370 28 
351 37 
60 0 
5 0 
4,400 0 
14,296 3S 
the Month 
Amount. 
R. c 
4,618J bottles milk supplied to General 
Hospital at 18 cents, per bottle ... S31 
1,583 bottles and 9 ounces milk supplied 
to Lunatic Asylum at 18 cents per bottle 285 
835J bottles to Hendala Leper Asylun 
20 cents per bottle 
38 bottles and 19 ounces to De Soysa 
Lying-in-Home at IS cents per bottle 
71 bottles 18 oz. to Police Hospital. Borella, 
at 18 cents per bottle 
32 bottles 21 oz. to S. H. F. D. AY. at 
Borella, at 18 cents per bottle 
25 bottles to House of Observation at 18 
cents per bottle ... 
19 bottles 20 oz. to Branch Hospital, 
Borella, at IS cents per bottle 
l'3i bottles to Smallpox Hospital, Kanattaj 
at 18 cents per bottle 
71J bottles to Branch Hospital, Kanatta! 
at 18 cents per bottle 
9, 7 3 bottles to Chiekenpox Hospital, Kan- 
atta, at IS cent- per bottle ... 
248 bottles t,, cluli House at 20 cents per 
bottle... ... ... \ v 
Manure... 
33 
0 
167 10 
6 97 
12 91 
5 90 J 
4 50 
3 56 
2 40 
12 90 
1 724 
4 0 
Total 
1,387 90 
