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Sxipplement to the Tropical AgricuUuriat' 
[Skpt. 1, 1898. 
A. — Financial Statement of the Government Dairy 
and Grass Farm for the Yenr 1897. 
Receipts. 
Amount. 
It. 
c. 
January 
... To amount realized by 
sale of milk 
1,485 
23 
February 
do 
1,343 
07 
Murch 
do 
1 401 
April 
do 
IM^ 
30 
May 
do 
1,000 
39 
June 
do 
1,597 
17 
July 
do 
1,790 
G 
A 1 1 cy 1 1 (1 f. 
do 
1,738 
96 
September 
... do 
1 J>b-2 
71 
(Jctober 
do 
1,791 
4.5 
November 
do 
1,766 
68 
December 
do 
1,763 
20 
For the services of stud bull 
5o 
00 
For extra milk delivery ... 
33 
By sale of grass 
148 
20 
Total ... 
19.529 
78 
EXPENDIIUER. 
Paid to tlie Manager as part salary ... 300 0 
paid to Mr. Kuruppu ... ... 180 0 
Paid as rent of tlie Havelock Kacecourse 720 0 
Expended in transportitng milk ... 210 97 
Expended iu feeding cattle during the 
year ... ... ... 6,287 77 
Expended for medicines ... ... 29 11 
Expended in the purchase of carts, 
bulls, implements, kc- ... ... 199 25 
Expended for rejinirs to utensils, water 
service, &c. ... ... 19 30 
Eepairs and additions to buildings ... 431 5 
Expended iu Mie purchase of milk ... 4.644 77 
Paid to Dairy coolies ... ... 1,390 00 
Paid to grass land coolies ... 1,564 83 
For the manure purchased for grass Imds 103 54 
Cart hire for transporting grass ... 56 00 
Expended in keeping c.ittle at the 
Model Farm ... ... 391 47 
Paid as rent of the meter ... 40 00 
Net profit ... ... 3,011 72 
Total 
19,529 7ii 
B. — Financial Statement of the Model Farm for 
the Year 1897, 
Receipts. E. c. 
To receipts of the Model Farm 4,368 80 
Total 
EXPKNDITURE. 
Kx])ense< of the farm 
Bent paid to Governmeiit.. 
]S\'t profits 
4,368 fO 
240 00 
1,350 00 
2,778 30 
Total... 4,.363 30 
C— Financial Statement of the Dairy Farm, 
including the Government Dairy and Grans Farm 
and Model Farm for the I'mr 1897. 
1897. 
Dec. 31 
IlECEIPfS. 
To purchat^e of stock in 1^97 3,399 00 
To amount paid to I he lion. 
the Treasurer ... 4,175 10 
To amount paid to the Mana- 
ger for 1897: 6 per cent, 
commission on 113,01 1 -72 ... 180 70 
To balance cash in hand ... 4,070 51 
18%. 
Dec. 31 
1897. 
Dec. 31 
Total 
Exi'KNDlTUBK. 
11,831 31 
By balance at credit, Dairy 
Farm, ]h9« ... 4,%4 ^4 
By net profit vorking the 
(iovernmenf Dairy. 1HN7 ... 3.011 72 
By net pnitir working the 
Model Farm. Ih97 ... 2,778 80 
By .<ale of stock, 1897 ... l,'o47 85 
By interest allowed by Bank 28 60 
Total 
11,831 31 
D.~ Assets and Liabilities of the Government 
Dairy Farm. 
1897. Liabilities. 
Dec 31 ... To amount due to Govern- 
ment, balance as per 
account ■ 
To assets over liabilities 
10,648 61 
5,727 90 
Total ... 16,876 51 
181)7. 
Dec. 81 
Assets. 
R. c. 
4,076 51 
By ca.<h in hand 
By value of stock, buildings. 
utensils, &c. ... 12^300 00 
Total 
16,376 51 
THE FLORIDA VELVET BEAN. 
We have to thank Mr. J. Ferguson for a few 
seeds of this much-talked-of plant. Agricultural 
Journals have of late contained frequent reference 
to it, and seedsmen have not beeu behind-hand in 
issuing circulars about the bt^r.u. It is said that 
when planted 4 feet apart in rows it may be e.t- 
pected to yield a crop of leaf, vine aiid fruit 
aggregating 4 to 5 tons to the acre, and of dry 
beans 20 to 30 bush.jls. Stock of ;.]1 kinds are 
said to like the green fornge including pods and do 
• The total amount voted and advanced by 
Governmeat was K31,C."9 12. ' 
