Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1886 [PAGE 31]

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FINANCES. Th£ following p a r t of this r e p o r t is in a n s w e r to your r e q u e s t for a statement of t h e r e s u l t s of the t r a n s a c t i o n of those d e p a r t m e n t s of the University wliich have b u s i n e s s accounts. The preliminary e x p l a n a t i o n s m a d e last y e a r will not be needed now and are omitted, T H E D E P A R T M E N T OF AGRICULTURE. The lands belonging to the University may be classed t h u s : L a n d s u s e d for agricultural purposes. The experimental farm, a c r e s The stock farm L a n d s u s e d for horticulture, etc L a n d s u s e d for public g r o u n d s R o a d s , e x t e r n a l a n d internal, plats far y a r d s , etc Total for University p u r p o s e s T h e Griggs farm Total land in C h a m p a i g n county, a c r e s T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l lands have been u s e d t h u s : In pasture Meadow Tillage—Corn, 67; oats, 66; rye, 27; wheat. 3>£ : miscellaneous, 6% Of this land about t w e n t y acres are used specially for e x p e r i m e n t a l p u r p o s e s . T h e products of tillage were in 1884: Corn, b u s h e l s . Oats, Rye, Wheat, «' Hay, t o n s 235 95 170 90 * . . . . 410

500 53 38 34 610 160 770

4,670 200

The u s u a l line of experimental work h a s been continued in t e s t i n g varieties of corn a n d small g r a i n s , effects of rotation of crops, c o n t i n u o u s cultivation of s a m e crops, u s e of fertilizers,feeding of stock, etc. The d a i r y - h o u s e h a s u s e d the milk of a b o u t sixteen cows, except t h a t required for t h e r a i s i n g of t h e c a l v e s . T h e r e h a s b e e n sold of butter 2,600 pounds " milk a n d c r e a m Total Fences—These are as follows: H e d g e fence, o s a g e B o a r d a n d board a n d wire Wire Rail Total , Miles. 5 1.5 1.25 25 8 $550 00 20 87 $570 87

The h e d g e s have been trimmed, and one-fourth of a mile of old rail fence h a s been rebuilt as wire fence. The following balance sheet sets forth the financial condition of t h e tarm, in which its educational services cannot be included, as they cannot be m e a s u r e d in m o n e y u n i t s :