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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1873
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89 INVOICE. March 1, '73 16 steers, 20,800 pounds, at $4 75 16 steers, 17,300 pounds, at $4 25 14\ tons hay in barn, at $8 2,000 bushel corn, at 20 cents 90 bushel oats, at 20 cents 1,280 gallons cider, at 15 cents 32 barrels 5,572 pounds stock hogs, at $3 50 1 three year old colt 1 two year old colt 200 bushels rye 100 bushels wheat 4 stacks loose oats 180 bushels potatoes, at 40 cents $988 735 116 400 18 192 32 195 125 75 100 80 30 72 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 $3,158 00 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS—MACHINERY, ETC. Tools and machinery (see enumeration on 2d page of report) Labor and material setting up engine and machines in engine room Making 320 rods board fence. 1 keg fence nails Moving 120 rods rail fence Fence wire and staples Making wire fence , Work on hedges and hedge plants purchased , Paid for ornamental trees Setting, mulching, and care of same Making 100 rods open ditch Other improvements, burying and digging stone, etc $776 46 48 6 15 10 3 17 26 8 15 23 21 20 00 00 00 58 00 00 12 50 00 39 $995 00 EEPOET FEOM DEPAETMENT OF HOETIGULTUEE. Dr. J. M. G-REGORY, Regent Illinois Industrial University : SIR : I herewith hand you the report of the Horticultural Department for the year ending February 28th, 1873: In general the year has been a prosperous one ; the crops have been above the average, and fruits have scarcely ever been more abundant. The extreme drouth and cold of the preceding winter killed many evergreen trees, especially those recently transplanted, and the peculiarities of the season gave us an unprecedented growth of weeds, which, in spite of strenuous efforts to keep them down, made the fields and grounds present, through portions of the summer, an undesirable appearance. "With these exceptions I am pleased to say the horticultural labors have been crowned with success, while the age of the plantations and the development of plans are rapidly increasing the interest and value of these labors. Mr. H. K. Vickroy remains in charge of the fruit and tree plantations, and of the vegetable garden and nursery. I submit with approval and pleasure his detailed reports of experiments upon Grafting, Forest Trees, Planting, Early Cabbage and Tomatoes. Other experiments were attempted, but under such difficulties that no reliable information could be gathered from them. The report of experiments of last year have been very widely copied in newspapers and journals, attracting a good deal of attention. For the following averages and remarks I am indebted to W. C. Flagg, Superintendent of the Agricultural Experiments : AVERAGES FROM GRAFTS O F 1 8 7 2 . Growth, inches. P e r et. living. - Six i n c h r o o t s F o u r inch roots T w o a n d a half i n c h r o o t s . 21.17 20.44 20.95 22.61 21.00 18.60 27.75 24.50 22.83 20.93 66 66 83 33 55.00 66.66 73.33 70.00 85.00 75.00 70.00 60.00 -12
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