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A p p a r a t u s for m a n u f a c t u r e of S o r g h u m S y r u p a n d S u g a r , p u r c h a s e d b y t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l D e p a r t m e n t a n d v a l u e d a t $189.50, is, a n d h a s b e e n , in t h e c a r e of t h e C h e m i c a l D e p a r t m e n t , a n d it is r e q u e s t e d t h i s be t r a n s f e r r e d from t h e F a r m p r o p e r t y . T h i s will l e a v e t h e s u m of $1,500 a s e s t i m a t e d value of F a r m M a c h i n e r y a n d Tools, with $1,000 a s v a l u e of the Farm Teams. I h o p e it m a y be p r a c t i c a b l e for t h e F a r m C o m m i t t e e to m a k e a n i n v e n t o r y of all t h e F a r m property. I t will be r e m e m b e r e d t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s , at, l a s t m e e t i n g , t r a n s f e r r e d $3,000 from t h e F a r m c r e d i t s to t h e G e n e r a l Fund. I t will be n o t i c e d t h e c r e d i t s to t h e F a r m , by t h e B u s i n e s s A g e n t ' s w a r r a n t a c c o u n t , s h o w s a d e c r e a s e of $841.43. T h e i n c r e a s e in t h e Salable P r o p e r t y a n d t h e P e r m a n e n t I m p r o v e m e n t s , h o w e v e r , l e a v e s a c r e d i t a b l e b a l a n c e a s "profits of t h e y e a r , " a l t h o u g h I t r u s t o t h e r profit h a s c o m e from t h e F a r m s by e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n , a n d illustration to s t u d e n t s a n d o t h e r s . B a l a n c e credit D e c e m b e r 1,1880 T r a n s f e r r e d to G e n e r a l F u n d B a l a n c e c r e d i t by W a r r a n t A c c o u n t D e c e m b e r 1,1881 D e c r e a s e by W a r r a n t A c c o u n t R e c e i p t s of t h e y e a r E x p e n d i t u r e s of t h e y e a r Salable p r o p e r t y D e c e m b e r 1,1880 Salable p r o p e r t y D e c e m b e r 1,1881 Increase T e a m s a n d tools D e c e m b e r 1, 1880 T e a m s a n d tools D e c e m b e r 1,1881 Increase Dairy apparatus T o t a l i n c r e a s e in p r o p e r t y Permanent improvements Less B a l a n c e to y e a r ' s w o r k G. E. MORROW, Professor

UNIVEESITY FAEMS.

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$6,530 96 3,000 00 $3,530 96 $2,689 53 841 43

$6,254 80 7,095 23 $840 43

$9,128 79 11,920 00 $2,791 21

"$2T50~0~00 2,689 50 $189 50 75 00 $264 50 $3,055 71 857 16 $3,912 87 841 43 $$3,071 44

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Agriculture.

Salable property, December 1, 1881.

CATTLE:

Shorthorns.

14 cows 4 heifers 3 heifers (yearlings). 8 heifer calves 2 bull c a l v e s lbull.... 32 h e a d . 4 cows 1 heifer 2 heifer c a l v e s . 3 bull calves 10 h e a d .

$1,920 00 450 00 225 00 525 00 150 00 300 00 $3,570 00 $500 75 100 175 00 00| 00 00 850 00 $735 405 500 75 170 00 00 00 00 00 1,885 00 $345 00 5 ) 00 10 845 00 325 00 10 00

Jerseys.

Grade cattle.

21 cows a t $ 3 5 . . . 15 heifers a t $27.. 21 y o u n g s t e e r s . 1 fat s t e e r 17 calves a t $10.. 75 h e a d

Hogs.... Colts Poultry.

23 fatting h o g s a t $15 Breeding stock and pigs. 1 two year, 1 yearling, 2 years colts. 10 P l y m o u t h R o c k p u l l e t s