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A yield of 40 tons of excellent sheaf oats was received and stacked in readiness for chaffing as required. About 18 tons of hay were harvested, and about •') tons of carrots and swedes grown. 400 bushels of feed-oats were received from Eweburn Nursery. The average number of men employed during the year was 7ti(i. Statements of expenditure and values are appended. The following is a record of rainfall and temperature for the year:

Statement of Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1909 ... ... ... ... 5,514 1 8 Tree-growing ... ... ... ... ... ... 650 19 2 General maintenance and repairs ... ... ... ■•• 98 611 Nursery-formation . ... ... ... 64 17 10 Horse-feed purchased and grown ... ... ... ... 79 1 4 Manures ... ... ... ... ... ■■■ 2 13 5 Tree-seeds ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 2 8 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... ■■ ••• 20 13 7 Water-supply ... ... ... ... ... ••• 42 17 10 Buildings—erection of shod, part house, Ac. ... ... ... 80 13 10 Fencing... ... ... ... ... ••• ■•• 2 2 0 Miscellaneous works ... ... • ■ • • • • 35 17 6 Proportion of Nurseryman's salary ... ... ... 150 0 0 Supervision ... ... ... ... ■•■ ... 35 0 0 £6,837 7 9 Value of Stock, Improvements, do. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount at 31st March, 1909 ... 9,690 11 5 Less value of trues at 31st March, 1909 7,033 18 0 Less horse-feed in stock at 31st March, 1909 ... ... 160 0 0 7,193 18 0 2,496 13 5 Trees, as per Schedule 1 ... ... ... ... ... 2,934 5 0 2 4,533 4 6 3 ... ... ... ... .. 1,148 9 0 " „ 4 ... ... ... ... ... 364 0 0 Tools and implements ... ... • ■• ■•• ■•• 20 13 7 Water-supply ... ... ••■ ■•• •■■ ••• 42 17 10 Nursery-formation ... ... ... ... ... 64 17 10 Fencing... ... ••• • •■ ••■ ••• ••• 2 2 0 Buildings ... ... ... ■•• ••• ■•• 80 13 10 Improved value ... ... • • • • • ■ • • ■ • • 185 0 0 Horse-feed in stock ... ... ... ... ... 200 6 4 Value of young horses bred and received from Starborough Nursery ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• 90 0 0 £12,163 3 4

Month. Rainfall. Number Maximum of Days Tempera- Date, Rain fell. ture. Minimum Temperature. Date. 1909. April ... May ... June ... July ... August September October November December 1910. Inches. 205 317 193 2-84 3-48 411 3-42 3.25 601 Degrees. 7 78 6th 11 67 1st 11 68 5th 16 60 20ch and 21st 19 69 26th 14 65 25th 9 72 11th 13 75 11th and 17th 10 83 25th Degrees. 25 29 27 20 22 25 28 32 39 28th and 29th 14th 9th and 10th 14th 8th 23rd 18th 15th 14th January February March 6-27 1-55 566 11 90 27th 4 83 12th 14 80 8th 43 36 29 2nd and 6th 16th 21st Totals... 43-74 139