B. —1 [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1929.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued. RUAKURA FARM OF INSTRUCTION. Farm Trading Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

TFnr-m Experimental, ■ m - j Education, j ; ; ; ; ; ; — ---7 . - r | and Hostel. rn„i„i , j . j ; /Totals as dpt ®rand Totals. Dairy Herd. Farm Crops. j Farm Stores, j ™on Herf?' Orchard. Pigs. Poultry. Sheep. | | Totals " Statement I on rage o.) Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1928 .. 2,876 4 101.138 10 1 702 10 13,584 17 81,295 13 7 185 6 8 439 2 0 177 3 43,279 1 9 50 0 0 385 8 014,113 18 0 294 5 1014,408 3 10 Purchases .. .. 238 15 0 10 9 01,093 16 5 ..1 12 13 31 10 0 .. 1,148 13 10 14 0 1 .. 1 2,538 17 3 443 14 11 2,982 12 2 Labour .. .. 339 11 11 574 3 6 165 15 2 118 7 6 575 12 6 82 16 3j 276 11 0 73 6 5 190 4 5 1 123 11 3 9 16 6; 2,529 16 . 52,649 7 6 5,179 3 11 Horse-labour .. .. 176 13 2 219 18 8 8 19 4 118 15 0 .133 5 9 17 9 4 26 6 0 17 0 6 69 11 3; 11 10 10 7 6 0: 806 15 10 141 15 7 948 11 5 Repairs, Ac., paid for .. 300 5 0 0 17 3 50 0 3 .. 118 8 2 111 4| 83 9 5 11 11 8 87 3 0 0 1 11 46 19 8| 700 7 8 186 19 6 887 7 2 Repairs, &e., from farm .. 22 5 4 25 1 0 .. 177 8 2 67 12 8 31 12 3| 120 0 3 7 6 1 13 11 1 1 14 2 49 18 5 516 9 51,015 10 8 1,532 0 1 Feed purchased.. .. 118 1 10 .. .. .. 274 13 6 .. 452 6 6 217 11 5 .. .. 51 0 0| 1,113 13 3 .. 1.113 13 3 Pastures and feed from farm 1,683 12 1 956 17 2 .. 86 16 6 872 6 11 .. 159 0 2 7 12 4,1,210 13 9 .. 300 6 8; 5,277 .5 7 .. 5,277 5 7 Store issues .. .. 1 5 4 205 8 8 .. 316 10 10 28 8 3 6 2 6' 7 19 7 5 3 8 4 16 5 2 9 11 2 12 10 580 18 0 249 15 0 830 13 0 Balance (profit).. .. .. 52 13 9 .. 2,670 6 1 327 1 2 .. .. .. 1,350 5 11 .. 546 11 6: 4,946 18 5 .. 4.946 18 5 1 1 I 5,756 14 6 3,183 19 12,021 1 37,073 1 9,3,693 2 6 326 11 3jl,596 4 11 516 15 57,354 1 sj 203 8 21,399 19 7|s3,124 19 10|4,981 9 038,106 8 10 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Sales .. .. .. 2,506 1 5 104 17 3 5 9 5| 10 0 01,470 7 5 6 13 10 394 12 187 6 8 3,538 13 6 10 16 10 2 2 6 8,237 1 111,645 9 2 9.882 10 3 Issues of produce .. .5 0 01,473 12 7 1,217 19 8|3,077 4 1 882 9 9 129 9 8| 6 1 0' 55 3 9 283 2 11 56 3 4 .. 7,186 6 9i 233 10 11 7,419 17 8 Horse-labour .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,058 17 1 1.058 17 II .. 1,058 17 1 Stock, 31st March, 1929 .. 2.766 7 01,605 9 3 691 11 103,985 17 81,340 5 4 82 0 1 813 12 0: 216 14 23,532 5 0 50 0 0 339 0 015.423 2 4 328 5 815,751 8 0 Balance (loss) .. .. 479 6 1 .. 106 0 4 .. .. 108 7 8 381 19 8 57 10 10 .. 86 8 0 .. 1,219 12 72,774 3 3 3,993 15 10 5,756 14 6 3,183 19 1 2,021 1 37,073 1 9-3,693 2 6 326 11 31,596 4 11 516 15 5 7,354 1 5 203 8 21,399 19 7 33,124 19 104,981 9 0 ! 38,106 8 10