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North-Western Provinces portion of the land is briefly reviewed here. In-
formation as to the balance sheets, &c., of the whole farm is given as appen-
dices IX to XII (vide pages 131 to 138).
4. This being the first year of the farm's existence, it is scarcely fair to
judge from it what the results will be in the future as regards the cost of the
agricultural portion; for, as is always the case in such operations as this, a
certain amount of capital must necessarily be sunk in order to enable profit to
be made later on. In these circumstances it is gratifying to find that a
balance on the credit side is shown in the balance sheet.
N-W. P. land.
5. The establishment of the new Instruction Farm was sanctioned from
the 1st August 1892, and the land, standing crops, sheds, implements, &c.,
belonging to the stallion depôt was transferred to the farm from that date. The
total area taken over is 70 acres, of which 59½ acres are under cultivation and
10½ acres are occupied by buildings, or used as grazing land and paddocks for
the farm animals.
6. The sanctioned grant for the working of the farm was Rs. 5,950. Of
this amount, Rs. 3,300 were sanctioned for pukka wells, sheds, harness, carts,
&c., Rs. 1,410 for the permanent establishment, and Rs. 1,240 for recurring
expenses (vide Appendix XIII, page 139). The corresponding statement for
the Punjab Instruction Farm will be found as Appendix XIV, page 140.
7. No provision was, however, made for the feed and keep of the animals,
and this had therefore to be met from the savings under other heads, as
the farm had not a large enough acreage to allow of sufficient grain crops
being grown to fully meet the requirements of its animals.
8. The sinking of the three pukka wells at a cost of Rs. 1,800 was not
carried out, as the land taken over from the stallion depôt already had four
such wells, and it was not considered necessary to sink any more. Two or three
wells will, however, be necessary when the additional land (250 acres) is sanc-
tioned and taken over.
Animals.
The animals belonging to the farm are as shown below:—
(a) Farm stallions ... ... ...
(b) Horse mares ... ... ...
(c) Pony mares ... ... ...
(d) Donkey mares ... ... ...
(e) Donkey colts ... ... ...
(f) Donkey fillies ... ... ...
(g) Mules ... ... ...
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Stallions.
9. The number of stallions varied from time to time owing to purchase
and sales to district boards, court of wards, &c ; but there were never more
than six present at any time of the year. With the exception of one purchased
from Lieutenant Battine of Muttra, the stallions were received from Bombay.
Of the 11 purchased, six were sold during the year (vide Appendix XV, page
141). The corresponding statement of the Punjab Farm stallions will be
found in Appendix XVI, page 142.
Horse mares.
10. The ten horse mares were received by transfer (without payment) from
the Kurnal and Hapur Remount Depôts on the 11th and 22nd November
respectively. All these mares, with one exception, are good workers, and have
been regularly worked since their arrival. They have all been served, and nine
appear to be in foal. Of the eight pony mares, six were purchased at the Jel-
lalabad fair and two taken over from the stallion depôt. They have all been
served by donkeys, and seem to be in foal.
Donkey mares.
11. Seven donkey mares and foals, &c, were taken over from the stallion
depôt. The mares have been served, and six out of seven appear to be in foal.
Crops.
12. The crops grown on the farm were—
(1) Lucerne.
(2) Guinea grass.
(3) Impey.
(4) Carrots.
(5) Dub grass.
(6) Hay.
(7) Bedding grass.
(8) Oats.
(9) Linseed.
(10) Barley.
(11) Gram.
(12) Clover.
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