§ 6-64-217 - Annual report of agricultural and mechanical departments.
6-64-217. Annual report of agricultural and mechanical departments.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall cause to be made an annual report of the operation and conditions of the agricultural and mechanical departments of the University of Arkansas, which shall include:
(1) A statement of the number of acres in cultivation on the college farm, the kind of crops raised, and the number of acres of each kind;
(2) The manner of the preparation of the soil for the various crops, methods of seeding and planting, kind and variety of seeds, and manner of cultivation and of harvesting;
(3) The several kinds and descriptions of all implements used in the various stages of the different crops, with reports on their utility and adaptation for the purposes used;
(4) The time of preparation of the soil, sowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting and a general statement of the weather and its influence upon the several crops;
(5) The kinds of fertilizers used and crops to which they were applied, the time and manner of application, and the several results;
(6) A detailed and systematic account of the number of days' work, of ten (10) working hours each, of men and teams in the production of each separately treated crop. The statement of labor is to be in three (3) divisions:
(A) Up to the time the seeds are deposited in the ground;
(B) During cultivation;
(C) While harvesting and preparing the crop for market;
(7) A full and accurate yield per acre, by weight or measure, of all crops raised on the farm, distinguishing between the several kinds of treatment as to fertilizers used and the depth of plowing, difference of cultivation, times of harvesting, and kinds or variety of seed used;
(8) Kind and quantity of machinery and tools used in the mechanical department, the kind and quality of the products of each shop or division of said department, and an approximate cost of production of each article manufactured.