Solaris, is very bright!

"Now, by the way of recapitulation, can you give to me, a brief
statement of the crops grown last year; with an approximate one, of the
cash derived therefrom?"

"That will not be difficult. I will endeavor to make my statement as
brief as possible.

"By looking at this map, you will observe that during the season just
past, we have cultivated about 4,000 acres of land. The crops planted,
were nearly as follows: 1,200 acres to cotton; 1,000 acres to wheat;
1,100 acres divided between corn, oats, barley and hay; 150 acres to
vegetables, and 550 acres to a miscellaneous variety of crops, such as
the nursery, the quince orchard, the vineyard, the berries, the gardens,
and all ground devoted to experimental culture.

"The aggregate cash income derived from these crops, which found a
market in the outside world, in addition to those sold to our own
people, amounted in round numbers to $193,000. Of this amount, $95,000
came from sales of cotton and wheat. Next year we have good reason to
expect a cash income of $250,000 from our farm products alone. Last year
we realized $57,000 from the sale of our manufactured products; such as
brick, terracotta, drain pipes, tiles, earthen ware, furniture, brooms,
willow ware, and the output of several other minor industries. This
brought the total income of the farm for the year, up to $250,000.

"You ask what disposition has been made of this money? $50,000 has been
expended in additional improvements, machinery, buildings, and live
stock for the farm. $25,000 more, has been added to the stock in our
store, which now has a supply of goods, sufficient to meet the demands
of adjacent settlers who wish to trade with us. $25,000 is held in our
treasury, for use in any emergency which may arise. The remaining
$150,000, has been placed in the sinking-fund.

"Our farm-store, has proved a very important institution. The clothing,
tailoring, dressmaking and millinery departments, have proved
surprisingly successful; with a constantly increasing demand for the
goods turned out. This opens a wide field of remunerative labor, for our
women co-operators.

"The 2,400 acres of untilled lands, are now utilized as follows: 500
acres are covered by a fairly good native forest; 500 more, by the
scattered timber around the stone quarries, gravel beds, sand pits, clay
deposits and the various other mines. 400 acres are used for pasture,
100 acres belong to the village site.