Thomas Indian School Farm Expenditure and Production Journals

Organized into two subseries: 1. Farm Expenditure Journals; 2. Farm Production Journals.

Chronological by month of transaction within subseries.

This series consists of two sets of journals that provide a detailed chronological record of expenditures and production of the school's farm. The agricultural program was part of the "instruction in husbandry and the arts of civilization" that the school provided to resident Indian children.

The expenditure journals itemize each purchase or loss by farm department (e.g. poultry, dairy service, fruits, garden, field crops) and account (e.g. farm and garden equipment, home products used, profit and loss, institution, labor employees).

Expenditures are debited to "institution" (for items provided by the school) or "sundry accounts" (for items purchased from outside suppliers). Expenditures are credited to "state appropriations maintenance", "state appropriations capital"; "farm stores"; or "sundry accounts".

Farm products are credited to a farm department and listed by quantity and unit value. Products are debited to "institution (consumed at school), "farm stores", or "sundry accounts".

Both sets of journals usually provide an account number (unidentified) and voucher number for each transaction.

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Volume list is available at the repository.

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