Bethlen Naptár, 1954 (Ligonier)
Snapshots of life in the Bethlen Home
BETHLEN NAPTÁR 227 and realized $4,931.03 from the sale of farm products. The difference of a few dollars at this point is indeed negligible since our entire supply of meat came from our animal stock. Our milk production took care of all our dairy needs. The poultry and hog stock proved very satisfactory and more than enough. We sold our surplus hogs. The garden, cultivated by our stronger and healthier men, supplied our vegetable needs. The following crops were harvested in 1952: 153 bushels of wheat, 254 bushels of barley, 469 bushels of oats, 1956 bushels of corn, and 70 tons of hay. — 12 cows, 4 heifers, 6 calves, 11 beef cattle (angus), 6 sows, 60 hogs, 350 hens, 250 chickens, 100 ducks, and 24 geese made up the animal and poultry stock. In 1952 many renovations were made on our farm buildings, helping us in carrying on more efficient work. New machines were purchased also: a three-bottomed plow, and a baler for both hay and straw. The necessity and indispensability of our farm might be summarized in a few words: In a recent survey we proved that since we make no cash expenditures for the most expensive food items such as dairy products and meat, our per capita cost has been reduced considerably. For the last two and one-half years our per capita cost has been $1.76 per day, which included not only food, physical and spiritual care, but wages, salaries, insurance, education, and entertainment as well. EIGHTH PICTURE: OUR MINE Our institution realized $1,520.87 in royalties from our coal mine. With this, our mine has been stripped completely which means that revenues from this particular source are now closed. NINTH PICTURE: OUR FINANCES Finally, after the above snapshots of life in the Bethlen Home, let me present the financial picture of our institution in the following figures: Balance brought forward from 1951 ____________$ 10,423.12 Income from 1952 __________________________ 96,753.44 Total income _______________ $107,176.56 Disbursements in 1952 ____________________________ 91,711.08 Balance, Dec. 31, 1952 ____________________$ 15,465.48 pr Our children at lunch.
