EXPERIMENT STATION. 



REPORT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER. 



The following account shows the receipts and expenditures of the Experiment 

 Station for the year ending June 30, 1906: 



Dr. 



July 1, 1905 — To balance on hand $1,259 27 



July 9, 1904 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Oct. 6, 1904 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Jan. 4,1905 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



April 10, 1905 received from U.tS. Treasury 3,750 00 



June 30, 1905 license fees on 143 brands commercial 



fertilizers 2,860 00 



farm receipts 1,673 51 



from State appropriation. So. Haven.. 1,498 14 

 from State appropriation for U. P. Ex- 

 periment Station, current 2,032 03 



from State appropriation for U. P. Ex- 

 periment Station, special 5,000 00 



So. Haven Experiment Station receipts 473 66 



U. P. Experiment Station, receipts.... 462 93 



from State appropriation for live stock 5,000 00 

 from State appropriation for poultry 



house 1,000 00 



from State appropriation, poultry.... 1,000 00 

 by disbursement as per vouchers filed 

 in the office of the State Auditor 



General , 



Balance on hand 



Cr. 



$33,129 53 

 4,130 01 



$37,259 54 $37,259 54 



Forty-two thousand copies of each regular station bulletin are now issued, and 

 the demand is increasing as farmers learn of their value. Several press bulletins 

 have been issued and special information in bulletin form has been sent out by 

 the station. 



DISBURSEMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF U. S. APPROPRIATION. 



Salaries: 



Director and administrative officers. No. employed 6.. $2,454 37 



Scientific staff, No. employed 5 3,479 20 



Assistants to scientific staff, No. employed 5 1,216 80 



Labor: 



Monthly employes, 3; average rate, $44.58 $1,346 72 



Monthly, weekly, daily and hourly employes 2,597 44 



Carried forward 



$7,150 37 



3,944 16 

 $11,094 53 



