DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 



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AppropriatfoHfi for the years 1900 and lOol — Continued. 



Object. 



I Amount Amount 



.appropriated appropriated 

 for liHXI. I for 1901. 



Pomological investigations $9,500.00 



Laboratory - 17,700.00 



Forestry investigations ... 40,(J(HI. <iO 



Experimental gardens and grounds 28,00(1.00 



Soil investigations - 20.OIKJ.00 



Gra.ss and forage-plant investigations IS.lKHl.dO 



Irrigation information 3o, '"JO. 00 



Agricultural experiment .stations [$765,000] a — 45,000.00 



Arlington experimental farm .- 



Nutrition investigations - 15,000.00 



Public road inquiries --- 8,0IJ0.(XJ 



Publications, including Farmers' Bulletins 80,000.00 



Purchase and distribution of valuable seeds -- 130.UOO.00 



Investigating production of domestic sugar - 7. OOO.OO 



Tea-culture investigations - - : I.OIX). 00 



Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Animal Industry — 950, (KX). 00 



Total --- 1,983,5-10.00 



WEATHER BUREAU. 



Salaries 



Fuel, lights, and repairs 



Contingent expenses ._ 



General expenses 



Meteorological observation stations 

 Building 



Total, Weather Bureau 

 Grand total-- 



153,320.00 



8,000.00 



8,000.00 



768, 162. 00 



60, 000. 00 



25,000.00 



1.022,482.00 



3,006,022.00 



89,500.00 



28, .500 00 



80,000.00 



20. OIK). 00 



2.5. 01 K1. IK) 



17.IWJO.00 



.50.001). IK) 



60,000.0*) 



10.000.00 



17, .500. 00 



1-1,000.00 



105, 0(KJ. fK) 



170.000.00 



7, OIK). 00 



5.(XK).00 



1,000,000.00 



2,24.5,180.00 



153.320.00 

 9.000.00 

 8,000.00 



828, 0( JO. 00 

 60,0!KJ.(KJ 



1,0.58,330.00 



3,303,500.00 



a The total appropriations under this head are 3765,000 and $780,000 for the years given, 

 respectively, but $720,000 of each appropriation is paid directly to the experiment stations from 

 the Treasury Department. The sums included in the figure columns represent only the amount 

 available tor departmental expenditures. 



REQUISITIONS, LETTERS, AXD REQUESTS. 



Durinij the year 100 requisitions were drawn on the United States 

 Treasury for various amounts aggregating $2,928,635.21 in settlement 

 of all claims against the Department. 



There were 6,950 requisitions issued for the purchase of supplies. 



Letters of authority were issued for travel and other expenses to 

 the number of 1,296. 



In the usual transaction of business 32,812 letters were written and 

 received. 



There were 2,172 requests drawn on the Quartermaster-General for 

 the transportation of Government property. 



There were 1,904 requests for passenger transportation issued to 

 agents of the Department traveling on oflficial business. 



MONEYS RECEIVED FROM SALE OP CONDEMNED PROPERTY, ETC. 



During the year $15,252.51 was received from the sale of condemned 

 property and other sources and deposited in the United States Treas- 

 uiy , as follows : 



Condemned property. 8T, 526. 15 



Card index 111.25 



Publications, Weather Bureau ._ — 130.26 



United States seacoast telegraph receipts - 4, 051 . 62 



Sale of American butter in Europe 3, 433. 23 



Total 15, 252. 51 



