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statement of salaries and expenses of the commissioner, assist- 

 ant commissioners, experts, agents, chemists, etc., for the 



YEAR 1900-1901. 



Salary. Expenses. 



Commissioner $4,000 00 $750 00 



Assistant Commissioners 17,000 00 6,686 08 



Bookkeepers, stenographers, etc 6,420 00 



Cheese instructors 4,750 00 3,353 77 



Special agents 31,062 50 21,545 36 



Inspectors 8,660 00 5,546 96 



Veterinarians 3,227 50 2,080 67 



Chemists 10,837 00 504 38 



Postage, stationery, printing, supplies, etc 6,59168 



Miscellaneous (other than above enumerated) . 5,239 41 



Diseases of domestic animals (tuberculosis and glanders) • 904 00 763 82 



Nursery inspection 6,083 48 3,036 83 



Sugar beet instruction 1,734 00 2,56161 



KECOMMENDATIONS. 



For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1902, I hereby respect- 

 fully make the following recommendations as to appropriations 

 necessary to do the work under the present Agricultural Law, 

 viz.: 



For the general work of the Department f 144,000 00 



For Farmers' Institutes 20,000 00 



For the distribution of money among agricultural 

 societies and the American Institute of the city 

 of New York 56,000 00 



For the general work of the Experiment Station at 

 Geneva 50,000 00 



For experimental work at the Experiment Station 

 at Geneva 8,000 00 



For the enforcement of the provisions of the fertil- 

 izer law 10,000 00 



For the enforcement of the provisions of the feed- 

 ing stuff law 2,500 00 



For maintaining the veterinary college at Cornell 



University 20,000 00 



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C. A. WIETING, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



