November 20, 1912 



The Governor of the State of New York, 



Albany, N. Y. 



The Secretary of the Treasury, 



Washington, D. C. 



The Secretary of Agricuhure, 



Washington, D. C. 



The Commissioner of Agriculture, 



Albany, N. Y. 



The Act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, establishing Agricultural 

 Experiment Stations in connection with the Land Grant Colleges, 

 contains tne tollowmg provision : " It shall be the duty of each of said 

 stations, annually, on or before the first day of February, to make to the 

 Governor of the State or Territory in which it is located, a full and detailed 

 report of its operations, including a statement of receipts and expenditures, 

 a copy of which report shall be sent to each of said stations, to the said 

 Commissioner of Agriculture, and to the Secretary of the Treasury of 

 the United States." 



And the Act of tlie Legislature of the State of New York, approved 

 April 12, 1906, providing for the ad^ninistration of the New York State 

 College of Agriculture at Cornell University contains the following pro- 

 vision : " The said University shall expend such moneys and use such 

 property of the State in administering said College of Agriculture as 

 above provided, and shall report to the Commissioner of Agriculture in 

 each year on or before the first day of December, a detailed statement of 

 such expenditures and of the general operations of the said College of 

 Agriculture for the year ending the thirtieth day of September then next 

 preceding." 



In conformity with these mandates I have the honor to submit on behalf 

 of Cornell University the accompanying report. 



Respectfully submitted, 



T. F. CRANE, 



Acting President of Cornell University. 



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