PRESIDENT'S LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



June 30, 1918 



The Governor of the State of New York, 



Albany, New York. 



The Secretary of the Treasury, 



Washington, D. C. 



The Secretary of Agriculture, 



Washington, D. C. 



The Commissioner of Agriculture, 



Albany, New York. 



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

 College Experiment Stations in connection with the Land Grant Colleges, 

 contains the following 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 the Legislature of the State of New York, approved 

 April 12, 1906, providing for the administration of the New York State 

 College of Agriculture at Cornell University, contains the following 

 provision: " 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." This was amended by the act of April 3, 19 16, which 

 changed the fiscal year to end June 30. 



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

 behalf of Cornell University the report of the New York State College 

 of Agriculture for the year 191 7-18. 



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