FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



The net cost to the Federal Government of the regular activities 

 of the department during the fiscal year 1923 was appioximately 

 $34,500,000, as indicated by the following table : 



FKDBRAL FUNDS FOR REGULAR "W^ORK OF THE DEiPARTMEIWT. 



Appropriations 



available, 



fiscal year 



1923. 



Agricultural appropriation act, 1923 (ex- 

 clusive of appropriations made direct to 

 States for research work under the Hatch 

 and Adams Acts and for extension work 

 under the Smith-Lever Act, and appro- 

 priation for the acquisition of lands by 

 the National Forest Reservation Com- 

 mission) 



Deficiency appropriation acts (July l, 1922, 

 Jan. 22, 1923, and Mar. 4, 1923) 



Supplemental appropriation for increase of 

 compensation (act of June 29, 1922) 



Permanent annual appropriation for meat 

 inspection (act of June 30, 1906) 



Revolving fund for classification of cotton. . 



A llotment for fi xed nitrogen research ($500,- 

 000 transferred from appropriation placed 

 at disposal of the President by the na- 

 tional defense act of June 3, 1916, and 

 $275,903.46 unexpended balance of allot- 

 ment previously transferred ) 



Eradication of foot-and-mouth and other 

 contagious diseases^ of animals (reappro- 

 priation of imexpended balance from 

 1922) 



Control of white-pine blister rust (available 

 balance of continuing appropriation made 

 in 1922) 



Control of insect infestations on national 

 forests (available balance of continuing 

 appropriation made in 1922) 



Other continuing appropriations for regular 

 work 



Total. 



$33,584,173.00 



774,980.00 



3, 232. 863. 00 



3,000,000.00 

 134,538.29 



^""^'r^^^Z'"' Outstanding 

 obligations. 



fiscal vear 

 1923. 



77.5, 903. 46 



353,924.93 



] 24, 663. 12 



109, IM. 73 

 90, 155. 58 



$28, 



2, 

 3, 



540,386.90 



651,322.01 



936, 862. 96 



000,000.00 

 80. 287. 63 



I'Bobli- 



gated 



balances. 



$4,226,005.92 j $817,780.18 



48, 915. 84 74, 742. 15 



218.943.62 78,066.42 



212,976.17 



.33,392.49 



119,812.72 



39,373.78 

 8,217.74 



54,260.66 



24,%1. 13 i 537,966.16 



300,532.4 4 



S66. 61 3, 98;^. 79 



25,953.18 

 7,004.34 



42,180,386.11 I 35,641,632.40 



4,552,650.64 



43,s37.77 

 74,933.50 



Kxpeaditures , as shown above 



Outstanding obligations, as shown above. 



$3,5,641,632.40 

 4, 552, 650. 64 



Total expenditure, liscal year 192:^, when all obligations are paid $40, 194, 283. Ot 



I-ess: 



Receipts, 1923, deposited in United States Treasury to credit of miscel- 

 laneous receipts fund (see below) 



Reimbursement by dealers for cost of classifying cotton 



$5, .576, 904. 55 

 66,711.21 



Net cost of regular work. 

 82 



5,643,615.76 

 34, 5.50. 667. 'i8 



