EXPERIMENT STATION REPORTS 81 



DISBURSEMENTS OF EXPERIMENT STATION — MONEYS OTHER THAN RECEIVED 



FROM UNITED STATES TREASURER. 



Labor $1,036 49 



Publications 2 00 



Postage and stationery 1 25 



Taxes and rent of land 148 09 • 



Seeds, plants and sundry supplies 22 35 



Fertilizers 9 23 



Tools, implements and machinery 15 00 



Live stock, team, furniture and fixtures 224 15 



Traveling expenses 68 16 



Building and repairs 268 61 



Scientific apparatus 1 50 



Contingent expenses 8 10 



$1,804 93 



Balance on hand 2,779 12 



Total $4,584 05 



SUMMARY OF TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS — CLASSIFIED FOR DEPARTMENTS. 



Buildings and repairs to buildings , $1,154 85 



Library 157 79 



Farm .' 2,471 06 



Garden 649 37 



Chemical 449 36 



Botanical 29 06 



Zoological 75 65 



Veterinarian 735 31 



South Haven Station 1,971 10 



Salaries 8,202 58 



Apiary 504 59 



Ofl3ce 294 00 



Sundry 110 21 



Total $16,804 93 



DIRECTOR'S REPORT 



Agricultural College, Mich., May 21, 1898. 

 President Snyder: > 



I herewith hand you my report as Director of the Experiment Station 

 for the year ending Nov. 1, 1897. This report contains besides my formal 

 report, the following documents: The reports of the Agriculturist, of the 

 Horticulturist, of the Consulting Botanist, of the Consulting Ento- 

 mologist, of the Assistant Bacteriologist, of the Consulting Veterinarian, 

 of the Apiarist, and a supplementary report from J. M. Rankin, with a 

 copy of each of the bulletins issued from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897. 



Respectfully yours, 



CLINTON D. SMITH, 



Director and Aqriculturist. 

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