DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 15 



goveknok's message. 



His Excellency, Governor Begole, in his message to the Legislature, June 

 3, 1883, gave but few sentences to the Agricultural College, but they were 

 pointed and commendatory. He said: "The Agricultural College is so 

 near the capitol that you will, no doubt, visit it, and learn its needs. I can 

 most heartily endorse the present management." 



Governor Jerome, in his retiring message, spoke more fully of the college 

 as follows: " This college was established in 1855. The means for its con- 

 struction and maintenance have been derived from the following sources : 

 *' Appropriation by the Legislature of 22 sections of salt spring 



lands, for which the money was advanced by the State 



amounting to $56,320.00 



^* In 1861 a further appropriation by the Legislature of swamp 



lands, which have been sold for 42,396.87 



"Total realized for State lands sold $98,717.87 



**Li 1862 the United States government donated to this, with 

 other State, lands to be used in establishing Agricultural 

 Colleges. 240,000 acres were nominally set apart to this 

 State, but owing to the loss from fractional sections the 

 amout received was really but 235,973.37 acres. 100,203.50 

 acres of these lands have been sold, and $224,868.15 received 

 thereon. This has been used by the State, and on which 

 interest has been, and will continue to be paid at 7%. The 

 total interest paid, beginning in 1870, up to Sept. 30, '82, on 

 the above, amounts to 179,626.82 



$278,343.69 

 ^' Appropriations in cash have been made from 1857 to 1882, both 



years included, amounting to 558,744.84 



** Making a total expenditure of $837,088.53 



" This amount divided by 26, the number of years since the Col- 

 lege was established, makes an average annual expenditure 

 of---. $32,195.71 



"The property of the College on Dec. Ist, 1882, exclusive of 

 granted lands for sale, is estimated at 338,471.55 



"Deduct from the total expenditures it leaves 498,616.98 



" Which if divided by 26, shows the average annual cost of 

 maintaining the College, after allowing for the value of the 

 land and the permanent improvements _ $19,177.57 



" There remains unsold of the lands granted by the government, 

 135,469.87 acres, which, when sold, will increase the endow- 

 ment doubtless to $900,000. 



-"Appropriations are asked for the year 1883 $37,411.00 



1884 22.411.00 $59,822.00 



■"In excess of the estimated receipts for interest, farm, horti- 

 cultural department, and from students, amounting to $29,000 

 annually 58,000.00 



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Total estimated^expenditures for the two years 117,822.00 



