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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Class work of the Department of Mathematics and Civil Engineering for the college 



year 1897-98. 



EQUIPMENT. 



Almost nothing has been added to our permanent equipment of instru- 

 ments and working tools. The small sum of $37.34 has been expended 

 for office blanks, repairs to instruments and in the purchase of a book 

 on plumbing and heating. 



The inventory for this year, of property belonging to this department, 

 including instrumental equipment, observatory, office and class room fur- 

 niture, shows an aggregate value on June 30 of $3,974.06, against $3,969.- 

 98 for last year. 



PKACTICAL ENGINEERING, ETC. 



We have made surveys for the extension of water pipe to the new dairy 

 barn, for a new sewer connection to Abbot Hall, for a steam line to the 

 Agricultural Laboratory, for a sewer lateral to the greenhouse and for 

 an extension of the water pipe line to the Delta. A great deal of time and 

 labor has been spent in establishing the corners of the Delta and rec- 

 tifying its boundaries. Its area has been divided into lots for sale and 



