EXPERIMENT STATION. 



REPORT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER. 



The following account shows the receipts and expenditures of the Experi- 

 ment Station for the year ending June 30, 1897: 



Julv 1. 1897— To balance on hand $2,779 12 



July 9,1897 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Oct. 8,1897 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Jan. 7,1898 received from TJ. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



April 8,1898 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Juue 30, 1898 license fees on 69 brauds commercial 



fertilizers 1,380 00 



miscellaneous receipts. mostly farm 



products.., 28166 



June 30, 1898— By disbursements as per vouchers filed in 



the office of the State Auditor Gen- 

 eral 817,740 26 



Julv 1.1898 balance on hand 1,700 52 



$19,440 78 $19,440 78 



Thirty-five thousand copies of station bulletins are now issued, and the 

 demand is increasing as farmers learn of their value. Several press bulletins 

 have been issued and special information in bulletin form has been sent out 

 by the station. 



DISBURSEMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF U. S. APPROPRIATION. 



Salaries: 



Director and administrative officers $1 .220 00 



Scientific staff.... 4,800 00 



Assistants to scientific staff - 2,400 00 



Special and temporary services 15 09 



Labor: 



Monthly employes, three, average rate, $33.00 $1,112 00 



Daily and hourly employes. $1.28 1,963 56 



Chemical supplies: 



Chemicals.- $354 21 



Other supplies - 97 55 



Publications, envelopes, cuts, etc - $248 87 



Seeds, plants and sundry supplies: 



Agricultural $48 55 



Horticultural _• 81 43 



$8,435 09 



3,075 56 



451 76 

 248 87 



129 98 



