EXPERIMENT STATION. 



REPORT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER. 



The following account shows the receipts and expenditures of the 

 Experiment Station for the year ending June 30, 1899: 



Dr. Cr. 



July 1, 1898— To balance on hand $1.7UU 52 



July 9, 1898 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Oct. 21, 1898 received from U. S, Treasury ;i.750 00 



Jan. 4. 1899 received from TJ. S. Treasury .3.750 00 



April 15, 1899 received from U. S. Treasury 3,7.50 00 



June 30, 1899 license fees on 73 brands commercial 



fertilizers , 1,400 00 



miscellaneous receipts, mostly farm 



products 903 07 



June 30, 18U0— By disbursements as per vouchers filed in 



the office of the State Auditor Gen- 

 eral $18,167 93 



July 1, 1899 balance on hand 895 66 



$19,003 59 $19,063 59 



The bulletin list has been revised, with the requirement that all receiv- 

 ing same shall make personal ai)plication by postal card or otherwise. 



Twenty-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 $1,008 .33 



Scientific staff 4.308 34 



Assistants to scientific staff 2,997 50 



Special and temporary services 101 56 



■ $8,415 73 



Labor: 



Monthly employes, 3; average rate, $35.00 $1,260 00 



Daily and hourly employes ". . . 2.0.36 19 



3,296 19 



Chemical supplies: 



Chemicals $341 17 



341 17 



Half tones, etc $87 25 



87 25 



Carried forward $12,140 34 



