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, 1905. 



Dr. Cr. 



July 1, 1904— To balance on hand $3,881 87 



July 9, 1904 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Oct. 6, 1904 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



Jan. 4, 1905 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



April 10, 1905 received from U. S. Treasury 3,750 00 



June 30, 1905 license fees on 124 brands commercial fer- 



tiUzers 2,480 00 



miscellaneous receipts 298 80 



farm receipts 1,718 51 



from State appropriation, So. Haven 1,000 00 



from State appropriation for U. P. Experi- 

 ment Station 2,500 00 



U. P. Experiment Station, receipts 216 40 



South Haven Experiment Station receipts . . . 624 91 



Jime 30, 1905 — By disbursements as per vouchers filed in the 



office of the State Auditor General $26,461 22 



June 30, 1905 balance on hand 1,259 27 



$27,720 49 $27,720 49 



Forty-two thousand copies of each regular station bulletin are now ,issued, and the 

 demand is increasing as tarmers learn of their value. Several press bulletins have been 

 issued and special information in bulletin form has been sent out by the station. 



DISBUKSEMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF U. S. APPROPRIATION. 



Salaries : 



Director and administrative officers. No. emploved 7 $2,262 95 



Scientific staff. No. employed 7 2,999 80 



Assistants to scientific staff. No. employed 5 1,021 03 



$6,283 78 



Labor: 



Monthly employes, 2; average rate, $45.00 $1,080 00 



Monthly, weekly, daily and hourly employes 2,349 77 



Publications : 



Half tones, mailing list, etc f $191 50 



191 50 



Carried forward $9,905 05 



