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whether the appropriation of any State or Territory has been with- 

 held, and if so the reason therefor." 



In accordance with the authority so conferred, a circular letter 

 was issued by the Secretary of Agriculture to the experiment sta- 

 tions, outlining the policy of the Department with reference to this 

 fund, calling attention to the character of expenditures to which the 

 fund is restricted, and designating the Director of the Office of 

 Experiment Stations as his representative m all matters relating to 

 the business of the Department in connection with the administra- 

 tion of the law. The text of this letter is as follows : 



Makch 20, 1906. 

 To the Directors of the Agricultural Experiment Stations: 



Congress having passed the Adams bill, which provides for an increased an- 

 nual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations, and the measure having 

 lieen approved by the President, it becomes my duty to undertake the adminis- 

 tration of this law. 



In order to facilitate the prompt and effective organization of worlv under 

 this act and to provide for a proper accounting for expenditures authorized 

 by said act, I have prescribed a schedule for the report of such expenditures 

 for the fiscal year ending June .30. lOOf!. and until further ord(>rs. in accordance 

 with section 2 of said act. Copies of this schedule will be sent later. 



The Director of the Office of Experiment Stations is hereby designated my 

 representative in all matters relating to the business of this Department in 

 connection with the administration of this law. and the Olfice of Experiment 

 Stations will aid in promoting effective work under this act in the same general 

 way as it has heretofore in relation to the Hatch *Act. 



Under the terms of the act it will be necessary that a sepai'ate account of 

 the Adams fund shall be kept at each station, which should be open at all 

 times to the inspection of the Director of the Office of Experiment Stations or 

 his accredited representative. 



In the interpretation of this act and the examination of the work and ex- 

 penditures of the stations under it, I have instructed the Director of the Office 

 of I"]xperiment Stations to be guided In* the following principles: 



The Adams fund is "to be applied only to paying the necessary expenses of 

 conducting original researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricul- 

 tural industry of the United States." It is for the " more complete endowment 

 and maintenance " of tlie experiment stations, presupposing the provision of a 

 working plant and administrative officers. Accordingly, expenses for admin- 

 istration, care of buildings and grounds, insurance, office furniture and fittings, 

 general maintenance of the station farm and animals, verification and demon- 

 stration experiments, compilations, farmers" institute work, traveling, except 

 as is immediately connected with original researches in progress under this 

 act, and other genei-al expenses for the maintenance of the experiment stations, 

 are not to be charged to this fund. The act makes no provision for printing 

 or for the distribution of pulilications. which should be charged to other funds. 



In order that there may be no doubt as to the disposal of the Adams fund, 

 each station should outline a definite programme of experimental work to 

 which it will devote this fund, and expenses for other work should not be 

 charged to it. The work contemplated by this act will, as a rule, necessarily 

 cover more than one year, and changes in the programme once adopted should 



