THE ADAMS ACT. 



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ending June 30, 190G. Each State and Territory will receive the full amount of 

 the tirst year's appropriation — .$."),000 — and any unexpended balance will be 

 deducted from succeeding payments. 



Since the passage of the above act construing the Adams Act it has been pos- 

 sible to secure a more liberal interpretation as to the period to which the first 

 year's appropriation can be applied. The Solicitor of the Department holds that 

 the rider on the agricultural bill construes an act which went on the statute 

 books March 16, 1906, and hence that the fund directed to be paid for the 

 fiscal year 1906 " is available for piiynient of all proper expenses from March 16, 

 1906, to and including June 30. 1906." 



In a considerable number of cases it appears that stations have incurred 

 expenses in anticipation of receiving the Adams fund, or have already .started 

 investigations under the Adams Act. Where practicable, such expenses may be 

 charged to this first apin-opriation under the act. Apparatus, material for per- 

 manent equipment, books, etc., ordered prior to July 1 will be construed as con- 

 tracted for and may be paid for out of the Adams fund for 1906. but in all 

 such cases evidence should accompany each voucher that the materials were con- 

 tracted for before the close of the fiscal year. A copy of the order for the 

 materials will be regarded as satisfactory evidence. Bills for goods so pur- 

 chased should not be dated back, but should bear the date of delivery of the 

 goods. 



All Adams fund vouchers should be clearly indicated as such, either by a 

 stamp or otherwise. Schedules for reporting expenditures from both the Hatch 

 and the Adams funds will be sent out in a few days. In future it is planned to 

 have the financial reports on both funds made upon a single schedule, but the 

 uncertainty of this year prevented the printing of schedules in this form. 



The Adams fund for the coming fiscal year (1907) will be $7,000. It is the 

 intention of the Treasury officials to combine the first installment for that year 

 with the quarterly installment of the Hatch fund. 



Very truly yours, E. W. Allen, 



Acting Director. 



Under the conditions and in the short time remaining, four of the 

 stations found it impracticable to use any of the fund last year; 

 eighteen others, as shown in the following table, reported unex- 

 pended balances, which under the law have been deducted from the 

 appropriation for the folloAving fiscal year. 



rucriicndcd hahuicoi of Adams fiiitd, fl.sval year ended June 30, 1906. 



Alabama .$2, 9S0. 11 



California 73. 16 



Delaware 2,949.66 



Idaho 1,817.96 



Indiana 5,000.00 



Maryland __1 236. 11 



Michigan 3,308.40 



Montana 2,582.87 



Nevada 227. 06 



New York (Cornell) 117.15 



Ohio 1,485.98 



294b— 07 5 



Oklahoma $5,000.00 



Oregon 5,000.00 



Pennsylvania 4.59 



Rhode Island 2, .53.5. 80 



South Carolina 1,439.88 



South Dakota i 5,000.00 



Texas 2,123.09 



Utah 178.06 



Virginia 2.05 



Washington 3,919.89 



West Virginia 2, 140. 88 



