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$12,594,728.25; the value of the libraries connected 

 with the institutions is $5,636,297.92 ; the value of the 

 live stock on the farms is $796,959.66; making the 

 total value of all kinds in the agricultural colleges 

 $127,729,315.17. Exclusive of the income derived 

 from the United States for the agricultural experiment 

 stations, these institutions receive from the States for 

 current expenses $6,937,410.97; for increase of build- 

 ings and plant, $4,647,746.97; they also have received 

 as an endowment from other than federal or state grants 

 $660,779 ; as -tuition and incidental fees $3,654,050.11 ; 

 from private gifts $2,384,947.71 ; and from miscellane- 

 ous sources $2,296,065.41. Including the appropria- 

 tions from the United States the total amount of money 

 available for the annual expenses of these institutions is 

 $25,967,130.45. During the year 1912 it is estimated 

 that the increased funds at the disposal of these institu- 

 tions were as follows: Permanent endowment, $1,809,- 

 100.40; buildings, $4,721,467.79; libraries, $283,- 

 725.62; scientific apparatus, $573,186.90; machinery, 

 $270,547.61; live stock, $141,412.15; miscellaneous, 

 $438,721.40 ; making a total increment of wealth for 

 the land-grant colleges for one year of $8,238,161.87. 

 The total value of properties owned by the institutions, 

 as already stated, is, in round numbers, $128,000,000. 

 Allowing for an increase of $10,000,000 for 1913-1914, 

 the total value of the equipment owned by the land-grant 

 colleges at the present time is almost $150,000,000 ! 



DUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE TEACHING FORCE AND 

 STUDENTS. 



In the schools of agriculture and the mechanic arts 

 devoted to white students, were found the following 

 number of teachers and professors at the end of the 



