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Only $1,141.50 of the original appropriation of $2,000 

 was used; the balance, $858.50, reverting back to the State 

 treasury at the end of the second year, Dec. 31, 1892. By 

 chapter 46 of the Resolves of 1893 a further appropriation 

 of $1,000 was made. Of this latter appropriation $74.99 

 reverted back to the State treasury, Dec. 31, 1894. No 

 appropriation was asked of the Legislature of 1895 to con- 

 tinue the work. However, as several descriptions of farms 

 were received soon after the publication of the fifth edition, it 

 was decided to print a supplement and include them therein. 

 This was accordingly done, and 400 copies of a four-page 

 pamphlet, containing 12 descriptions, was issued, March 28, 

 at a cost of $4.25, which amount was paid out of the appro- 

 priation for incidental expenses in the office of the secretary. 

 Also, the supply of copies of the fifth edition becoming ex- 

 hausted, it was decided to reprint 500 copies (the matter 

 being stereotyped), and June 20 these copies were issued, 

 at an expense of $96.25, which was also paid out of the 

 appropriation for incidentals. Again in the fall of 1895 it 

 was thought best to mail a return postal card to each party 

 having description in the catalogue, asking if said farm or 

 farms had been sold, and if so, date of giving of papers, 

 name of purchaser, his residence at time of buying and the 

 use he proposed to make of the property. The expense of 

 this amounted to $6.08, and was paid from the appropriation 

 for dissemination of useful information in agriculture. Be- 

 lieving that there should be funds available for continuing 

 this line of work, should such continuance at any time be 

 deemed advisable, it is recommended that the Legislature be 

 asked to appropriate one thousand dollars therefor. 



Scales of Points. 

 The secretary has supplied scales of points or score cards 

 when called for at the expense of the societies ordering, 

 as in the year 1894. Quite a supply of those printed that 

 year were left over, and it has been only necessary to print 

 1,000 copies of the score card for horses and 1,000 of that 

 for poultry, at an expense of $2 . 9 2 . Scales in varying quan- 

 tities have been supplied on request the past year to eight 



