272 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



[Read and accepted at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 13, l'.)03.J 



To the Secretary of the Board of Ayricnlture 



Sir : — The sixth report of the librarian is herewith pre- 

 sented. 



The expenses incurred in 1902 on account of the library 

 were less than usual, being but $79.26. Of this amount, 

 $43.80 was spent for current publications for the library 

 and for office use, $2L18 for books and $14.28 for supplies. 



One hundred and sixteen volumes were added to the 

 library in 1902, making the present number of volumes 

 3,567. 



The loaning of books to responsible parties has been con- 

 tinued, and a larger number of persons than usual, 33, 

 availed themselves of the privilege, and took out 80 books. 

 The increase in number of persons taking books was 10, 

 and the increase in numl^er of books taken Avas 34. As 

 usual, the books taken covered quite a range of subject- 

 matter, the sections predominating being agriculture, in- 

 cluding crops and manures, with 15 ; insects, 15 ; forestry, 

 9 ; flowers, fruits and })oultry, 6 each. 



The labor of compiling data for the history and work of 

 the State Board of Agriculture, referred to in the last report 

 of the librarian, has been advanced towards completion, and 

 the material collected is submitted as a part of the librarian's 

 report for 1902. 



Respectfully, 



F. H. FOWLER, 



Librarian, 



