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tion into the causes of tobacco sickness, although a hail storm 

 of exceptional severity did much damage to a portion of the 

 plots. 



The control work of the station has received the usual careful 

 attention. The high price and scarcity of fertilizers seems to 

 have suggested unusual activity on the part of those engaged in 

 the production and sale of relatively worthless articles. An 

 energetic campaign, believed to have been quite successful, was 

 carried on with a view to preventing or limiting the amount of 

 such sales. 



The reports from the different departments of station work, 

 summarizing their activities for the year, will be found follow- 

 ing the treasurer's report, on pages 17 a and 18 a. 



STATEMENTS OF EXPENDITURES FOR SPECIAL LINES OF 



WORK. 



Fertilizer Law Account, Dec. 1, 1916, to Nov. 30, 1917. 



Balance Dec. 1, 1916, $859 81 



Total fees, 9,040 00 



$9,899 81 



Expenditures. 



Chemicals, $269 52 



Apparatus, 275 08 



Salaries : — 



Chemical and administrative, . $5,395 32 



Clerical, 520 00 



5,915 32 



Collection expenses: — 



Inspector's salary, . . . $722 83 



Travel, 773 49 



Freight and express, . . . 25 17 



1,521 49 



Laboratory assistance, 164 97 



Official travel, 64 32 



Gas, 133 01 



Office supplies, 23 79 



Miscellaneous supplies, 58 30 



Repairs, 12 89 



