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desiring to receive them. The subjects especially reported 

 upon have been the best methods of protecting fruit buds 

 from the extreme cold of our New England climate ; the 

 different kinds of fruit best adapted to our State ; the effect 

 of different fertilizing elements upon the time of maturing of 

 crops ; the results obtained from the use of various insecti- 

 cides ; illustrated descriptions of the beetle attacking corn, 

 the jumping sumach beetle, the bud moth, the grape-vine 

 leaf-hopper ; and a discussion of bovine tuberculosis in its 

 relations to public health. 



I transmit herewith the financial statement of the Station 

 for the year ending June 30, 1888. 



TKEASUEER'S REPORT. 



Frank E. Paige, Treasurer Hatch Experiment Station of Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. 



Cash received of United States Treasurer, .... $15,000 00 

 Cash paid, salaries. 



labor, .... 



freight and expressage, 



postage and stationer}-, 



printing, 



library, 



scientific instruments, 



chemical ajiparatus, 



furniture, 



general fittings, . 



buildings, 



travelling, . 



incidental expenses, 



suijplies. 



11,454 59 



1,143 67 



74 35 



133 85 



51 78 



2,881 66 



1,867 11 



1,040 18 



1,268 52 



221 24 



3,000 00 



164 79 



1,032 74 



665 52 



f 15,000 00 



I, the undersigned, duly appointed auditor for the corporation, do 

 hereby certify that I have examined the books and accounts of the Hatch 

 Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1888 ; that I have foiuid the same well kept 

 and correctly classified as above, and that the receipts for the time 

 named are shown to be $15,000, and the corresponding disbursements 

 $15,000 ; all of the propter vouchers are on file and have been by me 

 examined and foiuid correct, there being no balance to be accounted for 

 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. 



[Signed] 



J. Howe Demond, Auditor, 



