HATCH EXPEEIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Amounts brought forward. 



Cash paid for heat, light and water, 

 for chemical supplies, . 

 for seeds, plants and sundry supplies, 

 for fertilizers, .... 



for feeding stuffs, .... 

 for library, ..... 

 for tools, implements and machinery, 

 for furniture and fixtures, 

 for scientific apparatus, 

 for live stock, .... 

 for travelling expenses, 

 for contingent expenses, 

 for building and repairs, 

 Balance, . . . . 



10,366 4G ^17,269 64 



287 31 

 901 98 

 47.5 34 

 825 01 

 484 58 

 332 86 



15 15 

 311 98 



15 50 

 865 00 



17 19 



491 66 



1,336 70 



1,042 92 



$17,269 64 



Amherst, Mass., Aug. 31, 1896. 



I, Charles A. Gleason, duly appointed auditor of the corporation, do hereby certify 

 that I have examined the boolvs and accounts of the Hatch Experiment Station of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896 ; 

 that I have found the books well kept and the accounts correctl.y classified as above, 

 and that the receipts for the year are shown to be $32,269.64 and the corresponding 

 disbursements $31,226.72 All the proper vouchers are on file, and have been by 

 me examined and found to be correct, there being a balance of $1,042.92 on accounts 

 of the fiscal vear ending June 30, 1896. 



CHARLES A. GLEASON, 



Auditor. 



