HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Amount brmight forivard. 



Cash paid 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. 

 Cash on hand June 30, 1897, 



$18,087 01 



Amherst, Mass., Aug. 30, 1897. 



I, Charles A. Gleason, duly appointed auditor of 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, 

 1897 ; that I have found the books well kept and the accounts correctly classified as 

 above; and that the receipts for the year are shown to be $33,087.01, and the corre- 

 sponding disbursements $33,067.28. All the proper vouchers are on file and have 

 been by me examined and found to be correct, there being a balance of $19.73 on 

 accounts of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. 



CHARLES A. GLEASON, 



Auditor. 



