HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Amount brotight forward. 



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 



Amhekst, 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 j'ear ending June 30, 1897. 



CHARLES A. GLEASON, 



Auditor. 



