HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Amounts brought forward. 



Cash paid for heat, light and water, 

 for chemical supplies, . 

 for seeds, plants and sundr}^ supplies, 

 for fertilizers, .... 



for feeding stuifs, .... 



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, 



f 10,366 46 $17,269 64 



287 31 

 901 98 

 47.5 34 

 825 01 

 484 ,58 

 332 86 



15 15 

 311 98 



15 50 

 365 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 books 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 correctly 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 lieing a balance of $1,042.92 on accounts 

 of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896. 



CHARLES A. GLEASON, 



Auditor. 



