REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 



Maine Agricultural Experiment Station in account -with the United States 

 appropriation, 1898-9. 



DR. 

 To receipts from the Treasurer of the United States as per appropria- 

 tion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, as per act of Congress 

 approved March 2, 1887 §15,000 00 



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By salaries: 



(a) Director and administration officers $2,194 26 



(to) Scientific staff 4,493 48 



(c) Assistants to scientific staff 1,215 13 



(d; Special and temporary services 5196 



Total 87,954 83 



Labor : 



(a) Monthly employees S450 00 



(b) Daily employees 1,319 66 



Total 1,769 66 



Publications: 



For envelopes for bulletins and reports 229 93 



Postage and stationery 357 61 



E''reight aud express 154 62 



Heat, light and water 829 67 



Chemical supplies: 



(a) Chemicals S197 06 



(b) Other supplies 201 18 



Total 398 24 



Seeds, plants and sundry supplies : 



(a) Agricultural S57 17 



(b) Horticultural 260 43 , 



(c) Botanical 10 00 



(e) Miscellaneous 83 50 



Total 411 10 



Fertilizers S71 45 



Feeding stuffs 486 S2 



Library 279 83 



Tools, implements, and machinery 544 42 



Furniture and fixtures 242 09 



Scientific apparatus 42 93 



