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lost by an}/ State is to be made good by such State, and no part 

 of the grant is to be used for the construction or maintenance 

 of buildings. 



The usual annual report as to progress and the use made of 

 the grant is to be made to the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Adams Act, 1906. — In 1906 the Act, known as the Adams 

 Act, provided for the further endowment of the agricultural 

 experiment stations attached to the colleges. 



By this Act £1,000 per annum was appropriated to each 

 State in addition to what had been already voted, and this 

 £1,000 was to be increased annually by £400 until a total of 

 £6,000 per annum had been reached. This grant was to be 

 applied only to the necessary expenses of conducting original 

 researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural 

 industry of the United States. Then follow the usual pro- 

 visions regarding annual reports, misapplication of moneys, &c. 



Lastly by the Act approved on the 4th March, 1907, making 

 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture it was decided 

 to add to the grants previously made for the benefit of the 

 agricultural colleges in each State and Territory the further 

 sum of £1,000 per annum for five years, beginning with the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and it was provided that after 

 these five years the total grant payable to each of the various 

 States and Territories on behalf of their respective colleges 

 should be £10,000 sterling. 



The Act making appropriations for the Department of Agri- 

 culture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, places at the 

 disposal of the Secretary of Agriculture the sum of £160,700 

 ($803,500) on behalf of the agricultural experiment stations 

 established by the Act of 1887. Of this sum the Secretary is 

 authorised to spend £10,600 sterling in establishing and main- 

 taining agricultural stations, including the erection of buildings, 

 in the Territories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico. Also 

 £1,000 is set apart for investigation and report upon the organi- 

 sation and progress of farmers' institutes and agricultural schools 

 in the several States and Territories, and upon similar organisa- 

 tions in foreign countries. 



The Secretary was also authorised to cause inquiries to be made 

 and reports to be drawn up in the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 on the nutritive value of articles of food with special suggestions 



