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a proper charge against the Congress, appropriations ; (4) that 

 moneys received by experimental stations for the sale of farm 

 products, &c, rightfully belong to such stations, provided 

 that no expenses connected with such sales be charged against 

 the Congress appropriations ; (5) that the expenses incurred 

 by an experiment station should not exceed the grant voted 

 by Congress ; and (6) that stations have no power to borrow 

 money to be repaid out of the appropriation of Congress. 



Statistics of Land-Grant Colleges in 1905. 



There were in 1905 educational institutions established 

 according to the Acts of Congress of July 2, 1862, and August 30, 

 1890, in all the States and Territories, except Alaska, Hawaii 

 and Porto Rico. The total number of these is 65, of which 

 63 maintain courses in agriculture ; 48 of the latter are for 

 whites and 15 for negroes and Indians. The aggregate value 

 of the permanent funds and equipment of the land-grant 

 colleges and institutions was estimated for 1905 at about 

 £16,250,353 sterling ($81,251,764). Their income, exclusive of 

 the grant for experiment stations, amounted to a total of 

 £2,353431 ($11,767,154), o f which £144,298 ($721,491) repre- 

 sented the interest on the land-grant under the Act of 1862, 

 £19,392 ($96,960) interest on other land-grants, £240,000 

 ($1,200,000) the United States appropriation under the Act 

 of 1890, £110,401 ($552,004) interest or endowment or regular 

 appropriation, £609,684 ($3,048,422) State appropriations for 

 current expenses, and £462,612 ($2,313,060) State appropria- 

 tions for buildings and other purposes, &c, &c. 



The value of the permanent endowment and equipment of 

 these institutions in 1905 is estimated at £700,303 ($3,501,513). 



The number of persons in the faculties of the colleges in 

 question was as follows : — For preparatory classes, 475 ; for 

 collegiate and special classes, 2,062. In the other depart- 

 ments the staff aggregated 1,889, making a total of 4,561 

 persons belonging to the faculties of the land-grant institutions. 



It will be observed from the above figures that it is not 

 possible to state precisely how much of the money spent on 

 these institutions is actually allocated to agricultural education, 

 this subject forming but a part of the general system of 

 education given in the land-grant colleges. 



