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received from the United States for agricultural experiment stations 
($719,469.72), was as follows: Interest on land grant of 1862, $682,- 
960.65; interest on other land grants, $72,098.63; United States appro- 
priation under act of 1890, $1,200,000; interest on endowment or 
regular appropriation, $552,363.08; State appropriation for current 
expenses, $1,694,949.51; State appropriation for buildings or other 
special purposes, $2,066,341.70; endowment, other than Federal or 
State grants, $582,163.08; tuition fees, $664,154.97; incidental fees, 
$500,064.90; miscellaneous, $1,151,176.30; total, $9,166,272.82. The 
value of the additions to the permanent endowment and equipment 
of these institutions in 1902 is estimated as follows: Permanent endow- 
ment, $1,115,905.46; buildings, $1,785,125.39; library, $134,102.70; 
apparatus, $103,433.83; machinery, $150,925.54; miscellaneous, $123,- 
710.04; total, $3,413,202.96. The number of persons in the faculties 
of the colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts was as follows: For 
preparatory classes, 346; for collegiate and special classes, 1,797; total, 
2,229. In the other departments the faculties aggregated 1,050, mak- 
ing a grand total of 3,279 persons in the faculties of the land-grant 
institutions. The students in 1902 were as follows: (1) By classes — 
preparatory, 8,272; collegiate classes, 17,212; short course or special, 
5,114; post graduate, 483; other departments, 16,334; total, 46,699. 
(2) By courses— agriculture, 6,299; mechanical engineering, 4,702; 
civil engineering, 2,146; electrical engineering, 1,814; mining engi- 
neering, 935; chemical engineering, 499; architecture, 336; household 
economy, 2,706; veterinary science, 977; dairying, 1,372; military tac- 
tics, 12,996. The graduates in 1902 were 4,443, and since the organ- 
ization of these institutions, 50,026. The average age of graduates in 
1902 was 21 years and 11 months. The total number of volumes in 
the libraries was 1,795,607. The total number of acres of land granted 
to the States under the act of 1862 was 10,110,852, of which 1,010,845 
are still unsold. 
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS OF THE STATIONS. 
Agricultural experiment stations are now in operation under the act 
of Congress of March 2, 1887, in all the States and Territories and in 
Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. In Connecticut, New Jersey, New 
York, Hawaii, Missouri, Alabama, and Louisiana separate stations are 
maintained wholly or in part by State funds. A number of substa- 
tions are also maintained in different States. Excluding the substations, 
the total number of stations in the United States is 60. Of these, 55 
receive appropriations provided for by act of Congress. 
The total income of the stations during 1902 was $1,328,847.37, of 
which $720,000 was received from the National Government, the 
remainder, $608,847.37, coming from the following sources: State 
governments, $369,771.12; individuals and communities, $2,301.38; 
