The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-26
pEpARrMENr or AaRIcuLTuRE.

For compensation of Commissioner of Agri-
culture, three thousand dollars chief clerk two
thousand dollars entomologist, Two thousand
dollars. chemist. two thousand dollars assist
ant chemist, one thousand six hundred dollars
superintendent of experimental gardens ana
grounds two ,s sS
eight huudreddollars; upeIintendentof seedroom
one thousand eight hundred dollars librarian,
one thousand eight hundred collars; ; botanist,
one Thousand eight hundred dollars; for salary
of microscopic, one thousand eight hundred
dollars four clerks OF class four, five clerks OF
class three, six clerks of class two, seven clerks
OF class one engineer, one thousand four nun
dred dollars; superintendent of folding room,
one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant
superintendent OF experimental garden anu
grounds, one thousand two hundred dollars az,
sistant superintendent Of the seed-room, one
thousand two hundred dollars; three copyists,
at nine hundred dollars each two ATTENDANTS IN
museum, at one thousand dollars eaen chlei
messenger, eight hundred and nifty dollars Two
assistant messengers; one carpenter, at nine
handred and sixty dollars; three watchmen ana
nine laborefs making. in all, seyenty-fiye thou
sand three hundred and ninety dollars.
For collecting statistics, and compiling and
writing matter FOR monthly, annual a nd spacial
reports, fifteen thousand dollars.
For purchase aud distribution of new and val
mbie seeds and plants sixty thousand dollars;
for expense of putting up the same, for labor.
bagging, paper, twIne, gum, and other necessary
materials, five thousand dollars.
For labor on experimental garden. and for
flower-pots, repairs to greenhouse, and purchase
Of new plants and seeds for the same, ten thou
sand dollars.
For stationery, two thousand dollars; fer
freight charges, one thousand eight hundred DOL
lars; for fuel one thousand eight hundred DOL
lars for lights five hundred dollars; Tor repairs
Of builing, heating apparatus, furniture, and
water and gas pipes, one thousand Two hunuIeo
dollars for keep of horses, one thousand nye
hundred dollars for new furniture, one thou-
sand dollars; for paper, Irvine, and gum Tor
folding room, three hundred dollafs; for cases
for the Department mueeum, one Thousand
five hundred dollars; for collecting and model.
ing specimens of fruits and vegetables, and
collecting and preparing specimen for the mu-
scum and herbarium two thousaod dollars ior
cases for the library, five hundred dollars for
chronological works Of reference, two hundred
and fifty dollars; for botanical works OF refer
enee two hundred and fifty dollars for works
on chemistry, mineralogy, and charts, i've hun
dred dollars; for chemicals and contingent ex-
penses, seven hundred dollars; for current agri.
cultural works for the library, two hundred and
fifty dollars; for miscellaneous agricultural pc
riodicals two hundred and fifty dollars for in
cidental and miscellaneous Items, namely, for
advertising, postage, telegraphing, dry goods,
SOAP brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints glass.
lumber, hardware. ice, purchase of old reports,
five thousand dollars in all, twenty-one thou-
sand three hundred dollars. s.
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