National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-16
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.


For compensation of Commissioner of Agri-
culture, three thousand dollars; chief clerk,
two thousand do liars: entomologist, two thou
sand dollars; chemist, two thousand dollars;
assistant chemist, one thousand six hundred
dollars: superintendent OfexpeTimental gardens
and grounds, two thousand dollars; statistician,
two thousand dollars; disbursing clerk, one
thousand eight hundred dollars; superintend-
ent of seed-room, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; librarian, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; botanist, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; microscopic, one thousand eight hun
dred dollars; four clerks Of class four; five
clerks OF class three; six clerks of class two;
seven clerks Of class. one; engineer, one thou
sand four hundred dollars; superintendent Of
folding-TOom, one thousand two hundred dol
lars; assistant superintendent of experimental
garden and grounds, one thousand two hun
dred dollars; assistant superintendent of seed
room, one thousand two hundred dollars; three
copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; two
attendants in museum, at one thousand dollars
each; chief messenger, eight hundred and forty
dollars; two assistant messengers, at seven
hundred and twenty dollars edch; one carpen-
ter, at nine hundred AM sixty dollars; three
Watchmcn and nine laborerS: making, in all,
scventy-seVen thousand one hundred and eighty
dollars.
For postage on seeds, reports, circulars, and
letters, ffty-two thousand dollars.
For collecting agricultural statistics and
compiling and writing matter for monthly,
annual, and special reports, fifteen thousand
dollars: PROVIDED, That no part Of this sum
shall be paid to any person receiving at the
same time other compensation as an officer or
employee Of the Department
For purchase of new and valuable seeds and
plants for distribution, sixty thousand dollars;
and Of this sum ave thousand dollars snail be
for purchase and distribution of cotton seed:
for expense Of putting up the same, for labor,
5agHfng, twine, gum, and other necessary
materials, i've thousand dollars. r
For completing hbrary-cases, cases for mu-
scum, repairs of building, neutrality-suspicious.,
furniture, water and gas pipes, new furniture,
carpets and mating, four thousand two hun
dred dollars. 9 nE s-E
. For labor on experimental garden, and for
hower-pots, repairs to greenhouse, and pur-
chase Of new plants and seeds for the same,
eight thousand dollars. ar-E F
For stationery two thousand dollars; for
freight-charges, two thousand dollars; for
fuel, two thousand dollars; for lights, six hun
dred dollars; for subsistence and care Of horses,
and repair of harness and carriage, one thou
sand Eve hundred dollars; for paper, Irvine,
and gum for folding-room, FIVE hundred dol
lars; for incidental and miscellaneous items,
namely, for advertising, telegTaphing, dry
goods, soap, brushes, oTooms, mats, oils, paints,
glass, lumber, hardware, ice, and expenses in
attending fairs, and care Of stationery, four
thousand dollars; in all, twelve thousand six
hundred dollars.
For collecting and modelling specimens Of
fruits and vegetables, and collecting and pre-
pairing specimens for the museum and herbari-
UNI, two thousand dollars.
Fer chemicals and apparatus for the use Of
the chemical division, one thousand dollars.
For materials for the use Of the microscopic,
three hundred dollars.
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