The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23


treasurers of the respective colleges, and
such treasurers shall be required to re-
port to the secretary of agriculture, and
to the secretary of the interior, on or
before the Ist day of September OF each
year, detailed statement of the amount
so received and of its disbursement
''That if any portion of the moneys
be diminished or lost or be misapplied,
it shall be reported by the state or terri
tory to which it belongs-and no portion
of said moneys shall be applied, directly
or indirectly, under any pretense what
ever, to the purchase, erection, preserva
ton or repair of any building or build
ings
An annual report by the president of
each of said colleges shall be made to
the secretary of agriculture, as well as
to the secretary of the interior, regarding
the condition and progress of each col
lege, including statistical information in
relation to its receipts and expenditures,
its library, the number of students and
ploISSSolS. dhu dlSo do " dlly
ments and experiments made under the
direction of any experiment stations at
tached to said colleges"
The purpose of the Hatch fund is
tablishing experiment stations as fol-
lows:
"That it shall be the object and duty
of said experiment stations to conduct
original researches or verify expert
ments on the physiology of plants and
animals; the diseases to which they are
severally subject, with the remedies for
the same; the chemical composition OF
useful plants, at their different stages
of growth; the comparative advantages
of rotative cropping as pursued under
varying series of crops; the capacity
of new plants or trees for acclina-
ton, the analysis of soils and water, the
chemical composition OF manures, nat
ural or artificial, with experiments de-
signed to test their comparative effects
on crops of different kinds; the adapta-
ton and value OF grasses and forage
plants, the composition and digestibillty
of the different kinds of food for do
mestic animals; the scientific and eco
nomic questions involved in the pro-
duction of butter and cheese, and such
other researches or experiments bear
J ing directly on the agricultural industry
| of the United States as may in each
case be deemed advisable, having due
regard to the varying conditions and
needs Of the respective states and ter
ritories.
! THAT bulletins of progress shall DC
published at said stations at least once
in three months, one copy OF Willch
shall be sent to each newspaper In the
state, and to such individuals actually
engaged in farming as may request the
same. and as far as the means OF the
station will permit.
THAT for the purpose of paying the
necessary expenses of conducting IN
yestigations and experiments and print
ing and distributing the results above
described the sum of ST. 900 per annum
is appropriated to each state out OF any
! money in the treasury proceeding from
the sales of public lands, to be paid in
equal quarterly payments to the treas
urer or other officer duly appointed
by the governing boards OF SAID col
leges to receive the same.
"All this fund must be expended IN
| experimentation, except five per cen
tum thereof, which may be used IN the
| erection, enlargement or repair OF
| building or buildings necessary tor car
rying on the work of such station,
ct shall be the duty of each OF sa1e
stations annually to make to the gov
ernor of the state full and detailed
report of its operations, including
statement of receipts and expenditures
copy of which report shall be sent te
each of said stations, to the commls
sioner of agriculture and to the secre
tarv of the treasury OF the Unitee
States"
The purpose of the funds arising iron
the sale of agricultural lands under ac
Of 1862 is substantially the same as tina
: above stated describing the object OF tn
Morrill, fund.
The biennial reports of the state OH
GERS of Oregon, of December 81, 1890
show that there is the sum OF $4,000 8
to the credit of this fund. The lnteres
of this money loaned at per centun
enures to the use of the college annually
y which. if collected in FULL would b
: about $4,000. Thus the total OF fund
under the management OF the board 9
II trustees TO be expended this year I
{ about $4,000. These moneys are a
{ paid out by the treasurer OF the boare
bv check upon the bank after biils 10
II the several items of expenditure ar
: audited and allowed by the aud1tin
Il committee of the board. These bill
II as allowed by the auditing board ar
It annually examined by the finance com
e mittee of the board in detail, and hav
# Iaiways been approved by the COMMITTEES
, Receipted bills for the expenditures
! these funds are kept on hand subJet
d Ito inspection. 1t is creditable to tn
IS board of regents that all of its report
lof expenditures of these funds hav
IS been approved by the authorities /
: Washington.
: In addition to the aboye-nlentlone
= f,nds of the college and station, the leg
J islature of Oregon has at various time
If appropriated moneys for the purchas
is Of grounds and erection of buildings
;, and the citizens of Benton contribute
u erorob money to construct the admins