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MEETING Or THE STATE BOARDOF AGRICULTURE. 

President's Office. 

I June 24-, 1913« 

4:00 P. M. 

present, president Snyder, Messers. Waterbury, Do herty, Beaumont, 

Woodman and Graham. 

Tiie minutes of the previous meeting were approved without reading, the 

members having had copies in advance. 

Mr. C D.  Woodbury presented the following proposition in reference to 

I Matter of 

the leasing 

the leasing and the sale of certain lands: 

To the State Board of Agriculture, 

and the sale 

East Lansing,  Michigan. 

of land 

from 

C. D. 

Gentlemen:-

I'herewith offer and submit a proposition to lease the follo?fing described 

i lands, viz:-  The South fraction of the Southwest quarter of Section thirteen (13) 

Woodbury. 

: in Township four (4-) North of Range two (2) West, containing seventy-two and 32/100 

I (72.32) acres according to the United States survey thereof, "be the same more or ; 

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M e s s.  Also all that part of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of sec-

! tion fourteen (14-) in Township four  (4-) Horth of Range two (2) West, lying South 

; and East of Cedar River, containing twenty six and one-half  (26i) acres, "be the same 

I more or less, also the Northeast quarter of Section twenty-four  (24-), Town four (4-), 

: North of Range two (2) West, except the South thirty-two  (32) acres thereof, and the 

! Southeast fractional quarter of Section thirteen (13), "being all that portion of 

'.said Southeast quarter lying South of the center line of Cedar River, except a piece 

of land described as beginning seventy-eight  (78} rods North of the Southeast corner 

\ of Seortiion'thirteen (13), Town four  (4-) North, Range two  (2) West, thence North 

; sixty degrees forty-five minutes (60°4-5* ) West, twenty-two and 4-/100 (22,04-) rods, 

thence North forty-nine degrees fifty-four minutes  (4-9°54-*) West, fifty-two and 

; 2S/l00 (52.2s) rods, thence West thirty-six and 6/10  (36.6) rods, North thirty-four 

j and 72/100 (34-.72) rods, west sixty and 12/100 (60.12) rods to the center of Cedar 

; River, thence up the river to a point opposite the place of beginning, thence at 

! right angles to the thread of the stream to the South bank of the river, thence . 

;South to place of beginning, containing 237 acres more or less.  The same being the 

; lands conveyed to the said Chester D. Woodbury by two certain warranty deeds,:: one 

; recorded Jan, 18th, 1905 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of 

Ingham in Liber 152 of deeds on page 550.  The other being duly recorded on the 1st 

day of April, 1913 in the. office of the Register of deeds for the County of Ingham 

' in Liber 14-5 of Deeds on page 387, (excepting from this lease a certain p_iece of 

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; land situated on said Section 13 and containing twenty-seven (.27-)  acres more or less 

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•as referred to hereafter as the land offered for sale, ) to the State Board of Agri-

I culture for a period of ten (10) years at an annual net rental  of #2816,15, payable 

j in monthly payments of #234-,68, each, on or about the 15th. day of each and every 

imonth after possession- is given under this lease, under the following terms and 

I conditions:-

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1.  In addition to tne annual rental of #2816.15 ,tne State Board of Agriculture 

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snail also pay as a part of sai& rental, all taxes, general or special that may be  j; 

assessed against the said lands or that may "become a lien on said §ands after Jan.  | 

1st ,191½. 

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2.  The State Board of Agriculture snail have the option to purchase the lands! 

so leased at any time during the continuance of this lease on sixty days notice to  | 

the parties of the first part for the sum of #38,602.50 to he paid to the parties "of; 

the first part on the delivery of a good and sufficient warranty deed to said-lands,; 

running to the State Board of Agriculture, and free from all incumbrances. 

3.  The State Board of Agriculture agrees to keep all "buildings on the said 

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leased premises insured for the "benefit of the parties of the first part to an 

amount and in companies approved "by them, during the continuance of this lease. 

if-.  The state Board cf Agriculture further agrees to and with the parties of. 

the first part that in the use of said land such system 02? rotation of crops shall 

"be followed as will maintain the fertility of the soil in as good condition as at 

the time of the execution of this lease and further that they will keep and maintain; 

• and return all "buildings, fences and other Improvements now on the said premises, to I 

the parties of the first part at the expiration of this lease in as good condition 

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and repair- as^ they now are. 

5.  If the State Board of- Agriculture  shall not exercise its option under this! 

lease and purchase said lands, then at the expiration of this lease parties of the 

first part shall he entitled to re-enter upon the said lands and resume possession 

thereof without fuitther notice and all rights of every Kind and nature in or to the j 

said lands or to any improvements that shall have heen made thereon  IDJ said State  j 

Board of Agriculture, its successors and assigns shall he forfeited to parties of 

the first part and the said State Board of Agriculture, its successors and assigns 

may "be removed "by the parties of the first part from the said premises as tenants 

holding over after the termination of this lease without further notice. 

6.  If theparty ofthe  second part shall exercise its option to purchase the j 

said lands as above set forth, then the parties of the first part agree to credit on| 

the said purchase price all moneys received "by them for rent on the said lands, over; 

and avcve the net sum of #2316. 15 per year for all time "between the time when 

possession shall "be given under this lease and the completion of the purchase of the! 

said lands covered "by this lease.  It being understood, however, that the said sum 

of #2316.15 per year shall he net to parties of the first part and shall not include; 

any taxes, insurance or other obligations or liabilities parties of the first part 

ma}'- have paid or incurred, in, on or about the said lands during the continuance of j 

this lease. 

7.  If the party of the second part shall fail to comply with any of the terms: 

or conditions of this lease on demand then the parties of the first part may, at 

their option, declare the said lease forfeited and recover possession of the said 

lands as hereinbefore set forth in paragraph 5 of this lease or may proceed to pay 

such suras of money or taKe such other and further measures as may be necessary to 

comply with the said conditions and the party of the second part agrees to pay the 

j said sums so expended to the parties of the first part together with the next 

I monthly payment of rental for the said lands and if it shall fail to do so then the 

5 parties of the first part may,:at their option, forfeit this lease as hereinbefore 

[provided. 

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S,  ITo trees or other timber shall "be cut on the said lands during the contin-

;uance of this lease "by the party of the second part without the consent of parties 

| of the first part. 

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9.  Possession shall he given under this lease on or about the 1st day of 

; April, 191 ^-. 

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10.  All the provisions of this lease shall "be binding upon the parties hereto, 

!their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

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FURTHER, in connection with and dependent on the foregoing proposition to lease 

icertain lands I further agree to sell the State Board of Agriculture in accordance 

jwitn the provisions of Act Number 295 of the Public'Acts of the State of Michigan 

ifor the year 1913, twenty-seven  (27) acres of land lying west and south of what is 

iiaiown as the College Athletic Field, according to a recent survey made "by the 

I engineering department of the Mi chigan Agricultural College which survey and compu 

tations I reserve the right to-verify and reject subject to correction if not satis 

factory, for the sum of §3375.00 payable on or before Sept. 1st, 1913 on delivery of 

; a good and sufficient warranty deed to said lands, free from all incumbrance. 

In connection with the above proposition to sell it is mutually agreed and 

^understood that the State Board of Agriculture shall pay such a portion of the total 

;tax assessed against the farm of the said Chester I). Woodbury for the year 1913» as 

jthe value of the land offered for sale bears to the total value of the said farm. 

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following resolution was adopted by yea and 

C. D. Woodbury. 

;nay vote as follows: : 

Mr. Graham,  yes; 

; 

Mr. Waterbury, yes;  * 

Mr. Doherty, yes;••••-,• 

Mr. Woodman, yes; 

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Mr. Beaumont, yes.  ^ 

RESOLVED:-  That Mr. Woodbury's proposition regarding both lease and sale 

jbe accepted and that the Chairman and Secretary of this Board be authorized and are 

;hereby instructed to purchase from Chester D. Woodbury and May G. Woodbury, his wife, 

jthe twenty-seven acres of land a's described, situated in Section 13, Township of 

iLansing, being Town ij-, North of Range 2, West, for the sum of |3375«00 to be paid 

iin accordance with Mr» Woodbury's proposition.  And that the Chairman and Secretary 

jbe. further authorized and instrsicted to make, execute and deliver with and to 

^Chester D. Woodbury and May G.Woodbury, his wife, a lease of the land owned by him. 

jexcept the twenty-seven acres otherwise provided for, on Sections 1 3 ,m. and 2H- of 

jthe Township of Lansing, being Town 4, North of Range 2, West and more particularly 

described  in Mr. Woodbury's communication, at an annual rental of $2816.15 on the 

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terms and conditions submitted in Mr, Woodbury's communication. 

Provided tnat Mr. Woodbury furnish an abstract of title brought down to. 

date, and 

Provided fur tne r that lira. May G. Woodbury join in tne lease and option. 

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Bids for Military uniforms were opened and were as follows; 

Henderson-Ames Company 
Win.  H. Horstman Co. 
Jacob Heeds1 Sons 
M. C  Lilley Co. 
Greenwood, Atkinson, Armstrong Co, 
S. Abrams & Co. 
Fechheimer Bros. 
Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Co. 

$15-90 
16.00 
15.25 
ljl-.frO 
1 4 . 60 
15.75 
16.65 
15.50 

I  M i l i t a ry 

i  Uniforms'.'' 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the "Did of the M. C. Lilley Co., was accepted. 

The bids for coal were opened, and on motion of Mr. Beaumont, were re 

ferred to the Secretary for the purpose of tabulation ana with direction to test 

Michigan coals upon which "bids have  oeen  received, and such other coals as may-

Coal  "bids,  .i 

seem desirable. 

On motion of Mr. Donerty, the salary of Mr. Betts as purchasing agent, 

was made #1,800 per annum, beginning September 1st. 

Mr.Betts'sali 
ary  raised. 
1/¾ 

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On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the following recommendations of the AgricuiJ 

tural faculty in regard to extension work, were adopted; 

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"That a department of College Extension (Agricultural) should be organ-  Recommenda- j 

ized for administrative p.urpcses and should be a part of the Agricultural Division ft ions in 

subject to the Bean of Agriculture. 

regard to 

That no line of extension work should be done except  DJ members of the  extension 

College Department representing that line." '• 

j work. 

The last part of this recommendation is in accord with the generally 

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accepted idea that the triple functions of each department  should be controlled by  \ 

it,  including everything pertaining to education, investigation and extension. 

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This-, plan is desirable in order to enable .the nead of each department  to control ana 

direct all three lines-of work, thereby harmonizing them and-establishing perfect 

co-operation in every detail.  This plan does not intend that the individual workers 

of each department shall participate in all three lines of wori., but rather that  ! 

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there shall be specialists: in each, though special conditions may demand participa-s 

tion by the individual worker in more than one line of effort,  For purposes, of 

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illustration the head of th© Horticultural department would control and direct all j 

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ho-r it cultural work,, including college teaching, experimentation at home and in the • 

field,  as. well as the horticultural extension out in the state.  Some of the Horti_.i 

cultural Department staff might be confined solely to one of these lines of effort I 

others to two, and, in exceptional  instances, some to all three. 

The Department of Extension in charge of a superintendent should become  a I .. 

sort of clearing house'for the entire extension movement.  Such an office would b§ ;; 
expected to organize and operate lines of wort not directly connected with individual 
departments or where combinations of the efforts of several departments are involved!.. 

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Tne  following  are seme of the specific duties for which the Superintendent of Ex-  j 

tension should be responsible, viz; 

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| said sums so expended to the parties of the first part together with the next 

jmonthly payment of rental for the said lands and if it shall fail to do so then the 

I parties of the first part may*-at their option, forfeit this lease as hereinbefore 

I provided. 
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8.  No trees or other timber shall be cut on the said lands during the contin-

juance of this lease by the party of the second part without the consent of parties 

;of the first part. 

9,  Possession shall be given under this lease on or about the 1st day of 

\ April, 191^. 

10.  All the provisions of this lease shall be binding upon the parties hereto, 

\their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

FURTHER, in connection with and dependent on the foregoing proposition to lease 

; certain lands I further agree to sell the State Bogrd of Agriculture in accordance 

;with the provisions of Act dumber 295 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan 

for the year 1913* twenty-seven  (27 J acres of land lying west and south of what is 

laiown as the College Athletic yield, according to a recent survey made by the 

engineering department of the Michigan Agricultural College which survey and compu 

tations I reserve the right to-verify and reject subject to correction if not satis 

factory, for the sum of #3375.00 payable on or before Sept, 1st, 1913 on delivery of 

| a good and sufficient warranty deed to said lands, free from all incumbrance, 

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In connection with the above proposition to sell it is mutually agreed and 

understood that the State Board of Agriculture shall pay such a portion of the total 

:tax assessed against the farm of the said Chester D. Woodbury for the year 1913, as 

the value of the land offered for sale bears to the total value of the said farm. 

C

D. 

Woodbury. 

On motion of Mr. Doherty, the following resolution was adopted by yea and 

nay vote as follows: 

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Mr, Graham,  yes;  ;• 

Mr. Waterbury, yes;  V 

Mr. Doherty, yes; 

c. 

Mr. Woodman, yes;  [ 

Mr. Beaumont, yes. 

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RESOLVED:-  That Mr, Woodbury• s proposition regarding both lease and sale 

;be accepted and that the Chairman and Secretary of this Board be authorized and axe 

thereby instructed to purchase from Chester D. Woodbury and May G. Woodbury, his wife, 

j the twenty-seven acres of land a's described, situated in Section 13, Township of 

jLansing, being Town 4, Horth of Range 2, West, for the sum of #3375.00 to be paid 

jln accordance with Mr. Woodbury's proposition.  And that the Chairman and Secretary 

|be. further authorized and instrjtieted to mate, execute and deliver with and to 

^Chester D. Woodbury and May G. Y/oodbury, his wife, a lease of the land owned by him. 

[except the twenty-seven acres otherwise^ provided for, on sections13, 14 and 24 of 

pie Township of Lansing, being Town 4, Horth of Range 2• West and more particularly 

[described in Mr. Woodburyfs communication, at an annual rental of |2S16.15 on the 

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terms,  and.  c o n d i t i o ns  submitted  in  Mr.  Woodbury's  communication. 

Provided  t h at  Mr.  Y/oodbury  f u r n i sh  an  a b s t r a ct  of  t i t le  Drought.  down  to 

d a t e,  and 

Provided  further  that Mrs. May G. Woodbury  join in the lease and option, 

Bids for Military uniforms were  opened and were as follows: 

Jienderson-Ames  Company 
Wm. H. Horstman Co, 
Jacob  Reeds*  Sons 
M. C. lilley Co. 
Greenwood^ Atkinson, Armstrong Co. 
S. Abrams & Cc. 
Pecnneimer  Bros. 
Eettibone Bros. Mfg. Co. 

#lp.90 
16.00 
15.25 
liJ-,60 
14,60 
15.75 
16,65 
15.50 

I Military. 

I Uniforms, 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the bid of the li.  C. Lilley  Co., was accepted. 

The bids for coal were opened, and on motion of Mr. Beaumont, v^ere re 

ferred to the Secretary for the purpose of tabulation and with  direction to test 

Michigan  coals upon which  bids have  oeen  received., and such other  coals as may. 

Coal  bids, i 

seem  desirable. 

On motion of Mr. Lonerty, the salary of Mr. Betts as purchasing  agent, 

Mr.3etts'sall 
jary raised. f 

was made #1,800 per annum, beginning  September  1st. 

.^-^.-/^ 1/2¾ 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, the following  recommendations of the AgriculJ 

tural faculty in regard to extension worit, were  adopted; 

JT 

"That a department of College Extension  (Agricultural) should be organ-  iRecommenda-

ized for administrative pjurpos.es and should be a part of the Agricultural Division  jtions in 

subject to the Dean of Agriculture. 

regard to 

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That no line of extension  WQTK  should be done except by members of the  extension 

College Department  representing  that  line.!' 

' j worx. 

The last part of this recommendation is in accord with the generally 

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•a 

accepted  idea that the triple functions of each department  should be controlled by j 

it,  including  everything pertaining to education, investigation and extension. 

I 

This plan is desirable in order to enable the nead of each department to control ana • 

direct, all three  lines- of work, thereby harmonizing  them and establishing perfect 

co-operation in every detail.  This plan  does not intend that the individual  workers 

of  each  department  shall participate in all three  lines of worn, but  rather  that  1 

there  shall be specialists, in each, though  special  conditions may demand participa-1 
tion by the individual woricer in more  than one line of effort,  Por purposes of  : j 

/M 

illustration  the head of tn© Horticultural  department  would  control and direct all  i 

ho-r it cultural work,, including  college  teaching, experimentation at home and in the j. 
field,  as. well as the horticultural  extension out in the state.  Some of the Horti-! 

cultural Department  staff might be confined  solely to one of these lines of effort  ' 

others to two, and, in exceptional  instances, some to all three. 

The  Department of Extension in charge of a superintendent  should become aL 

sort of clearing house'for the entire  extension movement.  Such an office would b§  i 

expected to organize and operate lines of work not directly  connected with  individual 
departments or where  combinations or the efforts of several  departments are involved.. 

The  following  are seme of the specific  duties for which the Superintendent of Ex-  I 

tension should be responsible, viz: 

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(1)  Preparation and supply  otjaSTtorms 

for weekly reports, 

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(2)  Collection and compilation of data from all sources for annual reports 0n 

I extension work. 

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(3) Supervision of publication of all materials required hy individual depart-

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I ments for use in extension work. 

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(4) Direction of one-week and all other local farmers schools. 

(5) Direction of demonstration trains necessitating speakers and exhibits 

i from several departments,  in fact, all special forms of demonstration involving 

j more than one department  should he included under this head, 

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(6) The responsibility for fair exhibits should rest here also. 

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The supervision of farmers' institutes in the state is not considered in 

j this connection, as we understand  that the state law pertaining thereto makes the 

\  Superintendent of Parsers* Institutes directly responsible to the state Board of 

Agriculture.  In many of the leading states this is included in the extension work. 

Immediate pressing needs for the development of agricultural extension 
work in Michigan seem to demand the addition of a few more men and the appropria 

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tion of more funds with which to extend the work.  Recommendations with regard to 

these matters will "be embodied in an accompanying  communication. 

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:i|College pays 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, beginning July 1st, the College is to pay 

fexp., of 3  I one-half of the salary and expenses of the three district supervisors in farm 
l|di st, super-; 
jlrvisors in 
P.M. 
|Mr. Graham 
[to. initial 
^vouchers. 

On motion of Mr. Waterbury, Mr. Graham was authorized to initial the 

I management now appointed. 

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vouchers. 

p ew  seed law. 

On motion of Mr. Woodman, the immediate administration of the seed law 

; was placed in the lianas of Dr. Bessey and he was requested to recommend a suitable 
; person for analyst. 

On motion of Mr, Doherty, the Committee on Employes was given power to 

iv01ni??-,Empl*: 
$0  fill 
I vacancies. ; fill vacancies that may occur on the list of employes 
|Miss White i 
(elected Dean 
|Qf-H. E.  : of the Home Economics Division at a salary of f1,700 per annum. 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Miss Georgia White of Olivet was elected Dean 

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^.^Insecticide 
law. 

0n m o t I o n of  Mr-  Soherty,-the-administration of the insecticide law was • 

I placed in the immediate  charge of Professor Patten. 

JT\  Lyman's ' -
Communication. 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Dr. Lyman's communication was referred to the 

! Committee on the Agricultural and Veterinary Divisions. 

pr,,Olmstead ; 
s-.to. be 

On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the special committee appointed about the 

.employed.: location of future buildings was authorized to .employ the services of Mr. Olmstead 

= of Boston. 

IEunomian 
Isoc. to 
erect a 
society 
house on 
/College 
,. campus. 

On motion of Mr. Graham, the request of the Eunomian Society for the' 

jprivilege of erecting a society house upon the College campus, was granted subject 

I to the following conditions: 

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1. That the society shall make a satisfactory financial showing. 

2. That the plans and specifications shall be approved by the Committee on 

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(Buildings and College Property. 

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On  motion  of  Mr.  Graham,  the  following  apportionment  was  adopted  for 

t he 

p e r i o ds 

i n d i c a t e d: 

Apportionment  for  tne  Six  Months  Ending 

December  3 1,  1913. 

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Apportion 

ment for " 

£ mos. 

I ending Dec, 

! 3 1,  1913. 

Advertising 
Agricultural Education 
Animal Husbandry . 
Athletics 
Bacteriology 
Botany 
Chemistry 
Civil Engineering 
Cleaning 
College Extension 
Contingent Building 
Crop s 
Dairy Husbandry 
Dean's Office 
Drawing 
Electric Lighting! 
English 
Entomology 
Farm & Horses 
Farm Management 
Farm Mechanics 
Forestry 
Freight and Cartage 
Heating 
Hi story 
Home Economics 
Horticulture 
Hospitals. 
Library 
Mathematics 
Mechanical Engineering 
Meteorology 
M. A. C  Record 
Military science 
Miscellaneous 
Office, president's 
Office, Secretary's 
Physics and Electrical Engineering 
Poultry 
Registrar 
Salaries 
Soils 
Special  Courses 
Telephones 
V e t e r i n a ry  Science 
Zoological 

#1500.00 
1200.00 
1692.00 

1450.00 
4000.00 
350.00 
1500,00 
2500.00 

600.00 
2000.00 
913.96 
235.00 
1000.00 
262.00 
520.00 
126½.70 
600.00 
565.00 
1600.00 
1000.00 
15000.00 
138.00 
1050.00 
-3707.00 
200.00 
1915.00 

1100,00 
100.00 
4-50.00 
370.00 

4-00.00 
800,00 
550.00 
1445.00 
375.00 
105000.00 
133^.00 
1356.90 
500.00 
2600.00 
850.00 

Apportionment  for  t he  Year  Ending 

-June  3 0,  1914-. 

B u l l e t i ns 
Farmers'  I n s t i t u te 
South  Haven  Experiment  S t a t i on 
Upper  p e n i n s u la  Experiment  S t a t i on 

7000.00 
8500.00 
2000.00 
6000.00 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Donerty,.  #5,000  was  added  to 

the  apportionment  for 

t he 

Upper  Peninsula  S t a t i on  f or  t  he  p r e s e nt  p e r i o d. 

On  motion  adjourned. 

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0

0

0

0

0

00 

0 0 0 0 00 

Secretary. 

j Apportion-;^ 
;ment:  f oiv.'',  ' 
I year  ending? 
jJune  3 0 , - . , -. 

Apport.  "-"  .. 
Ito U.p.Sta* 

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