IV. PROPERTY OF THE UNIVERSITY

The estimated value of the real and personal property of the University based upon recent inventories is as follows:

V. LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY

In a report to the Legislative Committee, appointed to report to the General Assembly of 1913, setting forth the needs of the institution the following matters were emphasized:

2. The need of land for the School of Agriculture and Experiment Station.

3. The need of certain buildings and equipment for the School of Agriculture including a greenhouse and a storage and work building for the Department of Horticulture, a horse barn, a beef cattle barn, and a veterinary building for the Animal Husbandry department.

4. Also the importance of providing certain buildings for other departments of the University, particularly for the departments of Biology and Home Economics and a suitable armory for the Military Department.

The legislature finally enacted the following measures of direct concern to the University, namely:

1. The millage tax levy previously in force, amounting to one cent on each $100 of appraised property, was increased to 2.8 cents, the change to take effect in the tax levy for 1913. This is to be part of a general levy of seven cents on each $100 for the benefit of Purdue University, Indiana University, and the State Normal School. This generous increase in the state's support of the University was made with the understanding that this amount should cover all needs of the institution, both maintenance and buildings and further provides that any unexpended balance at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall belong to the institution for future expenditure; and also that no buildings may be erected from the proceeds of this fund without first receiving the approval of the State Board of Finance.

2. The special appropriation for "maintenance in lieu of an increase of tax levy" of $32,500 annually, as allowed during the last two biennial periods, was continued until such time as the proceeds of the new tax levy should become available.

the expenditure of this sum to be subject to the approval of the State Finance Board.

4. In response to the strong public interest in the efforts to combat the ravages of hog cholera, a special act relating to this, subject was passed making it unlawful for any person to dispose of hog cholera serum until the same had been tested and approved by the Experiment Station of the University, also making an annual appropriation of $15,000 to the Experiment Station for meeting the expenses of testing hog cholera serum and to carry on educational work with reference to the supervision and control of infectious diseases of swine.

5. An act having for its purpose the supervision and regulation of methods employed in testing and valuing milk and cream as purchased by commercial creameries, imposes upon the Experiment Station the duty of testing and standardizing all apparatus used for commercial valuation of milk and cream; also the examination and licensing of persons employed in the above capacity; fixing the amount of fees to be paid for this service, and making an annual appropriation of $1,000 to the Experiment Station to be applied to the costs of this service.

6. An act was passed providing for the registration of stallions by a board of which one member is to be a member of the staff of the Animal Husbandry department of Purdue University who shall also be the secretary of the Board, and providing that enrollment fees shall accrue to the Experiment Station of the University to be used for expenses of the Board, the publication of bulletins, and the dissemination of information pertaining to the breeding and management of horses, etc.

7. Perhaps the most important general action of the legislature was the passage of the vocational education measure as recom

mended by the commission appointed for the purpose of investigating the subject two years previously. Under the provisions of this act instruction in elementary agriculture and domestic science becomes compulsory in all public schools of the state. The act provides for the appointment of a supervisor of agricultural education who shall be a member of the Extension department of Purdue University, and further provides for the appointment by Purdue University of county agents in each county of the state. The State Board of Education of which the President of the University is ex-officio a member, was also enlarged by three additional members.

EXPENDITURES FOR THE

AGRICULTURAL

EXPERIMENT STATION.

Buildings and lands

Chemical supplies

Contingent expenses

Feeding stuff

Fertilizer

Freight, exp. hauling.

Furniture and fixtures.

Rebate on tags

Rent of land

Repairs

Salaries