270 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



ment, 9,953,206 documents were distributed directly from tlie folding 

 room in this section. In the preparation of these pubUcations for 

 mailing over 5,025,000 were received in such condition that they 

 required folding before mailing, which work was also accompHshed 

 here, and 3,300 copies of various pubHcations, including the Year- 

 book and Field Operations of the Bureau of Soils, were wrapped, 

 while nearly one million addressed envelopes fin-nished by other 

 offices and bureaus were filled and sealed, and 13,950 placards or 

 posters were incased in tubes, the completed work being mailed to 

 addresses furnished by the issuing offices. 



Summary of the work done in the folding room. 



(A) Sent out: 



Mon thly Lists 120, 000 



Weekly News Letter 1,930,300 



Outlook 200, 000 



CropKeports 24,000 



Press Notices 1, 174, 290 



Farmers' Bulletin Lists (general) 3, 300, 000 



Farmers' Bulletin Lists (city) 700,000 



Publications as per scheme 1, 980, 888 



Publications to transients and sundry requests 41 , 328 



Monthly List of Station Publications 14, 400 



Crop Synopsis 24, 000 



Flexotype Forms of Instructions (N. NR. CO. CR. R. N., etc.). - - 444, 000 



Total 9, 953, 206 



(B) Folded: 



Press Notices 1, 174, 290 



Form Letters No. 58 187, 500 



Miscellaneous (department circulars, etc.) 150, 000 



Flexotype Forms of Instructions (0. NR. CR. CO. R. N., etc.) . . . . 444, 000 



Crop Synopsis 24, 000 



Monthly List of Station Publications 14, 400 



Total 1, 994, 190 



(C) Separated: 



Farmers' Bulletin List (general) 3, 300, 000 



Total 3, 300, 000 



(D) Wrapped: 



Yearbooks Department of Agricultiire 1, 000 



Field operations Biireau of Soils — • 



Maps 600 



Text 600 



Annual Reports Department of Agriculture 100 



Miscellaneous (returned bound volumes of publications) 1, 000 



Total 3,300 



(E) Filled and sealed: 



Envelopes furnished by miscellaneous offices 950, 000 



Total 950, 000 



(F) Filled: 



Tubes for egg placards 12, 000 



Tubes for egg candling charts 250 



Tubes for poisonous plant charts - - 500 



Tubes for maps for report 100 1, 200 



Total 13,950 



