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CATALOGUING DIVISION. 



There were classified and catalogued 2,312 volumes, 539 pamplilets, 

 6,370 continuations, and 32 maps, making a total of 9,243, a decrease 

 of 383 over the preceding year. In addition to the complete cata- 

 loguing of the above books, pamphlets, and maps, author cards were 

 made for 596 pamphlets and 3,204 "reprints." The pamphlets for 

 which only author cards are made are those of less importance. They 

 are arranged by subject in a separate pamphlet collection. The 

 "reprints," or "separates," of articles from periodicals are also filed 

 in a separate collection which is arranged alphabetically by author. 

 There were added to the main (dictionary) catalogue 24,380 cards, 

 and 4,645 were withdra^vn, making the net addition 19,735, a decrease 

 of 890 as compared with the preceduig year. It is estimated that the 

 main (dictionary) catalogue now contains approximately 325,700 

 cards. 



The number of titles prepared by the library for printing by the 

 Library of Congress in what is known as the "Agr" series of cata- 

 logue cards, compared with the fiscal years 1912, 1913, and 1914, is 

 as follows : 



Titles prepared for printing. 



Item. 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



Cards for accessions and recatalogued books 



Cards for department publications 



Cards for foreign agricultural periodicals 



Total 



1,872 



449 



61 



1,357 

 807 

 298 



1,248 

 676 

 141 



2,382 



2,462 



2,065 



786 



646 



65 



1,463 



The total number of titles prepared by this library since 1902, in 

 which year the printing of cards was begun, is 27,048. 



The amount of uncatalogued material on hand July 1, 1915, namely, 

 93 volumes, 359 pamphlets, 255 continuations, and 1 map, was con- 

 siderably less than in the previous year. 



PERIODICAL DIVISION. 



The total nmnber of different periodicals (exclusive of annuals and 

 serials of frequent issue) received currently durmg the year was 2,337, 

 of which 819 were received by purchase and 1,518 by gift. The nmn- 

 ber of new periodicals added during the year was' 295, whereas 90 of 

 those received during the previous year either ceased publication or 

 the subscriptions for them were discontinued, leaving a net increase for 

 the year of 205. In order to facilitate the circulation of some of the 

 periodicals, it was necessary to purchase 162 dupUcates, making the 

 total number of periodicals purchased 981. Of the periodicals re- 

 ceived by gift and exchange, over 624 dupHcates were received, mak- 

 ing the total number of periodicals handled currently during the year 

 3,119. The distribution of the current periodicals by classes is shown 

 in the f ollo-wdns: table : 



