REPOET OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. LXXV 



Of these awards, 1-i oraad prizes, 7 j^old medals, and 7 silver medals 

 were awarded to the United States Department of Agriculture, 1 grand 

 prize, 12 gold medals, and 4: silver medals to the State experiment sta- 

 tions, and a grand prize to the Association of Agricultural Colleges 

 and Experiment Stations. 



One grand prize was awarded to the Government of the United 

 States, 1 to the Secretar}' of Agriculture, i to the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry, 1 to the Bureau of Animal Industry' and Weather Bureau, 

 and 1 each to the Divisions of Agrostology. Chemistry, Entomology, 

 Pomology, Statistics, Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, and Office 

 of Experiment Stations. Gold medals Avere awarded as follows: Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture, 2; Weather Bureau, 2; Division of Agrostology, 

 Office of Experiment Stations, and the Director of Agriculture, 1 each. 

 The Bureau of Animal Industry received 2 silvei- medals, and the Divi- 

 sions of Soils, Entomology, Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, and 

 the Office of Experiment Stations 1 each. United States exhibitors 

 were awarded 7 grand prizes, 50 gold medals. 70 silver medals, and 6 

 honorable mentions for exhibits of dairy products, of which -i grand 

 prizes and 2 silver medals were to the dairy division of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry. 



In the department of forestry a gold medal and silver medal were 

 also awarded to the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Tobacco was not included in an}^ of the above groups, but in this, 

 as in every other branch of the Department's exhibit, recognition by 

 the jury of awards was most satisfactory. The share of premiums 

 awarded to our American tobacco exhibit included the grand prize, 

 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and many honorable mentions. 



AFFILIATION OF ALLIED LINES OF WORK. 



The development of the Department during the last few years has 

 been rapid, and a study of the conditions existing therein leads me to 

 believe that the time is at hand for a movement toward bringing 

 together the related lines of work. It is fully recognized and appre- 

 ciated, however, that whatever is accomplished in this direction must 

 come through the harmonious action of all concerned and a full con- 

 viction that the opportunities for broader lines of work will be 

 increased. In the past the tendency has been to segregate the work 

 to such an extent as to make it difficult to bring about close cooperation 

 along the broadest lines possible. There can scarcel.y be any doubt at 

 this time that the best interests of the entire Department would be 

 subserved by aggregation rather than segregation, but all advances 

 along this line must be made in such a way as to give the broadest 

 opportunity for the development of each Division without in any way 

 interfering with its integrity or organization. 



