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packets, it' it is desired to do so. In no case, however, can the Depart- 

 ment put up such packets, as the large number of packages to be 



distributed makes it necessary to use uniform numbers. 



Franks. — The present session of Congress authorized the Public 

 Printer to furnish the Secretary of Agriculture with the flunks of 

 Senators and Members necessary for sending out the seeds. Arrange- 

 ments have therefore been made for securing franks with the facsimile 

 signatures of Senators and Members, together with their respective 

 States, printed thereon. These franks will be furnished at once, in 

 sufficient quantity for vegetable and flower seeds, upon request made 

 to the Secretary of Agriculture. With this arrangement there will be 

 no necessity for using- document slips, and all of those made for the 

 seed work will be of uniform size and style. 



Southern distribution. — It is planned to make the distribution in 

 sections L and 2 at an earlier date than heretofore, and to this end 

 arrangements have been made to begin the work in September, in 

 order to do this, members from these sections are earnestly requested 

 to turn in their addressed slips as early as possible. 



The following statement shows the amounts of seeds, bulbs, plants, 

 and trees, so fur as the allotments have been made, for tin? fiscal year 

 1902-3. 



Each Senator. Member, and Delegate will receive: 



Vegetable seed, 12,000 packages, 5 papers each. 



Novelties, vegetable seed, 500 packages, 5 papers each. 



Flower seed, 500 packages, 5 papers each. 



Tobacco seed, 110 packages, 5 papers each, to districts growing 

 tobacco. 



Cotton seed, 70 packages, 1 peck each, to districts growing cotton. 



Lawn grass seed, 30 packages. 



Forage crop seed, allotment not yet made. 



Sorghum seed, allotment not yet made. 



Sugar-beet seed, allotment not } T et made. 



Bulbs, 10 boxes, 35 bulbs each; or 20 boxes, 17 bulbs each. 



Grapevines, 8 packages, 5 vines each. 



Strawberry plants, 10 packages, 15 plants each. 



Trees, 20 packages, 5 trees each. 



Note. — One frank will be required for each package given above, 

 and if more than one package is to be sent to one individual it will be 

 necessary to have an addressed frank for each package. The smallest 

 mail sacks used hold approximately 100 packages of vegetable or 

 flower seed, and if it is desired to send less than this number to any 

 one individual it will be necessaiy, in order to meet the post-office 

 requirements, to have an addressed frank for each package. Over 

 100 packages, however, may be sent under one addressed frank, 

 provided blank facsimile slips, to the number of packages desired, 



