300 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



On Juno 30, 1919, the unexpended balances for tlie year 1917, 

 amounting to $1,804,318.96, were finally covered into the Treasury to 

 the "Surplus fund." 



There were received, examined, and paid by this office 210,377 

 vouchers and pay rolls, which required the issuance of 342,882 

 checks on the Treasurer of the United States. 



There were also sent to the Treasury Department for payment 

 9,488 accounts. 



LOST CHECKS. 



During the year 294 checks were lost in transit through the mails 

 or by the payees, and were duplicated by this office. 



PUBLIC MONEYS RECEFVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. 



Tliere were received from various sources and deposited in the 

 Treasury to the credit of the proper funds the following sums: 



Telegrams over Government lines $6, 146. 75 



Sale of cotton standards 5, 665. 31 



Cost of cotton-futiires disputes 10, 454. 20 



Sale of loose cotton 34, 693. 24 



Cgst of grain standards appeals 7, 545. 91 



Cost of market inspection of perishable food products 19, 227. 56 



Classification of cotton ^ 1- 491. 75 



Sales of nitrate of soda to farmers 8, 7G8, 268. 85 



Sale of photo prints and lantern slides 688. 47 



Sale of hearings 178. 70 



Receipts on account of war-tax collections 784. 32 



Miscellaneous collections 4,470. 55 



Sale of card indexes 202. 75 



Sale of seeds by the Bureau of Plant Industry 859, 650. 48 



Sale of other miscellaneous Government property 240, 129. 61 



Sales of products, agricultural station, Hawaii 61. 78 



Sales of products, agricultural station, Alaska 1, 617. 76 



Sales of products, agricultural station, Porto Rico 1, 648. 67 



Sales of products, agricultural station, Guam 256. 31 



Sales of products, agricultural station, Virgin Islands 699. 88 



Cooperative v.'ork. Forest Service •. 547, 928. 89 



Forest Reserve fund 4, 405, 079. 56 



Refunds on mileage books, etc 441. 678. 21 



Transfers from other departments for work done and supplies furnished . 296, 024. 49 



Total 15,654,600.00 



