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in which the economic work of the department is now centralized. 

 It is estimated that an additional $30,000 was saved in overhead ex- 

 penditures by this consolidation. In addition, the consolidation has 

 made possible the coordination of the work of various technical divi- 

 sions of the three former bureaus, thereby eliminating duplication 

 and overlapping throughout the economic units. 



In the Insecticide and Fungicide Board the field work has been 

 redistricted, resulting in a saving of approximately $1,500 a year 

 without loss of efficiencv. 



In the States Relations Service, by the consolidation of the two 

 ^A'^ashington offices engaged in directing the work of agricultural 

 extension, salaries aggregating approximately $20,000 have been 

 saved, and as the result of centralizing and rearranging the clerical 

 work in the administrative offices of the same bureau salaries of 

 clerks to the amount of $8,000 have been saved. 



One field office of the Bureau of Animal Industry was discontinued 

 during the year and the work of that office consolidated with another, 

 resulting in a saving of approximately $4,000. Two divisions of the 

 bureau in "Washington were merged, resulting in the saving of the 

 salary of one chief of division and one clerk, amounting to $5,070. 

 By consolidating the work of an employee on "the Canadian border 

 with the duties of another inspector, a saving of $1,500 was effected, 

 and the recall of one inspector from overseas has resulted in a further 

 saving of $3,300. In the meat-inspection service, by realignment of 

 the force, the actual expenditure during 1922 was reduced several 

 thousand dollars, notwithstanding the fact that nearly 1,000,000 

 more animals were slaughtered under inspection during the year 

 and almost 300,000,000 more pounds of meat food products were 

 reinspected, thus avoiding the necessity for additional appropria- 

 tions. In the work of supervising the preparation of biological 

 products a saving of approximately $4,000 was accomplished through 

 reduced travel. During the year there were produced 3,037,771 more 

 doses of tuberculin than in the fiscal year 1921, and this was accom- 

 plished at a saving of $20,885 over the amount expended during the 

 previous year. The manufacture and distribution of blackleg vac- 

 cine was also discontinued on July 1, resulting in a saving of 

 $10,000 per annum. 



In the Office of Exhibits the agricultural displays have been pre- 

 pared in such manner that they can be used a number of times with- 



