202 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



PERSONNEL. 



At the beginning of the fiscal year there were 4,241 employees in 

 the bureau service. During the year 466 new appointments were 

 made, 26 employees were transferred from other bureaus or depart- 

 ments, and 46 former employees were reinstated, making 538 addi- 

 tions to bureau forces. During the same period 582 employees were 

 separated from the service, 230 by resignation, 24 by death, 25 by 

 transfer to other branches of the Federal service, 7 by removal for 

 cause, and 6 by retirement under the provisions of the act of May 

 22, 1920, while other separations numbered 290. At the close of the 

 fiscal year the bureau rolls contained 4,197 names, a decrease of 44 

 for the year. 



VETERINARY EDUCATION. 



The number of accredited veterinary colleges whose graduates are 

 eligible to take the civil-service examination for bureau positions 

 decreased by 1 as a result of the discontinuance of the New York 

 State Veterinary College (New York University), leaving 15 ac- 

 credited colleges at the close of the fiscal year. The graduates of 

 3 agricultural colleges with two-year veterinary courses are given 

 credit for work completed in these institutions when entering one 

 of the accredited veterinary colleges. The number of foreign veteri- 

 nary colleges accredited by the bureau remains at 10, as in the pre- 

 ceding year. 



The total number of fi'eshmen enrolled in all the accredited veteri- 

 nar}^ colleges in the United States and in one in Canada for the 

 school year of 1922-23 was 176 as compared with 169 for the pre- 

 ceding year. The total student enrollment was 738 against 796 the 

 year before. Six of the students included in the total enrollment 

 were attending agricultural colleges having a two-year veterinary 

 course and must take additional instruction at accredited colleges 

 before becoming eligible for bureau positions. The number of 

 veterinarians graduated at the close of the school year by the 

 accredited colleges mentioned was 241 as compared with 171 in 1922. 



LITERATURE, EXHIBITS, AND MOTION PICTURES. 



During the year the bureau contributed 94 new and revised pub- 

 lications, including 37 farmers' bulletins, 17 department bulletins, 



I paper for the Yearbook, 13 issues of Service and Regulatoiy An- 

 nouncements (including index), 1 article for the Journal of Agri- 

 cultural Research, 6 department circulars, 7 miscellaneous pamphlets, 



II orders in the nature of regulations, and 1 map. In addition the 

 bureau planned and issued 4 new posters. There were prepared for 

 outside publication in scientific, agricultural, and other journals 62 

 manuscripts, including 10 papers for broadcasting by radio. In 

 addition the bureau furnished to the Press Service of the department 

 190 articles and items for the information of the public. 



In cooperation with the department's Office of Exhibits, the bureau 

 prepared exhibits for numerous agricultural expositions, shows, and 

 fairs. This form of public information has received favorable com- 

 ment as a means of acquainting the public with bureau activities. 

 Special exhibits for the National Dairj^ Exposition and the Interna- 

 tional Livestock Exposition were especially well received. 



