DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS. 385 



broiig^ht the total to $40,535.74, all of which was approved, con- 

 tracted for, supervised, and procured by this division during the 

 year. A detailed report of this work was submitted to the com- 

 mittee as required by law. 



The Joint Coniniittee also gave general authority for printing, 

 binding, and blank-book work outside of the (Jovernment Printing 

 Office for the exclusive use of the following field services of the 

 department : 



For any Govonuneiit service in Alasl^a, Guam, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, 

 the Philippines, the Virjrin Islands, or any other place outside territorial United 

 States: J'rorUIrd, That the work i*^ done in the Territory, possession, or country 

 where the service is located. (Regulations No. 3.) 



For field use of the Forest Service, to be done at its supply-depot printing 

 plant. (Regulations Xo. 3.) 



For such printing and binding as may be required to issue local weather 

 maps, forecast cards, and local bulletins by the field stations of the Weather 

 Bureau. (Regulations No, 4.) 



Under the first regulation quoted, printing for the experiment sta- 

 tions of the States Relations Service in the territorial possessions 

 enumerated may be done there and. under decision of the comptroller, 

 may be paid from the appropriations for those stations. 



Detailed reports of all outside printing authorized by the joint 

 committee are required to be submitted quarterly. These reports for 

 the quarters ending October 1, January 1, April 1, and Jidy 1 were 

 prepared and submitted. 



PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PAPERS IN 



OUTSIDE PUBLICATIONS. 



In order to place the preliminary results of its investigations in 

 the hands of interested specialists and others as quickly as possible, 

 the department encourages its scientific and technical workers to 

 publish in professional journals brief papers reporting special phases 

 of the results of their work. During the year 739 such papers, aver- 

 aging 2 to 3 each day, or about GO per month, were approved for 

 publication in outside journals. They Avere contributed by workers 

 in various bureaus, as follows : 



J'dixrs nitpmrci] for i>iihli((ition in outaidc journals. 



Nnnibo:- of 

 Bureau, division, or office. aiticles. 



Animal Industry 65 



Biological Survey 72 



Chemist ry 146 



Crop Estimates 1 



Kntomologj' 76 



Farm Managemont 3 



Federal Horticultural Board 2 



Forest Service 139 



Markets 18 



I'hint Industry lf>S 



Publications 3 



Public Roads 16 



P.urean nf Soils 16 



Stales Relations Service 10 



Solicitor 1 



Weather Bureau 13 



Total 739 



