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Louisiana sugar crop ; a preliminary report in December of Louisiana 

 and Texas sugar; and a final report on Louisiana sugar in April, 

 1920. The report on maple sugar and sirup production, based chiefly 

 upon estimates of the bureau's agricultural statisticians, was issued in 

 May, 1920; and the annual estimate of Hawaiian cane acreage and 

 production, and sugar production, by islands, was made from factory 

 reports and published in January, 1920. This Hawaiian report has 

 always been made by mail and without direct contact with the in- 

 dustry. It would, no doubt, be more useful if some representative 

 of the bureau could S])end a few weeks in Hawaii and become 

 acquainted with plantation and factory methods, records, and reports. 



LIBRARY. 



The library- of the Bureau of Crop Estimates contains one of the 

 most complete collections of foreign and domestic agricultural sta- 

 tistics. It includes not only Government reports from practically all 

 countries, but also statistical reports of boards of trade and other 

 commercial and agricultural associations, and files of agricultural 

 and commercial periodicals relating to statistics. The library is, of 

 course, an essential part of the crop recording and abstracting project ; 

 and it is also used constantlv by investigators not connected with the 

 bureau. 



The total number of foreign and domestic publications, different 

 titles, received during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1920, was 

 1,367, an increase of 262 over the number received last year. These 

 consist chiefly of agricultural and horticultural publications; reports 

 of boards of trade, comptrollers, chambers of commerce and auditors ; 

 live stock and tax reports; and daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly 

 periodicals received currently. Part of the increase is due to the 

 resumed publication of a number of the foreign periodicals which 

 were suspended during the war. Of the above number of publica- 

 tions, 621 were foreign and domestic annuals and 746 were issued 

 as follows : Forty-five daily, 40 domestic, and 5 foreign ; 152 weekly, 

 lOo domestic, and 47 foreign; 259 monthly, 164 domestic, and 95 

 foreign ; 290 quarterly and irregularly, 150 domestic, and 140 foreign. 

 These figures represent approximately 30,621 pieces recorded and 

 do not include the many duplicates which are handled without any 

 record. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



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Tlie following publications of the department were prepared in 

 the Bureau of Crop Estimates during the fiscal year 1920: 



)MontliI.v Crop Reporter (printed), 12 issues, total 140 pajres. 



Foreign Crop jind T.ive Stoek Reports (inimeoL'rniylied), 24 issues, total 



20r, p;ifres. 

 Wetkly Crop Notes, seniimoiitlily in winter ( nriineogrupljed), 39 issues; 



total 4(M) pages. 

 Cro[) Estimates, 1010-1019: .\ summary of .Vrea, Average Yield, Pro- 



du<ti<>n, and Exports (or Imports) of Agricultural Products for tlie 



ruiti'd States. P,y licon M. Estahrook. 

 n(>l>ar|ment P.ulletin sot; : Peaches: Production Estimates and Important 



Commercial Districts antl Varieties. Hy H. P. fJould, Purcau of Plant 



Industry, and Frank Andiews, P>ni-eau of Croi) I'stiinates. 



