280 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



terminations of appointments, 317; making a total of 51G employees 

 dropped from the rolls during that period. There have been made in 

 the same period 777 appointments, increasing the total force of the 

 Bureau by 261. On September 1, 1910, the numerical strength of 

 the Bureau was as follows: In Washington, G30; outside of Wash- 

 ington, 850; total, 1,480. The total number of employees in the 

 Bureau on the same date a year ago was 1,219. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The publications of the Bureau and its printing work have con- 

 tinued in charge of Mr. J. E. Rockwell, Editor, as heretofore. 



An increased number of new publications w^as issued during the 

 past fiscal 3'ear, the total aggregating 109, containing 2,G54 pages, 

 159 plates, and 302 text figures. Of these j3ublications 28 were bul- 

 letins or parts of bulletins in the special series of the Bureau, 26 

 were circulars of the numbered series of the Bureau, and 15 were 

 Farmers' Bulletins. Twelve papers were contributed by the Bureau 

 of Plant Industry to the Yearbook of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture for 1909, all of which were reprinted in separate form for 

 special distribution. 



The publications of previous years which were reprinted during 

 the past year numbered 62. The miscellaneous printing, binding, 

 and ruling work required by the Bureau and handled in the office of 

 the Editor involved the issuing of 1,150 requests upon the Division 

 of Publications. 



ORGANIZATION AND POLICY. 



The 3'ear has been marked by several changes in the direction of 

 various lines of work in the Bureau. On February 1, 1910, Mr. 

 Albert F. Woods, Pathologist and Ph,ysiologist, and Assistant Chief 

 of Bureau, resigned to become dean of the College of Agriculture of 

 the University of Minnesota and director of the Minnesota Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station. Mr. "Woods had been in the Department 

 service for more than sixteen j^ears, throughout that time being 

 closely associated with Dr. B. T. Galloway, Chief of Bureau, in the 

 development of the plant ^pathological and physiological work of the 

 Department and in more recent 3^ears of the entire work of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industr3^ ]Mr. G. Harold Powell, for several years 

 Pomologist in Charge of the Fruit Transportation and Storage 

 Investigations of the Bureau, was ajDpointed Assistant Chief of 

 Bureau to succeed Mr. Woods. Further changes in the Bureau 

 organization and personnel are referred to elsewhere in this report. 



Particular attention has been devoted during the vear to a con- 

 sideration of the project system of the Bureau, to effect necessary 

 revision especially with reference to the interrelation of various lines 

 of work. To this end a standing advisory committee on projects has 

 been organized within the Bureau, whose duty it is to make recom- 

 mendations to the Chief of Bureau with regard to the project work. 

 An advisory committee on promotions of scientific employees, to 

 serve for such employees the same purpose which the efficiency board 

 of the Bureau now fulfills for the clerical staff, has also been organ- 

 ized. The work of these committees has been very effective in the 

 general administration of the Bureau. 



