622 ANNUAL, REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 



During the year 25,100,4G9 copies of publications were issued by the 

 Department. Of these, 24,530,919 were issued through this Division 

 and 659,550 were issued through the Weather Bureau. Of the total 

 number 17,685,819 were new and 7,504,650 were reprints of earlier 

 publications. Of the more than 25,000,000 copies of publications 

 noted above, 9,337,500 were Farmers' Bulletins and 15.852,969 were 

 miscellaneous publications, including reports, bulletins, circulars, 

 separates, etc. Of these miscellaneous publications 14,770,819 were 

 new and 1,082,150 were earlier publications reissued. Of the Farmers' 

 Bulletins 2,915,000 were new and 6,422,500 were re^Drints. 



WEATHER BUREAU PUBLICATIONS. 



Of the funds appropriated for the Department's printing and bind- 

 ing. Congress allots a specific sum for the publications of the Weather 

 Bureau. These publications do not pass through this Division as do 

 other publications of the Department. They are printed either at 

 the Weather Bureau or at the Government Printing Office, are han- 

 dled and stored at the Bureau, and distributed therefrom. 



Ocean Charts. — The Weather Bureau has continued the issue of 

 meteorological charts of the oceans, printed in colors and 21 by 28 

 inches in size. A chart for the North Atlantic is issued monthly 

 in editions of 5,300 copies; one for the North Pacific, monthly, in 

 editions of 3,100 copies. A chart is issued quarterly for the South 

 Atlantic and South Pacific in editions of 2,600 and 2,100, respectively. 

 In addition to these charts there have been published during the 

 past year charts for Alaska and the Indian Ocean to the amount of 

 20,000 copies. 



Climatological Reports. — On June 30, 1909, the publication of 

 the section Climatological Reports was discontinued at 44 section 

 centers and in their place there is now published at the central office 

 of the Weather Bureau a Climatological Report or Summary for the 

 12 drainage districts of the United States. These reports are issued 

 monthly for each district and the edition has now reached 13,500 

 copies. 



Weather Maps and Bulletins. — In addition to the publications 

 issued from the central office, there is a large output of Weather 

 Maps, Weather Bulletins, and local Forecast Cards from the' Weather 

 Bureau stations located in all parts of the United States. However, 

 during 1910, arrangements have been made whereby daily newspapers 

 in 50 cities are printing maps bearing meteorological data and local 

 forecasts, together with descriptive matter. The result has been a 

 decrease in the number of maps published at stations from lOJ mil- 

 lions in 1909, to about millions in 1910. 



- Fifty-nine stations issue weather maps and bulletins; seven have 

 printing outfits and others use duplicating processes. The station 

 map is a sheet 11 by 16 inches and the subscription price is 20 (lents 

 a month or $2 a year. Weather Bureau stations issue Forecast Cards 

 to the amount of 21 millions annually and disseminate local climato- 

 logical data. 



