DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS. 627 



ber of Farmers' Bulletins, due to and held upon demand b}^ Senators, 

 Representatives, and Delegates and being withheld from general 

 distribution under the assumption that they might possibly need and 

 call for these documents at some future time. The restoration to the 

 appropriation bill of the above-mentioned provision would greatly 

 relieve the present congestion, enable the Department to furnish the 

 copies desired by deserving miscellaneous applicants and educational 

 institutions, permit compliance with requests of Senators and liepre- 

 sentatives who have need for more than their allotment, and cause no 

 inconvenience to such as may not desire to distribute their supph'. 



As a further proof of the popularity of the Farmers' Bulletin 

 series, attention is directed to the number sold by the Superintendent 

 of Documents, namely, 47,148, at 5 cents per copy, although ordinarily 

 the pamphlet can be secured free by application either to the De- 

 partment or to a Senator or RejDresentative in Congress. 



THE YEARBOOK FOR 19 09. 



The Yearbook for 1909 deserves special mention. The volume was, 

 by direction of the Secretary, reduced about one-third in size, and 

 issued April 25, 1910 — earlier than ever before. Its prompt delivery 

 met with the commendation of Senators, Representatives, and Dele- 

 gates in Congress and the public generally, and its reduced size not 

 only resulted in a saving of about $6,000, but presented a volume 

 more convenient for use and more permanent in character. For the 

 first time the entire exj^ense of the publication was paid from the 

 fund for the fiscal year in which it was ordered, as the entire work 

 was accomplished iji that fiscal year. 



EXPENDITURES FOR PRINTING. 



The number of requisitions for printing drawn upon the Govern- 

 ment Printing Office during the year was 5,853, of which 4,202 were 

 on the main office and 1,651 on the branch office. The allotment for 

 printing and binding for the Department for the year provided in 

 the act making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the 

 Government was $460,000, the same as for each of several preceding 

 years. Of this amount $25,000 for the Weather Bureau printing 

 was expended by that Bureau. Of the remaining $435,000 the ex- 

 penditures for the various Bureaus, Divisions, and Offices aggregated 

 $289,770.57, being $22,593.80 less than spent for similar purposes 

 for the year 1909; and $126,579.37 was spent for Farmers' Bulletins, 

 an increase of $4,103.89 over the amount expended for Farmers' 

 Bulletins for the previous year. 



