REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Statistics, 

 Washington, D. C, August 31, 1910. 



Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith the report of the Bureau 

 of Statistics for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910. 

 Respectfully, 



Victor H. Olmsted, 



Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretarij of Agriculture. 



Chief of Bureau. 



INTRODUCTION. 



During the fiscal year which closed June 30, 1910, the Bureau of 

 Statistics pursued the same general lines of work and followed the 

 same general methods as characterized 'its operations during pre- 

 ceding years. These have been fully and explicitly set forth and 

 described in annual reports relating to the years 1909, 1908, and other 

 previous years, and it would appear unnecessary to reiterate the 

 information already supplied. Those who may be interested in more 

 detailed information than is set forth herein can be supplied with 

 copies of the reports above referred to. A mere outline of the 

 organization and character of the work performed is deemed sufficient 

 at this time. 



ORGANIZATION. 



Briclly, the Bureau is organized in three main divisions: The 

 Division of Production and Distribution, the Editorial Division and 

 Library, and the Division of Domestic Crop Reports. Nearly all 

 work accomj)lished by the Bureau is in connection with or performed 

 by these divisions, which also, occasionally, make statistical tabula- 

 tions or computations for other Bureaus of the Department. The 

 corps of special field agents, State statistical agents, and the various 

 classes of voluntary crop correspondents, numbering approximately 

 130,000, supply data for use in the C()mj)ilation of domestic crop 

 reports; the P^ditorial Division and Library performs functions 

 clearly indicated by its name; and the Division of Production and 

 Distribution compiles statistical data and prepares reports along 

 lines shown by the statement given farther on covering the work 

 accomplished by it during the year. 



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