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work of the Department tlirouo:hout the country, particularly in the 

 growing of crops, is carried on through agreements with farmers, and 

 the preparation of contracts in this connection is regarded as highly 

 important. There is no part of the work of this Office in which the 

 increasing activity of the other branches of the Department in the 

 line of experiment is reflected more quickly and certainly than in the 

 preparation of agreements. 



AGREEMENTS FOR THE SEVERAL BUREAUS, OFFICES, AND DIVISIONS. 



Bureau of Plant Industry. — There were 106 contracts, 42 renewals 

 of contracts, 5 letters terminating contracts, 35 leases, 29 renewals 

 of leases, 6 letters terminating leases, and 3 bonds for temporary 

 special disbursing agents, prepared for tliLs Bureau during the fiscal 

 year 1910; this is an increase of 26 contracts, 12 renewals of contracts, 

 4 leases, and 8 renewals of leases over the fiscal year 1909. 



Bureau of Animal Industry. — There were 24 contracts, 13 renewals 

 of contracts, 35 leases, 40 renewals of leases, and 2 letters terminating 

 leases prepared for this Bureau during the fiscal year 1910; this is an 

 increase of 2 contracts, 8 renewals of contracts, and 18 renewals of 

 leases over the fiscal year 1909, and a decrease of 2 leases for the same 

 period. 



Weather Bureau. — There were 4 contracts and 6 letters terminating 

 leases prepared for this Bureau, and 15 contracts, 31 leases, and 97 

 renewals of leases examined during the fiscal year 1910 for this 

 Bureau; this is a decrease of 16 contracts, 1 lease, and 70 contracts, 

 and an increase of 10 renewals of leases, the number of leases ex- 

 amined being the same in the fiscal j^ear 1909 and 1910. 



Forest Service. — There were 33 contracts, 16 leases, 5 renewals of 

 leases, and 8 bonds prepared for the Forest Service in Washington 

 during the fiscal year 1910; this is an increase of 33 contracts, 14 

 leases, 3 renewals of leases, and 8 bonds over the fiscal year 1909. As 

 hereinbefore stated, there were 53 contracts, 57 bonds, and 150 leases 

 prepared for this Bureau by the branches of this Office in the field 

 durmg the period fnmi January 15, 1910, to June 30, 1910. 



Bureau of Chemistry. — There were 10 contracts, 10 leases, 22 

 renewals of leases, and 8 letters terminating leases prepared for this 

 Bureau during the fiscal year 1910. This is a decrease of 27 con- 

 tracts and 22 leases and an increase of 7 renewals over the fiscal 

 year 1909. 



Office of Experiment Stations. — There were 3 contracts, 4 leases, 

 7 renewals of leases, and 1 letter terminating a contract prepared 

 for this Bureau during the fiscal year 1910; this is a decrease of 6 

 leases and an increase of 2 renewals of leases over the fiscal year 1909. 



Bureau of Entomology. — There were 14 contracts, 24 leases, 17 

 renewals of leases, and 1 bond j)rcpared for this Bureau during the 

 fiscal year 1910; this is an increase of 7 contracts, 14 leases, and 12 

 renewals of leases as comjiared w'ith the fiscal year 1909. 



Office, of Piihlic Roads. — There were 1 contract, 1 lease, and 1 bond 

 prepared for this Office during the fiscal year 1910; tlds is an increase 

 of 1 contract and 1 lease as compared with the fiscal year 1909. 



Division of Puhlications. — There was 1 contract prepared and 1 

 lease renewed during the fiscal year 1910 for this Division; in the 

 fiscal year 1909, 1 contract was renewed and 1 lease prepared for 

 this Division. 



