REPORT OF THE APPOINTMENT CLERK. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Office of the Appointment Clerk, 



Washington, D. C, September 22, 1910. 

 Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report respect- 

 insj appointments, promotions, reductions, rernovals, and other 

 chianf^es among the working force of the entire United States Depart- 

 ment: of Agricuhure during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910, 

 and also containing matters respecting the officers and employees 

 in the several offices, bureaus, and divisions constituting the body 

 of the Department of Agriculture as it existed on July 1, 1910. 

 Very respectfully, 



J. B. Bennett, 



Appointment Cleric. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agrirulture. 



CHANGES IN THE FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT 



Summary of appointments, promotions, removals, etc., in the United States Department 

 of Agriculture during the fiscal year ended June SO, 1910, and as reported to the United 

 States Civil Service Commission. 



IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE. 



Number of perpons appointed from the elip;ible registers of the Civil Service 

 Commission for a probationary period of six months, equivalent to abso- 

 lute appointment if retained in the service at the termination of the said 



probationary period !> 0S8 



Number of persons who have been reinstated in the service of the Depart- 

 ment within one year after having resigned or having been separated 



therefrom ,• 56 



Number of persons transferred from other Departments of the United States 



Government to the United States Department of Agriculture 67 



Number of persons promoted in salary 2, 340 



Number of persons reduced in salary 79 



Number of temporary or emergency appointments certified for appointment, 

 or authorized by the Civil Service Commission to be appointed in the 

 classified civil Horvice, in accordance with civil-service rules, for periods' 

 of six months or less, and who are separated from the service when the 



cmergenry that caused their appointments has ended 727 



Numberof temporary or emergency appointments in the classified civil service, 

 in accordance with civil-service rules, for periods of six months or less, con- 

 ditioned as above, in the forests and fields and on stations in the various 



States outside of Washington, D. C 3, 128 



Number of persons who declined to accept appointments in the Department.. C3 



Number of persons who resigned their positions in the Department GSl 



Number of persons who were removed from the service of the Department 



because of their misconduct 75 



Number of persons who died while in the service of the Department 61 



73477°— AUR 1910 57 897 



