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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



in bulk directly from the plants in which they were printed to the 

 distributing points. The publications of the Weather Bureau were 

 distributed by that ofhce. 



The number of printed documents of all classes distributed by the 

 Division of Publications was 99,222,321. 



ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES. 



The regular appropriation for printing and binding was $650,000 , 

 from which the expenditures were $649,917.56, leaving a balance of 

 $82.44. 



The number of requisitions on the Public Printer was 3,843, as 

 compared with 4,140 for the preceding year. 



Of the regular appropriation of $650,000, not exceeding $200,000 

 was allotted by law for printing Farmers' Bulletins, and not exceeding 

 $47,000 for the use of the Weather Bureau. 



SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES FROM THE REGULAR FUND FOR PRDSTING AND BINDING, 



Expenditures chargeable to the regular appropriation for printing 

 and binding aggregated $649,917.56. The following statement shows 

 the amounts expended from this appropriation, arranged by classes 

 of printing and by bureaus. 



Expenditures from the regular fund for printing and binding for the 'fiscal year ended 



June SO, 1918. 



ARRANGED BY CLASSES OF PRINTING, AND SHOWING FOR EACH CLASS THE PER 



CENT OF TOTAL. 



Class. 



Fanners' BuUetins 



Department bulletins and unnumbered publications 



Periodical publications 



Congressional publications 



Compilations of laws, manuals, fiscal regulations, etc 



Miscellaneous admimstrative circulars, orders, decisions, etc 



Separates and unnumbered pamphlets 



Posters, placards, labels, maps, etc 



Binding 



Index cards 



Blank forms 



Blank books 



Letterheads 



Envelopes 



Total 



Amount. Per cent. 



$198,840.44 



110,735.38 



108, 666. 81 



26,555.77 



2, 661. 16 



44, 297. 42 



22,345.42 



13, 100. 20 



20,225.76 



19,945.85 



51,425.84 



16,533.09 



14,521.23 



63.19 



649,917.56 



30.59 



17.04 



16.72 



4.09 



.41 



6.82 



3.44 



2.02 



3.11 



3.07 



7.91 



2.54 



2.23 



.01 



100 



