192 ANNUAL, REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



STATISTICS OF THE SERVICE. 



The following tables show the numerical strengtli of the bureau, 

 and the highest, lowest, and average salaries paid in the commissioned 

 grades; 



Numerical strength oj the Weather Bureau, June SO, 1911. 



At Washinsrton, D. C: 



Cla-ssified 174 



Unclasdiliod 11 



185 



Outside of Washington, D. C: 



Cla-ssificd 579 



Unclasdiiied 12 



591 



Total commissioned employees 776 



Additional employees outside of Wa.shint^tou, D. C: 



Storm-wiirninf^ dispiaymen 183 



River observers 383 



Cotton -rej^ion observers 125 



Corn and wheat region observers 134 



Rainfall observers 110 



Sugar and rice region observers 7 



Special meterological observers 82 



Special cranberry-marsh observers 8 



Special snow and ice observers 4 



Mountain snowfall observers 281 



Total noncommissioned employees 1, 317 



Total paid employees '2, 093 



Persons serving without compensation (except fhroush the distribution of 

 Government publications): 

 Cooperative observers and correspondents (omitting 412 paid ob- 

 servers enumerated elsewhere ) 4, 847 



Cooperative storm-warning dispiaymen 96 



Cooperative river observers 22 



Cooperative rainfall observers 9 



Manne meterological observers 2,-116 



Total cooperatives 7, 390 



Total numerical strength 9, 483 



Distribution oj the commissioned force, Jane 30, 1911. 



In Washington, D. C: 



Accounts Division "14 



Climatological Division 17 



Executi ve branch 19 



Forecasting 2 



Instrument Division 11 



Library 5 



Observations and Reports, Division of 26 



Observatory 1 



Publications Division 24 



Supplies Division '11 



Telegraph Division 11 



Verification section 2 



Drafting room (under direction of the chief clerk) 4 



« This total embraces all paid persons ronnected with the l)urcau on June 30, 1911. except 14 commissioned 

 employees, absent on that date and who had been granted leaves of absence or lurlough? without pay lor 

 one month or more. 



' One employee devotes a portion oi his time at one oi the map stations at the l-niteo Slates Capitol. 



