952 ANNUAL REPORTS OF' DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE, 



STATISTICAL INFORMATION. 



The following statistical tables, relating to the personnel of the 

 department and to various changes in the department, are self- 

 explanatory: 



Changes in the U. S. Department of Agriculture during the fiscal year 1910-11. 



IFrom monthly reports to the Civil Service Commission.) 



CLASSIFIED SERVICE. 



Appointed for a probationary period of 6 months 1, 163 



Reinstated in the service within 1 year after separation therefrom 90 



Transfers made within the department 274 



Transferred from other departments of the Government to this department 60 



Promoted in salary 2, 449 



Reduced in salary 70 



Temporary or emergency appointments for periods of 6 months or less 702 



Temporary employments, for periods of 6 months or less, in the forests and 



fields and on stations in the various States outside of Washington, D. C 3, 419 



Declined to accept appointment 77 



Resigned their positions 694 



Appointments terminated 212 



Removed from the service because of their misconduct 42 



Died while iij the .service 56 



Temporary appointees whose services were terminated 435 



CLASSIFIED SERVICE — POSITIONS EXCEPTED FROM EXAMINATION. 



Appointed for temporary periods 2, 234 



Promoted in salary 134 



Reduced in salary 41 



Transfers made within the department 32 



Separated from the service (through removal, resignation, or death) 329 



Appointments terminated 1, 707 



Temporary employments, for periods of 6 months or less, in the forests and 



fields and on stations in the various States outside of Washington, D. C 1, 398 



UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE. 



Appointments in the District of Columbia 39 



Promotions in salary in the District of Columbia 27 



Reductions in salary in the District of Columbia 3 



Separations from the service in the District of Columbia 16 



Appointments outside of Washington, D. C 270 



Promotions in salary outside of Washington, D. C 16 



Reductions in salary outside of Washington, D. 1 



Separations from the service outside of Washington, D. C 184 



Temporary employments, for periods of 6 months or less, in the forests and 



fields and on stations in the various States outside of Washington, D. C ' 41, 494 



Temporary or emergency appointments in the District of Columbia 58 



Separations of temporary or emergency appointees in the District of Colum- 

 bia 67 



Miscellaneous (not covered by any of the above classes) 88 



Total number of changes reported 57, 881 



1 Including 33,709 fire fighters. 



