REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE DIMSION OF PUBLICATIONS. 



United States Department ok Agricultitee, 



Division of Publications, 



Washington, D. C, Sejytemher 20, 1917. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith a report on the operations 

 of the Division of Piibhcations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917. 

 Kespectfully, 



Jos. a. Arnold, 



Editor and Cliiej. 

 Hon. D. F. Houston, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



SUMMARY. 



The new publication work of the year comprised 1,132 bulletins, 

 reports, separates, periodicals, and miscellaneous documents, the 

 editions of which aggregated 22,987,335 copies. Of this number 138 

 publications were ordered through the Weather Bureau and 994 

 through the Division of Publications. 



The total mmiber of documents of all kmds aggregated 47,023,635 

 copies, of which 24,036,300 copies were reprints of earlier publications. 



The number of new department bulletins contributed by the various 

 bureaus, divisions, and offices aggregated 172, of which 1,320,200 

 copies were ordered. 



The 12 department bulletins reprinted aggregated 57,500 copies. 



There were 84 new Farmers' Bulletins, of which the editions ordered 

 amounted to 4,515,000 copies, and reprmts were ordered of 266 

 Farmers' Bulletins, aggregating 17,507,500 copies. Thus the number 

 of copies of Farmers' Bulletins ordered reached the total of 22,022,500, 

 exceeding the record for any previous year. 



Of the serial publications 11,072,100 copies were ordered. 



Of blanks, administrative orders, circular letters, notices, etc., 

 cards, blank books, letterheads, posters, labels, maps, compilations, 

 manuals, regulations, etc., the number of copies prmted aggregated 

 61,170,713 copies, making the total amount of printed matter of every 

 description 108,204,348 copies. 



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