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ANNUAL BEPORTS OF DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



WORK OF THE YEAR. 



ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES. 



The appropriation for printing and binding was $600,000; the 

 amount expended by the Weather Bureau was $34,999.16 and by 

 this division $564,993.66, leaving a balance of $7.18. 



The number of requisitions on the Public Printer for printing and 

 binding of every description aggregated 4,140, as compared with 

 4,010 issued during the preceding year. 



Of the department's appropriation of $600,000 for prmting and 

 bindmg, not exceeding $177,500 was provided for Farmers' Bidletins, 

 and not exceeding $47,000 for the Weather Bureau. 



The appropriation for salaries for the 178 employees of the Division 

 of Publications was $177,400 and that for miscellaneous expenses 

 $20,250. The actual expenditures of this division were as follows: 



Salaries of employees (all on statutory roll) $172, 785. 81 



Miscellaneous expenses for materials, supplies, etc 19, 688. 5.6 



Total 192, 474. 37 



EXPENDITURES FOR PRINTING AND BINDING. 



The aggregate expenditures from the regular appropriation for 

 printing and binding were $599,992.82. The followmg statement 

 shows the amoimts expended for the various classes of publications 

 and the percentages of the total amount used for each class: 



Expenditures for printing and binding, by classes, and the percentage of the same to the 



total expenditures, 1917. 



Class. 



Farmers' Bulletins 



Publications and department bulletins 



Periodical publications 



Blank forms 



Congressional 



Miscellaneous administrative circulars, orders, decisions, etc. 



Separates and unnumbered pamphlets 



Binding 



Index cards 



Blank books 



Letterheads 



Posters, placards, labels, maps, etc 



Compilation of laws, manuals, fiscal regulations, etc 



Envelopes 



Memoranda sheets 



Total 599, 992. 82 



Amoimt. 



Per cent. 



100.00 



