DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS. 283 



POSTERS. 



The department utilized many posters in its campaign for food 

 production and conservation. Most of these were prepared jointly by 

 the bureaus interested and the Oflice of Information. The number 

 of copies distributed is shown below : 



Copies. 



Farmers, Housewives, Children 300, 000 



Special Appeal to Farmer Patriots 254, 500 



Farm Help 210, 000 



Plant Corn 70, 000 



Cultivate Your Corn 150, 000 



How Much Turpentine Are You Wasting 2, 500 



More Rosin: Better Rosin 2, 500 



Help Feed Yourself 300, 000 



Waste No Food 100, 000 



Total 1, 389, 500 



Both the special circulars and posters were distributed principally 

 through the department's county agents, directors of extension work, 

 and other agents and correspondents. Distribution was also made 

 to official associations, war comicils, civic organizations, and to patri- 

 otic clubs in all parts of the United States. 



A grand total of 7,385,043 bulletins, emergency circulars, and 

 posters was distributed in this campaign up to the close of the fiscal 

 year. 



PUBLICATION WORK OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. 



In addition to the appropriation of not to exceed $47,000 for 



Erinting contained in the general printing bill, the Weather Bureau 

 ad "S14,000 for maintenance of a printing office in the city of 

 Washington for the printing of weather maps, bulletins, circulars, 

 forms, and other publications," and an appropriation for the pay of 

 foremen, lithographers, pressmen, compositors, foldei-s, and feeders 

 for the printing of Weather Bureau publications that, in the judg- 

 ment of the Secretary of Agriculture, can not be done at the Govern- 

 ment Prijiting Office without impairing the service of the bureau. 

 None of this work is under the supervision of this division, but under 

 the direction of the chief of printing division of the Weather Bureau. 

 This official, as usual, has kindly furnished the following summary 

 of the publication work of the bureau for the year : 



PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS. 



The daily, weekly, and monthly issues of periodical publications 

 at the close of the liscal year were as follows : 



Copies per issue. 



Monthly Weather Review 1, 475 



Monthly Climatological Data for the United States 310 



Washington Weather Map, 1st edition, daily except Sundays and holidays 850 



Washington Weather Map, 2d edition, daily except Sundays and holidays 385 



Washington Weather Map, Sundays and holidays 475 



National Weather and Crop Bulletin (weekly from April to September, monthly 



from October to March) 4, 200 



Snow and Ice Bulletin (weekly during the winter) 1, 210 



Forecast cards (daily except Sundays and holidays) 1, 570 



Weekly forecasts 875 



Monthly Meteorological Summary for Washington, D. (' 250 



