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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK. 



Duriiif; 1912 there were prepared 4 contracts and 1 bond for the 

 OfTice of the Chief Clerk, an increase of 3 contracts and 1 bond and 

 a decrease of 2 leases over the fiscal year 1911. 



COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS. 



During the fiscal year 1912, 13 renewals of leases were prepared, 

 while in the fiscal year 1911 one contract and no renewals were 

 prepared. 



INSECTICIDE AND FUNGICIDE BOARD. 



During the fiscal year 1912, 1 renewal of a contract and 1 renewal 

 of a lease was prepared, while in 1911 3 contracts were prepared 

 for the Insecticide and Fungicide Board. 



RECAPITULATION. 



The following table presents a recapitulation of contracts and 

 leases prepared for the various bureaus, offices, and divisions of the 

 department in the fiscal year 1912 as compared with the number 

 prepared in the fiscal year 1911: 



Bureau, division, or office. 



Bureau of Plant Industry 



Bureau of Animal Industry 



Weather Bureau 



Forest Service 



Bureau of Chemistry 



Experiment Stat ion's 



Bureau of Entomolos; y 



Office of Public Roads 



Division of Publications 



Division of Accounts 



Oflice of Chief Clerk 



Committee on Buildings 



Bureau of Statistics 



Oflice of Chief Engineer 



Insecticide and Fungicide Board . 



Total. 



1911 



Contracts. Leases 



104 

 36 

 10 

 6 

 3 

 5 

 9 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 3 



1S5 



35 

 4S 

 22 

 7 

 14 

 14 

 11 



154 



1912 



Contracts. Leases 



89 



31 



14 



31 



7 



7 



7 



5 



1 



1 



4 



197 



39 

 21 

 34 

 4 

 8 

 26 

 28 



160 



Total contracts and leases in 1911 339 



Total contracts and leases in 1912 357 



Increase in 1912 18 



PATENTS FOR DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC. 



.During the present fiscal year 19 applications for letters patent 

 were filed, while during the fiscal year 1911, 9 such applications 

 were made, thus makmg an increase of 10 applications over the pre- 

 ceding year. Of the cases pending, 10 patents were allowed and 

 3 disallowed. A like number of allowances were obtained during 

 the preceding year. At page 1011 will be found a table setting 

 forth in detail the patent appUcations prepared and prosecuted hy 

 this oflice during the fiscal year 1912. It will be observed from this 

 table that the subject matters of the inventions are varied and cover 



