1078 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



of tho work of this ofTice. Considcnible time has been saved to the 

 Secretary and Assistant Secretary whicli was heretofore necessary 

 for the sic^nature of individual commissions of appointment, etc., 

 and a uniform, economical, and expeditious system of handUng this 

 branch of the work has been thereby effected. 



During]: the past few months a radical chano^e has been made in the 

 filmg system of the office of the appointment clerk, requiruig tempo- 

 rary additional clerical assistance. The records of this office had,, 

 since its first establishment, been filed chronologically, in document 

 files. They have now been assembled and arranged so that the 

 personnel papers of each employee of the department are placed in 

 one flat letter-sized file, and are instantly obtainable and easily 

 perused. New steel file cases have also been installed, which expe- 

 dite reference to, and insure the safety and sanitary condition of, 

 the records of the office. 



The tables giving the distribution of employees by age and also the 

 compensation table are given only in aggregate form, further analysis 

 being considered inadvisable in the scope of this report, as such data 

 would be of value only when considered in connection with similar 

 information covering the entire Government service. 



STATISTICAL INFORMATION. 



Changes in the United States Department of Agriculture during the fiscal year 1911-li. 



[From montlLly reports to the Civil Service Commission.] 



CLASSIFIED SERVICE. 



Appointments for a probationary period of 6 months 1, 361 



Reinstatements in the service 84 



Transfers within the department 366 



Transfers from otlier departments of the Government to this department 52 



Promotions in salary 1, 943 



Reductions in salary 60 



Temporary or emergency appointments for period? of 6 months or less 814 



Declination of and failures to accept appointment 101 



Resignations 666 



Appointments terminated 228 



Removals from the service on account of misconduct, etc 50 



Deaths 33 



Temporary appointees whose services were terminated 527 



CLASSIFIED SERVICE — POSITIONS EXCEPTED FROM EXAMINATION. 



Appointments for temporary periods 2, 952 



Promotions in salary 211 



Reductions in salary 80 



Transfers made within the department 79 



Separations from the service (through removal, resignation, or death) 37 



Appointments terminated 2, 052 



UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE. 



Appointments in the District of Columbia 40 



Promotions in salary in the District of Columbia 72 



Reductions in salary in the District of Columbia 3 



Separations from the service in the District of Columbia 32 



Appointments outside of Washington, D. C 193 



Promotions in salary outside of Washington, D. C 31 



Reductions in salary outside of Washington, D. C 



