800 



ANNUAL REPORTS OF DErARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



to June, 1 012. Thoso inootinf]^s have boon instructive, and helpful noi 

 only in iniprovinj:; the library sor\'ice, but also in promoting an 

 esprit de corps. The loyalty and hearty cooperation of the stalT in 

 carrying on the work of the Library is gratefully acknowledged. It is 

 a pleasure to report that there were few changes in the staff during 

 the' past year. 



Tne Librarian and two other members of the staff attended the con- 

 ference of the American Library Association at Ottawa June 26 to 

 July 3, 1912. The first meetin<r of the new Agricultural Libraries 

 Section of the Association was held in connection with this conference, 

 which made it of more than usual interest to this Library. The sec- 

 tion was especially fortimate in having addresses from the Hon. 

 Martin Burrell, Minister of Agriculture for Canada, and Dr. James 

 W. Robertson, of the Canadian Commission on Conservation. 



FINANCES. 



In view of the fact that detailed statements on the expenditures of 

 the Library are given in the various financial reports of the depart- 

 ment, they have not been included in the Library reports, but to gain 

 an adequate idea of the work of the Library some statement of its 

 expenditures is necessary. It is believed, therefore, that the follow- 

 ing report will be better understood for including here a summarized 

 statement of the expenditures of the Library for the past three years. 



Expenses of the Library. 



Object of expenditure. 



Books and serials 



Periodicals 



Index cards 



PrintinR 



B inding 



Salaries (main Library) 



Supplies and repairs 



Furniture and miscellaneous equipment 

 Traveling expenses 



Total 



Fiscal year 

 1910. 



Dollars. 



10,278.45 



3,281.41 



191. 77 



3,982.35 



6, 175. 26 



20,151.99 



263.26 



1,465.95 



68.63 



45,859.07 



Fiscal year 

 1911. 



Dollars. 



8,832.82 



3, 192. 01 



224.44 



3, 676. 34 



8,744.38 



21,576.16 



112.97 



1,247.96 



30.50 



47,637.58 



Fiscal year 

 1912. 



Dollars. 



•7,257.44 



>3,690.00 



'146.89 



3,307.54 



9,506.41 



27,848.17 



150.32 



1,000.20 



97.98 



53,004.95 



•Approximate figures. 



It will be seen from the above table that the expenditures for 

 books for the past two years have been considerably less than in the 

 year 1910. This is due to the fact that it was necessary on account 

 of the increase in the routine work of the Library to spend a larger 

 proportion of the Library's appropriation for salaries. It is hoped 

 that a larger appropriation for books will be available in the near 

 future. 



ROOMS. 



On account of the growth of the collections it was necessary to pro- 

 vide considerable additional shelving during the past year. Since 

 all the wall and stack space in the rooms occupied by the Library 

 had been used, the only space available for shelving was the corridor. 

 Five additional wooden bookcases in imitation mahogany to har- 

 monize with the old mahogany cases now in the corridor were 



