274 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



SUMMARY OF MISCELLANEOUS WORK. 



Stencil addresses cut 44, 868 



Stencil addresses removed 54, 009 



Envelopes and franks addressed 5, 098, 333 



Congressional franks cut 414, 860 



Sheets of paper cut for various bureaus 2, 625, 463 



Pads made lor various bureaus 18, 797 



Circulars, etc., folded 2, 708, 556 



NUMBER OF STENCILS BELONGING TO THE VARIOUS BUREAUS. 



Office of the Secretary 454 



Office of Information 20, 977 



Bureau of Crop Estimates 8X, 914 



Bureau of Chemistry 733 



Bureau of Biological Survey 304 



Bureau of Entomology 254 



States Relations Service 19, 136 



Forest Service 5, 478 



Insecticide and Fungicide Board 3, 496 



Library 1, 534 



Federal Horticultural Board 3, 334 



Bureau of Plant Industry 32, 524 



Division of Publications 3, 105 



Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering 550 



Bureau of Soils .-. 308 



Solicitor's office 6 



Total number of stencils 181, 107 



Below is given a summary of the work of this character done 

 during the year: 



Addresses written for different divisions 400, 111 



Miscellaneous addresses written 284, 264 



Additions to mailing lists prepared for transmission to Government Print- 

 ing Office 170, 380 



Addresses carded on typewriter for General Index 210, 380 



Changes and drops ordered at Superintendent of Documents 50, 000 



Mailing circular letters and blanks for other divisions in the department. . 145, 874 



Folding circular letters and questionnaires 310, 016 



List of Farmers' Bulletins changed from a quadruple into a single fold 1, 332, 000 



List of Farmers' Bulletins counted 1, 332, 000 



Addresses on mailing list for Monthly List revised 178, 000 



Addresses on mailing list for Crop Report revised 30, 000 



Comparing addresses 300, 000 



Indexed addresses 350, 000 



Addresses prepared for twelve new lists maintained at the Government 



Printing Office 15,491 



Service and Regulatory Announcements, Nos. 1-10, gathered and collated 



for binding sets . . 500 



Weekly News Letter, Vol. 2, No. 1-52, gathered and collated for bind- 

 ing sets . . 100 



Press notices assembled pages. . 100, 000 



During the year 14,409,998 pieces of matter, or an increase of 

 4,456,792 over the number sent out last year, were handled here. 

 These documents comprised pamphlets, questionnaires, and press 

 notices, sent to employees, correspondents and collaborators of *the 

 department, and publications delivered directly to bureaus and offices 

 in the department. Much of the matter sent out goes on a regular 

 schedule, which at times requires much rush work in order that the 

 publications may reach their destination upon the regular prescribed 

 date. 



