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MISCELLANEOUS WORK. 



In addition to the work in connection with the animal quarantines 

 as above, this division has a general supervision of the accounts and 

 other work of the Bureau of Animal Industry as follows: Salaries, 

 reimbursement of expenses incurred by its officers and employees in 

 travel and at various stations; apijaratus and supplies for the various 

 divisions, their laboratories, the experiment station, and quarantine 

 stations; all accounts of every character that are paid from the 

 appropriation for the Bureau of Animal Industry; the preparation of 

 an itemized report to each Congress, showing- in detail the character 

 of expenditures and the use of the appropriation ; the making out of 

 all appointments, transfers, promotions, furloughs, reinstatements, 

 resignations, and dismissals; the making of requisitions and securing 

 of informal bids for all materials and supplies used throughout the 

 work of the Bureau, and the necessary letter writing incident thereto. 

 The division also has charge of the preparation of replies to numerous 

 letters requesting information in regard to the diseases of animals 

 and poultry, their causes and treatment, and various other matters 

 pertaining to breeds, breeding, and care of domesticated animals and 

 allied subjects. This is the character of the routine Avork performed 

 each year. 



DAIRY DIVISION. 



The work of the dairy division during the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1902, has resembled that of previous j^ears so closely that it can 

 be largely reported in the language formerly used. 



A general survey of the condition of the dairy industry of the 

 country at large was begun upon the organization of the division. 

 This has been continued and special inquiries have l)een made, such 

 as the status of dairy organizations, dairy schools and facilities for 

 technical instruction. State dairy laws, the development of foreign 

 markets for the dairy products of this countrj^ the milk supply of 

 cities and towns and laws and ordinances relating thereto. Some 

 reports have been printed and others are in course of preparation. 



As heretofore, attention is given to the collection of dairy data in 

 general, with a view to their proper arrangement and future use. So 

 far as the clerical force of the oftice permits, the material collected has 

 been indexed for ready reference. Although necessarily much in 

 arrears, this catalogue of dairy information is of great value and in 

 constant use. 



The routine work of the office continues to increase and has become 

 so great as to be managed with some difficulty, even with the increased 

 clerical force provided. This routine embraces general correspond- 

 ence, with many requests for specific information from all parts of the 

 country, preparing instructions for the dairy inspectors in the field and 

 attention to their reports, and the preparation of reports and other man- 

 uscripts for publication. During this year the division has prepared 

 four distinct publications for distribution and nearly completed two 

 others, the publication of which is necessarily somewhat delayed. 

 These, collectively, comprise about 200 printed pages, nearly three- 

 fourths of which first appeared in the annual report of the Bureau, 

 and were separately reprinted. All have been liberally illustrated 

 from original photographs obtained for the division or made by its 

 officers. 



