DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS. 



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expenses, to be devoted to the reprint, with the approval of the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture, of those publications for which the demand con- 

 tinues. In 1900 the sales fell off somewhat from the two years previous, 

 but this was due almost entirelj" to the cause stated, namely, our 

 inability to supply copies of publications asked for. In 1901 we have 

 been more fortunate, and the result has been seen in the great increase 

 in the number of publications sold. For purposes of comparison, the 

 accompanying talkie shows not only the sales and receipts for this 

 Department, but for all the other Departments. It will be seen that 

 in 1901 the Superintendent of Documents sold of the publications 

 of the Department of Agriculture 24,127 copies and of all other Depart- 

 ments 9,458. The publications of this Department were, as might be 

 expected, far less costly than those of the other Departments, hence 

 we find that the receipts for the publications of all the other Depart- 

 ments amounted to $6,8<32.44 and the receipts for pul)lications of this 

 Department were $3,220.25. Tliese figures show an extraordinary 

 increase since 1896, the first year that the documents were sold by 

 the Superintendent, the number of publications of this Department 

 sold by him in that j^ear being 2,818 and the receipts 1353.10. 



Number of publications sold and amount received, 1898-1901. 



ILLUSTRATION WORK. 



The total number of original drawings, photographs, etc., prepared 

 in the section of illustrations during the year was 2,401, and of wood 

 engravings 23. The total cost of the illustration work was 18,971.62, 

 of which 12,400.51 was defrayed from divisional funds. 



The following table gives the number and cost of illustrations : 



Number and cost of illustrations by Bureaus, Divisions, and Offices, 1901. 



Bureaus, Divisions, and OflSces. 



Agrostology 



Animal Industry 



Biological Survey 



Botany 



Entomology 



Experiment Stations 



Foi-estry 



Gardens and Grounds 



Pomology 



Publications 



Soils... 



Statistics 



Vegetable Physiology and Pathology 



Total 



Artists' supplies . 

 Artists' salaries. 



Total. 



Illus- 

 tra- 

 tions. 



58 



150 



29 



1 



239 



'24 



17 



1 



10 



33 



8 



2 



25 



486 



Cost of 

 illustra- 

 tions. 



$130. 17 



5:34.11 



116.30 



2.08 



461. 08 



1,003.3:3 



67.43 



2.32 



38.39 



39.33 



35.64 



2.87 



51.50 



717.04 

 5, 790. 23 



8,971.62 



Amount 

 chargeable 

 to division- 

 al funds. 



$120.17 

 5:34. 11 

 116.20 



461.08 



999. 79 



59.60 



38.39 



34.80 



3.87 



43.50 



2,400.51 



2,400.51 



Amount 

 chargeable 

 to Division 

 of Publica- 

 tions' illus- 

 tration 

 fund. 



.08 



3.44 

 7.83 

 2.32 



39. a3 



.84 



8.00 



63 84 



717.04 



5,790.23 



6,571.11 



' Lithogi-aphs. 



