AdlMCl'LTUIlAI, AlMMtorKIATIoN Mll.l,, l!rJ4. , 3 



flud hicyclcH Ity tlu> ile|tiirliii«-iit itMolf nvv \H.'\nii i'ntn\»l\H\nHl at iiialorlnl mhv- 



lni:s over Hi«' prlc-t's loniuTly |iai)l tn <'))iniiif n-iiil CMiKM-rns fi»r tlu-w »' ' 

 'lilt- iii.Hlitlliitiou of iM'w <i|iil|>iii«'iit ill (III- i-i'iili'iil |Ni\v«*r |iliiiil of tlic ' 

 nil-Ill iidkIi* |>o.s>ilil«> ii i'i'<lii(-tii)ii ill fiirca- of nIx limucii nml one i>iiKliuM-t' iiml 

 rviliK'i'il till* aiiiiuul I'liiisuiiipti'iii of nml liy up|>r<>.\liiialfl.\ t<M» Iouh. 



Ill the tl\(Ml iiitn>Ki>ii rcKi'iirt'h InlMirntory of the dfiiirliiii'iit a rhaiiUf of 

 t;nit«- Itars in oii«> of tlit> lu>atitm |iiaiits savtMl jKr><Mi a y«>ar on tin- citiil liill. 

 Ity ifili'slKnlnu t-crtain «-lt'«ii-ii-al )i|iii|iiih'iit t'lioiik'li rhi-nirHJ i-im-i;.'.\ Iiiih Imh'II 

 savt'il |o opfrati* a Itattfiy of rUn-l rolyllt- f»>llM in cnalilt' tin- laWoralory to 

 inak«« it« own hyiiroKcn. I'tTt'i-tinK " Kuvinn of iiv«'r. .S-l.txK' a yt-ar In tin- pur- 

 (■liiiM* of liquid uiiinionla. This l)riin(-h also (>fr«'<1«'<l » MivinK of $1'{.INMI ilurintc 

 tlit> y«>ar in rtHluctioii of |K>rsoniiel. 



A ivvisioii of all of llif inailiiiL; lisis of the iU>|Nirtiii«>iit «-oiidii«*t«Nl with tlie 

 Mssisuiiut' of tin- InitiMJ StJito I'.mtau of Ktiii-ii'ii<-\ n-siilted in th»» fliniitiation 

 from lilt' lists of iiioir tiiaii 1<mi,(km» nann's nnd addnssos. iUw liMt of .s.«j(Nj 

 names whs diKcontlinuMl altogether, suviiiu .'t44.<MKI Covernineiit hulletiiis a year, 

 or an tinnmii ex|M>iiditiirc of more than .ST.lHMI. 



Tilt' iitl<lr<>ssin;; ami diiplit at in;; work ftir ail of Hit* Imreaus has heen <-t>n> 

 stiliilatcd iiiitlt'i- tlit> division of I'lililiiatioiis. rtsiiliiim in a rednction in |mt- 

 soiiiH'l ami the rel«'asf of .^liiMX'" worth of macliiiifry |o tlu' (General Supply 

 ( 'oniiiiitti>e for assi;;niiient to other ilepartiiifnts. ISetter inetluHls of manuue- 

 nieiit applied to the t-oniluct of the ilupliftitliii; woric as a tentrallKeU {activity 

 havf ri'dutiti Ilif iK'rceiitiit;.'e of wasta;cf tif {niiier hy 7r» jK'r cent. 



Tliife separate perlodiial piihlii'iitions. The Market Itt-poitt-r. The Monthly 

 Crop lieporter. and tin- National Wi-atlier and Crop I'.ulU-iin Wfiv I'omldnftl 

 durin;; the year into one pehotlit al kmiwn'as Weather, Crops, and Markets, and 

 marked sjivin;;s were therehy efle<ti'tl. Another periodii-al which duplicated 

 miici) of the material sent out throu;.'h the rejridar channels was ilisct>n.tinu(Ml 

 allo;:eth('r. A relatively t'X|«ensive information service to the press was dis- 

 continuetl ami in its |ila;-t' was suhstitiite<l a more extensiv<« servici' to uews- 

 pai'cr syndicates at practically no expense to the (Joveniiuent. At the clos«» of 

 the year the depiirtinent turned into the Treasury from the appropriation for 

 liriiilin^' und hindiii;: an unexpenticd halance of $183.84.S. 



In the I'oivst Service, a hunau having: extensive held operations, an fstimalt'tl 

 liaviim of :i."» jrt-r cent in its annual tele^'raph lull tdSHMHKi is lieiii;; accomplished 

 through increased censorship. Throu;:h centrali/x'd purchase tlirect from pro- 

 duters savin;rs of not less than 1.") per cent are heinj; elTected from an annual 

 expenditure exceetlin;: $H(MM>tX> on the lairchase of smoked meats, cannetl ;ioo<ls. 

 and dri(Hl fruits, ami tlie ipiality of food u.sed ftu- the maintenance of tield 

 partii^ on road and trail work in the forests has at tlie same time heeii ini- 

 provetl. InsiHM-tion antl administrative trips are planned in acct)rdance with 

 carefully worked-out .sche<lules in onler to secure for the Government the nd- 

 vaiita;:e tif specially reduced round-trip rates. liy this means an average 

 .savin;: is matle t»f .*>."><) per i)erson travelin;; out of \Vashin;;ton for western points 

 tlurini: the year. In onler that the maximum amount may he availahle for the 

 jnirchase of essential supplies and etpiipment for tlu> Held operations of the 

 service, the purchase of ollice furniture has heeu stopped alto;:ether. Seven 

 thousand dollars have lieen savetl iu this way durin;: the year ami applietl to 

 the more ur;.'eiit mt'tls of the .service. The headipiarters of the hureau at one 

 western point has heen removed to cheajier tpiarters at an annual saving of 

 approximatly .»sl(».(NM). 



In the Weather liureau a demand for $ll.:{i:(i additit)nal funds r.-tpiiretl to 

 meet iuerea.seil rental charges tin exiiirinj; leases was met hy riMlueins the nuui- 

 her of rooms occupieii hy the flehl ofllces of the hureau invnlvetl so as to keep 

 within the existing; allowance for rentals. The same situation arose July 1. 

 llrjl. and was met in a similar manner, notwithstandin;,' the tiflices of the 

 hureau have heen crowded therehy. 



Thectinsolidution of the Hureau ttf Markets and the liureati t>f Crt>p Estimates 

 tin July 1. T.rjl, resulted in sav,n;.'s of approximately J>:it»,(tUd throufxh the n-^luc- 

 tion of the |»ersoiinel enu-a;:e 1 on admini.strative work. A similar ctinsolidation 

 of administrative s<M-vices was elTecteil on Ju'y 1. lt»'J"_'. when the lUinan of 

 Markets and Crop Kstiinates was further ineireU with the Otii.e of Fsirni 

 Management and Farm Keoiiondcs to ftirni the new Bureau of Agricultural 

 Kcoiiomiis, In which the economic work of the department is now ivntnilizetl. 

 It is estimated that an additional .<.']0.<MM) was saved in overhead expenditures 

 hy this consoliil;ition. In athlition. the constdi<lntion has made jiossilile the co- 

 tir<!inai joii <>f tin- wurl; <>f x.-ii-jr.nv tiM-'iiiii-;il flixisiniis of tlic three former hu- 



