AORlrULTirUAr, AP1»IU)PUIATI(»N IUI.I^ 1924. 387 



th«' (Icpartnirnt tluil then' lun hrcn ho iiiiirh cvirii work of tlii-. tvjx'. 

 W<' arc rmdiii^ it inHM'Hsnry cojistnntly to cull npnri tin-* ilivi-^ion l<» 

 rornpilo stntomonts of varioiH kinds, in-arly nil of ihoni ronmlicalwl 

 in <-luvrjict«>r hihI somo of them trfinctulous in vohiiin', iirjd I c|o not 

 sro how his oilier has don*' the work with thr for<<« that if hit"*. Ah n 

 r\\\o the Division of Accounts Ims to hear the hrunt of ;»cttir)i; "p 

 tiiat typo of W(»rk. 



Mr. Andkkhon. \Vc will take up tlu* (picstion «)f tlu' hhrary. 



INTKRCIIANOE (IF AIM'UorFlIATIONS. 



Mr. «Il MP. Mr. Chainuan, hcforc prococding to tho iif)rury do you 

 wish to ask any (juostions as to item on paj;*' 310 '' IntcrchuuKO of 

 appropriations' i Tliat is tho 10 por cent transfer provision rolutinj; 

 to the i^eneral expense items. 



It is merely a renetition of the lan«;ua^e carried in this year's hill. 



Mr. BuciLVNAX. You hud that up last year ^ 



Mr. Jr.NfP. It is tlie same thin<^. The same laimua^*' is suhmitted. 



Mr. Andkrson. I think that tliere is no necessity of <;oin<^ into that. 

 My recollection is that the chairman held it in order last year, so that 

 1 think there will be no question about it. 



REPORT ox PKR DTKM RATKS ().\ TRAVEL. 



Mr. .Ir.Mi'. The rc[)ort on per di(»m rates, etc., on travel — ^<lo yo»i 

 wish to ask any (|uesti(»n-; on that '. 

 Mr. Anderson. No. 

 Mr. Jump. That is all. then, before we come to the library item. 



Wednesday, Novkmhkk 22. I'>i2. 



LIBRAKY. 



STATEMENT OF MISS CLARIBEL R. BARNETT. LIBRARIAN. 

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



SALARIES. 



Mr. Ander.sox. The first is the item of salaries. Your statut«»ry 

 roll this year calls for the same amount as last year^ 

 Miss liAitNETT. Yes. sir. . 

 Mr. Ander.sox. The next item is: 



( Jcnoral o.\pon.so.s. Iil)rary: For book.s of rcforoncc;. law I)ix)k8, technical and scientific 

 hooks, npwspapprs and ]»orio<Hcals, and forex])pn808 incurro«l incompleting imiwrfect 

 serira. 



And so forth. You have this vear $25,000, and vou are jvskini; f(»r 

 .S30,000 f(T 192 J. which is ;m iticrease of $5,000.' Will you tell us 

 about that increase, pleased 



oexf:ral statemext of work. 



Miss BARXF/rr. The reasons are (piite fully j^iven in the ex|)lamit(»rv 

 notes accompany inji the estimates, but 1 have prepared an a«lilitional 

 statement wnich 1 shouhl like to give, if vou nave time for it. 



