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Ml. S< HoKNKKiJ). That purtiriilnr study in ('Iiichj;o i-, with the 

 nuustor hiitchcrs. I ini«;lit siiy in that ronnodion thiit mnnv of tho 

 nu'ii now working on [Uvhv cost nml rrlntcil stiithps of pnHhirr ami 

 vrf^ctahli's an* Haivjinl men. trainr«l in fhr (rtnthintr Sihool of 

 Husin(>ss Adiiiinist rat ion ati<l in W^ inrlliocU. 



Mr. Andkkson. Do you fiiwi any hutrhors that \ui\o nny rtTorilM ♦ 

 Mr. S( iioKNKF.r.i). \'ovy few. Wi* found, on tho othor hiiml. a 

 jjn'ftt d(>sir(' on thoir [)arl for an a»fount injj systi'tn. ntirl wo havn 

 worked out form.s that will !)«• for ^.alc l»y the PuMir I'nntcr. 'I'hi-st* 

 will he used hy certain meat ictailep* in Chicago and other phiecs. 

 In ex(han<;e for that service on otir part the meat ri'taih'rs are to 

 ccMtperate with u.s. This shows a liel()ful attitude on their nnrt to 

 cooperate with us in our stmlies. Proper accounting should help to 

 reduce tho costs of retailing nieat<. 



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 FOR (KOI- AM) I.IVK-STOCK KSTI.MATES. 



Mr. A.NDKUsoN. What is the next item ^ 



Mr. Callandku. The next is the I)ivisit)n of Crop and Live Stock 

 Estiinatos of tho lUiroau of Agricultural Economics. Tlie total 

 allotment of lump funds to this division for tho current year amounts 

 to S-U)!. ()()(): an apparent increase i>f >>7, ()()() is included in the estimate. 

 Tlioro nro some transfers to tho statutory roll which makes the real 

 increase in tho estimates f(»r this division S2."),()()0 for tho lisoai your 

 1!>24. This division is a part of the old Bureau of Croi) Kstimatos. 

 The part of tho work of the old hureau relating to foreign statistics 

 has hoon put irvto another di^ ision. which will he taken up immediately 

 after I got through. This division is coming to bo tho principal data- 

 gatheiMUg machine foi' the whole luireau. It is not oidv ffoing the 

 regular crop estimating work, hut it is cooperating with the Kami 

 Managomont and otlior divisions in gathering economic data. There 

 are now in the division 174 persons. 84 in Washington and '.H) in the 

 field. Of the !)() persons in the field, about 4S are agricultural stati.s- 

 ticians who have been appointed as a result of civil service examina- 

 tions: 2 are live-stock specialists, atid there aro about 40 clerks. 

 The division lias oflicos in 42 States at the present time. 



The New England States aro combined: Kentucky and \Vt»st 

 Virginia are considered as one unit, ami Utah and Nevada are con- 

 sidered as another unit. In each of the other States the division has 

 an ofhoo with a statistician in charge. There are now about 2t')().()(M) 

 volunteer crop correspondents altogether. That makes an averjigo 

 of about 10 for every agricultural township in tho Cnitod States. Of 

 that number, 2(),()00 are township correspondents- that is, one in 

 each township, who makes monthly reports direct to Washington. 

 There are 2S, ()()() correspondents called field aids, 1 in each township 

 practically, who make reports to the field statistician in each State, 

 riiere are 2,700 county correspondents. 1 in each of the agricultural 

 counties of the rnited States, and in some of the more important 

 counties there aro 2. Each of those countv corrosjxmdents has a 

 corps of reporters who report to him. and lie compiles his reports 

 from what thov send him and seiuls them to Wasnington. There 



