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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



under the vims, serum, and toxin law; I'egulations governing com- 

 pensation to owners of tuberculous animals destroyed; amendments 

 of regulations under the Alaska game law ; amendments of the meat- 

 inspection regulations; amendments of regulations for the adminis- 

 tration of cotton warehouses; regulations governing inspection and 

 handling of export animals, governing interstate movement of live 

 stock, under the plant quarantine act, under the vocational rehabili- 

 tation act, to carry into effect the food products inspection law, gov- 

 erning inspection of horse meat, governing entry of pure-bred ani- 

 mals, under section 5 of the cotton futures act as amended; amend- 

 ment of regulations under the grain standards act; and numerous 

 amendments of the administrative and fiscal regulations of the de- 

 partment. Among the more important orders prepared were those to 

 establish plant and animal quarantines ; to revoke or suspend licenses 

 of grain inspectors ; to carry into effect section 2 of the food produc- 

 tion act ; and to permit the destruction of migratory game birds in 

 several localities where, under extraordinary conditions, they had 

 become seriously injurious to rice crops. Forms of resolutions were 

 prepared to enable county and other political subdivisions of States 

 to apply to the State highway departments for Federal and State 

 aid in the construction and maintenance of public highways; forms 

 of inspection certificates submitted by licensed inspectors for revi- 

 sion ; and forms of insurance policies covering goods transported by 

 motor trucks. Some of the schedules prepared, or in the preparation 

 of which aid was given, were those for surveys of fertilizers, farm 

 implements, seeds, and for food and other surveys. Assistance was 

 given in the preparation of standards for grades of American, Egyp- 

 tian, and Sea Island cotton and for length of staple, for oats and 

 rice, and specifications of commercial grades of white potatoes and 

 butter. 



At the request of the War Industries Board a representative of 

 the office visited Vermont for the purpose of arranging for certain 

 water-power contracts in the interest of national conservation of 

 fuel. 



In accordance with the practice heretofore established of submit- 

 ting reports of violations of criminal statutes committed to the 

 Department of Agriculture for administration, in the form of crimi- 

 nal informations and indictments, the cases referred to the Attorney 

 General under the migatory bird treaty act were so reported, thus 

 saving the time and facilitating the convenience of the United States 

 attorneys. 



Law work for the Forest Service during the year, other than under 

 the Weeks forestry hiAv, included handling the following cases and 

 other business : 



Claims to lands 575 



Hearings attended 41 



Depositions taken 5 



Briefs prepared and filed 31 



Motions for rehearings 31 



Petitions for exercise of su- 

 pervisory authority 1 



Oral arguments 1 



Trespasses : 



Grazing 359 



Timber 36 



Fire ' 155 



Occupancy 45 



Game 53 



General litigation 53 



Written opinions 233 



Contracts, leases, and similar 



papers 1214 



Including 104 prosecutions in State courts. 



