The evening times., 1899-12-07
IMPORTANT FOR FARMERS
Publications Issued by the Agri-
cultural Department.
The Work Greatly Exceeds That of
Any Previous Year-The Cost of
Printing-Care and Prudence Man.
ifcstcd-yaIue of pamphlets-In-
crease I'm the Number of Bulletins.

There are but very few people not en-
the Department of Agriculture. who have
any conception of the extent of the work Of
this part of the Government. In a report
just made by the Secretary Of Agriculture,
he says: s.f h.
During the year 603 different publica-
tions We're issued. aggregating 2s.420 pages
| of printed matter, and the total number
of copies was 7,075,s75, greatly exceeding
the work of any previous year. OF this
| number, 176 were Farmers Bulletins, Of
| which :, ,4s7. 900 copies were printed and dis
tributed. The cost of printing these pub
locations was $91, ,966.59, and of blanks.
blank books, etc., s36,624.93, making the
amount expended for this purpose $12S,-
; 591.52. There was paid for artists and illus
| trations. labor and materials in connection
with the distributing Of documents. and for
artists supplies, $29. 9.S3s.55. making the
total expenditures under the supervision of
the Division of Publications. exclusive Of
the amount appropriated for statutory sala-
ries. $15S, ,428.07.
"Of the total number of copies of Far
mers' Bulletins printed (2,437.0O0l, SEN
atOrs. Representatives, and Delegates in
Congress took / ,101, Extraordinarily less
than last year and the year previous. I'm
der the law. when Senators. Representa-
tives. and Delegates do not avail Them
selves of the entire number of Farmers
Bulletins allotted to them. the same re-
vert to the Department for miscellaneous
distribution or for satisfying further
Congressional orders. l am therefore able,
for the current year. to increase the quo
ia Of Farmers Bulletins allotted to Mem
bers OF Congress from 1000 to 5000 cop
les. During the year % new Farmers
Bulletins were issued, and 154 of those
heretofore published were reprinted. Most
of the bulletins Of this series are of 7 err
manent value. and are therefore suitable
for continuous distribution. It is my in
tention to still further increase this Sc
ries by adding to it bulletins upon such
subjects as the people seem to require
information. and to give the same the
widest possible distribution. The total
number of Farmers Bulletins issued since
the series was inaugurated up to the close
of the fiscal year ending June 80. 1899.
was lust 100. and the total number of COP
les printed was II. .270, $780, of which Sem
ators. Representatives. and Delegates in
Congress have received and distributed
$751; 49,
THE Yearbook for 1899 is now in
course of preparation and is modelled In
accordance with the plan suggested in my
last report. 1t will contain resume Of
the achievements in, the United States in
every branch OF science related to agricul-
ture during the nineteenth century. and 1t
is hoped that Congress will see the proprie
ty Of ordering an extra number. say q, 900.
for distribution at the Paris Exposition in
1900. In Connection with our agricultural
copies Of this publication would serve the
useful purpose of acqusinting foreign
countries with the achievements in agri-
culture in the United States''