Platt National Park, Okla.: This park is at the town of Sulphur, Murray County, which is shown on the Stonewall map. Scale, 1:125,000, or about 2 miles to 1 inch. Contour interval, 50 feet. Price, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale.

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.: The greater portion of this park is shown on the Longs Peak map. Scale, 1: 125,000, or about 2 miles to 1 inch. Contour interval, 50 feet. Price, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale.

Sequoia National Park, Cal.: Shown on the Kaweah and Tehipite maps. Scale, 1: 125,000, or about 2 miles to 1 inch. Contour interval, 100 feet. Price of each map, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale.

Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak.: Shown on the Harney Peak and Hermosa maps. Scale, 1:125,000, or about 2 miles to 1 inch. Contour interval, 100 feet. Price of each map, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale.

Yosemite Valley, Cal.: Shown on the Yosemite Valley map. Limiting parallels, 37° 42′ and 37° 47′ 05". Limiting meridians, 119° 30′ and 119° 43′ 40′′. Scale, 1: 24,000, or about 2 inches to 1 mile. Contour interval, 50 feet. Price, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale.

The maps are sold by the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. Correspondence. For publications available for free distribution address, Director, National Park Service, Washington, D. C. For publications for sale, as indicated by price, address Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

Remittances should be by money order, payable to the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

Principal administrative officials.—Superintendent, Chief Clerk, Chief Electrical Engineer, Accountant, Civil Engineer.

General information and duties.-By the act of April 16, 1862 (12 Stat., 617), the supervision of the Capitol extension and the erection of the new dome was transferred from the War Department to the Department of the Interior. By the act of March 30, 1867 (15 Stat., 13), it was provided that all improvements, alterations, and repairs of the Capitol should be made under direction of the architect of the Capitol, and should be paid for by the Secretary of the Interior. The act of August 15, 1876 (19 Stat., 147), conferred upon the architect "care and supervision" of the Capitol building, and provided that estimates therefor should be submitted through the Secretary of the Interior; also that the architect should perform all duties pertaining to the Capitol formerly performed by the Commissioner of Public Buildings. The act of February 14, 1902 (32 Stat., 20), changed the title of the architect to Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds.

Annual and other periodical publications.-Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior, distributed free. Works of Art in the United States Capitol Building, Including Biographies of the Artists, 1913.

PART VIII.-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

(For location of department and bureaus, see page 190.)

Principal administrative officials.-Secretary of Agriculture, Assistant Secre taries (3), Assistants to the Secretary (3), Private Secretary to the Secretary of Agriculture, Chief Clerk, Assistant Chief Clerk and Captain of the Watch, Assistant in Charge of Supplies, Mechanical Superintendent, Appointment Clerk, Solicitor, Chief of Office of Farm Management, Assistant in Charge of Office of Inspection, Attorney in Charge of Forest Appeals, Special Agent on Exhibits. Division of Accounts and Disbursements: Chief of Division and Disbursing Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Cashier and Chief Clerk, Accountant and Bookkeeper, Supervising Auditor, Deputy Disbursing Clerk. Publication Work: Chief Editor in Charge of Editorial Office; Chief of Office of Information; Division of Publications-Chief, Assistant Chief in Charge of Printing, Chief Clerk, Assistants in Charge of Indexing, Illustrations, and Document Section.

General information and dutics.-The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with the work of promoting agriculture in its broadest sense. He exercises general supervision and control over the affairs of the department and formulates and establishes the general policies to be pursued by its various branches and offices.

The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture becomes Acting Secretary in the absence of the Secretary and assists in the general supervision of the work of the department.

The Chief Clerk has general supervision of clerks and employees; of the order of business of the department and of records of the Secretary's office; and of expenditures from appropriations for miscellaneous expenses, rents, etc. He is responsible for the enforcement of the general regulations of the department and is custodian of buildings.

The Appointment Clerk prepares all papers connected with appointments, transfers, promotions, reductions, details, furloughs, and removals, and has charge of correspondence with the Civil Service Commission. He is custodian of oaths of office and personnel reports. He has the custody and use of the department seal.

The Solicitor is the legal adviser of the Secretary and the heads of the several branches of the department. He directs and supervises all law work of the department.

The Office of Exhibits handles the correspondence of the department relative to exhibits at fairs and expositions of various kinds; cooperates with several branches of the department in preparing exposition material; ships, installs, and cares for such exhibits; and investigates methods of displaying them.

The Office of Information is established to secure the widest possible circulation in popular form for the discoveries and recommendations of the scientists. specialists, and field workers of the department. It gives out to the public press agricultural facts taken from publications, official orders, and also from oral statements of specialists. Material so disseminated is set forth in such form as to attract public attention, be easily understandable, and lead to the adoption of the methods recommended. A weekly news letter is published. The office also prepares circulars, posters, and pamphlets designed to assist workers in carrying out educational and demonstration plans.

The Office of Forest Appeals investigates for the Secretary of Agriculture appeals from decisions of the Forest Service and reports its findings to the Secretary.

The Department Library contains 150,000 books and pamphlets, including an extensive collection on agriculture, a large and representative collection on the sciences related to agriculture, and a good collection of standard reference books. Periodicals currently received number 2,337. A dictionary catalogue is kept on cards, which number about 347,000. The librarian has charge of

the foreign mailing lists, and domestic list of libraries.

The Division of Accounts and Disbursements has charge of the disbursements of public funds appropriated for the Department of Agriculture and the keeping of accounts and appropriate ledgers in connection therewith.

The work of the Editorial Office includes the consideration and critical examination of all manuscripts submitted for publication by the various bureaus, divisions, and offices of the department. In making criticisms and suggestions for the improvement of manuscripts, the chief editor is authorized to consult fully and freely with the chiefs of the bureaus, divisions, and offices, the authors of manuscripts, and any other officer or employee of the department.

The Division of Publications conducts all business of the department transacted with the Government Printing Office; has general supervision of all printing, including the indexing, illustration, binding, and distribution of publications, and the maintenance of mailing lsts.

Publishing bureaus.-There are 13 publishing bureaus, divisions, and offices of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the results of their investigations are published as contributions to the departmental series of publications. Previous to July 1, 1913, each bureau had a series of bulletins and a series of circulars, and in addition to these the Secretary's Office issued bulletins, numbered reports, circulars, and annual reports. These bureau series were discontinued on the date mentioned, and in the paragraphs below the new classification of the publications of the Department of Agriculture is described.

PUBLICATIONS.

General publications. The publishing bureaus, divisions, and officers, with the subjects coming within their respective provinces upon which bulletins are prepared and contributed to the series to which they properly belong, are given under respective bureaus.

Method of distribution of general publications.—The publications of the United States Department of Agriculture are distributed free as long as the supply lasts. When copies are no longer available for that purpose, the publications may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at the cost of printing and paper; some of them can be secured only by purchase. There are, however, certain publications such as Farmers' Bulletins, circulars of information, miscellaneous circulars, etc., of which reprints are frequently made, which are distributed free upon request made to the department.

Annual, periodical, and other publications.-A new classification of the publications of the Department of Agriculture was adopted July 1, 1913, as follows: Department bulletins. The popular matter heretofore published in the bulletins and circulars of the various bureaus, divisions, and offices is now published in the departmental series of bulletins which contain a popular discussion of the investigations of the department. A subseries of these bulletins, known as Professional Papers, is issued, which contain discussions of the work of a professional or semiprofessional nature, dealing with crops, animals, and similar matter, which, though sometimes handled in a popular way, may be presented in a professional or technical form. These are generally of octavo size, illustrated by plates or text figures or both, and are generally printed without cover, title page, table of contents, or index, and are issued in editions of 2,500 to several thousand, according to the subject, the nature of the demand, and the need for wide distribution of the information. Copies of these bulletins are distributed free to all who apply for them, as long as the supply lasts. When no copies are available, applicants are referred to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, who has them for sale at a nominal price, in accordance with the provisions of law.

Serial publications.-This series comprises (a) the Journal of Agricultural Research, in which are included scientific and technical articles giving the results of investigations and scientific experiments by the department. The journal is published weekly, and is distributed free only to agricultural colleges, technical schools, experiment station libraries, State universities, Government depositories, and to such institutions as make suitable exchanges with the department. Further distribution is by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, the subscription price being $3 per year. The journal is royal octavo in size, and varies from 20 to 48 pages.

(b) The Experiment Station Record is published monthly and contains abstracts and comments on the scientific work bearing on agriculture issued by the

agricultural experiment stations and other institutions. It is distributed free to persons engaged in scientific investigations of agricultural subjects, libraries of experiment stations, agricultural colleges, and collaborators and cooperators with the department. Miscellaneous applicants may procure it by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, the subscription price being $1 per volume, two volumes being issued a year, or 15 cents per single copy.

(c) The Monthly Crop Report is issued according to law. It contains statistics with regard to condition, production, and yield of crops, and the production and value of farm animals. It is quarto in size, contains 8 to 12 pages, and is sent to all who are interested.

(d) The Weekly News Letter is a weekly publication, consisting of from 4 to 8 pages. It is published for the information of the employees of the department, and is sent to cooperators of the department. It can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, who has it for sale at 50 cents a year.

(e) The Monthly List of Publications is a full-page leaflet, issued after the first of each month. It contains a list by numbers and titles of the publications issued during the preceding month. It gives the title, author, and number of pages of each publication, and the price at which it may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents after the department's supply is exhausted, together with a short sketch describing the character of the bulletin and the sec tion of the country to which it is particularly applicable. It is sent free to all who apply for it.

(f) The Monthly Weather Review is a quarto-sized publication, consisting of 12 numbers to the volume, and is for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, the subscription price being $2.50 a year.

Congressional publications.-These publications, required by law to be printed, comprise for the Department of Agriculture the following:

(a) The Annual Report of the Secretary, which is for free distribution as long as the supply lasts.

(b) Annual reports of the various bureaus, divisions, and offices, printed primarily for the information of Congress. The edition being small, there is little miscellaneous distribution.

(c) The Yearbook is an octavo publication and contains articles of the magazine type, describing some feature of the work of the department. It comprises from 600 to 800 pages; and the edition is 500,000 copies, of which 470,000 are for distribution by Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress. Thirty thousand copies are allotted to the department, which are distributed principally to its correspondents and collaborators. The Yearbook is for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, at from $0.75 to $1 a copy, the price varying in different years.

(d) The Report on the Experiment Stations comprises a review of the work of the experiment stations. It is octavo in size and the number of pages varies from 300 to 500. The principal distribution is to the stations and libraries.

(e) Report on Field Operations of the Bureau of Soils is an octavo volume, comprising from 1,500 to 1,800 pages. It is made up of reports of soil surveys of different localities issued as soon as prepared, which are afterwards included in the full report. The full report is distributed only to libraries, although the advance sheets of these soil surveys are distributed free as long as the supply lasts, the department's edition being only 1,000 of each.

Farmers' Bulletins: This series consists of practical, concise, and specific information on matters relating to country life, the average size being 16 pages, although when occasion requires, the number of pages is increased or decreased. The subjects discussed in these bulletins are handled in such a way that the statements are practically in the nature of formulas, and they are prepared as far as possible to apply to specific sections of the country, and are designed to be of practical use to the reader. There is a special appropriation for printing these bulletins, four-fifths of all of the number printed being distributed upon the orders of Senators, Representatives and Delegates in Congress, leaving one-fifth for distribution by the department. The department distributes its allotment free as long as the supply lasts, but so great is the demand for them that it is impossible to meet it, with the result that it is often necessary to refer applicants to the Superintendent of Documents. Lists of publications.-The United States Department of Agriculture issues regularly upon the last day in the month the Monthly List of Publications, containing a statement as to each of the documents issued by the department during that period. The Monthly List is mailed to all persons who may have

indicated a desire to receive such information, and this is the only publication of the department that is forwarded to such a list. There are small lists kept in the different bureaus and offices to which publications originating in those bureaus, and believed to be of special interest to the persons on these lists, are mailed. The department also from time to time prints a list of the Farmers' Bulletins available for distribution, and also a list of the publications issued since July 1, 1913, at which time the new series were established. These lists are forwarded to applicants upon request for information concerning what the department has available for distribution on various subjects. In addition to these lists, the Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., issues a number of lists of the publications of the United States Department of Agriculture classified as to subjects, copies of which he will mail free to all applicants. These lists contain a statement as to title, author, pages, illustrations, prices, etc., and are revised from time to time so that the information conveyed by them may refer primarily to publications available for sale.

Indexes to publications.—Indexes are prepared for such publications as are of sufficient size to justify it. These include the Farmers' Bulletins, Yearbooks, Annual Reports, Periodicals, Service and Regulatory Announcements, etc. The indexes published separately comprise, therefore, the Farmers' Bulletins, the Yearbooks, Crop Report, Weekly News Letter, and Service and Regulatory Announcements. These indexes are, as a rule, issued in limited editions and are distributed principally to libraries and educational institutions and are not available for wide general distribution. In many cases they are not even available for sale, as they are out of print. As long as copies are available they can be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

Mailing lists.-There are a number of lists maintained by the department to which are mailed free certain publications, and in the aggregate the department's mailing list is very large, but, with the exception of the Crop Reporter and the Monthly List of Publications, the list to which any particular publication is mailed is very small.

Maps. The United States Department of Agriculture does not issue any maps for distribution, preparing only outline maps for the use of its various offices and investigators and such as may be necessary for the illustration of particular volumes. No individual maps are either for free distribution or for sale.

Correspondence.-All correspondence regarding the publications of the Department of Agriculture other than those of the Weather Bureau should be addressed, if the documents are available for free distribution, to the Chief of the Division of Publications, and if for sale, to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., to whom remittance should be made; no remittance of any kind should be made to the department, as it does not sell its documents, that province being reserved by law to the Superintendend of Documents. For Weather Bureau publications, requests should be addressed to the Chief of the Weather Bureau, if the publications are free, or to the Superintendent of Documents for those to which a price is affixed.

OFFICE OF FARM MANAGEMENT.

Principal administrative officials.—Chief, Assistant Chief, and Assistant to the Chief.

General information and duties.-This office studies the details of farm practice. Its main object is to improve farm practice by introducing better business methods and by applying the principles of science wherever they are known. The types of farming prevailing in the various sections of the country are being studied in a number of localities, and a detailed study of farm economics and business principles is being made.

General publications.-Farm management bulletins have been issued on: Farm management survey; farm bookkeeping and accounts; farm organization in the Northeastern and Northern dairy region, Middle Atlantic region, Cotton belt, Great Plains region, and Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain region; duty of farm machinery; economic study of the farm tractor; cost of producing dairy cattle, baby beef, and beef cattle; cost of apple production; cost of producing cotton; cost of growing sugar beets; cost of producing hay; cost of harvesting wheat; systems of tenant farming; lease contracts; food