Audiovisual records consist of photographs (63,995 items) of farming machinery and operations; relating to crop improvement, harvesting, handling, storage and preservation, transportation, and marketing of sugar beets, sweet potatoes, other vegetables, corn and other cereal crops, tobacco, fruits, and ornamental plants, 1892-1951; of landscape design projects for Federal installations, 1884-1933; of parks and the Panama Pacific Exposition, 1913-16; and concerning the investigations of suitable lands for cultivating rubber-producing and hemp substitute plants in Central and South America, 1942-48. See Harold T. Pinkett, comp., Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, PI 66 (1954). RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE (RECORD GROUP 7) The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine was established in the Department of Agriculture July 1, 1934, by authority of the Agricultural Appropriation Act of March 26, 1934. Under the Bureau were consolidated the principal entomological research and plant quarantine and control work formerly conducted by various Department agencies. Entomological work originated in the Office of the Entomologist, established in the Agricultural Section of the Patent Office in 1854. In 1863 a Division of Entomology was created, and in 1904 it was given bureau status. Legislation to prevent importation and interstate transportation of insect-infested plants was first enacted in the Plant Quarantine Act of 1912. This act created the Federal Horticultural Board, composed of representatives of Department of Agriculture bureaus, to regulate plant importation and enforce quarantine measures. In 1928 the Board was abolished, and its functions were transferred to the new Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, which became the Bureau of Plant Quarantine in 1932. The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine cooperated with the States. in studying and controlling insects to prevent plant diseases. It was responsible for the enforcement of the Plant Quarantine, Insect Pest, Honeybees Importation, Mexican Border Inspection, and Export Certification Acts and, in cooperation with the Post Office, the Terminal Inspection Act. The Bureau was abolished in 1953, and its functions were distributed among the Branches of Entomology Research, Plant Pest Control, and Plant Quarantine of the Agricultural Research Service (see RG 310), and the Divisions of Forest Insect Research and Blister Rust Control of the Forest Service. See Gustavus A. Weber, The Bureau of Entomology (1930). There are 1,680 cubic feet of records dated between 1863 and 1953 in this record group. ENTOMOLOGICAL RECORDS. 1863-1953. 1,395 lin. ft. General records consist of correspondence of the Bureau and its predecessors, 1878-1953; transcripts of minutes, 192551; office files of the Bureau Chief, 1880-1950, and of the Assistant Chief and other officials, 1931-53; narrative reports of divisions, 1927-53; notes of the Division of Entomology, relating to the history and description of insects, 1863-1903; notes on entomological specimens collected in Florida, 1881-82; letters received relating to grasshopper fungus, 1901-2; correspondence relating to silk culture, 1883 and 1901-4, and to investigations of gypsy and browntail moths, 1905-8; letters and reports from field agents, 1881-1907; records of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Board, 192946; a data file on a Food and Drug Administration hearing on tolerance of insecticide residue in or on fresh fruits and vegetables, 1933-51; and correspondence with State and Federal agencies, 1934-51. There are records of the Division of Bee Culture, consisting of letters sent, 1922-32, and office files, 1936-51; of the Division of Cereal and Forage Insects, consisting chiefly of letters and reports of Francis M. Webster, 1881-1908, notes on field investigations, 1903-34, reports from field stations, 1918-46, and reports and correspondence on selected subjects, 1933-46; of the Division of Control Investigations, consisting primarily of reports and correspondence, 1929-51; of the Division of Fruit Insect Investigations, 1907-51, consisting principally of reports and correspondence concerning research of U.S. field stations and reports from Division employees working in foreign countries; and the Insect Identification and Introduction Branch, 1887-1952. There are also records relating to special activities of the Divisions of Cooperative Field Relations, 1936-42, Cotton Insect Investigations, 1900-1952, Foreign Parasite Control, 1935-39, Fruit Fly Investigations, 1917-51, Grasshopper Control, 1934-51, Gypsy and Browntail Moth Control, 1927-51, Japanese Beetle Control, 1928-51, Mexican Fruit Fly Control, 1928-51, Pink Bollworm and Thurberia Weevil Control, 1930-51, Plant Disease Control, 1923-52, Screwworm Control, 1934-51, Southern FieldCrop Insect Investigations, 1894-1924, Taxonomic Investigations, 1910-29, and Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Insect Investigations, 1906-21. PLANT QUARANTINE RECORDS. 1912-52. 465 lin. ft. These include records of the Federal Horticulture Board, consisting primarily of minutes and correspondence, 1912-28; the Branch of Domestic Plant Quarantines, consisting chiefly of correspondence concerning insects and plant diseases, 1928-51, correspondence with State officials, 1935-39, correspondence relating to the control of the pink bollworm and thurberia, 1912-28, sweet potato weevil project files, 1936-51, and white fringe beetle project files, 1936-52; and the Branch of Foreign Plant Quarantines, consisting of correspondence relating to the work of inspectors at major U.S. ports and important Mexico-Texas border localities, 1913-28. Also included are records relating to Quarantines 175, 1912-52, sample records showing typical operations under Plant Quarantine 37, 1912-32, records relating to the eradication of the Mediterranean fruit fly, 1929-32, records concerning insect identification and parasite introduction, 1919-43, control files relating to the European corn borer, 1928-50, and project files on Dutch elm disease, 193550. CARTOGRAPHIC AND AUDIOVISUAL RECORDS. 18701950. 4,466 items. Maps, 1930-50 (1,640 items), prepared by the Bureau and its predecessors, showing distribution of pest infestations and plant diseases in the United States and the status of projects to eradicate them. Most maps relate to the Mediterranean fruit fly eradication campaign in Florida, 1930-33. Photographs, 1870-1946 (2,825 items), of portraits, including some of artworks of the 1700's; group photographs of American and foreign natural scientists, particularly Department of Agriculture entomologists, assembled or made by Leland O. Howard; and a 1939 sound recording of Howard. See Harold T. Pinkett, comp., Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, PI 94 (1956). RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS The Bureau of Agricultural Econom- when the reorganization was complete the Program Surveys, State and Local Planning, Program Development and Coordination, and Program Study and Discussion Divisions had been established. In 1945 program planning was transferred to the Office of the Secretary, and public discussion duties were transferred to the Extension Service. The Bureau supervised and coordinated economic and statistical research in the Department under four assistant chiefs. who were in charge of agricultural statistics, income and distribution research, production research, and program analysis and rural life research. In 1953 the Bureau was abolished and its functions were transferred to the Agricultural Research Service and the Agricultural Marketing Service. There are 2,959 cubic feet of records RECORDS OF PREDECESSOR Records of the Bureau of Markets and Office of Markets, the Bureau of Markets, and the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates, 1912-22; and records relating to studies, projects, and surveys, 1906-21. Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1922-53, consist of general and regional correspondence, 1922-53, partially indexed by subject; office files of the Chief of the Bureau, 1934-46, and the Associate Chief, 1934-53; study project and survey records, including those documenting the effect on farm labor of farm machinery and changing farm practices between 1909 and 1936 (accumulated 1936-39); records concerning the operation of the Center Market, Washington, D.C., 1921-30, cooperative agreements between the Bureau and other agencies and institutions, 1917-46, project files, 1907-53, and a manuscript file of published and unpublished studies and reports, 1913-46, partially indexed by author or title; records concerning international organizations, committees, and conferences, relating to postwar foreign relief requirements, 1941-43, to the United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture at Hot Springs, Va., 1943, Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture, 1943-45, Food and Agriculture Organization, 1945-53, and World Food Council, 1947-52; and files and ledgers of the Bureau's budget officer, 1920-45, and annual reports of the librarian, 1912-42. RECORDS OF DIVISIONS. 1886-1953. 775 lin. ft. Records of units primarily responsible for agricultural estimates consist of Bureau of Crop Estimates correspondence, 1915-21; livestock estimating files, 1922-38; general crop reports, 18971927; crop damage records, 1919-37; livestock, fruit, and vegetable tabulations, ca. 1912-53; "comments" on general crop, cotton, and poultry reports, 1907-49; and sample reporting schedule forms and questionnaires, 1886-1940. Records of the Division of Farm Management and Costs and its predecessors consist of the records of Chiefs of the Division, 1923-33; of the Chief of the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics, 1919-21; staff correspondence, 1910-36; farm management reports, speeches, and articles, 1902-20; project files, 1906-21; research reports, 1937-42; regional planning and adjustment reports, 1935-37; and records relating to farm business surveys, 1909-26, cost of production studies, 1912-25, and farm labor surveys, 1909-22. Records of the Division of Farm Popu lation and Rural Life and its predecessors consist chiefly of correspondence, 1913-34, a manuscript file of studies on sociological aspects of rural life, 191735, field trip reports, 1915-17, project files, 1919-22, State reports on rural problem areas, 1934-35, and records relating to surveys of rural communities, 1921-32. Records of the Division of Land Economics consist of records of the head of the Division, 1921-32; general correspondence, 1935-43; land policy, 192537, and land use planning records, 193138; land utilization reports, 1934-36; records relating to the President's Special Committee on Farm Tenancy, 193637; water facilities and flood control policy records, 1936-43; manuscript file of Division staff articles and reports, 191936; project files and related records, 1934-43; narrative reports on projects and staff activities, 1934-40; records relating to the Trail smelter fumes investigations, 1926-37; and records of the Flood Control, 1937-43, Land Tenure, 1934-43, Land Utilization, 1936-43, Public Finance, 1934-43, and Water Utilization, 1933-44, Sections. Records of the Division of Marketing and Transportation Research comprise correspondence, reports, and articles accumulated by the agricultural economist, 1934-41. Records of the Division of Program Analysis and Development consist of narrative and statistical reports relating to a survey of production goals, 194142. Records of the Division of Program Surveys consist of project files, 194045. Included are authorizations for studies, questionnaires, records of interviews, and reports on studies of attitudes of rural and urban people toward the war and war-related problems. Records of the Division of State and Local Planning consist principally of records of the Division Chief, 1938-42, minutes, 1939-41, County Land Use Planning Committee reports, 1938-42, county agicultural planning project records, 1935-38, records of the southeastern regional planning assistant, 1938-42, and Planning Analysis Unit records, 1941-42. Records of the Division of Statistical and Historical Research consist of general correspondence, 1917-46; records of the Division Chief, 1923-46; War Records project quarterly reports, 194145; a reference file, 1939-46; records concerning the history of agricultural economics, 1915-45; and Central Statistical Board, 1933-40, and National Agricultural Conference, 1922-23, records. Records of the Domestic Wool Section consist of reports and correspondence, 1918-37. RECORDS OF STATE AND REGIONAL OFFICES. 1934-46. 54 lin. ft. Extant State records include minutes, correspondence, and other records of the Bureau's representatives in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, 193442; and general correspondence of the Land Utilization Office at Amarillo, Tex., 1936-38, with an index. Extant regional records consist principally of the correspondence of the Appalachian Regional Office, Washington, D.C., 193445; office file of the north-central region al farm management leader, Milwaukee, Wis., 1935-46; records of the northeastern regional office, Upper Darby, Pa., consisting of general correspondence, 1939-45, correspondence and reports maintained by a regional farm management representative, 1940-46, and records of the Northeast Postwar Planning Committee, 1941-46, and the Northeast Regional Committee on Production Goals, 1941-45; correspondence of the northern Great Plains regional office, Lincoln, Nebr., relating to land use planning and water utilization, 193539; postwar planning records of the southeastern regional office, Atlanta, Ga., 1941-45; general correspondence of the southern Great Plains regional office, Albuquerque, N. Mex., 1936-42; and records of the western regional office, Berkeley, Calif., consisting principally of an office file maintained by th regional representative, 1937-42. CARTOGRAPHIC AND AUDIOVISUAL RECORDS. 1896-53. 31,307 items. Cartographic records (4,600 items) include maps of the United States and foreign countries, relating to climate, irrigation, crops, and rural population, 1910-20; maps of the United States and of various States and regions, showing aspects of climate, land ownership and use, irrigation and drainage, crops, livestock, employment, and rural population and migration, 1920-50; and maps accumulated or produced by Francis J. Marschner in the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and its successor units in the Department of Agriculture, 1920-53. There are photographs (26,660 items) relating to farming operations and rural life in the United States, including planning, tillage, crops, livestock, buildings, equipment, office management, marketing, and social studies of rural communities, 1896-1947; farming operations in Argentina, Chile, and Peru, 1921-23; and the major functional activities of the |