To the Congress of the United States: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Washington, D. C., January 1, 1988. In compliance with the provisions of section 9 of the National Archives Act (48 Stat. 1122; U. S. C., title 40, sec. 239), I have the honor to transmit herewith the accompanying lists of papers, consisting of 1,495 items, among the archives and records of the Department of Agriculture which the Department has recommended should be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. These lists have been carefully examined and I beg to report, with the approval of The National Archives Council, that the archives and records described therein as items Nos. 1 to 1495 appear to have no permanent value or historical interest. Respectfully submitted. R. D. W. CONNOR, Archivist of the United States. REPORT OF THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES ON LISTS OF PAPERS CONSISTING OF 1,495 ITEMS FROM THOSE RECOMMENDED TO HIM FOR DISPOSITION NOVEMBER 24, 1936, DECEMBER 28, 1936, and May 6, 1937, BY THE DepartMENT OF AGRICULTURE List recommended November 24, 1936 Meat Inspection Division. BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1. M. I. Form 112-F. Report of final post-mortem inspection of retained carcasses, duplicates; 1933. 2. M. I. Form 112-E. Summary of post-mortem inspections; duplicates; 1933. 3. M. I. Form 124-A. Daily report of operations at official estimates; originals; 1933. 4. M. I. Form 114-A. Daily report of sterilization and tanking; originals; 1933. 5. M. I. Form 119-B. Summary of ante-mortem examination; duplicates; 1933. 6. M. I. Form 119-A. Identification tag-ante-mortem; originals; 1933. 7. Form 119-A. Identification tag-ante-mortem; originals; 1932. (Calexico, Calif.) Inspection and Quarantine Division. 8. Official Mexican veterinary health certificate; originals and duplicates; November 28, 1927, to December 31, 1933. 9. Application for inspection and supervised dipping of cattle; originals; June 25, 1927, to December 31, 1933. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Meat inspection; international inspection and quarantine; public stockyards inspection. Correspondence: 10. Accounts (salary, transfers, reimbursements, checks lost, disallowances, etc.); originals and duplicates; April 1907 to July 1926. 11. Authorizations (station and personal); originals and duplicates; 1904-28. 12. Force (miscellaneous re station matters); originals and duplicates; 1913-20. 13. Leave of absence; originals and duplicates; 1915-21. 14. Property (expendable); originals and duplicates; 1909-19. 15. Certificates of exemption from meat inspection. Originals and duplicates; 1907-11. 16. Sanitation; construction; equipment, etc., of establishments no longer under Federal meat inspection; originals and duplicates; 1907–13. 17. Lard and compound condemned on account of rancidity; originals and duplicates; 1908-13. 18. Request of packers for certificates covering condemned animals; originals and duplicates; 1908–21. 19. Branding ink, for use in official meat inspection establishments; originals and duplicates; 1913-19. 20. Chemical examination of meat and meat products (chiefly between this station and the San Francisco laboratory); originals and duplicates; 1906-30. 21. Labels, approval of, for establishments from which meat inspection has been withdrawn; originals and duplicates; 1908-29. 22. Relabeling products on which the labels have been damaged; originals and duplicates; 1913-21. 23. Inspecting meats for other Federal agencies; originals and duplicates; 1918-23 24. Overtime service, reimbursement claims for; originals and duplicates; 1913-24. 25. Request for permission to return unsound meats to official establishments; originals; 1916-21. 26. Tuberculosis in cattle, cooperative eradication of; originals and duplicates; 1908-25. 27. Cleaning and disinfection of railway cars; originals and duplicates; 1908-28. 28. Importation of hides, hoofs, horns, wool, etc.; originals and duplicates; 1924-33. 29. Importation of grain, hay, straw, etc.; originals and duplicates; 1924–33. 30. Animals imported from Mexico; originals and duplicates; 1907–27. Forms: 31. Form T-15 (Monthly Expense Statement) Station; duplicates; 1907-12. 32. M. I. Form 115 A. Report on sanitation; originals; 1931-33. 33. M. I. Form 119 A. Post-mortem report; originals; 1931-33. 34. M. I. Form 109 F. 1932 and 1933. Notice of unmarked meats shipped in sealed cars; originals 35. F. I. Form 301 F. Shipmaster's declaration; originals; 1931-33. 36. Consular certificate for bran, grains, etc. (when sacked); originals and duplicates; 1928-33. 37. Agreement for the proper control of hay and straw imported into the United States as packing materials for merchandise from foreign countries; originals; 1930-33. 38. Q. D. Form 29B covering inspection of animals imported from Mexico; duplicates; 1920-22. Packers and Stockyards Division. 39. Settlement of claims-foot and mouth disease in California; originals and duplicates; 1924. 40. Dockets-Bureau Animal Industry, Packers and Stockyards Division; mimeograph; 1924-30. 41. Office supplies ordered from Washington; duplicates; 1922–26. 42. Office rent and pay-roll vouchers; duplicates; 1931. 43. Press releases; mimeograph; 1922-30. 44. Market conditions and marketing of livestock; mimeograph; 1927-28. 45. Federal Business Association meetings, Los Angeles; mimeograph. 1927-30. 46. Receipts and disposition of livestock at San Francisco; printed; 1928-31. 47. Slaughter reports of livestock at Los Angeles; originals and duplicates; 1924-31. 48. Registration of Dealers at Los Angeles and San Francisco; originals and duplicates; 1922-30. 49. Canceled bonds, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Stockton; originals and duplicates; 1924–31. 50. Tariffs and amendments, Los Angeles Union Stockyards; printed; 1922-28. (San Diego, Calif.) Meat inspection-Tick eradication division. 51. I. D. Form 48G. Report of inspection; originals; 1907-13, inclusive. 52. Copies daily 112 series, 114 A; duplicates; 1932-33, inclusive. Meat Inspection Laboratory. (San Francisco, Calif.) 53. Old bills and estimates; duplicates; 1921-31. 54. Old letters and telegrams; duplicates; 1920-30. 55. Old list of products 1920–21 M. I. Form 170, discarded, antiquated; originals; 1920-21. 56. Stenographers' note books; originals; 1926-35. 57. Copybooks, letters, bills and forms (abandoned copying); duplicates; 1914-18. 58. Records of samples; originals; 1915–23. Meat inspection; public stockyards inspection; international inspection and quaran tine. 59. Form F. I. 1. Roster of employees engaged on F. I. work; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 60. Form F. I. 11-C. Report of diseased animals received; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 61. Form F. I. 12-C. Monthly report of swine inspected for cholera; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 62. Form F. I. 24-C. Monthly report of sheep inspected scabies; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 63. Form F. I. 30-CC. Monthly report of imported animals; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 64. Form F. I. 36. Export animals; duplicates; June 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 65. Form F. I. 36-A. Daily report of animals exported; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 66. Form F. I. 36-C. Monthly report of animals exported; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1984. 67. Form F. I. 48-C. Monthly report of cattle inspected scabies; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 68. Form F. I. 62-D. Report of delinquent infectious cars; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 69. Form F. I. 78. Report of shipment restricted animal by-products; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 70. Form F. I. 78 F, G, H, I. Import animal by-products, forage, etc., entered; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 71. Form Q. D. 2. Animal quarantine; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 72. Form Q. D. 4. Animal quarantine; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 73. Form Q. D. 12. Import cattle; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 74. Form Q. D. 29. Imported animals inspected; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 75. Form P. S. 15. Roster of employees engaged in P. & S. work; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 76. Form P. S. 16. Report of livestock shipments; duplicates; July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934. 77. Form M. I. 109-F. Notice of unmarked meats shipped; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 78. Form M. I. 115-A. Report on sanitation; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 79. Form M. I. 112-E. Summary of post-mortem inspections; duplicates; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 80. Form M. I. 112-F. Report of P. M. inspection retained carcass; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 81. Form M. I. 119-A. Identification card, ante mortem; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 82. Form M. I. 119-B. Summary of ante-mortem examination; duplicates; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 83. Form M. I. 114-A. Tanking report; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 84. Form M. I. 124–A. Report of operations at establishment; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 85. Form M. I. 124-B. Disposition of retained carcasses and meat; duplicates; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 86. Forms M. I. 121-A, 121-B. Application and receipt for edible-product certificate; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 87. Forms M. I. 122-A, 122-B. Application and receipt for inedible-product certificate; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 88. Form M. I. 148. Report of inspections for Government agencies; originals and duplicates; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 89. Form M. I. 45. Notice of prohibited meats aboard steamers; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. 90. Form F. I. 301-F. Shipmaster's declaration; originals; January 1 to December 31, 1933. Virus-Serum Control Division. (Stockton, Calif.) 91. Letters between substation and station; originals and duplicates; July 1916, to May 1926. 92. Letters and records between Bureau and others and inspector in charge, Imperial Valley Serum Co., California; establishment does not now hold a license; originals and duplicates, February 1916, to November 1917. 93. Obsolete trade labels; originals; 1917-35. 94. Letters submitting labels to Bureau; duplicates; 1917-33. 95. V-S-Form 42-B. Purity tests on hog cholera virus; originals; 1916–30. 96. V-S-Form 43-B. Purity and potency tests on anti-hog-cholera serum; originals; 1916–30. 97. V-S-Form 42-C. Purity tests on hog cholera virus; duplicates; 1920–32. 98. V-S-Form 43-D. Purity and potency tests on anti-hog-cholera serum; duplicates; 1920-32. 99. V-S-Form 43- E. Composition of clear serum; duplicates; 1921-29. 100. V-S-Form 52A. Individual time report; originals; 1927-34. 101. V-S-Form 53B. Record of virus pigs; originals; 1926–33. 102. V-S-Form 55. Record of batches of serum and virus; originals; 1925–33. 103. V-S-Form 56. Virus and serum released from under Bureau lock; originals; 1923-33. 104. V-S-Form 59 and summary. Report of biologics by establishments and station summary report for the Bureau; originals and duplicates; 1931-33. 105. V-S-Form 62. Examination of virus pigs; originals; 1930-33. 106. V-S-Form 63. Record of hyperimmune hogs; originals; 1923-33. 107. V-S-Form 63B. Inspection of hyperimmune hogs; originals; 1926–33. 108. V-S-Form 70. Monthly report of anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus; duplicates; 1926-35. 109. V-S-Form 72. Monthly report of exchange of anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus and their derivatives; duplicates; 1926-35. 110. V-S-Form 73. Monthly report of tests supervised and samples collected; duplicates; 1926-35. 111. V-S-Form 74. Monthly report of inspections at establishments producing anti-hog-cholera serum; duplicates; 1926-35. 112. V-S-Form 79. Monthly report of anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus destroyed; duplicates; 1926–35. 113. Pen-and-ink record from V-S-Form 59. Biologics bottled; originals; 1919-31. 114. Summaries V-S-Forms 70, 72, 73, 74, 79; originals; 1926-35. 115. V-S-Form 81. Notice regarding shipment and relabeling of biologics; originals; 1928-33. 116. V-S-Form 84. Disposition of labels and circulars; originals; 1917-33. (Denver, Colo.) 117. M. I. Forms 112, 112-D, and 124-B. Press copies; October 1922 to June 1926. 118. M. I. Form 109-F. Press copies; July 1919 to April 1933. 119. M. I. Forms 109-J, 109-L, 121, 121-D, and 122-D. Press copies; February 1909 to May 1930. 120. M. I. Forms 109, 110, 113, 114, and 130. Press copies; May 1913 to August 1933. 121. M. I. Forms 102, 109-D, 112-F, 113-A, 114-A, 119-A, 121-A, 121-B, and 124-A; original; M. I. Forms 112-E, 119-B, 124-B, and 148; duplicate; July 1932 to June 1933. Pathological Division: 122. Binding case, correspondence: Cooperative eradication of anthrax; originals and duplicates; September 1, 1921, to November 9, 1927. 123. Blackleg; originals and duplicates; January 13, 1926, to December 8, 1927. 124. Cooperative eradication of abortion; originals and duplicates; February 11, 1926, to December 23, 1927. 125. Binding case, correspondence: Anaplasmosis; originals and duplicates; September 29, 1927, to August 31, 1929. 126. Binding case, correspondence: Anaplasmosis: originals and duplicates; September 3, 1929, to December 31, 1930. 127. Binding case, correspondence: Miscellaneous diseases among ovine animals; originals and duplicates; March 23 to November 14, 1918. 128. Miscellaneous diseases among porcine animals; originals and duplicates; March 27 to March 28, 1918. 129. Miscellaneous diseases among zoological animals; originals and duplicates; February 14 to February 25, 1918. 130. Cooperative eradication of anthrax; originals and duplicates; April 1 to October 26, 1918. 131. Blackleg; originals and duplicates; January 10 to December 3, 1918. 132. Miscellaneous bacterial diseases; originals and duplicates; April 5 to December 30, 1918. 133. Binding case, correspondence: Diseases of chickens and laboratory diagnoses; originals and duplicates; January 5 to December 18, 1925. 134. Binding case, correspondence: Reports on diseases, results of laboratory research, bacteriological reports, requests for vaccine and bacterins, notes on pamphlets; originals and duplicates; March 17, 1922, to December 4, 1925. 135. Binding case, correspondence: Botulism in canned foods and results of research; originals and duplicates; March 11, 1924, to December 30, 1925. 136. Binding cases, correspondence: Regarding diseases, vaccination, laboratory findings on poultry; originals and duplicates; January 3, 1914, to December 30, 1929. Tuberculosis Eradication and field inspection Division. 137. Binding case, correspondence: .011 accounts; originals and duplicates; January 3, 1924, to December 23, 1925. .012 authorizations; originals and duplicates; July 1, 1920, to December 20, 1925. .018 transportation; originals and duplicates; January 3, 1922, to December 22, 1925. .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; February 26, 1924, to December 21, 1925. 138. Binding case, correspondence: .034 equipment, supplies, etc.; originals and duplicates; March 19 to December 6, 1917. 139. Binding case, correspondence: .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; June 1 to November 20, 1917. 140. Binding case, correspondence: .253 hog cholera; originals and duplicates; January 4 to November 14, 1924. .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; January 2 to December 2, 1923. .018 transportation; originals and duplicates; January 11 to December 28, 1923. .011 accounts; originals and duplicates; January 3 to December 31, 1923. 141. Binding case, correspondence: .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; January 2 to December 23, 1919. .202 equine diseases; originals and duplicates; January 3 to December 30, 1919. .204 ovine diseases; originals and duplicates; December 6, 1918, to December 3, 1919. 142. 3inding case, correspondence: .011 accounts; originals and duplicates; January 3 to May 31, 1917. .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; January 2 to June 30, 1917. 143. Binding case, correspondence: .018 transportation; originals and duplicates; January 3 to December 28, 1921. .091 publicity; originals and duplicates; September 11, 1919, to December 24, 1921. .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; January 6 to December 24, 1921. .025 leave; originals and duplicates; January 20, 1920, to December 1, 1921. .217 abortion; originals and duplicates; no date. .216 blackleg; originals and duplicates; January 3, 1919, to December 28, 1921. 144. Binding case, correspondence: .253 hog cholera; originals and duplicates; January 30 to December 9, 1930. 145. Binding case, correspondence: .022 personnel; originals and duplicates; January 4, 1926, to August 5, |