(Witness: Zappone.)

Rating on quality and quantity of work of the 1,626 employees, ten-tenths representing the maximum quantity performed by a thoroughly efficient employee.

Table showing by age groups the relative efficiency, average salaries, and salaries adjusted to efficiency of 1.601 employees over 65 years old whose salaries are known.

$1,973,580. 30 1,570.000 90

Total salaries.

Salaries adjusted to work on the basis of a thoroughly efficient employee.

STATISTICS PERTAINING EXCLUSIVELY TO VETERANS.

On quantity of work the average for all employees over 65 years of age was 79.5; the average for veterans. 80.3. There are 579 veterans between 65 and 70; 253 between 70 and 75; and 102, 75 years of age or over.

Of the 934 veteran employees, 8 are rated at nothing on quantity of work, 1 at 0.1, 1 at 0.2, 3 at 0.3, 18 at 0.4, 58 at 0.5, 85 at 0.6, 140 at 0.7, 197 at 0.8, 170 at 0.9, and 253 at 1.0.

On the quality of work, of the 934 veterans 49 are rated as poor, 146 fair, 137 average, 369 good, and 233 excellent.

(Witness: Zappone.)

Employees in Washington over 65 years old, by ages and salary classes.

83 years.

Total.

It also seems proper to add that the matter of superannuation or retirement of clerks is now being considered by a subcommittee of the Keep Committee, of which I am a member, and we hope to make a recommendation thereon within a few weeks.

(Witness: Zappone.)

Mr. SAMUEL. You have been present at all our hearings; have you anything that you wish to state that would bring out any facts, or possibly enlarge somewhat on the statements that have been made, in connection with certain of the bureaus and the general working of the Department?

Mr. ZAPPONE. I know of nothing, unless the committee would like to ask additional questions on any matter in regard to which they do not feel entirely satisfied.

On behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture I thank this committee and its chairman for the very thorough manner in which they have investigated the expenditures of the Department; and I also desire to voice the appreciation of our various officials who have appeared here for the fairness with which the hearings have been conducted and for the uniform courtesy we have been accorded.