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the energy and vigilance of the keepers,Messrs. Wood and Weeden.

As a measureof economy in the matter of feed,several tons of fine clover hay have been saved from the haying operations conducted on the Smithsonian grounds by the Department of Public Buildings and Grounds,and stacked near the carp ponds,for future use in feeding our ruminants. The saving thus  effected will not fall far short of $150. During the entire grass-cutting season the buffaloes and deer have been fed chiefly on fresh grass from the grounds.

[[underlined]] Transportation. [[/underlined]]
Inasmuch as the ordinary rules of the Express Companies require payment for certain classes of live animals at from two to four times the amount of ordinary rates^[[,]] Mr. S.C. Brown, Registrar of the [[strikethrough]] Institution [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Natural Museum]], undertook to secure certain concessions from various Express Companies, north and south. After considerable correspondence,the Adams Express Company refused to make any concession whatever, thereby reserving it^[[s]]right to charge from one to four rates on live animals,as it sees fit,which in many