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 1190 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cu. 227. 1929 . Vol. 4cas 90 .ss. July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, Transfers to another (3) to require the reduction in salary of any person who is trans- position without re- duction. ferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade, in the same or different bureau, office, or other appropriation Higher salary rates unit, or (4) to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a per mit ted. rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher Contracts for steno- rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923 as amended, and graphic reporting. is specifically authorized by other law : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to contract for stenographic reporting services, and the appropriations made in this Act shall be Purchase of options available for such purposes : Provided further, That the Secretary of for land. Agriculture is authorized to expend fr om appropriati ons available for the purchase of lands not to exceed $1 for each option to purchase Nopayment toofhcer any particular tract or tracts of land : Provided further, That no or employ ee issuin g predictions, etc ., of part of the funds appropriated b this Act shall be used for the ~' future prices of cotton. payment of any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the department or any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same. Mechanical, etc ., em- For salaries and compensation of necessary employees in the ployees. mechanical shops and power plant of the Department of Agriculture, $101 ,000 . MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Department contin- For stationery, blank books, twine, paper, gum, dry goods, soap, gent expenses. brushes, broom s, mats , oils , paint s, glas s, lum ber, ha rdware, ice, fuel, water and gas pipes, heating apparatus, furniture, carpets, and mat- tings ; for lights, freight, express charges, advertising and press clippings, telegraphing, telephoning, postage, washing towels, and necessary repa irs and impro vements to bu ildings and he ating appa- ratus ; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of not to exceed four motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and one motor cycle for official purposes only ; for the payment of the Department of Agriculture's proportionate share of the expense of the dispatch agent in New York ; for official traveling expenses, including exam- ination of estimates for appropriations in the field for any bureau, office, or service of the department ; and for other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the department, which are author- ized by such officer as the Secretary may designate, $148,500. Rent. ofBuildin is in District For ren t of building s and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia, for use of the various bureaus, divisions, and offices of the Department of Agriculture, $203,440 : Provided, That only such part of this sum shall be available to pay rent for space which can not be furnished by the Public Buildings Commission in Govern- ment buildings located in the District of Columbia. Tota l, Offi ce of the Sec retary, $1,18 0,390. OFFICE OF INFORMATION SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Proviso. Restriction. Information Office. RENT OF BUILDIN GS IN T HE DIS TRICT O F COLUM BIA Salaries and expenses. For necessary expenses in connection with the publication, index- ing, illustration, and distribution of bulletins, documents, and reports, including labor-saving machinery and supplies, envelopes, stationery and materials, office furniture and fixtures, photographic equipment and materials, artists' tools and supplies, telephone and

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CII. 227. 1929. 1191 telegra ph ser vice, freigh t and expres s charg es ; purc hase and main- tenance of bicycles ; purchase of manuscripts ; traveling expenses ; electrotypes, illustrations, and other expenses not otherwise pro- vided for, $400 .000, of which not to exceed $375,000 may be used Services in the Dis- for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with trio' the Cla ssific ation Act of 1923 as ame nded. PRINTING AND BINDING For all printing and binding for the Department of Agriculture, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $842,000, includ- ing the Annual Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, as required by the Act approved January 12, 1895 (U. S. C., p. 1421, sec. 111; pp. 1429-1433, sets . 212-220, 222, 241, 244, 257), and in pursuance of the joint resolution numbered 13, approved March 30, 1906 (U . S. C., p. 1429, sec. 214 ; p. 1431, sec. 224), and also including not to exceed $250,000 for farmers' bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of which shall be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as they shall direct, but not including work done at the field printing plants of the Weather Bureau and the Forest Service authorized by the Joint Comm ittee on P rinti ng, in ac corda nce with the A ct a pprov ed Ma rch 1, 1919 (U. S. C., p. 1421, sec. 111; p. 1430, sec. 220). Total, Office of Information, $1,242,000, of which amount not to exceed $375,000 may be expended for personal services in the Dis- trict of C olumb ia. LIB RARY, DEP ARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE Salaries and expenses : For books of reference, law books, techni- cal and scientific books, periodicals, and for expenses incurred in completing imperfect series ; not to exceed $1,200 for newspapers for which payment may be made in advance, and when authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture for dues for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not mem- bers ; for salaries in the city of Washington and elsewhere ; for official traveling expenses, and for library fixtures, library cards, supplies, and for all other necessary expenses, $102,000, of which amount not to exceed $69 .300 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS PAYM ENTS TO STATES AND HAWA II FOR AGRICULTU RAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS To carry into effect the provisions of an Act approved March 2, 1887 (U . 9 . C ., pp . 115-117, sees . 362, 363, 365, 368, 377-379), entitled "An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with th e coll eges e stabli shed i n the several State s unde r the provi- sions of an Act approved July 2, 1862 (U . S. C ., pp . 111-113, sees . 301- 308), and of the Acts supplementary thereto," the sums apportioned to the several States, to be paid quarterly in advance, $720,000. To carry into effect the provisions of an Act approved March 16, 1906 (34 Stat ., p . 63), entitled "An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and reg- ulating the expenditure thereof," and acts supplementary thereto, Pri nti ng and bi nd- ing. Annual Report. Vol. 28, p. 616; Vol. 34,p.525. U.S. Code, pp.1421, 1429. Farmers' bulletins. Work excepted. Vol. 40, p. 1270. U.S. Code, pp.1421, 1430. Services in the Dis- trict. Library . Salaries and expenses . Services in the Dis- trict. Experiment Stations Office. Support of ex peri- ment stations. Vol. 24, p. 440. U.S. Code, p.115. Vol. 12, p. 503. U.S. Code, p.111. All otm ent of ad di- tional appropriations. Vol.34,p.63. U.S. Code, p. 115.

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 1192 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 227 . 1929 . the sums apportioned to the several States, to be paid quarterly in advance, $720,000. F it4 ar allotments. Pllsio ents. To carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to U. S. Code, p. 115. authorize the more complete endowment of agricultural experiment stations," approved February 24, 1925 (U . S . C., pp . 115-117, sees . 361, Hawaii . 366, 370, 371, 373-376, 380, 382), $2,880,000. Benefits extended to. To carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to Tee, p.571. extend the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory of Hawaii," approved May 16, 1928 (45 Stat ., pp. 571-572), $15,000. In all, payments to States and Hawaii for agricultural experiment sta tions, $4 ,335,000. S ALARI ES AND GE NE RAL EXPENSES Administration ex- To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce the provisions PeVols 34, p. 440; Vol. of the Acts approved March 2, 1887 (U . S. C., pp. 115-117, sees. 34' sac de p . 115. 0' U. 362 ) 363 365, 368, 377-379), March 16, 1906 (U. S. C. 115, 116, Ante, p .571. see. 369, 37), ebruary 2, 1925 (U. S. C., pp. 115-117, sets. 361, 36 6, 370 ) 371, 373-376, 380, 382), and May 16, 1928 (45 Stat ., pp . 571- 572), and Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto, relative to their administration and for the administration of agricultural Te rrito rial and insu - e xperi ment stat ions in Al aska, Haw aii, Porto Ric o, th e isl and of lar possessions. Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, including the employment of clerks, assistants, and other persons in the city of Wa shington and elsew here, fre ight and express charges, official travel- ing expenses, office fixtures, supplies, apparatus, telegraph and tele- Outside rent. phone service, gas, electric current, and rent outside of the District Annual statement of Columbia, $155,000 ; and the Secretary of Agriculture shall pre- forms. scr ibe th e form of th e annu al fin ancial statem ent re quired under the a bove Acts, asc ertai n whe ther the expen ditur es a re in acco rdan ce with their provisions, coordinate the work of the Department of Agr icultu re wit h that of th e Stat e agri cultura l coll eges a nd exp eri- ment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts, and make report Ma inte nance of ex- thereon to Congress. p eri ment stat ions in To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain Te rrito ries and insu lar possessions. agricultural experiment stations in Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, the island of Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, in- cluding the erection of buildings, the preparation, illustration, and di stributio n of repo rts and b ulletins, and all other ne cessary e xpenses, Allotments. $247,000, as follows : Alaska, $85,000 ; Hawaii, $45,000 ; Porto Rico, $59,000 ; Guam, $29,000 ; and the Virgin Islands of the United States, Sale of products. $29,000 ; and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to sell such products as are obtained on the land belonging to the agricultural e xperi ment stat ions in Al aska, Haw aii, Porto Ric o, th e isl and of Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the amount obtained from the sale thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of Build ings in Alas ka. ~ the United States as miscellaneous receipts : Provided, That of the ui ld su m here in app ropria ted fo r the experi ment st ations in Al aska $ 8,000 shall be immediately available only for the erection of buildings. In all, salaries and expenses, $402,000. Total, Office of Experiment Stations, $4,737,000, of which amount services in the Dis- not to exceed $144,900 may be expended for personal services in the tact. District of Columbia. Extension Service. EXTENSION SERVICE PAYMENTS TO STATES AND HAWAII FOR AGRICULI URAL EXTENSION WORK Co oper ative ltolotments . oat en- For c oopera tive a gricul tural extens ion wor k, to be all otted, paid, lion work al Vol.3s,p. 372. and expended in the same manner, upon the same terms and condi- tions, and under the same supervision as the additional appropria-

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 a SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CFI. 227. 1929 . 1193 tions made by the Act of May 8, 1914 (U. S. C., pp. 114, 115, sees. 341-348), entitled " An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural u. S. Code, p . 114. extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862 (U. S . C ., pp . 111-113, sees . 301-308), and of Acts supplemen- tary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," $1,580,000 ; and all sums appropriated by this Act for use for demon- stration or extension work within any State shall be used and expended in accordance with plans mutually agreed upon by the Sec- retary of Agriculture and the proper officials of the college in such State which receives the benefits of said Act of May 8, 1914 : Pro- vided, That of the above appropriation not more than $300,000 shall be expended for purposes other than salaries of county agents. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Further cooperation of State colleges and the provisions of the Act entitled " An Act to provide for the further Department in exten. development of agricultural extension work between the agricul- S1Vol . 38'p. 372. tural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts,' approved July 2, 1862 (U . S . C ., pp . 111-113, sees . 301-308), and all Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," approved May 22, 1928 (Act May 22, 1928, vol . 45, pp . 711, 712), $1,480,000. In all, payments to States and Hawaii for agricultural extension work, $3,060,000. SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES COOPERATIVE FAR M FOR ES TRY For cooperation with appropriate officials of the various States or wit h other s uitable a gencies t o assist the owner s of farm s in esta b- lish ing, impr oving, an d ren ewing wood lot s, sh elter bel ts, w ind- breaks, and other valuable forest growth, and in growing and renewing useful timber crops under the provisions of section 5 of the Act entitled " An Act to provide for the protection of forest Ante, p. 571; Pl ans tures . Farm fo restry . Cooper ation with States, etc., to assist farm own ers in woo d lots, tim ber crops, etc . Vol . 43, p. 654. of expendi . Proviso . County agents . U.S. Code, p. 111. Ante, p . 711. Administrative ex. penses . For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing person al ser vices in the Distr ict of Columb ia, $1 2,000 . Farmers ' cooperativ e For farmers cooperative demonstration work, including special demonstration work . suggestions of plans and methods for more effective dissemination of the results of the work of the Department of Agriculture and the agricultural experiment stations and of improved methods of agri- cultural practice, at farmers' institutes and in agricultural instruc- tion, and for such work on Government reclamation projects, and Personal services . for personal services in the city of Washington and elsewhere, sup- Proviso. plies, and all other necessary expenses, $1,495,000 : Provided, That Accepta nce of volun - tary the expense of such service shall be defrayed from this appropria- iinthe Sta a lions tion and such cooperative funds as may be voluntarily contributed by State, county, and municipal agencies, associations of farmers, and individual farmers, universities, colleges, boards of trade, cham- bers of com merce, other local assoc iations of bu siness men, busine ss, organizations, and individuals within the State. Agricultural exhibits To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to make suitable agricul- at State, etc., fairs. tural exhibits at State, intersta te, and i nternatio nal fairs held wit hin the United States ; for the purchase of necessary supplies and equip- ment ; for telephone and telegraph service, freight and express charges ; for travel, and for every other expense necessary, including the employment of assistance in or outside the city of Washington, $120,000. In all, salaries and expenses, $1,627,000. Assistance, etc.

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 1194 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II: CH. 227. 1929. lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of U.S. Code,p.427. national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the co ntinuo us pro ductio n of t imber on lan ds chie fly su itable there for," approved June 7, 1924 (U. S. C ., pp . 427, 428, sees . 564-570), including Balance available . ersonal services in the District of Columbia, $60,000, together with Vol.44,p. 980. r >$ 5,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1928 . Service s in the Dis - Total, Extension Service, $4,747,000, of which amount not to trict. exceed $464,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Grand total, Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, $12,008,390 . Weather Bureau. Gen eral expe nses . Classification of. Vol . 26, p. 653. U.S. Code, p.381. Air Ser vice repo rts . Vol.44,p. 571. U.S. Code, p. 1929. Telegraph and tele- phone expenses . Issuing forecasts and warnings . Cooperation w ith other bureaus, etc . Chief of Bureau, and office personnel. Post, p . 1625. Expenses in Wash- ing ton. WEATHER BUREAU SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For carryi ng int o effe ct in the Di strict of Col umbia and el sewher e in the United States, in the West Indies, in the Panama Canal, the Caribbean Sea, and on adjacent coasts, in the Hawaiian Islands, in Bermuda, and in Alaska the provisions of an Act approved October 1, 1890 (U. S . C ., p . 381, sees. 311-313, 317), so far as they relate to the weather service transferred thereby to the Department of Agri- culture, and the amendment thereof contained in section 5 (e) of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (U . S. C., p. 1929, sec. 313), for the employment of professors of meteorology, district forecasters, loc al foreca sters, me teorologi sts, sect ion direc tors, obs ervers, a ppren- ti ces, oper ators, ski lled mech anics , ins trum ent m akers , for emen , assistant foremen, proof readers, compositors, pressmen, lithog- raphers, folders and feeders, repair men, station agents, messengers, messenger boys, laborers, special observers, display men, and other necessary employees ; for fuel, gas, electricity, freight and express charges, furniture, stationery, ice, dry goods, twine, mats, oil, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, and washing towels ; for advertising ; for purc hase, subsis tence, and c are of horses and v ehicle s, the purch ase and repai r of h arness, for offici al pur poses o nly ; for i nstrum ents, shelters, apparatus, storm-warning towers and repairs thereto ; for rent of offices ; for repair, alterations, and improvements to existing buildings and care and preservation of grounds, including the con- struction of necessary outbuildings and sidewalks on public streets abutting Weather Bureau grounds ; and the erection of temporary buildings for living quarters of observers ; for official traveling exp enses ; for teleph one re ntals, and f or tel egraphi ng, te lephon ing, and cabli ng rep orts a nd mes sages, rates to be fixed by the Secre tary of Agriculture by agreement with the companies performing the serv- ice ; for the maintenance and repair of Weather Bureau telegraph, telephone, and cable lines ; and for every other expenditure required for the establishment, equipment, and maintenance of meteorological offices and stations and for the issuing of weather forecasts and warn- ings of st orms, cold w aves, frosts, and h eavy s nows, the ga uging and measuring of the flow of rivers and the issuing of river forecasts and warnings ; for observations and reports relating to crops, and for other necessary observations and reports, including cooperation with other bureaus of the Government and societies and institu- tions of learning for the dissemination of meteorological informa- tion, as follows For nece ssar y ex pens es for gene ral admi nis trat ive purp oses , including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $136,000. For necessary expenses in the city of Washington incident to col- lecting and disseminating meteorological, climatological, and mai ine

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cx. 227. 1929 . 1195 information, and for investigations in meteorology, climatology, seis- mology, evaporation, and aerology, $364,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the maintenance of a printing office in Printing office. the city of Washington for the printing of weather maps, bulletins, circulars forms and other publications : Provided, That no printing Proviso. > > pr inti ng Limitation on work. shall be done by the Weather Bureau that can be done at the Govern- ment Printing Office without impairing the service of said bureau. For necessary expenses outside of the city of Washington m ci- Expe nses e lsewhe re. dent to collecting and disseminating meteorological, climatological, and marine information, and for investigations in meteorology, cli- matology, seismology, evaporation, and aerology, $2,120,000, of which not to exceed $200 may be expended for the contribution of the United States to the cost of the office of the secretariat of the Inter- orological Commit tee International Mete- United national Meteorological Committee. For investigations, observations, and reports, forecasts, warnings, etc orecasts, warnings, and advices for the protection of horticultural interests, $33,400 For the mainte nance of stat ions, for obs erving, measur ing, and Aerological stations. investiga ting atmospher ic phenomena, including sa laries and oth er expenses, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $500,000, of which amo unt $50,000 sh all be immedi ately availab le. Total, Weather Bureau, $3,153,400, of which amount not to exceed trct. .°iees in the Dis- $486,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY Animal Industry Bu- reau. SALARIES AND GEN ER AL EXPENSES General expenses. For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved May 29, Vol. 2 3Code, pp. 117, 1884 (U. S. C., p. 117, sec. 391; pp. 631-634, sets. 112- 119, 130 ), 631. establishing a Bureau of Animal Industry, and the provisions of V S26, Code, p. 14 833 . the Act approved March 3, 1891 (U . S . C ., p. 1444, sees. 75, 76), providing for the safe transport and humane treatment of export cattle fr om the United States to for eign countrie s, and for oth er purposes ; the Act approved August 30, 1890 (U. S . C ., pp . 630, 631, V oS Cde, 41 pp.630. sees . 101-105), providing for the importation of animals into the United States, and for other purposes ; and the provisions of the Meat inspection, pro. Act of May 9, 1902 (U. S. C., pp. 624, 625, sec. 25), extending the `~Vo32, p. 93. inspection of meats to process butter, and providing for the inspec- U.S.Code,p.624. tion of factories, marking of packages, and so forth ; and the pro- visions of the Act approved February 2, 1903 (U . S . C ., pp . 631-633, Vol. 33 • gyp . 1264 °ases sees . 111-113, 120-122), to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to u.S. Code, p.631. more effectually suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of livestock, and for other purposes ; and also the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1905 (U . S . C ., p . 633, sees . catty nu sont ine . 123-128), to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and u.s. lode, p.633 . maintain quarantine districts, to permit and regulate the movement of cattle and other livestock therefrom, and for other purposes ; and Tw enty-e ight hour for carrying out the provisions of the Act of June 29, 1906 (U . S . C ., law. p . 1444, sees . 71-74), entitled " An Act to prevent cruelty to animals u.S • 3Code, p. 1444 . p. 607. while in transit by railroad or other means of transportation " ; and for car rying out the provisions of the Act appr oved March 4, 1913 Animal viruses, etc. (U. S . C ., p . 634, sees . 151-158), regulating the preparation, sale, u.S. Code, p.634. barter, exchange, or shipment of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous products manufactured in the United States and the importation of such products intended for use in the treatment of domestic animals ; and for carrying out the provisions of the Packers and Packers and Stock- Stockyards Act, approved August 15, 1921 (U . S . C ., pp . 102-107, Stock- yards • 42,p. 159. sees . 181-229) ; and to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to collect c oil ge' an 102. is- and disseminate information concerning livestock, dairy, and other seminating inlorma- animal products ; to prepare and disseminate repo rts on anima l tion. 54835°-29-PT 1-79

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 1196 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 227. 1929 . Pay of employees. industry ; to employ and pay from the appropriation herein made as many persons in the city of Washington or elsewhere as he may deem necessary ; to purchase in the open market samples of all tuberculin, Tuber culi n, serum s, serums, antitoxins, or analogous products, of foreign or domestic « etc • manufac ture, wh ich are sold in the Unit ed State s, for t he detec tion, prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases of domestic animals, to test the same, and to disseminate the results of said tests in such manner Purchase and de- as he may de em best ; to purchase and destroy diseased or exposed struct ion of diseased j animals. animals, including poultry, or quarantine the same whenever in his udgment essential to prevent the spread of pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, contagious poultry diseases, or other diseases of animals from one State t o anothe r, as fol lows Chief of Bureau, and For necessary expenses enses for general administrative inc lud- omce personnel. y purposes, ing the salary of chief of bure au and o ther per sonal se rvices i n the Distric t of Col umbia, $ 182,900. Inspection and Quay- amine work. For inspection and quarantine work, including all necessary expenses for the eradication of scabies in sheep and cattle, the inspec- tion of southern cattle, the supervision of the transportation of live- stock, and the inspection of vessels, the execution of the twenty-eight hour law, the in spection and quar antine o f import ed anima ls, incl ud- ing the est ab lis hm ent and maintenance of quarantine stations and repairs, alterations, improvements, or additions to buildings thereon ; Balance available. the inspection work relative to the existence of contagious diseases, Vol.44, p. 982 . and the mallein testing of animals, $768,600, together with $15,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1928. Tuberculosis, etc ., of animals. For investigating the diseases of tuberculosis and paratuberculosis . Investigating, etc ., of ani ma ls for their co ntr ol and eradication, for the tuberculin f or co ntrol, er adica tion, > > etc ., of. testing of animals, and for researches concerning the causes of the diseases, their modes of spread, and methods of treatment and pre- App lication of fund. vention, including demonstrations, the formation of organizations, and such other means as may be necessary, either independently or Balance a vailable. in cooperation with farmers' associations, or State, Territory, or Vol.44,p. 982. county authorities, $6,061,000, together with $300,000 of the unex- pended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 192 8, of wh ich $1,1 90,000 sh all be s et aside for adm inistrat ive Provisos. and operating expenses and $5,171,000 for the payment of indem- Payment for con - nities of which $257,000 shall be immediately available

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 1200 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 227. 1929 . eration with other branches of the department, the State experi- ment stations, and practical farmers, and for the erection of neces- Proviso. sar farm bu ildi ngs : Prov ided , That the cost of any building Limi t erected shall not exceed $1,500 ; fr field and station expenes, includ Field expenses. ing fences, drains, and other farm improvements ; for repairs in the District of Columbia and elsewhere ; for rent outside of the District Employment of in- ves tigators, etc. of Columbia ; and for the employmen t of all inve stigators, lo cal and special agents, agricultural explorers, experts, clerks, illustrators, assistants, and all labor and other necessary expenses in the city of Washington and elsewhere required for the investigations, experi- men ts, and demon strations her ein authorized as follows of fi 0ief ooBureau and For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $207,000. Pl ant-d isea se su rvey , etc. Mycology and disease survey : For mycological collections and the maintenance of a plant-disease survey $58,500 . Citrus canker. Citrus canker eradication : For conducting such investigations Era dica tion, etc. of the nature an d means of co mmunication of the disease of citrus trees known as citrus canker, and for applying such methods of eradication or control of the disease as in the judgment of the Sec- r etary of Agr icultu re ma y be n ecessa ry, i ncludi ng the payme nt of such expenses and the empl oyment of such persons and means, in Cooperation penses ex- the city of Washington and elsewhere, and cooperation with such . authorities of the States concerned, organizations of growers, or indi- viduals, as he may deem necessary to accomplish such purposes, contributions. etc ., $45,000, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, no exp enditures sha ll be made fo r these purpos es until a su m or sums at least equal t o such expend itures shall h ave been appr opriated, subscribed, or contributed by State, county, or local authorities, or by individuals or org No anizations for the accomplishment of such pur- opay for trees, etc ., poses : Provided, That no part of the money herein appropriated destroyed. shall be used to p ay the cost or value of tre es or other p roperty injured or destroyed. Forest pathology. Forest pathology : For the investigation of diseases of forest Trees, shrubs, etc . and ornamental trees and shrubs, including a study of the nature and Che stnu t-tr ee ba rk habits of the parasitic fungi causing the chestnut-tree bark disease, dise ases, etc. the white-pine blister rust, and other epidemic tree diseases, for the purpose of discovering new methods of control and applying methods of er adication or control alread y discovered, $195,052, of which $10,000 shall be immediately available. White-pine blister Blister rust e Blister rust control : For applying g such methods of eradication rust eradication meth- ods. or control of the white-pine blister rust as in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture may be necessary, including the payment of such expenses and the employment of such persons and means in the city `of Washington and elsewhere, in cooperation with such authorities of the States concerned, organizations, or individuals Local contributions as he may deem necessary to accomplish such purposes, and in the required. discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture no expenditures shall be made for these purposes until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed Proviso, by States, county or local authorities, or by individuals or organiza- desoo destroyed . for trees, etc ., tions for the accomplishment of such purposes, $454,700 : Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost or value of trees or other property injured or destroyed. Plant nutrition . For plant-nutrition investigations $17,990. Cotton production, etc. Cotton production and diseases : For inve stig atio n of cot ton pro- duction, including t he improvement by cultural methods, breed ing, acclimatization, adaptation, and selection, and for investigation and control of diseases, $140,500.

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 S EVEN TIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 227. 1929 . 1201 Rubber, fiber, and other tropical plants : For investigation of Acclimatizing tropi- crops introduced from tropical regions, and for the improvement of cal plants, e tc. rub ber, aba ca, and other fi ber plan ts by cu ltural m ethods, breeding , acclimatization, adaptation, and selection, and for investigation of t heir dis eases, a nd for d etermini ng the f easibilit y of inc reasing Hard fibers. the production of hard fibers outside of the continental United States, $160,000. Drug and related pl ants : For the investigation, testing, and Drug plants, etc. improvement of plants yielding drugs, spices, poisons, oils, and related products and by-products, $37,700. Nematology : For crop te chnologi cal inve stigatio ns, incl uding th e Hematology. study of plant -infesti ng nemat odes, $5 7,900. Seed laboratory : For studying and testing commercial seeds, includ- and ial seed s ing the testing of samples of seeds of grasses, clover, or alfalfa, and Testing samples, etc . lawn-grass seeds secured in the open market, and where such samples are found to be adulterated or misbranded the results of the tests shall be published, together with the names of the persons by whom Preventing admis- the se eds were offered for sal e, and f or carry ing out the prov isions seds etc . adulterat ed of the A ct app roved Augus t 24, 1912 (U. S. C., p. 95, sees. 111-114), Voi. 37, p. 506 ; Vol. entitled "An Act to regulate for ei gn commerce by prohibiting the 44ti . 32 3. Code, p. 95. admission into the United States of certain adulterated grain and Pr ovi so . seeds unfit for seeding purposes," $77,800 Provid ed, Th at not to Inter national Seed exceed $250 of this amount may be used for meeting the share of Tes ting Cong ress. the United States in the expenses of the International Seed Testing Cong ress in carrying out pla ns for c orrelati ng the wo rk of th e vari- ous adhering gover nments on problems relating to seed analysis or other subjects which the congress may determine to be necessary in the in terest of inter national seed tr ade. Cereal cro ps and Cereal crops an d diseas es : For the inve stiga tion a nd im prove ment diseases. of cereals, including corn and methods of cereal production and In vesti gati ons f orim - provement, eradicating for the study and control of cereal diseases, including barberry diseases, etc. erad ication, and for the inv estigati on of th e cultiva tion and breed- ing of flax for seed purposes, including a study of flax diseases, and for the invest igation and improvement of broomcorn and methods of broomcorn production, $810,920 : Provi ded, That $3 79,920 s hall be Rust spores destr uc • set aside fo r the lo cation o f and de structio n of the barberry bushes tion. and oth er vegetation from which ru st spores originate Provided Co ntri butio ns f rom further, That $75,000 of this amount shall be available for expendi- States, etc. ture only when an equal amount shall have been appropriated, sub- scribed, or contributed by States, counties, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations, for the accomplishment of such pu rposes. Tobacco : For the inv es tig at ion and improvement of to bac co and eto obacco production, the methods of tobacco production and handling, $70,310. Sugar-plantinvestiga- Sugar plants : For sugar-plant investigations, including studies t ion . of diseases and the improvement of sugar beets and sugar-beet seed, $25 7,000 . Wild plants and graz- Botany : For investigation, improvement, and utilization of wild ing lands. plants and grazing lands, and for determining the distribution of wee ds and m eans of their co ntrol, $ 53,800. Dry land, etc ., crop Dry- land agricu lture : For the investigation and improvement of production. methods of cro p pro du cti on under subhumid, semiarid, or dry -l and Provisos. conditions, $333,900 : Provi ded, That $ 75,000, includin g constr uction sti on enne (Wyo.) of physical improvements, shall be available for the horticultural Southern O re at experimen t station at Cheyenne, Wyoming : Provided further, That Plains station . $35 ,000 sha ll he av ailable for carr ying int o effect the Act approve d Antedpa~o Okla. April 16, 1928 (45 Stat ., pp . 430, 431), entitled "An Act providing for horticultural experiment and demonstration work in the Southern Buildings limit not Great Plains area," at Wood war d, Oklahoma : Provided further, applicable . That the limitations in this Act as to the cost of farm buildings

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 1204 Boat for Alaska. Aggr egat e amo unt. Provisos. Interchangeable al- lotments for emergen- cie s. Limit. Figh ting fores t fir es. Rev est ed Or eg on- California lands, etc. Vol. 49, p. 218. Airplane patrol. Proviso. Purchases forbidden. Selecting, etc ., lands for homestead entries, etc. Surveying, etc ., agri- cultural lands on na- tiona l for ests. Vol. 34, p. 233; Vol. 30, pp. 34, 1095; Vol. 37, p. 843 . U, S. Code, pp. 421- 424 . Public camp ground facilities. Equipments, su p- plies, etc. Seed, tree planting, etc. Appra isin g timbe r, etc ., for sale. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 227. 1929 . In national forest district 5, California and Nevada, $1,105,807 In national forest district 6, Washington, Oregon, and California, $1,125,913 ; W In national forest district 7, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Geor- gia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vir- nia, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Maine, Porto Rico, Maryland, ew York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Vermont, and Illinois, $504,177 ; In national forest district 8, Alaska, $142,907 : Provided, That of the sum herein appropriated $16,000 shall be available only for the purchase or construction of a boat for use in Alaska ; In all, for the use, maintenance, improvement, protection, and general administration of the national forest, $6,703,000 : Pr o vi d ed , That the foregoing amounts appropriated for such purposes shall be available interchangeably in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture for the necessary expenditures for fire protection and other unforseen exigencies : Provided further, That the amount so interchanged shall not exceed in the aggregate 10 per centum of all the amounts so appropriated. For fighting forest fires on or threatening the national forests and for the establishment and maintenance of a patrol to prevent tres- pass and to guard against and check fires upon the lands revested in the United States by the Act approved June 9, 1916 (39 Stat ., p. 218), and the lands known as the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands involved in the case of Southern Oregon Company against United States (numbered 2711), in the Circuit Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, $100,000, which amount shall be immediately available. For cooperation with the War Department, or for contract air- plane service, in the maintenance and operation of an airplane patrol to prevent and suppress forest fires on national forests and adjacent lands, $50,000 : Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the purchase of land or airplanes. For the selection, classification, and segregation of lands within the boundaries of national forests that may be opened to homestead settlement and entry under the homestead laws applicable to the national forests ; for the examination and appraisal of lands in effecting exchanges authorized by law and for the survey thereof by metes and bounds or otherwise, by employees of the Forest Service, under the direction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office ; and for the survey and platting of certain lands, chiefly valuable for agriculture, now listed or to be listed within the national forests, under the Act of June 11, 1906 (U. S. C., pp . 423, 424, sees . 506-509), the Act of August 10, 1912 (U. S. C., p. 423, sec. 506), and the Act of March 3, 1899 (U. S. C., p. 421, sec. 488), as provided by the Act of March 4, 1913 (U. S. C., p. 424, sec. 512), $52,500. For the construction of sanitary facilities and for fire-preventive measures on public camp grounds within the national forests when necessary for the protection of the public health or the prevention of forest fires, $50,000. For the purchase and maintenance of necessary field, office, and laboratory supplies, instruments, and equipments, $130,000. Planting on national forests : For the purchase of tree seed, cones, and nursery stock, for seeding and tree planting within national forests, and for experiments and investigations necessary for such seed ing and tree pla ntin g, $ 210, 000. R econ nais sanc e, n atio nal fore sts : For estimating and appraising timber and other resources on the national forests preliminary to disposal by sale or to the issue of occupancy permits, and for emer- gency expenses incident to their sale or use, $108,550.

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 SEV ENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 227. 1929. 1209 For taxonomy and interrelations of insects, and including the importation and exchange of useful insects and an insect pest sur- , $1 45,0 00. or bee cu lture, $54,400. Total, Bureau of Entomology, $1,882,670, of which amount not to exceed $396,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. ve BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Useful insects, insect pest survey. Bee culture. Services in the Dis- trict. Bi ological Su rvey Bureau. General expenses. For salaries and employment of labor in the city of Washington Salaries, supplies, etc. and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, including the purchase of bags, tags, and labels printed in the course of manufacture, traveling and all other expenses necessary in conducting investigations and carry- ing out the work of the bureau, as follows For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $73 .280. Mai ntenan ce of mammal and bird r eserva tions : For t he mainte- Reservations for game. nance of the Montana National Bison Range and other reser va- tions and for the maintenance of game introduced into suitable localities on public lands, under supervision of the Biological Survey, including construction of fencing, wardens' quarters, shelters for animals, landings, roads, trails, bridges, ditches, telephone lines, rockwo rk, bu lkhead s, an d othe r impr ovemen ts ne cessar y for the economical administration and protection of the reservations and Prot ecti on of bir d preserves. for the enforcement of section 84 of the Act approved March 4, Vol.35,p. 1104. 1909 (U . S . C ., p . 471, sec . 145), entitled "An Act to codify, revise, U.S. Codep.471. and amend the penal laws of the United States," and acts amenda- tory thereto, $75,000 : Provided, That $ 2,500 may be used for t he purchase, capture, and transportation of game for national reser- vations. Food habits of birds and animals : For investigating the food habits of North Ameri can birds and other animal s in relation to agricul- ture, horticulture, and forestry ; for experiments, demonstrations, and cooperation in destroying mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, and other ani- mals inj urio us t o ag ricu ltur e, h orti cult ure, forestry, animal hus- bandry, and wild game ; and for the protection of stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies in predatory wild animals, $633,273. Production of fur-bearing animals : For investigations, ex pe ri- ments, demonstrations, and cooperation in connection with the pro- duction and utilization of fur-bearing animals raised for meat and fur, in the United States and Alaska, $51,200. For biological investigations, including the relations, habits, geo- graphic distribution, and migration of animals and plants, and the preparation of maps of the life zones, $56,800. Protection of migratory birds : For all necessary expenses for Migratory bird pro- enforcing the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July te Vol .40, p. 755. 3, 1918 (U . S . C ., pp. 436, 437, sees . 703-711), and for cooperation Po t,P 1222. 436 . with local authorities in the protection of migratory birds, and for necessary investigations connected therewith, $173 .013 : Pro vided , Proviso. Prohibiting shipping That of this sum not more than $20,500 may be used for the enforce- prohibi ted birds, et c. ment of sections 241, 242, 243, and 244 of the Act approved March 4, U~ISnCodelpp .492- 1909 (U. S . C ., pp . 492 193, sees . 391-394), entitled "An Act to 493 . codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," and Ca rryi ng il lega lly for the enforcement of section 1 o f the Act app roved May 25, 1900 kille d g am e. (U . S . C ., p . 436, see . 701), entitled "An Act to enlarge the powers U .l S .Code, p .436. Chief of Bureau, and office personnel. Pro vis o . Purchase of game. North American birds and animals . Food-habits investi- gations, etc. Destroying predatory animals . Suppression of rabies . Fur-beari ng animals . Inve stig ating pro duc- tion of, etc . Biological investiga- tions.

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 1210 Reindeer in Alaska. Improving industry, etc. Vol.43,p. 739. U. S. Code, p. 1573. Up per Missi ssippi River Refuge. Acquiring areas for. Vol. 43 pp.650,1354. U.S. Code, p.721. Vol. 43, p. 652. Proviso. Contracts authorized for additional areas. Deemed Federal ob- ligations. Bear River Bird Ref- uge. Acquiring lands, etc ., for establishing of. Ante, p. 448. Balance available. Ante, p. 895. Proviso. Contracts authorized for additional lands. Deemed Federal ob- ligations. Services in the Dis- trict. Pu blic Roa ds Bu- reau. General expenses. Salaries, suppli es, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cii. 227.. 1929. of the Department of Agriculture, prohibit the transportation by interstate commerce of game killed in violation of local laws, and for othe r pu rpos es," inc ludi ng a ll n eces sary inv esti gati ons in con- nect ion ther ewit h . For investigations, experiments, and demonstrations for the wel- fare, improvement, and increase of the reindeer industry in Alaska, including the erection of necessary buildings and other structures and cooperation with the Bureau of Education, and for all expenses necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of the Alaska game law, approved January 13, 1925 (U . S . C ., pp . 157 3-15 77, sets . 192-211), $101,000 . In all, s alaries and ex penses, $1,16 3,566 . UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER REFUGE For t he acquisitio n of areas of land or land and water pur suant to the Act entitled "An Act to establish the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge," approved June 7, 1924 (U . S. C., pp . 437, 438, sees . 721-731), as amended, and for all necessary expenses incident thereto, including the employment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $150,000, which shall be avail- able until expended, being part of the sum of $1,500,000 authorized to be appropriated for such purpose by section 10 of said Act ; and for all necessary expenses of the Secretary of Agriculture authorized by section 9 of said Act, $40,600 ; in all, $190,600 : Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may incur obligations and enter into con- tracts for the acquisition of additional areas to an amount which, inclusive of the amounts heretofore and herein appropriated, shall not exceed a total of $1,500,000, and such contracts shall be deemed contractual obligations of the Federal Government . BEAR RIVER MIGRATORY BIRD REFUGE For the establishment of a suitable refuge and feeding and breed- ing grounds for migratory wil d fowl, includ ing the acqui sition of water rights and privately owned lands pursuant to the Act entitled "An Act to establish the Bear River migratory-bird refuge,' ; approved April 23, 1928 (45 Stat ., pp . 448-450), and for all expenses incident thereto, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $75,000, being part of the sum of $350,000 authorized to be appropriat ed for such p urpose by section 8 of said Act, together with the unexpended balance of the app ropriation fo r this purpos e contained in the Second D eficiency Act approved May 29, 1928 : Provided, That the Secretary of Agri- culture may incur obligations and enter into contracts for the acqui- sitio n of lands to an amount whi ch, inclusive of amounts e xpended and obligated for this purpose, under existing authority, shall not exceed a total of $50,000, and such contracts shall be deemed contrac- tual obligations of the Federal Government . Total, Bu reau of Biolog ical Survey, $1,429,166, o f which amount not to exceed $245,000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For the fol lowi ng e xpen ses, inc ludi ng s alar ies and the empl oyme nt of la bor in the ci ty of Washingt on and elsewh ere, supplies , office fixtures, apparatus, traveling, and all other necessary expenses, for conducting investigations and experiments, and for collating, report-

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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 227. 1929 . 1211 ing, and illustrating the results of same, and for preparing, publish- ing, and distributing bulletins and reports, in addition to any moneys 42V l .2 313, p. 355 ; Vol. available from the funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916 U.S. Code, p. 6t7. (U. S. C., p. 667, sec. 21), as amended: For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- o~iefoB ela u, and ing the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $70,500. Road management : For inquiries in regard to systems of road Ro ad management management and economic studies of highway construction, opera- systems. tion, maintenance, and value, either independently or in cooperation with the State highway departments and other agencies, and for giving expert advice on these subjects, $65,000. Road building investigations : For investigations of the best meth- Materials, plants, ods of road making, especially by the use of local materials ; for etc .,investigations. studying the types of mechanical plants and appliances used for road building and maintenance ; for studying methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of different localities ; for main- Exp eri men tal hi gh- tenance and repairs of experimental highways, including the pur- Way s" chase of materials and equipment ; for furnishing expert advice on these subjects ; and for the employment of assistants and labor, $72,900 . Agricultu ral engineerin g : ricultu ral eFor investigating and reporting upo n Farm irrigation, etc ., the utilization of water in farm irrigation, including the best investigations . methods to apply in practice ; the different kinds of power and appliances ; the flow of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits ; the duty, apport ionment, and measurement of irrigation w ater, the customs regulations, and laws affecting irrigation ; for investigating Drainage of farms, r1 b swamp lands, etc . and reporting upon farm drainage and upon the drainage of swamp and other wet lands which may be made available for agricultural purposes ; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by drainage ; for the development of equipment for farm irrigation and drainage and for giving expert advice and assistance ; for field experiments and investigations and the purchase and installation of equipment for experimental purposes ; for the preparation and Domestic water sup. illustration of reports and bulletins ; for investigating farm domestic ply. water supply and drainage disposal, the construction of farm build- ings and other rural engineering problems involving mechanical principles, including the erection of such structures outside of the District of Columbia as may be necessary for experimental purposes only ; for rent outside the District of Columbia ; the employment of assistants and labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere ; and fo r supp lies an d all o ther n ecessar y expen ses, $ 287,000. Total, Bureau of Public Roads, $495,400, of which amount not to Services in the Dis. exceed $214,000 may be expended for personal services in the District triet" of Columbia . BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Agricultural Eco . nomics Bureau. General expenses . Salaries, supplies, For salaries and the employment of labor in the city of labor, etc . Washington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, traveling expenses, rent outside of the District of Columbia, and all other expenses necessary in conducting investigations, experiments, and demon- str ations, as fo llows For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes Chief of Bureau, and , office personnel . including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $286,000 . Farm management and practice : To investigate and encourage the la,, management and practice . adoption of improved methods of farm management and farm prac- 54835°-_'9-rr 1-80

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 1212 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 227. 1929 . Proviso. C ost of producing rice, $409,000 : Provided, That of this amount $150,000 may be used staples. in asc ertainin g the co st of pr oduction of the principa l staple agri- Distributi cultural products. ng ac- quired information of Marketi ng and distrib uting farm pr oducts : For acquiring and farm products, market- diffusing among the people of the United States useful information ing, etc. on subjects connected with the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, transportation, an d distributing of farm and nonmanufac- tured food products and the purchasing of farm supplies, including Promoting elassifiea'- tion standards. the demonstration and promotion of the use of uniform standards . of classification of Americ an farm products throughout the world, Cotton and by-prod- including scientific and technical research i nto Ame rica n-gr own ucts research. Ante, p. 426. cotton and its by-products and their present and potential uses including new and additional commercial and scientific uses for cot ton and its by-p rodu cts, and for col lect ing and disseminating information on the adjustment of production to probable dema nd for the different farm and animal products, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the department, State agencies, Cost of retail market- purcha sing an d cons uming o rganiza tions, and pe rsons e ngaged in ing of meat, etc. the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, transportation, and distrib uting of farm an d food p roducts, and for investi gation o f the economic costs of retail marketing of meat and meat products, Forms rviso. of wool and $774,900 : Provided, That practical forms of the grades recommended mohair grad es to be or promulgated by the Secretary for wool and mohair may be sold sold' under such ru les an d regul ations as he may pre scribe, and the receipts therefrom deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscel- laneous receipts. General agric ultural Crop and livestock estimates : For collecting, compiling, abstract- and livestock informa- tion. ing, ana lyzi ng, summ ariz ing, int erpr etin g, and publishing data Collecting, etc., data. rela ting to agri cult ure, inc ludi ng c rop and livestock estimates, acreage, yield, grades, staples o f cotton, stocks , and va lue of f arm crops, and numbers, grades, and value of livestock and livestock products on farms, in cooperation with the Extension Service and Provisos. Dis seminating i nfor- other Federal, State, and local agencies, $845,000 : Provided, That mation of world supply $113, 000 shall be available for collecting and disseminating to and need of American agricultural products, American producers, importers, exporters, and other interested e tc' persons information relative to the world supply of and need for America n agric ultural produ cts, ma rketin g methods, conditions, prices, and other factors, a knowledge of which is necessary to the advantageous disposition of such products in forei gn count ries, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Govern- ment, State agencies, purchasing and con suming organizations, and persons engaged in the transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food products, including the purchase of such books intended cotton acre- and periodicals as may be necessary in c onnection with this work age planting excluded . Provid ed f urthe r, That no part of the funds herein appropriated .shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intentions of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton. u ctP .er ish abl ef arm pro d- Market inspection of farm products : For enabling the Secretary C ertif ying cond ition s of Agricul ture, in dependen tly and in coope ration w ith othe r branch es of shipments thereof, at central markets, of the Government, State agencies, purchasing and c onsumi ng organizations, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, or other associations of business men or trade organizations, and persons or corporations engaged in the production, transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food products, whether operating in. one or more jurisdictions, to investigate and certify to shippers and other interested parties the class, quality, and/or condition of cotton, tobacco, and fruits, vegetables, poultry, butter, hay, and other perish- able farm products when offered for interstate shipment or when re ceived a t such importa nt cent ral ma rkets a s the S ecreta ry of I

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