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| 64TH CONGRESS, t HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ; Report
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1916d AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL.

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| DeceMBeR 22, 1916.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the —
: state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

i Mr. Lever, from the ,Committee on Agriculture, submitted the
following

REPORT.
[To accompany H. R. 19359.]

The Committee on Agriculture begs to submit the following report,
/ to accompany bill (H. R. 19359) making appropriations for the
| Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918.

In the report which accompanied the appropriation bill for 1917
the committee discussed in detail the work conducted by the depart-
ment under the various paragraphs in the bill. The work of the
department since that time has made satisfactory progress along the
‘lines indicated in that report. As this report is comparatively recent,
the committee has not deemed it necessary at this time to set forth
in detail the activities of the department and, accordingly, it has
limited the discussion in the present report to changes made in the
bill over the appropriation act for 1917.

The total sum carried by this bill for the Department of Agri-
eulture is $25,694,685. This is an apparent decrease of $1,254,167
below the appropriation act for the current fiscal year, and a
decrease of $660,222 below the estimates submitted by the depart-
ment. The appropriation act for the fiscal year 1917, however, in-
cludes $3,000,000 for the purchase of lands under the Weeks Forestry
Act, $2,000,000 of which will be available for expenditure during
the fiscal year 1918. Excluding the $3,000,000, the present bill shows
an increase over the act for 1917 of $1,745,833.

While the total carried by the bill is $25,694,685, the fact must not
be lost sight of that one of the items—the appropriation of $1,250,000
| for combating foot-and-mouth disease or other contagious or in-
| fectious disease of animals which may threaten the live-stock industry
of the country—simply constitutes an emergency fund to be used
only in case there is an outbreak of any of these diseases. In case
| there is no outbreak the fund will not be used and will be retained

in the Treasury.

The increase carried in the bill over the appropriation for the
present fiscal year, excluding the $3,000,000 for the purchase of lands
under the Weeks law, is 0.7 per cent, as against an average increase
of 8 per cent for the five preceding years.

The following table shows the appropriations for the present fiscal]
year, the estimates submitted by the various bureaus and offices to the

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Secretary of Agriculture, the estimates submitted by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture to the committee, the amount carried in this
bill, the increases and decreases of the bill, as compared with the
estimates submitted by the department, and the increases and de-
creases of the bill, as compared with the appropriation for the present

fiscal year:

Appropriations, 1918, United States Department of Agriculture.

Increase | Increase
Appropria-| Bureau | Depart- | Reported | over or | over or de-
Bureau or office tion in or office | ment esti- | by House | decrease | crease be-
: agricultural) estimates,| mates, commit- | below de-| low 1917
act, 1917. 1918. 1918 tee. partment} appropria-
estimates.| tion.
Seda aN hla large io 402,350 { S427. 30 | $422,070 I} s413,750 |—$11,320 |+ $11, 400
Office of Farm Management. .... 285, 810 391,090 335, 810 305,810 |— 30,000 |+ 20,000
Weather Bureau............-.--.... 1,747, 260 | 1,980,530 | 1,855,030 | 1,778,320 |— 76,710 |+ 31,060
Bureau of Animal Industry.......-. 3,020, 746 |{9),752, 226 | 3,610, 666 \3, 528, 286 —107,380 |+ 507,540
' ? ot}
IE TAN Ee A Ba 2, 537, 120 {7 a nO | 7 Tan’ ann. |}2>769, 680 |— 51,280 |+ 232, 510
Worest Service... -..-.-.----0------5- 2 8,549,735 | 5,900,555 | 5,790,355 | 5,711,195 |— 79,160 |—2,838,540
Bureau of Chemistry.......-..-..--- 1,153, 801 | 1,392,331 | 1,289,331 | 1,212,311 |— 77,020 |+ 58,510
BureawiorSouseess ss 22.5. 12s. - ee 503, 735 539, 535 364, 135 363, 855 |— 280 |— 139,880
Bureau of Entomology.....--..--.-- 868, 880 | 1,003,950 941, 100 911,980 |— 29,120 |+ 43,100
Bureau of Biological Survey........-. 578, 230 711, 510 660, 910 589,510 |— 71,400 |+ 11,280
Division of Accounts and Disburse-

MBS. $2200. PES A ae 44,920| 44,720] 44,720} 45,160 |+ 440 |+ 240
Division of Publications............. 197, 650 228, 610 225, 030 214,460 |— 10,570 |+ 16,810
Bureau of Crop Estimates........... 316,436 | 422,943 | 349,936 | 333,790 |— 16,146 |+ 17,354
Te a ee een re EL! 49, 520 63, 460 61, 920 55,260 |— 6,660 |-+ 5,740
Miscellaneous expenses, Depart- 122, 500 122, 500 122, 500 122. SOO ESS Veet |bocmeoaee

ment of Agriculture.

Rent in the District of Columbia.... 123, 689 143, 689 143, 689 143; 689 "ern ceeee. + 20,000
States Relations Service............- 2,969, 680 | 3,155,760 | 3,155,640 | 3,111,900 |— 43,740 |4+ 142,220
Office of Public Roads and Rural 599,200 | 966,960} 709,960 | 702,100 |— 7,860 |+ 102,900
Engineering.
Bureau of Markets......- ty. eee eet 872,590 | 2,104,445 | 1,684,775 | 1,670,075 |— 14,700 |+ 797,485
Enforcement of the insecticide act... 105, 000 aa! 870 113, 420 112, 500 |— 920 |+
? ,000 | 250,000 e
Federal Horticultural Board........ 75,000 | 100, 000 75,000 EGU DY) | eeaeeeeiges + 50,000
Total, Department of Agricul-
ture for routine and ordinary
WORK ec cee cont ceo cane 225, 123, 852 26, 848, 124 |24, 854,907 |24, 221,081 |—633,826 |— 902,771
Miscellaneous appropriations: __
Demonstrations on reclamation |
pro) te Se tdch sees de tema Aer 40, 000 50, 000 50, 000 40,000 |— 10,000 |......... Ks
International Farm _ Congress
and Soil Products Exposition,
RR aso, eles. see eee ee OS 000 | Sees weiss Ceo aE Og oen Basaenecrac | Seeaeeece — 20,000
National Dairy Show Associa-
tion, Springfield, Mass ........ HU shedee; usa o5o85 Sobel beeseges0er ot acecBorer — 15,000
Cooperative fire protection of
forested watersheds of naviga- /
ble streams.......... Sspeeades.- 100,000 | 100,000; 100,000) 100,000 |..........)..-........
Enforcement of the United States
grain standards act............ 8250, 000)|:.:-.2..... bee Seated cae tiene stem sos’ — 250,000
Enforcement of the United States
warehouse act........-..---.-- BON OOD Hee eee oe pete Soe areal ae lesa Cou'.|-isinins a Slate et — 50,000
Experiments and demonstra-
tions in live-stock production
in the cane-sugar and cotton
districts of the United States. - 60, 000 60, 000 60, 000 G0;'000))| 1. Sdeevooe | sceeencecs
Experiments in dairying and
live-stock production in semi-
arid and irrigated districts of
the western United States. ... 40, 000 87,500 | 40,000 23,604 |— 16,396 |— 16,396
Eradication of foot-and-mouth
and other contagious diseases |
Dianimales: 022i on wat ces « 1, 250, 000 | 1,250,000 | 1, 250,000 | 1,250,000 |..........)........20.
Grand total, Department of
TA STICUIUTG tices ae se temies 2 26,948,852 |28, 395,624 |26,354, 907 |25, 694, 685 |—660, 222 |—1, 254, 167

+ equals increase; — equals decrease.

1 Supplemental estimate.

2 Includes $2,000,000 ode oa under Weeks law for the fiscal year 1918.

8 Transferred to Bureau of Markets.
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REVENUES.

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In considering the above table it should be borne in mind that the
appropriations of the Department of Agriculture are offset to some
extent by certain revenues resulting from or incident to its activities.
These revenues during the fiscal year 1916 amounted to $2,904,916.30,
and were covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. They
include the following items:

Receipts from national forests, $2,823,540.71.—The receipts from
the national forests were derived from the following sources, and
represent an increase of $342,071.36 over the year 1915: ;

(a) Timber, $1,412,592.51: Sales of all classes of stumpage on
the national forests, payments for timber destroyed on rights of way
or other uses, payments for timber cut or removed without previous
permit, and damages assessed against persons setting fire to forest
areas.

(>) Grazing, $1,210,214.59: Payments for grazing privileges on
national forest ranges for cattle, horses, swine, sheep, and goats, and
for unauthorized use of grazing areas.

(c) Special uses, $200,733.61: Payments for use of forest lands
for various purposes, such as residences, camps, cabins, hotels, rights
of way, agriculture, wharves, water power, telegraph and telephone
lines, reservoirs, conduits, etc., and use of forest areas for turpentine
extraction.

Under existing law 10 per cent of the forest receipts is expended
by the Secretary of Agriculture in the construction of roads and
trails, and 25. per cent of the forest receipts is paid to the States by
the Federal Government for the benefit of county schools and roads.
The amounts expended in or paid to each State during the fiscal
year 1916 are shown below:

oe a“ oe tage
School ae School we
and road aie te and road neue
State. maneys | able by State. moneys able by
paya’'® | Secretary payad’e | Secreta
to States. | “OF 4 gri- to States. | Oy Age”
culture. |) culture.
SRS Mey oe A Secs acs sw $15,023.31 | $6,009.32 || New Mexico................. $35,511.33 |$14, 204.53
A171 1: a A, ee ae ae 64,024.72 | 25,609.89 || North Carolina.............. 446.04 178.42
PR ANSAS A012! eek ie.’ 2 11,283.87 | 4,513.55 || North Dakota............... 79. 06 31.62
Obi | es ae 80,049.75 | 32,019.91 || Oklahoma................... 985. 29 394.11
MOMNOTERO: 22s cckeics cas seeeess 63, 995.06 | 25,598.03 || Oregon..........0.2 0. cece ee 77,029.23 | 30,811.69
EUa eos 2. sop uee whens cs 3,799.02 | 1,519.61 || South Dakota............... 15,442.59 | 6,177.03
Sao |e ae So See 92.50 37.00 || Tennessee.............-...-- 287.43 114.97
bo a iS eae 87,805; 7. |! 34,958.32); Utah coves: veoh ee. a 48,383.09 | 19,353.24
lai 1s S| 4.78 1. OF ieVinginiat sec sccee. meta cewce 1,037. 28 414.91
Mieiiipan........ 0.00 26.-0.5- | 952.55} — 101.02 || Washington. ...2.222122. _...| 87,204.90 | 14,881.96
Minnesota..... 5,761.04 | 2,304.41 || West Virginia............... 58.22 23. 29
i Wiyontne., ... st dic wewean 37,827.07 | 15,130.83
3 654. —
17,597.15 | 7,038.86 TOCA. . £Rte dace dab en 695, 541.40 |278, 216. 56
New Hampshire............. 481.85 | 192.74 ||

The States of Arizona and New Mexico received additional shares
of national forest receipts for their school funds on account of
school lands included within national forests, as follows: Arizona,
$31,046.12; New Mexico, $10,329.

Sale of condemned and other property, $59,880.34.—This covers
the sale of unserviceable property owned by the department, which

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has been passed upon, condemned, and ordered sold by a board of
survey appointed by the Secretary. It also covers the proceeds de-
rived from the sale of farm products grown on the various experi-
ment farms of the department throughout the country (including
insular stations) ; animals and animal products no longer needed in
the work of the department; prints, lantern slides, transparencies,
blue prints, forest maps, maps and publications of the Weather Bu-
reau, card indexes of experiment-station literature, pathological and
zoological specimens, samples of pure sugar, naval stores, micro-
scopical specimens, etc.

Sale of hearings, $242.65.—This covers the sale of hearings con-
ducted by the department in connection with the enforcement of the
food and drugs act, the insecticide and fungicide act, and other activi-
ties of the department. These hearings are sold to corporations,
firms, and individuals desiring them at the rate of 10 cents per folio,
to cover the cost of preparing them.

Receipts from United States seacoast telegraph lines, $5,655.—
These receipts are derived from the transmission of messages for
private individuals over Weather Bureau telegraph lines through
isolated regions along the seacoasts, where commercial lines are not
yet available.

Sale of official cotton standards, $5,636.70.—This covers the sale
of official cotton standards prepared by the Department of Agricul-
ture to the various exchanges, spot-market dealers, merchants, cotton
mills, agricultural colleges, and textile schools.

Receipts from settlement of disputes, $9,960.90.—These receipts.
are derived through the settlement of disputes referred to the depart-
ment from time to time by either party to a contract of sale of cotton
for future delivery for determination as to the quality, grade, or
length of staple of the cotton, in accordance with the provisions of
the United States cotton-futures act.

In the following pages the reasons for all increases in appropria-
tions are given, and all changes in the statutory rolls are indicated.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 2, line 8).

The statutory roll of the office of the Secretary carries an increase
of $11,400, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Promotions :
SOMO evrOM soO0O TOrSGOOOse 1 oe: eee eee $1, 000
Private secretary to the Secretary of Agriculture,
From! S2;500 WO. Goi OOO sete ees te EE A oe 500
if ANnspector, from ss, TOOMO toe, OlOe ee ee 120
if law cleris strom $3,250) tose,rOs 2-2 ee 120
New places: wn
PBT ew: NCO Te araeet: Same tebe Sean PE Se Ne) ie a 3, 000
USA Was Glen les Rie POE oD he, Ea ae ee AES 1, 600
2 elevator conductors, at $720 each______.__ 1, 440
i clectriealowinemam.s 44 tt Wa aes bie ef 1, 100

AMY 0} 0 5) eee tA ASU PRS OP RLY) OEE SRE | 1, 020
—— 8,160

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Transfer from extra labor roll of Secretary's office, which fund
has not been correspondingly reduced :

IR CREV EOL PAACHUMIST i seeben PO. CPU GL ts ol OR ay ae SA $900
$10, SOO
Place dropped:
ETERS MER G ONC LT. cee rire ne oP tee 0! hd me ote a st te I SE 2, 000
8, 800

Transfers from funds of other bureaus, which funds have been
correspondingly reduced :
1 clerk class 2, from food and drugs, Bureau of Chemistry_. $1, 400

1 clerk from statutory roll, Bureau of Plant Industry____~— 720

1 electrical engineer and draftsman from food and drugs,
Bureau of CHemiSthys: ses ee at twee ee ere cha) Pel hs Ee 1, 200
1 charwoman from statutory roll, Division of Publications_ 480
3, 800

Transfer to roll of another bureau, and the Secretary’s roll
correspondingly reduced:
1 clerk class 1, to statutory roll, Division of Publications__ 1, 200

ICR OMS Ciena 2th eee eb IT gee ee Le 11, 400
Change of title: ”
12 assistant messengers, laborers, or messenger boys, at $720 each, in
lieu of 12 assistant messengers or laborers at $720 each.

OFFICE OF FARM MANAGEMENT.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 4, line 9).

The statutory roll of the Office of Farm Management carries an
apparent increase of $7,620, but there is no actual increase, as indi-
cated in detail in the following table:

Transfers from lump fund for farm management, which fund has been
correspondingly reduced :

aH ASSIScant) contne Chiefssoi2¢ eo. bon bee Aes salt Bey pe ee $2, 520
UL ELEY ERICA STE G2 eS OLE ee LS SPE OY Eee 1, 800
PRCLCR KS Db EHOUU NCA CHO cer. 5 koe 2S a Eee eee eee 1, 800
MmcAriocrapner = — sass 20 Se ee ees eee See eee 1, 500

AMMAR INCNCASC ose 2. 2. bo ek Lo ee ee ee 7, 620

Change of title:
1 clerk, $1,000, in lieu of 1 photographer, $1,000.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Farm-management and farm-practice investigations (page 5, line
5).—There is an apparent increase in this item of $17,380, but, as
$7,620 has been transferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual
increase of $25,000. This sum will be used for the extension of the
farm-management surveys.

WEATHER BUREAU.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 5, line 9).

_ The statutory roll of the Weather Bureau carries an apparent de-

crease of $8,160, but no actual decrease, as indicated in detail in the

following table:

Transfers to lump fund of this bureau and the statutory roll corre-
spondingly reduced :

24 messengers, messenger boys, or laborers, at $480 each, to station
SLES» as ER 2 ES etree Sree eee eee SU $11, 520

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Transfers from lump fund of this bureau which fund has been
correspondingly reduced: ‘

1 printer or compositor, from station salaries__-__-------~- $1, 200
1 messenger, from station salaries___-____-_-_----__----___ 720
4 messengers, messenger boys, or laborers, at $360 each,
PROUTENT A LIGIIESS Laeger ee i ee a ee 1, 440
$3, 360
Anparent decrease. 2 fe to he ee Se 8, 160

Change of title:
1 skilled mechanic, $1,200, in lieu of 1 instrument maker, $1,200.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Expenses outside of Washington (page 8, line 22).—There is an
apparent increase in this item of $60,220, but as $3,360 has been
transferred to the statutory roll and $11,520 from the statutory roll
there is an actual increase of $52,060. This sum will be used as
follows:

1. To provide for the normal growth of the weather service,
$30,380—$15,120 for the employment of additional observers and
other field assistants and $15,260 for equipment and miscellaneous
expenses.

2. For investigating frost-protection methods for the benefits of
orchardists, truck growers, and others, $10,000.

3. For equipping storm-warning towers on the Gulf coast with
modern apparatus, bringing them up to the standard adopted for
the lake stations, $10,000.

4, For the promotion of 14 field employees now receiving salaries
in excess of $1,800 per annum, $1,680.

Official traveling expenses (page 9, line 4).—There is an in-
crease in this item of $1,500 to provide for necessary travel incident
to the extension of the frost-protection investigations and for better
supervision and administration of the service as a whole.

BUREAU ‘OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 9, line 8).

The statutory roll of the Bureau of Animal Industry carries an
apparent increase of $42,140, but an actual increase of $6,620, as indi-
cated in detail in the following table:

Promotions:

aechier clerks) iromi$2;5000t0) $2/62042) 21) io ae $120
1 editor and compiler, from $2,250 to $2,370_________ 120
TeReCUtVe Clerk,» 1,920 £0) 2,000.2 22 8 ee 80
— $320
New places:
Ketier sia soU0 Caches meee ene S Mirtie Mires 28.0 Mr eRe 6, 8300
INCLU TNCrease. Vit bt: lk TERPEL bs eo h eee COS AT) a $6, 620

Transfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds
have been correspondingly reduced:
1 executive assistant, from administrative expenses. 2,500
1 clerk class 4, from dairy industry________________ 1, 800
1 clerk class 3, from meat inspection___-_______ 1, 600
1 assistant in live-stock investigations, from inspec-
tion and quarantine

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iselerke class 23 from dairy; industry_£-2.-- === =, $1, 400
6 clerks class 1, 2 from inspection and quarantine,

1 from animal husbandry, 1 from hog cholera, and

2 from meat inspection_______ BUEN eek UC 7, 200
3 clerks at $1,000 each, 1 from inspection and quar-

antine, 1 from administrative expenses, and 1

TOMEI C ae INSPeCULOM. sia 5. 2s cell ae ee ge 3, 000
4 clerks at $900 each, 2 from dairy industry and 2

from control of viruses, etc____ RE AT 8 TS LS oe 3. 600
1 laboratory aid, from meat inspection___________-_ 1, 200
1 laboratory helper, from eradicating dourine_____ 1, 000
1 laboratory helper, from diseases of animals____-_ 960
1 laboratory helper, from eradicating cattle ticks__ 840
1 quarantine assistant, from inspection and quaran-

PRC eee as eae eo Ae ee be reli Pee gabe 900
1 skilled laborer, from inspection and quarantine__ 900
delaborer, trom dairy industry 2222) eee 2 ee 900
3 laborers at $780 each, 2 from military horse breed-

ing and 1 from hog-cholera research_____________ 2, 340
5 messengers, skilled laborers, or laborers, at $720

each, 1 from diseases of animals, 8 from hog-

cholera research, and 1 from control of viruses,

(SHOES 1 SA SIL MAME eS ot oS Rte ee, ie a, 3, 600
14 laborers at $600 each, 2 from inspection and

quarantine, 4 from dairy industry, 5 from animal

husbandry, 1 from military horse breeding, and 2

POmMNGISeases, off animals= 3. au Ee aA 8, 400
23 laborers at $540 each, 13 from dairy industry, 6

from animal husbandry, 3 from poultry feeding

and breeding, and 1 from diseases of animals____ 12, 420
2 laborers at $300 each, from animal husbandry____ 600
1 messenger boy, from meat inspection______-_-____ 660
2 charwomen at $240 each, 1 from dairy industry
andl from control of ‘viruses; ete 22. oe & 480
——— $57, 900

Transfers to lump fund of this bureau:
23 skilled laborers at $900 each, to meat inspection_ 20, 700
2 messengers, skilled laborers, or laborers, at $840

CaAch stonmedit msnecwlonys 2 2.) ee Se ats 1, 680
———— 22, 380
$35, 520
Apparent increase___.____-..___ aE ct ey en SO ee ae ee See 42,140

Change of title:
1 painter, $900, in lieu of 1 skilled laborer, $900.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Inspection and quarantine (page 12, line 14).—There is an ap-
parent increase in this item of $95,500, but, as $8,000 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $103,500.
This sum will be used as follows:

1. To meet the increased demand for tuberculin and blackleg vac-
cine, $3,500.

2. For the development of methods of eradicating tuberculosis
among live stock, testing on a larger scale the methods which have
proved efficient in controlling the disease on small areas, $75,000.

3. For the inspection and supervision of the disinfection of in-
fected hides, skins, hair, wool, and other animal by-products with a
view to prevent the introduction into this country of dangerous live-
stock diseases, $25,000. This sum was recommended by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture in a supplemental estimate, which has been

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printed as House Document No. 1739, Sixty-fourth Congress, second
session.

Tick eradication (page 12, line 24).—There is an apparent de-
crease in this item of $840, but, as that amount has been transferred
to the statutory roll, there is actually no change. The words “ for
breeding purposes” have been omitted from the paragraph. This
will prevent the use of any part of the appropriation for the) r-
chase of animals for any purpose.

Dairy industry (page 13, line 13).—There is an apparent incr se
in this item of $101,460, but, as $15,560 has been transferred to |e
statutory roll, the actual increase is $117,020. This sum will be ud
as follows:

1. For the extension of the dairy farming investigations « 1
demonstrations, $27,900.

2. For dairy manufacturing work, including creamery and chee
factory investigations, $35,500.

3. For dairy research work, $15,220.

4. For market-milk investigations, $23,400.

5. For the inauguration of work in the improvement of dai
products produced and consumed on the farm, $15,000.

Animal husbandry (page 13, line 17).—There is an appare
increase in this item of $41,980, but, as $11,820 has been transferr
to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $53,800. Th
sum will be used as follows:

1. For studies of beef production in the corn belt, in cooperatio
with the Office of Farm Management, $2,500.

2. For farm sheep investigations, $3,800.

3. For farm sheep demonstrations, in cooperation with the State
Relations Service and the agricultural colleges, $25,000.

4. For the extension of the pig-club work, $12,500.

5. For the extension of the poultry-club work, $10,000.

Diseases of animals (page 14, line 7).—There is an apparent
decrease in this item of $3,420, but, as that amount has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Hog cholera (page 14, line 19).—There is an apparent increase in
this item of $53,100, but, as $6,900 has been transferred to the
statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $60,000. This sum will
be used for the field hog-cholera work as distinguished from the
work connected with the enforcement of the virus-serum-toxin act.
The allotment for the current fiscal year for hog-cholera field work
is $150,000. In addition there remains a balance of approximately
$45,000 from the appropriation made by the act of February 23,
1914, so that a total of $195,000 is available for this purpose. With
the additional $60,000 there will be available for the fiscal year 1918
$210,000, or only $15,000 more than the amount that will be expended
for this work during the current year.

Dourine (page 15, line 9).—There is an apparent increase in this
item of $24,000, but, as $1,000 has been transferred to the statutory
roll, there is an actual increase of $25,000. New language has been
added providing that $50,000 shall be immediately available, so as to
allow the department to place inspectors in the field during the
spring and early summer, when the work can be done most advan-
tageously.

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Administrative expenses (page 15, line 12).—There is an apparent
decrease in this item of $3,500, but, as that amount has been trans-

ferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

MEAT INSPECTION (page 15, line 17).

There is an apparent increase in this item of $157,120, but, as $6,860

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BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 16, line 2).

been transferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase
5163,980. Of this increase, $22,380 covers the transfer of 25 places
m the statutory roll. The remaining $141,600 will be used for the
ployment of additional inspectors.

The statutory roll of the Bureau of Plant Industry carries an
yparent increase of $1,140, but an actual decrease of $15,040, as
dicated in detail in the following table:

‘ansfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds have

been correspondingly reduced:
clerk class 1, from pomological investigations___________ $1, 200

1
1
3
2

bo

1
4

1

clerks, at $900 each, from forest pathology, economie and
systematic botany, and forage-crop investigations_____
clerks, at $840 each, from horticultural investigations and
LOLA Se-CLOp INVESLISAUONS 1 tse eye Nene ey ee ee
messengers, messenger boys, or laborers, at $600 each,
from bacteriology and nutrition and Arlington farm__
laboratory aid, from soil-fertility investigations________
laboratory aid or clerk, from cotton and truck diseases__
laboratory aid, from bacteriology and nutrition_________
laborers, messengers, or messenger boys, at $480 each; 1
from crop physiology, 2 from bacteriology and nutri-
tion, 1 from sugar-beet investigations, and 1 from pur-
chase and distribution of valuable seeds_____________
laborer or charwoman, from purchase and distribution
OF ‘Valuabletseedstitrtt 2s). cd. Sie peal? 1s DAR e eer)
laborer or messenger boy, from bacteriology and nutri-

messenger boys, at $360 each, from forest pathology,
pomological investigations, foreign seed and plant in-
troduction, and purchase and distribution of valuable
Seeds) 2) =24 44-3 214 en AE ee RE Ae) ey 8
messenger boy, from pomological investigations_________

1, 000
2, 700
1, 680
1, 200
1, 440
1, 200

720

2, 400
480
420

1, 440
300

¢

——-—._. $16, 180

Transfer to other bureaus:

Peep © De

clerk class 3, to statutory roll, Bureau of Markets______
clerks class 1, to statutory roll, Bureau of Markets___--_-
clerks, at $1,020 each, to statutory roll, Bureau of

10 IE Wed 12) Speer a gn Sy RS eared ates! See eee ee ed > Sa
clerks, at $1,000 each, to statutory roll, Bureau of

clerks, at $900 each, to statutory roll, Bureau of Markets_
clerk, to statutory roll, Bureau of Markets_-----------~
clerk, to statutory roll, office of the Secretary____--___-_
laboratory aid, to statutory roll, Bureau of Markets____-

AGTISI) CECTERSH) i) tte. Soot) ee eee es

AMMATeNL INGPERSC s2e 7) A ee

Change of title:

1
1

clerk class 2, in lieu of 1 assistant superintendent of

ROCG WATEGhHOUSE 22 Se te Ee er eee See ee
clerk, $1,020, in lieu of 1 seed warehouseman_______--____

1, 600
2, 400

2, 040

3, 000
3, 600
840
720

840

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GENERAL EXPENSES.

Plant-discase investigations (page 18, line 12).—There is an in-
crease in this item of $24,000, which will be used as follows:

1. For extending the investigations relating to the control of root
rot and similar tobacco diseases, $6,000.

2. For investigating a widespread bacterial disease of sweet corn,
known as “Stewart’s disease,” $5,000. :

3. For investigating a new bacterial disease of wheat found in
Kansas during the past year, $38,000.

4. For the organization and maintenance of a plant-disease survey,
$10,000. New language authorizing this work has been added to the
paragraph.

Fruit-disease investigations (page 18, line 15).—There is an in-
crease in this item of $7,800, which will be used as follows:

1. For investigating the cause of cranberry rot, $4,000.

2. To develop methods for the control of fruit rots and spots, and
to extend the work on prune and cherry diseases, $3,800.

Citrus canker (page 18, line 17).—There is an increase in this item
of $180,000. This sum is made immediately available so as to enable
the department to continue the campaign against citrus canker dur-
ing the current fiscal year, the funds carried in the appropriation
act for 1917 being insufficient for that purpose. New language has
been added requiring, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, contributions or appropriations by State, county, or local au-
thorities, or by individuals or organizations, as a condition precedent
to the expenditure of the $250,000 provided for the fiscal year 1918.

Forest pathology (page 19, line 11).—There is an apparent de-
crease in this item of $1,260, but, as that amount has been transferred
to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Cotton and truck diseases (page 19, line 18).—There is an ap-
parent increase in this item of $23,800, but, as $1,200 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $25,000.
This amount will be used as follows:

1. For testing and perfecting methods of controlling fungous dis-
eases of watermelons, $5,000.

2. For investigating tomato phoma rot, lettuce drop, and celery
leaf blight, soft rot, and heart rot, $5,000.

3. For inaugurating investigations upon tomato diseases in the
trucking districts, $5,000.

4. For the development of the truck-crop extension work in the
nae and West in cooperation with the States Relations Service,

8,000.

5. For investigating various bean diseases and for promoting the
propagation and distribution of disease-free seed, $5,000.

6. For investigating alfalfa crown wart, alfalfa yellows, clover
sickness, and the various rots, leaf spots, and other diseases of forage
plants, $2,000.

Five thousand dollars has been made immediately available so as
to enable the department to conduct work relating to destructive
truck-crop diseases during the winter and spring of 1918.

Crop physiology (page 19, line 21).—There is an apparent de-
crease in this item of $480, but, as that amount has been transferred
to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL. EL

Soil bacteriology (page 19, line 23).—There is an apparent de-
crease in this item of $2.700, but, as that amount has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Sou-fertility investigations (page 20, line 5).—There is an ap-
parent decrease in this item of $1,440, but, as that amount has been
transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Crop acclimatization and fiber-plant investigations (page 20, line’
10).—There is an apparent increase in this item of $32,430, but, as
the fiber-plant investigations now conducted under the item for
“Crop technology and fiber-plant investigations,” with the accom-
panying allotment of $7,430, has been transferred to this paragraph,
there is an actual increase of $25,000. This sum will be used for en-
larging the fiber-plant investigations, with a view to determine the
feasibility of increasing the production of hard fibers outside of the
Continental United States. New language has been added specifically
authorizing the inclusion of this work under this paragraph.

Drug-plant, poisonous-plant, physiological, and fermentation in-
vestigations (page 20, line 16).—There is an increase in this item of
$5,000, which will be used in enlarging the study of the biochemical
basis of disease immunity in plants.

Crop-technology investigations (page 20, line 20).—There is an
apparent decrease in this item of $830, but, as $7,430, the present
allotment for fiber-plant investigations, has been transferred to the
item for crop-acclimatization investigations, there is an actual in-
crease of $6,600. This amount will be used in extending the scope of
the investigations with reference to the relationship of the different
species of nematodes to agricultural operations.

Seed testing (page 20, line 24).—There is an increase in this item
of $3,000 to enable the department to provide for the additional work
necessitated by the amendment of the seed-importation act carried in
the appropriation act for 1917.

Cereal investigations (page 21, line 11).—There is an increase in
this item of $12,000, which will be used as follows:

1. For enlarging the field studies of the best methods of producing
wheat, rye, and barley, $4,000.

2. For investigating conditions under which the usual seed treat-
ments will not prevent bunt or stinking smut of wheat, and to ex-
tend the application of seed treatments in regions where they may
be most effective, $4,500.

3. For extending the work relating to the production of cereals in
the South, $3,500.

Tobacco investigations (page 21, line 22).—There is an increase in
this item of $4,500. This sum will be used in developing methods for
eliminating the losses of tobacco resulting from weather conditions.

Paper-plant investigations (page 21, line 24).—There is an in-
crease in this item of $5,920. This sum will be used for installing a
flax-tow machine for the purpose of determining the comparative
commercial value of flax tow as a material for paper making.

Alkali and drought resistant plant imvestigations (page 22,
line 3).—There is an increase in this item of $2,000, which will be
used for extending the work in the breeding of drought-resistant
field crops and in completing tests of new strains of alfalfa and
brome grass.

12 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL.

Sugar- plant iNVE stigations (page 22, line 5)—There is an
apparent increase in this item of $45 520; but as $480 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll and as the chemical investigations of

table-sirup manufacture, carrying an allotment of $4,000, have been
transferred from this item to the Bureau of Chemistry, there is an
actual increase of $9,000. This sum will be used as follows:

1. For the extension of the experimental work with cane sirup,
SL 200,

. For economic and technical investigations as to the status of
Ha, sorghum industry, $5,000.

3. For experimental work in the control of the sugar-beet nema-
Was $1,000.

4. For investigating, in cooperation with the Bureau of Ento-
mology, the curly-top disease of sugar beets, $1,500.

The language of the paragraph has been ‘amended so as to include
the sor ehum ‘investigations and to exclude the chemical investiga-
tions, W vhich are transferred to the Bureau of Chemistry, as indi-
cated above.

Investigations in economic and . systematic botany (page 22,
line 18).—There is an apparent decrease in this item of $900, but
as that amount has been transferred to the statutory roll there is
actually no change.

Dry-land agriculture investigations (page 22, line 21).—There is
no change in the amount of this item, but the language has been
amended in the interest of clarity.

Pomological investigations (page 23, line 13).—There is an
apparent decrease in this item of $2,860, but as that amount has
been transferred to the statutory roll there is actually no change.

Horticultural investigations (page 24, line 1)—There is an
apparent increase in this item of $6,660, but as $840 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll and as the w ork connected with the
propagation and cultivation of bulbs, carrying an allotment of
$7,500, has been transferred from the item for the “ Purchase and
distribution of valuable seeds,” there is actually no change.

Arlington farm (page 24, line 5).—There is an apparent increase
in this item of $6,900, but as $600 has been transferred to the statu-
tory roll there is an actual increase of $7,500. This sum will provide
for the expenses incident to the utilization of 60 additional acres of
recently reclaimed land on the Arlington experimental farm.

Foreign seed and plant intr oduction (page 24, line 12).—There is an
apparent increase in this item of $22,640, but as $360 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll there is an actual increase of $23,000.
This sum will be used as follows:

1. For developing metheds for the protection of new plant intro-
ductions and for their propagation under ccnditions designed to pre-
vent the entry of new and dangerous plant diseases and insect pests,
$8,500.

2. To provide necessary buildings at the Miami, Fla., field station,
$2.500.

3. For enlarging the facilities at the Chico, Cal., station, $2,000.

4. For the establishment of a plant-introduction field station at
Bellingham, Wash., $10,000.

Purchase, testing, and distribution of new and rare seeds, and
forage-crop investigations (page 24, line 19).—There is an apparent

4

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL. 13

decrease in this item of $1,740, but as that amount has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll there is actually no change.

PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF VALUABLE SEEDS (page 25, line 10).

There is an apparent decrease in this item of $8,820, but, as $1,320
has been transferred to the statutory roll and $7,500 to the item for
horticultural investigations, as already explained, there is actually no
change in the amount for seed distribution.

FOREST SERVICE.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 28, line 2).
There is an apparent increase in the statutory roll of $86,600,

but an actual increase of $960, as indicated in detail in the following
table:

Promotions:
1 chief of office of accounts and fiscal agent from $2,500. to $2,620_-_ $120
7 district fiscal agents from $2,000 each to $2,120 each____________ S840
NCHS INGTeAS@s SF Ma REN) el ht Fa et te ee See a 960

Transfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds have been cor-
respondingly reduced:

1 inspector of records, from general administration________ $2, 400
imcenks. trom, seneral administration. 2-2. ae eee 1, 400
22 clerks, at $1,200 each—19 from national forests, 2 from
general administration, and 1 from survey of lands_______ 26, 400
6 clerks, at $1,100 each—5 from national forests and 1 from
MCC MGi rales unde CLASSIN CALOM = 255 ese ee en 6, 600
2 elerks, at $1,020 each, from national forests______________ 2, 040

11 clerks, at $900 each—6 from national forests, 2 from
maintenance and supplies, 1 from agricultural land classi-
fication, 1 from survey of lands, and 1 from forest

Ap ECCYOUUMCH SS opp aay Sea Sa Ts a ee te eee ee 9, 900
1 draftsman or surveyor, from survey of lands_____________ 1, 800
2 draftsmen or surveyors, at $1,600 each, from agricultural
esavol eV SUS a isch oy 1) aoe ee ee ee CP I eee See sae Pe ee 3, 200
12 draftsmen or surveyors, at $1,500 each—6 from agricul-
tural land classification and 6 from survey of lands______ 18, 000
3 draftsmen, at $1,400 each, 2 from survey of lands and 1 ‘
frony agricultural land’ elassificatione® —-2 2 ~_ = 7 4, 200
2 draftsmen, at $1,200 each, from agricultural land cClassifi-
CoP LOR Ts oe ss ee Se ae ee ee ee 2, 400
4 draftsmen or map colorists, at $900 each, from agricultural
HMONG A SSICAClOU:: Soe et ee ee ee eee ee 3, 600
(err penter, LrOul LOLeSh DLOGUCES! = assess ee eee 1, 000
8 laboratory aids and engineers, at $900 each, from forest
WOOO UST sa aC Oe OE ede rly Ae pee eee 2, 700
85, 640
Pu eb ere dser! Oh, fms | ak i bee a eee 86, 600

GENERAL EXPENSES.

_ National forests (page 32, line 3).—There is an apparent increase
in the items for the individual forests and for the general adminis-
trative expenses connected therewith of $16,060, but, as $41,940 has
been transferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of
$58,000. There have been a number of adjustments in the appro-
priations for the individual forests, increases being made in some
cases and decreases in others, and five forests being eliminated

14 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL.

through consolidation with other forests. The increase will be used
as follows:

1. For the employment of additional short-term lookouts, patrol-
men, and guards for fire protection, $27,400.

2. For additional scalers and for expenses incident to the increased
timber sales, $22,200.

3. For additional grazing examiners, $8,400.

New language has been added to the item for the Nebraska Na-
tional Forest (page 35, line 22), authorizing the department to.
acquire two small tracts of land needed in carrying on the nursery
work provided by the paragraph. :

The following new language has been added to the item for addi-
tional national forests to be created under the Weeks Forestry Act
(page 39, line 11):

Provided, That hereafter all moneys received on account of permits for hunt-
ing, fishing, or camping on lands acquired under authority of said act, or any
amendment or extension thereof, shall be disposed of as is provided by existing
law for the disposition of receipts from national forests.

It may be appropriate at this point to call attention to the fact that
the receipts from the national forests for the fiscal year 1916 were
greater than for 1915 by $342,071.36, and totaled $2,823,540.71. There
was an increase in timber receipts of $237,458.56; in grazing receipts
of $79,719.59; in water-power rentals of $12,145.88; and in receipts
from other sources of $12,747.33.

Classification of lands for homesteads (page 40, line 17).—There is
an apparent decrease in this item of $21,600, but, as that amount has
been transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Entry surveys (page 40, line 21).—There is an apparent decrease
in this item of $15,700, but, as that amount has been transferred to
the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Supplies and equipment (page 41, line 16).—There is an apparent
increase in this item of $10,700, but, as $1,800 has been transferred
to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $12,500. This sum
will be used for the purchase of additional equipment and supplies
for the forest products laboratory.

Forest products (page 41, line 19).—There is an apparent increase
in this item of $20,400, but, as $4,600 has been transferred to the
statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $25,000. This sum, with
the new language added to the paragraph, makes provision for
demonstrations on a commercial scale of the results of laboratory
investigations with forest products.

National-forest range investigations (page 42, line 4).—There is
an increase in this item of $5,000, which will be used in extending
the grazing and range investigations.

Reconnoissance (page 42, line 17).—There is an increase in this
item of $10,000, which will be used as follows:

1. For additional range reconnoissance, $6,000.

2. For the examination and appraisal of additional areas under
application for timber sales, $4,000.

Permanent improvements on national forests (page 43, line 1).—
There is an increase in this item of $50,000. This sum, with the new
language which has been added to the paragraph, makes provision
for the construction and maintenance of boundary and drift fences,

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL. 15

stock driveways and bridges and counting corrals, and for the
development of stock-watering places.

Weeks law administrative expenses in Washington (page 48, line
23).—The language of this paragraph has been amended so as to
increase by $10,000 the amount which may be expended in Washing-
ton for the administration of the Weeks Forestry Act and to author-
ize the transfer to Washington of some of the experienced title attor-
neys in order to facilitate the acquisition of lands under the act.

Utilization of mineral resources of lands acquired under the Weeks
law (page 44, line 12).—In order to insure the permanency of this
provision, the word “ hereafter” has been inserted.

BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 44, line 24).

_ There is an apparent increase in this item of $47,520, but an actual
increase of $16,140, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Promotions :
1 executive clerk, from $2,000 to $2,120______________- Je _L $120
1 food and drug inspector, from $2,000 to $2,120____________ 120
—— $240
New places:
SeCEREGNClASS rt! Vt a Wier she! RO) EEE EA ee Seren, peers, oe 3, 600
ietoodv and! Aruchinspectora sls Pe by eT eee ee ee 2, 500
7 food and drug inspectors, at $1,400 each_________________ 9, 800
15, 900
16, 140
Place dropped:
iefood and: drug: inspector_f le. S20 = Sees eee ae eee 2, 250
Actual’ increase. 222. SLD hs A ee 2 ee 13, 890
Transfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds have
been correspondingly reduced :
1 food and drug inspector from food and drugs__-------~--- 2, 250
OV Clen ks Class)2 4, Lh0Iny fOOd ands ARES =e see 2, 800
AiGrcleriks Class Io stron 100 and ORUGS= = ee eee 19, 200
I clerk trom foodand dries i tt See ee eee eee 1, 100
feeleni: from: food) and aries 2. = Se eee eee 1, 02
2 laboratory helpers, messenger boys, or laborers, at $720
each: from foodand drugss2 =. oes eee 1, 440
6 laboratory helpers, messenger boys, or laborers, at $600
each, 5 from food and drugs and 1 from color investi-
ORIN OTIS eee ee ee eee eek eee 3, 600
i Sampler from food) and) drugs=225 2-422 s) sees See 1, 200
1 messenger boy or laborer from food and drugs__---------~ 480
1 messenger boy or laborer from food and drugs_---------- 480
33, 630
Apparent increase__._.--------__-._----+-_-+------1-------~.=-=- 47, 520

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Poultry and eggs investigations (page 47, line 12).—There is an
increase in this item of $10,000, which will be used for extending
the demonstrations of methods of handling, packing, storing, and
shipping of poultry and eggs and for laboratory research work. _

Fish investigations (page 47, line 18).—There is an increase in
this item of $4,600. This sum will be used for extending the in-
vestigations relating to the handling and shipping of fish.

16 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL.

Biological investigations (page 48, line 1).—There is an in-
crease in this item, of $5,000, which will be used for investigating
the nutritive value of a number of stock feeds.

Citrus by-products (page 48, line 5).—There is an increase 1n
this item of $4,920. This sum will be used for investigations relat-
ing to the utilization of citrus by-products and for investigating
and developing methods for determining maturity in fruits and
vegetables, the latter work being specifically authorized by the addi-
tion of new language. :

Color investigations (page 48, line 10).—There is an apparent
decrease in this item of $600, but, as that amount has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change. New
language has been added authorizing repairs, alterations, improve-
ments, or additions to a building on the Arlington experimental
farm used in connection with the investigations.

Investigation of the manufacture of table sirup (page 48, line
15).—This appears as a new item at this place. The work, however,
is now done under the sugar beet and table sirup item in the Bureau
of Plant Industry, as already explained. There is no change in
the amount involved.

Enforcement of the food and drugs act (page 48, line 17).—There
is an apparent decrease in this item of $9,430, but, as $35,630 has
been transferred to statutory rolls, there is an actual increase of
$26,200. This sum will be used to provide for the normal develop-
ment of the inspection work, to meet the continued advance in the
price of chemicals and chemical apparatus, and to provide for the
mcreased work under the net weight and Sherley amendments to the
food and drugs act.

BUREAU OF SOILS.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 49, line 18).

There is an apparent increase in this item of $2,340, but an actual,
increase of $120, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Promotion:
1 ichie® clerk; from. $2,000; 40. $2)1200 22) eee ee eee $120
Actual inerease 22 Usage ee TS SE Eek eke | 2 See a $120:
Transfers from lump fund of this bureau, which fund has been
correspondingly reduced:

1 laboratory helper, from investigation of fertilizer resources__ 840
1 machinist, from investigation of fertilizer resources_________ 1, 380
2, 220
>?
Apparent, Increase {6228 tos eo ee ee ee 2, 340

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Chemical investigations (page 50, line 19).—There is an increase
in this item of $5,000, which will be used as follows:

1. To enlarge the facilities for making chemical analyses of soils
required in connection with the soil-survey work, $2,000.

2. To meet the increased demand from other bureaus of the de-
partment for routine analytical work, $1,000.

3. To extend the investigations in the liming of soils, $2,000.

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘ 17

Investigations of fertilizer resources (page 51, line 6).—There is
an apparent decrease in this item of $2,220, but, as that amount has
been transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Soil-survey investigations (page 51, line 9).—There is an increase
in this item of $30,000, which will be used for extending the soil-
survey work.

POTASH INVESTIGATIONS (page 51, line 20).

No appropriation is included in the bill for this work, but a para-
graph has been inserted making available, until expended, the un-
expended balance of the appropriation of $175,000 included in the
appropriation act for the fiscal year 1917.

BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 52, line 7).

. There is an apparent increase in this item of $3,500, but an actual
increase of $500, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Promotion:

Hechier.of bureau, from $4,500 to $5,000. 2 2 eee $500
New places:

2 charwomen, at $240 @0@h A555) eae ee

Place dropped:
fie CHa WW OUI = 3 ek ea he ee ee 480

PN GUT ANT CT CASO 2 ot ee a ee 500
Transfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds have been cor-
respondingly reduced:
1 @lerk class 3, from miscellaneous insects_i1_) ~~~ J_ =. 5 $1. 600
1 clerk class 2, from cereal and forage insects______________ 1. 400

Apparenteimcrease =) ets) Uh aah es etry pits eet ae 3, 500

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Deciduous fruit-insect investigations (page 53, line 14).—There is
an increase in this item of $17,600, which will be used as follows:

1. To enlarge the work with chestnut weevils and miscellaneous
nut insects, $2,600.

2. To establish a field laboratory in the Ozark Mountain region of
Arkansas, $5,000. __

3. To establish a field station in one of the New England States
for work in connection with the apple-tree tent caterpillar, $8,000.

4. To enlarge the work on insecticides, $2,000.

Cereal and forage insect investigations (page 53, line 16).—There
is an apparent increase in this item of $8,600, but, as $1,400 has been
transferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of
$10,000. This sum will be used in conducting special investigations
with reference to the Hessian fly.

Southern field-crop insect investigations (page 53, line 19).—There
is an increase in this item of $10,000. This sum will be used for in-
vestigational work relating to the cotton-boll weevil.

H. Rept. 1248, 64-2 2

18 ‘ AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL.

Truck-crop and stored-product insect investigations (page 53, line
24).—There is an increase in this item of $5,000, which will be used
for extending the investigations, in cooperation with the Bureau of
Plant Industry, in the control of the insect carriers of plant diseases.

Miscellaneous insect investigations (page 54, line 11).—There is
an apparent decrease in this item of $1,600, but, as that amount has
been transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 55, line 15).

There is an apparent increase in this item of $2,340, but an actual
increase of $1,200, as indicated in detail in the following table:
New place:
| Bate} Kes lta ks Pfau Us Se ae ESE ee ee EZ Ep ibis © RUS 8 gee ee $1, 200
‘A COUAT IN GrEd SO Lee Aeane ose Meee L LL Deer ae es eee he eee ta Cea ee $1, 260
Transfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds have
been correspondingly reduced :

ivelerk 7irom biological yinvestigapious! oes eae ee 900
1 charwoman, from administrative expenses______-_-_______ 240
1,140
Apparent increase, 22.2 8 So Se) ee ee 2, 340

Change of title:
1 clerk, $900. in lieu of 1 draftsman, $900.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Enforcement of the Lacey Act (page 56, line 6).—There is an
increase in this item of $7,400 to provide for the more adequate en-
forcement of the Lacey Act.

Maintenance of mammal and bird reservations (page 56, line 18).—
There is an increase in this item .of $5,000 to provide for more
adequate protection of some of the 70 Federal bird reservations and
5 large-game reservations.

Sullys Till Game Preserve (page 57, line 7).—There is no change
in the amount of this item, but new language has been added author-
izing the maintenance of the preserve out of the funds provided by
the paragraph.

Food -habits of birds and mammals and destruction of predatory
animals (page 57, line 13).—There is a decrease in this item of
$5,000. The work of investigating the diseases of wild ducks in
Utah will be completed during the present fiscal year, and accord-
ingly the proviso carrying $5,000 for that purpose has been elimi-
nated. The paragraph has been amended so as to authorize the
destruction of predatory animals which prey upon wild game.

Biological investigations (page 58, line 7).—There is an apparent
decrease in this item of $900, but, as that amount has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Administrative expenses (page 58, line 19).—There is an apparent
increase in this item of $2,440, but, as $240 has been transferred to
the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $2,680. This sum
will provide for increased administrative expenses incident to the
enlarged activities of the bureau.

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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
STATUTORY SALARTES (page 59, line 2).

There is an increase in the statutory roll of $240, as indicated in
detail in the following table:

Promotions:

ieeasnier ands ehiet- Clerks from: SOOO Une Creer ee ean, $120
iedeputy disbursing clerk, fromens.000) toga 20s ao eee ee 120
Meine increase 524s os. he oe ee eo 240

Change of title:
1 clerk class 2, in lieu of 1 custodian of records and files, $1,400.

DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 59, line 13).

There is an actual increase in this item of $4,990, as indicated in
the following table:

Promotions:
AU GMER OL GiVISIONN So,000' TO bonlpOs 2s Sees ee eee $250
1 assistant in charge of illustrations, from $2,100 to $2,220___ 120
1 assistant in charge of document section, from $2,000 to
552274 | (een tie AGREE oe Napa has pee. SN, MEAL A Py a eee pen ged 3 he 100
$470
New places:
SHOrIiisman. OF photoszrapher. = bee oe sees sees eee ee Ae 1, 200
TRON CCU SS Lt aa ka, Na! 3g Crk ee ee 1, 200
2, 400
Transfers from funds of other bureaus, which funds have been cor-
respondingly reduced :
1 draftsman or photographer, from cotton futures act, Bureau
Ol MVISISR EES) 22 Fee Pte ee ee ee ee eee 1, 400
1 clerk class 1, from statutory roll, office of the Secretary_____ 1, 200
2, 600
5, 470
Transfer to statutory roll, office of Secretary, and this roll cor-
respondingly reduced :
TIC EVA Petteh Meee ay AE one De nel ee ae ene nes. eee oe = 480
ACH MN GREASe UL EL are ae reer ry Jae PIE ee. SP » 4, 990

Change of title:
1 lantern-slide colorist, $840, in lieu of 1 skilled laborer, $840.
1 assistant in document section, $1,400, in lieu of 1 forewoman, $1,400.
17 skilled laborers, messengers, or messenger boys, at $720 each, in lieu
of 15 skilled laborers at $720 each and 2 messengers at $720 each.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Labor-saving machinery (page 60, line 23).—There is an increase
in this item of $500 to provide for the purchase of a new cutting
machine.

Office furniture and fixtures (page 61, line 1).—There is an in-
crease in this item of $320, which will be used for the purchase of
four additional fireproof storage cabinets.

Photographic equipment (page 61, line 2).—There is an increase
in this item of $11,000, which will be used as follows:

1. To provide for the increase in the volume of photographic work
and to meet the advance in the cost of materials, $1,000.

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2. For the development of the motion-picture work of the depart-
ment, $10,000. New language has been added authorizing the de-
partment to loan, rent, or sell copies of films under such regulations
as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe. .

BUREAU OF CROP ESTIMATES.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 61, line 20).

There is an actual increase in this item of $6,260, as indicated in
detail in the following table:

New places:

DV CLETKS CLASS eps ee I a ease Oe BRR $3,200
Ps@lerk228 oe Sots Ss a a ee Be ee ee 990
3-messengers or laborers, at $720 each____________ ae bea ho Te 2, 160

ACGUIAN TIME EASC: See tee at ons ek eae SO ee ee eee 6, 260

GENERAL EXPENSES.

New language has been added (page 62, line 11) to the introductory
paragraph requiring that the Monthly Crop Report shall be printed
and distributed on or before the 12th day of each month.

Field investigations (page 62, line 18).—There is an increase in
this item of $11,094, which will be used as follows:

1. For the promotion of six field employees now receiving salaries
in excess of $1,800 per annum, $720.

2. For the appointment of three assistant truck-crop and fruit-
crop specialists, $4,824.

3. To cover the traveling expenses of the three new agents ($1,500
each), $4,500.

4. For necessary*supphes, telegraph and telephone charges, and
miscellaneous expenses for the three new agents, $1,050.

LIBRARY.
STATUTORY SALARTES (page 62, line 24).

_ There is an apparent increase in this item of $1,740; but an actual
increase of $740, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Promotion:

LE librariansfromys2:O00moOss2:200 tis es eee eee ee $200
New place:
AY y (ClO re eee hee Ss eget reel ete ea eo Sere er te es aera 900
— $1, 100
Place dropped:
i messenger, messen¢er’ boyiforVahborers 2 ee eee 360
Actual imeredse d= 22 Se ee ee AC ee a er ee ee 740

Transfer from lump fund of this office, which fund has been correspond-
ingly reduced:
T Glerk 22 ope <2) oe ee ee eee 1, 000

Apparent increase Leet: sie eee ee ee ee ee 1, 740
GENERAL EXPENSES (page 63, line 9).

There is an apparent increase in this item of $4,000, but as $1,00u
has been transferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase
of $5,000. This sum will provide for the purchase of additional
books and periodicals needed in the work of the department.

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL. 21

RENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

_ Rent of buildings (page 64, line 10).—There is an increase in this
item of $20,000, which will be used to provide the additional space
made necessary by the enlarged activities of the department.

STATES RELATIONS SERVICE.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 64, line 15).
There is an apparent increase in the statutory roll of $7,780, but

a actual increase of $240, as indicated in detail in the following
table:

Promotions:

il chiet clerk “from $2000 tov$2 120 Feber eae $120
iL financial clerk, from $2:000) t0eS24 20s 2 eee 120
AVCCUAIF INCECRSC.. ti a eet a Oe ee ee ee ee oe $240

Transfers from lump funds of this service, which funds have been
correspondingly reduced :
1 clerk class 2, from farmers’ cooperative demonstrations—

North. ands Wiel 22 =P a ee be oh ee 1, 400
2 clerks, at $1,000 each, from farmers’ cooperative demonstra-
EGNOS SIN Otis VV OS Us ae ne apa a 2, 000

3 clerks, at $900 each, 2 from farmers’ cooperative demonstra-
tions—North and West, and 1 from farmers’ cooperative

demonstrations——SGuph oe = ee ee 2, TOO
1 clerk, from farmers’ cooperative demonstrations—South_____ 840
1 messenger, messenger boy, or laborer, from ‘general adminis-
tratives Expenses 22h) bee Bele wee Pr tally wy Ee ay) eee 600
7, 540
Anparent “IN Credsee a] == =" 5. k= ee se Se re eee ee 7, 780

Change of title: ;

1 messenger, messenger boy, or laborer, $720, in lieu of 1 clerk, $720.

1 messenger, messenger boy, or laborer, $720, in lieu of 1 clerk or pho-
tographer, $720.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Administration of Hatch, Adams, and agricultural extension acts
(page 65, line 22).—There is an increase in this item of $10,000,
which will be used in connection with the administration of the
agricultural extension act. New language has been added author-
izing expenditures under this paragraph in the administration of
the agricultural experiment stations in Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico,
and Guam.

Farmers’ cooperative demonstrations outside of the cotton belt

age 66, line 20).—There is an apparent increase in this item of
$100,000, but, as $5,200 has been transferred to the statutory roll,
there is an actual increase of $105,200. This sum will be used to
promote the more rapid and adequate development of county agent
work in the Northern and Western States, to promote the more
rapid development of boys’ and girls’ club work, to extend the
work in farm management demonstrations, and to develop the ex-
tension work among farm women.

Farmers’ cooperative demonstrations in the South (page 66, line
24).—There is an apparent decrease in this item of $1,740, but, as
that amount has been transferred to the statutory roll, there is
actually no change.

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Insular experiment stations (page 67, line 22).—There is an in-
crease in this item of $12,000. Of this sum, $10,000, which is made
immediately available, will be used in the establishment of a station
in the Matanuska V alley authorized by the new language in the
paragraph; the remaining $2,000 will be used for the “deve elopment
of the work at the other Alaska experiment stations.

Home-economics investigations (page 68, line 14).—There is an
‘nerease in this item of $14,780. This sum will be used as follows

1. For investigations relating to the canning of meats in the
home, $2.500.

2. For the study of the value in the diet of various prepara-
tions of macaroni, starches, buckwheat, and other cereals and cereal
se $4,000.

For studying the problems of household management and
cguipeend $5. 000.

4. For collecting and summarizing existing knowledge of home
economics, $3,280.

Administrative expenses (page 68, line 23).—There is an apparent
decrease in this item of $600, but, as that amount has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS AND RURAL ENGINEERING.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 69, line 7).

There is an apparent increase in the statutory roll of $7,480, but an
actual increase of $500, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Promotions:
CITE CTOR Erol S4) 5000 Topi OO se ok res Se ie a ee $500

AN CHAN EA aL TY? ESO sg ee ll lA ee 500
Transfers from lump funds of this office, which funds have been corre-
spondingly reduced :

I eqitone TrOmMMnOag: Mamas Sree eee ee ee $2, 500
1 clerk, from road building and maintenance... 1, 000
tL Vaboratonyi aids: rote: @ ac eis ce islet meee eee nee eee 960
1 messenger, laborer, or messenger boy, from road material__ 600
i skilled laborer) tromafarm drainage 225 2) sak ee 720
AUG aL Leroaksh avs ONO Ocean isa! IH Aly Kee FiO N meme ol Smee Bats pl os ke oe! 720
2 charwomen, at $240 each, from farm irrigation and farm
Graingeet s Cech, Coy A eee Ee Le Se ee 480
6, 980
ADDAT EME Mer Ca Se see es a se ae ene ie Ibe aerate Go eet et ae 7, 480

Change of title:
1 clerk, $1,900, in lieu of 1 chief clerk, $1,900.

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Road management investigations (page 70, line 20).—There is an
apparent increase in this item of $1,500, but, as $2,500 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $4,000.
This sum will be used in the study of State highway systems and in
obtaining information which will be of service to the Federal Goy-
ernment and to the States in connection with the Federal-aid road act.

Road building and maintenance investigations (page 70, line 23).—
There is an apparent decrease in this item of $1,000, but, as that
amount has been transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually
no change.

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION BILL. 23

Foad-material investigations (page 71, line 3).—There is an ap-
parent increase in this item of $13.440, but, as $1,560 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $15,000.
This sum will be used to meet the increased demand for tests of road-
building materials incident to the administration of the Federal aid
road act.

Farm irrigation investigations (page 71, line 14).—There is an
apparent decrease in this item of $960, but, as that amount has been
transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Farm drainage investigations (page 72, line 3).—There is an ap-
parent decrease in this item of $960, but, as that amount has been
transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.

Special rural engineering problems (page 72, line 18).—There is
an increase in this item of $5,000 to extend the investigations of farm
engineering problems. New language has been added authorizing
the erection outside of the District of Columbia of structures, such
as septic tanks, water troughs, hydraulic ram pits, etc., for experi-
mental purposes only.

Administrative expenses (page 73, line 1).—There is an increase
in this item of $3,400, which will be used to provide for the large
increase in the general administrative work.

Erection of laboratory building at Arlington (page 73, line 4).—
This is a new item. It appropriates $75,000 for the erection and
equipment of a laboratory building on the Arlington farm for per-
manent quarters for the testing and research work of the Office of
Public Roads and Rural Engineering.

BUREAU OF MARKETS.

The name of the Office of Markets and Rural Organization is
changed to Bureau of Markets.

STATUTORY SALARIES (page 73, line 15).

There is an apparent increase in the statutory roll of $68,440, but
an actual increase of $17,160, as indicated in detail in the following
table:

Promotion:

ieemenol bureau, trom $4,500 to.so,000Ls.- 6... bo ee $500
New places:
TL GIRS Sed GUase Sh ae RS Sail SE eae ae Ae eps FE eR Ae, Ss ae A $900
Mio COLA DOrenels ! 2! Cele, Eh obit) te Se 3) SE 2a 900
Tb Clarkia 01a) eee eee ee oS eS eee ee SMS eee Se ME ey mT 540
——._ 2, 340
2, 840

‘Transfers from statutory roll of Bureau of Plant Industry. which
roll has been correspondingly reduced :

SRM eel CLR rEg eR he es ce eg ei Lee ees 1, 600
ed Vyas REIS) TO hr I ieee RR Gate 2, 400
PECIOhicen aie Use enone. 2. ese lL Pees 2, 040
CLONE Sem OU Emel ae ol ARTE et ou ds ee 3, 000
ZOIOTES FA OO Ken Che s-. 25 8 Lee 1a te 8, 600
1! Gloria 2 Ga Ses Ee es Sr ee ey 840
Mi er ayer RED LE SS eS a ag ee ee ee 840
; —— 14, 320

PACT rg Vee este NN) SS ee ne 17, 160

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Transfers from lump funds of this bureau, which funds have been
correspondingly reduced :

1 administrative assistant, from administrative expenses___ $2, 500
1 clerk class 3, from administrative expenses____--_-_-____ 1, 600
1 clerk class 2, from administrative expenses_______--_---- 1, 400
7 clerks class 1—3 from marketing and distributing farm

products, 2 from administrative expenses, 1 from collect-
ing and distributing market information, and 1 from

PEAMIMSCANOATUS eee eee SPREE) CNT VEY SAND INNS 8, 400
2 clerks, at $1,100 each, from collecting and distributing
market information and rural cooperation___-~-------~ ~~ 2, 200

17 clerks, at $1,000 each, 10 from collecting and distributing
market information, 3 from administrative expenses, 2
from marketing and distributing farm products, 1 from

rural cooperation, and 1 from grain standards__------~~~ 17, 000
2 clerks, at $1,080 each, from collecting and distributing

market information and administrative expenses______-___ 2, 160
6 clerks, at $900 each, from collecting and distributing

TAPE SNOPM a blONs ts OS eb eae h ee) bs 8 5, 400
1 clerk, from collecting and distributing market informa-

HAC) Tie aes 150495) apa lay) eR ig hoe fone Ee Doe eee tas el ed $40
1 laboratory helper, from grain standardization___________ 900
3 laboratory aids, at $720 each, from grain standardization_ 2,160
1 supervising telegrapher, from collecting and distributing

MA KOEML ECORI Dt O ME! eee hy len ES Ne EN BEN i ee ee 1, 620
1 telegraph operator, from collecting and distributing market

NGUR OATES CVO) Owe See a oe Pel Es he SS ee ae Re eee ees 1, 200
1 telephone operator, from administrative expenses________ 600
1 skilled laborer, from administrative expenses____________ 900
1 AHOLeREEromeco non testing sis Seeker heey Et eee aS 660
2 messenger boys or laborers, at $480 each, from cotton-fu-

tures and administrative expenses-_*—- 1s 2 sels se 960
1 messenger boy, from collecting and distributing market

THEAWHCON AAC 3T| rs CO Gay eM Ss Sg Rae oe SS 420
immessenger boy, trom"cotton’ hutures= 2 2 ee 360

——$51, 280
ATDALCI alll ChRENSGGee 22) 6) 2 es a Se ye ee ee 68, 440

GENERAL EXPENSES,

Marketing and distribution (page 74, line 20).—There is an ap-
parent increase in this item of $4,400, but, as $5,600 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $10,000.
This sum will be used to enable the department to extend to sev-
eral additional crops the investigations relating to the establish-
ment of market grades and standards.

Market news service (page 75, line 3).—There is an apparent
increase in this item of $48,140, but, as $22,860 has been transferred
to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $71,000. Of this
sum, $40,000 is made immediately available, so that it may be used
in connection with certain crops whose commercial movement will
begin before the end of the present fiscal year. The remaining
$31,000 will be required during the fiscal year 1918 properly to carry
on the work as conducted during the present fiscal year.

Market reports on live stock and meats (page 75, line 8).—There
is an increase in this item of $1,800 to provide for the employment
of additional clerical assistance.

Cotton standardization (page 76, line 1).—There is an apparent
increase in this item of $5,000, but, as $660 has been transferred to

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the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $5,660. This sum
will be used for the purpose of conducting moisture tests.

Rural cooperation (page 76, line 10).—There is an apparent de-

crease in this item of $2,100, but, as that amount has been transferred
to the statutory roll, there is actually no change.
_ State cooperation in marketing (page 76, line 19).—There is an
increase in this item of $8,000. This sum will be used in cooperating
with additional States which will have funds available for the
purpose.

Grain standardization investigations (page 76, line 24).—This
item has been transferred from the Bureau of Plant Industry. The
language has been amended so as to eliminate the authority to fix
standards. There is an apparent increase in the item of $17,820,
but as $3,060 has been transferred to the statutory roll, there is an
actual increase of $20,880. This sum will be used to facilitate.the
investigations looking to the determination of the standards required
under the grain-standards act.

Administrative expenses (page 77, line 1).—There is an apparent
increase in this item of $605, but as $13,960 has been transferred to
the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $14,565. This sum
will provide for the increased administrative expenses incident to the
enlarged activities of the bureau.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE COTTON-FUTURES ACT.

Enforcement of the cotton-futures act (page 77, line 5).—There is
an apparent decrease in this item of $22,150, but as $2,240 has been
transferred to statutory rolls, there is an actual decrease of $19,910.

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ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES GRAIN-STANDARDS ACT.

Enforcement of the United States grain-standards act (page 77,
line 14.)—This appears as a new item under the Bureau of Markets.
However, the grain-standards act, which was included as part B of
the Agricultural appropriation act for 1917, carried an appropria-
tion of $250,000, so that there is an apparent increase for the enforce-
ment of the grain-standards act of $269,140; but, as $2,200 has been
transferred to the statutory roll, there is an actual increase of $271,-
340. This sum is needed in order to provide the requisite machinery
for the prompt and effective handling of the work involved in the
administration of the act.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT.

Administration of the United States warehouse act (page 77, line
21).—This appears as a new item under the Bureau of Markets.
However, the United States warehouse act, which was enacted as
part C of the Agricultural appropriation act for 1917, carried an
appropriation of $50,000, so that there is an actual increase of $9,620.
This sum will be required for the proper administration of the act.

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ENFORCEMENT OF THE INSECTICIDE ACT.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 78, line 5).

There is an apparent increase in the statutory roll of $480, but no
actual increase, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Transfer from lump fund of this office, which fund has been correspondingly
reduced :

ft NTESSEN Er WOW sOl LM ONer ewe ne. ae 2 eee eee eee ee Pere ore $480

1 messenger boy or laborer, $480, in lieu of 1 messenger boy____---~- $480
Change of title:

1 messenger boy or laborer, $480, in lieu of 1 messenger boy___----- $480

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Enforcement of the insecticide act (page 78, line 16).—There is an
apparent increase in this item of $7,020, but as $480 has been trans-
ferred to the statutory roll there is an actual increase of $7,500.
This sum will permit the examination of a larger number of samples
of insecticides and fungicides and will enable the department to meet
the increased cost of chemicals and other materials used in the work.

FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD.
STATUTORY SALARIES (page 79, line 5).

There is an apparent increase in the statutory roll of $6,860, but
no actual increase, as indicated in detail in the following table:

Transfers from lump fund of this board, which fund has been corre-
spondingly reduced:

PRCLOT IER CLES Sina tite wat ke aol SL She ee LU Set ts ee a $1, 800
SNe CC ES ee Y st wel 00, MN 27 (G3 0 peek RA a ER Ball EE Sead Ee a tl 2, 000
3) Clerks Fats soU0 rea Chae ew bres ee a Se 2, 700
hamMessen oer WhO yz ks ae eee eh Re er eh de Nes heats 360

ATMA EN TUMOR OHS Ce cea 2 eles | Shae ene Sahai 2a) aR ee 6, 860

GENERAL EXPENSES.

Enforcement of the plant-quarantine act (page 79, line 17).—
There is an apparent decrease in this item of $6,860, but as that
amount has been transferred to the statutory roll, there is actually
no change.

Pink boll worm of cotton (page 80, line 3).—This is a new item
and carries an appropriation of $50,000. It was recommended by
the Secretary of Agriculture in a supplemental estimate. Since the
regular estimates were submitted, the pink boll worm has been dis-
covered in the Laguna district of Mexico. This appropriation will
enable the department to take appropriate measures to prevent the
introduction of the pest into the United States or to insure its prompt
elimination if it is found to have entered.

MISCELLANEOUS.

EXPERIMENTS IN DAIRYING AND LIVE-STOCK PRODUCTION IN SEMIARID
AND IRRIGATED DISTRICTS (page 82, line 20).

There is a decrease in this item of $16,396.

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PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES (page 83, line 5).

This paragraph carries no appropriation. The amount authorized
to be expended for the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation
of passenger-carrying vehicles and motor boats is increased by
$15,000, of which $3,000 may be expended in the purchase of such
vehicles. A new paragraph has been added authorizing the exchange
of old vehicles in part payment for new vehicles.

ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH AND OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF
ANIMALS (page 84, line 8).

There is no change in the amount carried by this paragraph. The
language has been amended so as to make available during the fiscal
year 1918 the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $2,500,000
included in the appropriation act for the fiscal year 1916.

DESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES TO ADMINISTER OATHS (page 85, line 23).

A. new paragraph has been added authorizing the Secretary of
Agriculture to designate officers, agents, and employees of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture to administer oaths for use in the prosecution
of cases arising under the laws intrusted to the department for ad-
ministration. The purpose of this item is to decrease the cost of pre-
paring cases for prosecution and to eliminate to a considerable extent
the delay now experienced in getting them into court.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES RECEIVING $1,800 AND LESS
(page 87, line 1).

A new paragraph has been added providing, during the fiscal year
1918, increased compensation for employees of the Department of
Agriculture, as follows:

1. Ten per cent for employees receiving salaries or wages at a rate
per annum less than $1,200.

2. Five per cent for employees receiving salaries or wages at a
rate of not more than $1,800 per annum and not less than $1,200 per
annum.

It is estimated that this paragraph will involve approximately
12,000 employees, and that it will require approximately $900,000
to put it into effect during the fiscal year 1918.

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