The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-28

| tions: $500 for botanical Investigations
! and experiments; $50 600 for grass and for
age plant Investigations; $4,000 for seed
and plant introduction: s7.0o0 for tea cul-
ture experiments tan increase of $20QO
from last yeaD, and $50 O00 for gardens and
gounds. The total appropriation for the
Bureau Of Plant Industry represents an
increase of $4,000 over the combined APP
preparations for the previous year for the
divisions associated Ia that bureau; a
novel feature of the botanical inNestiga-
tions is the study of useful plants o. the
tropical territory Of the United States, to-
gether with the plants likely 10 he of val
ne for introduction into that section of the
country. Moreover. investigations are to
be instituted on the varieties Of wheat
and other cereals grown in the United
States and suitable for introduction. in or
der to standardize the naming of varieties
as basis for experimental work of the
State Experiment stations. and as an as
sistance in commercial grading. In CO.
operation with the Bureau of Chemistry.
also, the reason of deterioration of export
grain, particularly in regard to the effects
of the ocean voyage, is to be investigated,
together with a consideration of remedial
measures In the bill for appropriations,
special mention is made, in relation to
this Bureau, of the employment of scien-
tifc aids, class of employees to be select
ed from among pupils of agricultural col
leees.
The Bureau of Forestry has received
$lS5, $40. an increase of sos. $40 over the
previous year. The appropriation for the
Bureau of Soils amounts to SlO9 l4O, an in
crease of so $50. TINS large amount is to
be devoted. to a considerable extent, to
an extension of the tobacco investiga-
tons. which remain in charge of this bu-
reau. and the investigation and mapping
of soils in the entire country The Bu-
reau of Chemistry receives $35,S00. and is
charged with an additional duty in the
form of an investigation OF food preSer-
natives and coloring matters TO deter
mine their relation to digestion and to
health and to establish the principles
which should guide their use
An increased appropriation for general
maintenance has been given the Weather
Bureau, and. in a---.,tion, $4,000 for the
erection and equipment of buildings IN
six different places. and for laying a cable
between the mainland and Tatoosh ISL
and, Washington, masking the total APP
preparation Sl,1lS,320. The maintenance
fund of the Bureau of Animal Industry
is increased $4,000, and the inspection
work is extended so as to include dairy
products intended for expectation to for
eign countries. As such products may
be marked. stamped, or labeled, the same
as meat, so as to secure their identity and
indicate their purity and grade. it is
hoped that this new provision will tend
to place American products on better
footing In foreign markets. An approprla-
ton of S25 600 is made, in addition to one
of s. 600 last year. for animal quarantine
stations. giving the bureau grand total
of 81 .154,030
The appropriations for agricultural eX-
pertinent stations have reached the sum
of $3.50 900. including $4,000 for the Office
of Experiment Stations, and $4,000 each
for stations in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto
Rico The Hawaiian station will be To-
Gated near Honolulu on Government
reservation originally set apart by the
Provisional Government for that use.
The work to be conducted there is In
tended to be supplementary to that of the
experiment station, which has been main
tanned by the sugar planters of Hawaii
but attention will be given to other field
crops and the development of animal In
dustry and horticulture. Prof. Jared c.
Smith has been placed IN charge of this
new station, and has just commenced
work there.
Fifty thousand dollars were appropriat-
ed for the continuance of the irrigation
and 10000 for nutrition in
vestigations, the latter having awakened
much interest as showing what foods con-
tain the greatest amount of nutriment
with minimum waste
The Division of Statistics has received
the Division of Entomology, $4,000. and
the Division of Biological Survey $50, 500.
The fund for publications has been in
creased by $4,000 chiefly for farmers bull
ton. making the total for the Division
of Publication s19S. CO. aside from the gem
eTaI printing fund of $4,000. Other APP |
were made as follows: |
ed for seed and plant introduction-an in !
crease of 100000; library. $4,000; public |
road enquiries, $4,000. an increase of |
S. 0o0 for investigating the production of |
domestic sugar, 5000; Arlington farm, |
80 600; office of the Secretary, 81, so; d. |
vision of Accounts, sls.S0c; Museum, 81 |
200. and contingent expenses, $37,OOO. The !
grand total, including the regular appro- |
priations for the experiment stations. |
amounts to $4.5s2, 420. an increase of $685. |
]20 over the previous year.
A feature of the appropriation act is |
the authorization of the Secretary of Ag- |
riculture to submit plans and recommen- |
lations for a fireproof Agricultural Build |
ing. to be erected on the departments |
grounds on the Mall and appropriating i
s. 600 for the preparation of such plans. |
The department has long since outgrown |
Its original accommodations, and for /
years has been badly cramped for room. /
The present main building has been con- |
iemned as unsafe. Besides occupying a |
number of small makeshift structures 1t |
has been found necessary TO rent several |
residences in the neighborhood and adapt |
them to laboratory and office purposes. |
The amount now paid for rental for these |
buildings, together with the additional |
expense required for watchmen. amounts |
to about $4,000 annually. The necessity |
for new building is, therefore, most urg- |
emily felt.