The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-09

ballng of cotton. and the esta blish-
ments of standards for different
grades. $4,000 for Investigating the
handling grading and transportation of
grain; SIG, 600 10 be used in collecting,
propa eating, testing and experimenting
with seeds, including rare new seeds.
bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines. cuttings and
plants. S25.S00 for studying and testing
seeds that are on the market.
For Improvement of Grain.
For the investigation ana improve
neHt OF grain and methods Of grain
production this bureau has SCI, 800, for
the investigation Of methods of grow
ms tobacco Sz2,3O0, for general plant
breeding $1,000. for experimenting
with tie breeding Of fibrOus plants
which may be used for paper making
$500, Tor experimenting with drouth-
resistant crops Sl7.5O0. for fnvestigat-
Ing sugar producing plant. $4,000, for
the study OF methods for the improve
ments OF grazing lands sII, $50. TO be
used in looking Tor improved methods
OF farm management $4,000. for the
study OF methods of meeting the raw
ages of the cotton boil weevil $780,
0OO 20 be used in looking for better
methods S3l 200, for the study of meth
DDS for utilizing the land reclaimed un-
der the federal reclamation act Sz4.-
500, Tor INVESTIGATING the methods Of
shipping fruits ana melons S71 900, and
for the maintenance Of testing ga
dens, 300.
soils and Climate.
The bureau of soils is going 20 spend
S23l,O00 in investigating the relation
OF soils 10 climate, the relation of soils
10 drainage and for making what are
known as soil surveys. Then there s.
the bureau of entomology which IS 10
be permitted 20 use 1882 600 in carryin.-
on various Investigations during the
year lt Will spend $4,000 looking for
IA a
fruits. S25.000 for getting after insects
that inJure cereal and forage plants
$4,000 Tor a hunt for the peculiar in
sects that ln1ure southern field crops
$4,000 in looking for the best methods
40 be used in making warfare on IN
sects that work in the forests, SI620G
m trying TO discover how TO get rid
or insects that bother truck crops,
$4,000 in looking for improved meth
DDS 10 bee culture $4,000 for loolxip.r
up insects that affect citrus fruits and
S2S,50o for the investigation of miscel-
laneous insects. In addition TO these
Investigations. which may be called
regular Inquiries, this bureau this year
has s300. 600 20 be used in fighting the
gypsy and brown tail moths.
Work of biological survey.
The bureau Of biological SURVEYS
sn All affair compared with some of
the other Investigating bureaus in the
department. II mas only $50. 500 70 spend
this year It's wears work viii include
an investigation OF the food hahits Of
North American birds aud mammals in
relation 10 agriculture, horticulture
forestry. inves legations with reference
10 the relations, Fabits. geographic dis
tribution and migratiOns of animaa
and plants, etc.
The bureau of public roads has STA
eco 10 be used during HE year 10 make
inquiries IN regard TO systems Of road
management throughout the Tinted
States; TO investigate the best methods
of road making cnd the best kinds
Of road making material and 10 investi-
gate the ch emical ana physical charac-
ter of road materials.
The experiment Axiom work 10 be
done during this wear calls for asi f-N-
Denditure Of $l.067.s00. II is proposed
20 devote the years wor'x esprriallN to
nutrition investigate irrigation in
vesti9ations and drainage invcsfiea-
tiOns. The Weather bureau has S1a0.-
900 70 be used during the yeer in
making investigations in ,limafciogy
and evaporation.
Secretary Wilson wiIl no lie ilic