The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-23
$ll,7l2,2S3 TO
AID FARMERS
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House Bill Calls for Above Amount
Revolving Fund of $4,000, 100000
Already Authorized for Seed is Al
SO Proposed. -.
AID IN SUPPLYING FARM LABOR
Control and Prevention of Diseases
and Pests and Enlargement of Ex-
tension Work Are Some of the Ac-
tivities for WITCH Bill Provides,

Washington, May Stimulating
the production Of foods, feed-stuffs,
and livestock, promoting the fuller
conservation Of farm products and Of
foods, and facilitating the distribution
of agricultural products generally, are
the objects of the bill reported recent
" to the House by the Committee on
Agriculture. It provides funds to
enable the department Of Agriculture
to maintain the agricultural emergen-
cy activities authorized by the food
production act Of August 10, 1917, for
the full period of IL months ending
June 80, 1919, with such extensions
In certain directions as experience dur
ing the present year and existing con-
ditions seem to warrant. The new
act carries an appropriation Of $11,-
III, ,283, and, in addition, makes avail
able as a revolving fund during the
period Of the war the $2,50O,000 ap-
propriated by the food production act
for the purchase and sale Of seed to
farmers for cash at cost, as we'll as
the $4,000,00 for the same purpose
appropriated, by the urgent deficiency
act Of 1918.
The bill authorizes the expenditure
of the following sums for the purposes
indicated: 49, s
Allotment of Funds.
For the prevention, control, and
eradication of diseases and pests of
livestock, the enlargement of live
stock production, and the conserva-
tion and utilization of meat, poultry,
dairy and other animal products, ST.
O58,975.
For the prevention, control and
eradication of insects and plant dis
eases injurious to agriculture, and the
conservation and utilization of plant
products, $811 800.
For the maintenance and develop
ment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work which is conducted in
cooperation with the State agricul-
tural colleges, $6,100,000.
For extending and enlarging the
market news service, preventing waste
of food in storage, in transit, or held
for sale, giving advice concerning the
market movement or distribution OF
perishable products, and inspecting
and certifying perishable agricultural
products, $1,685,528.
For gathering authoritative infor-
nation in connection with the demand
for and the production, supply dis
tribution, and utilization of food, and
otherwise carrying out the purposes OF
section 2 of the food production act
$449, ZOO.
For controlling noxious rodents and
destroying predatory animals, $225-,
600.
For special work in crop estimating
extending the work of the Bureau OF
Chemistry, enlarging the information-
al work of the Department Of Agri.
culture, and printing and distributing
emergency leaflets, posters, and 9th
er publications requiring quick issue
or large editions, and other miscel-
laneous activities, $1,105, $50.
Aid in Supplying Farm Labor.
For aiding agencies in the various
States in supplying farm labor, $162,
600. In addition the bill appropr.
ates $5OO,OOO to enable the Secretary
Of Agriculture, in cooperation with
the Secretary Of Labor and other
agencies, to secure the voluntary
mobilization and distribution Of farm
labor for the production and harvest.
ing Of agricultural crops, and to ad.
vance railroad fares and other actual
travelling expenses for the Transports
tion of such labor.
AS indicated, the bill also contains
q provision making available as a re-
volving fund during the period Of the
war the $6,5OO,O00 heretofore appro-
priated for the purchase and sale OF
seed to farmers for cash at cost.
Authority to Requisition Buildings.
Furthermore, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture is given authority, for the
official purposes of the Department OF
Agriculture, to requisition the use OF,
and take possession Of, any building
or any space in any building, or the
appurtenances thereof, in the District
Of Columbia, other than a dwelling
house occupied as such, or build
ing occupied by any branch Of the
United States Government, and to as
certain and pay just compensation FOL
such use.
The bill is strictly war emergency
measure, and the appropriations pro-
vided by it are in addition to those
carried in the appropriation act, which
has already passed both Houses Of
Cangress, for the maintenance OF the
regular activities Of the department
TO Foster Agricultural Industry.
ssThe farmers Of the Nation last
year" the report On the bill states.
Following the suggestions q the De
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