The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-03-08
AGRICULTURAL
BILL TO HOUSE
FREE SEED ELIMINATED, ALSO
S $1,000, 900 LOANED TO FAR
MERS FOR THE PURCHASE
OF SEED A SLIGHT REDUC-
TON

OF SEED A SLIGHT REDuC'
TON
Washington, March IAN ap.
a~ropriation of $34,s7S,OS3 to meet
expenses of the agricultural depart
nent during the coming fiscal year
is recommended in a bill reported
today by the house appropriations
committee. The total is $3,71O,O2o
less than the amount appropriated
for the current fiscal year and ST.
ss4,835 less than budget esti-
mates.
Discussing the elimination from
the bill of the 100000 carried last
year for distribution Of seeds by
members of congress, the committee
in its report said the budget bureau
in submitting estimations did not in
cfude provision for seed distribu-
ton.
The item of 100000 carried in
last years bill for loans to farmers
for the purchase Of seed grain IN
drought stricken areas is not re-
peated in the bill repod.,d today tho
committee reporting that no esti-
NATION was submitted for the pur-
pose
The bill carried $2,57S,S00 for
the eradication of tuberculosis IN
animals, $1,72s,sO0 for the pay
ment Of indemnities for tubercu-
lssis in cattle slaughtered by the
government, 100000 for the pre-
yention Of the spread of moths,
S547, $40 for the eradication of the
pink boil worm, 100000 to pre-
vent the spread Of the European
corn borer, $4,000 for eradication
Of the foot and mouth disease, $500
600 for wiping out paratoria date
scale, and s25.oo for prevention of
the spread of Mexican bean beetle.
For enforcement of the packers
and stockyards act a $41e,50o sp-
propriation is recommended while q
total of $10S 600 is carried for en-.
forcement Of the grain futures trad
ing.
An Appropriation Of s6,5s2,ooo Is
recommended for the forest service
but no provision is made for main
tenance of an air patrol for which
$4,000 was appropriated for the
current fiscal year.
A total of $4,2s5,s60 is provided
for the states relations service Of
which 100000 would be avail
sbie for farmers institutes and ag-
ricultural schools, and 100000
for cooperative agricultural extern
sion work-$5O0,O00 less than the
amount appropriated a year ago for
the purpose.
The bill carries s483,32O for the
bureau of public roads. Of $780,
$50 recommended for the bureau of
agricultural economics $291,707 is
to be expended for investigation
and encouragement Of the adoption
of imprved methods of farm man
sgement and practice. Of this
snount, the committee provides
$15O,000 may be used for ascertain
ing the cost Of production Of prin-
cipsl staple agricultural products.
The committee also recommended
an appropriation Of s471,2O0 for in
vestigation into marketing and dis
trihution of market products and
for cotton testing and cotton stan
dards investigation.
The bill carries $4,000 for
demonstrations on reclamation pro-
jeets; 100000 for cooperative fire
protection Of forested watersheds
Of navigable and $4,000 for the
acquisition Of additinal forest lands,
this amount being $e50,000 Less
than the appropriation Of the cur
rent year.
For experiments and demopstra-
zion in live stock production in cane
sugar and cotton districts the bill
earries an appropriation of $46.50o,
the committee recommending, how
ever, the sale of the governments
governmental station at New Iberia,