Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-09
ROAD BUILDING FUND
OF ~ Mi. |ON GIVEN
IN HOUSE FARM BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. - Accept
inc the recommendation of the bud
! get bureau except on a few items,
/ the house appropriations committee
i TODAY reported the annual supply bill
for the agriculture department. 1t
will be taken up by the house Tues
dav Immediately after disposition of
the interior department supply meas
ure.
The bill. framed by subcommit-
tee. of which representative Magee,
Republican, New York, is chairman,
carries 1924, 637 ,715, of which $S0,O00,-
600 would be available for road con-
| struction during the fiscal year be-
ginning next July l. The measure S
total is $58 ,923,279 more than the
amount allotted the agriculture de-
| partment for the current fiscal year,
but is $3,114,2S5 less than budget es-
| Inmates.
For roads, SCI, 100000 more than
! the total in last years bill is carried.
| This is $3.50, 900 less than the allot-
ment recommended by the budget
In addition to the amount carried
| in the bill, the committees report
pointed out that permanent and in
definite appropriations for the de-
partment requiring no legislation to-
tails $12,340,750.
Roads Main Feature
The road construction item is the
principal feature of the measure,
which carries a total of $i24,637,715
or SIS, 923,279 more than the amount
available for this fiscal year. In ad-
ditiCn there are permanent and IN
definite appropriations for the agrl-
cultural department totallng $lZ,-
$40, $50.
Included in the measure were these
appropriations: for acquisition OF adj
ditional forest lands $1,000,OOO; en-
fOrcement of the packers and stock
yards act. $480,000; enforcement OF
the grain futures act, $111,530; eradl-
cation of the foot and mouth disease
$1O,9S0 las against $3,510,9S0 appro-
priated for this year,, eradication of
the pink boil worm, $500, 900; enforce
ment of the plant quarantine act,
S37O,O00 enforcement of the insecu-
eide act, $163, 900.
Administration Of the warehouse
act, 100000; enforcement OF the
grain standards act, $59S,940; en-
, forcement of the cotton futures act,
| $18S,500; market news service on
fruits and vegetables, sos, 748; mar
ket inspection of perishable foods,
S342.755: crop and live stock esti-
mates. $472, $40; marketing distribute
ing farm products, $3.50 ,107.
Protection Of migratory birds,
S149,345; control of the Japanese
! beetle, $2S0,000; control of the Next
can bean beetle, $32 500; prevention
of spreat, of the European corn borer,
| 1888, $50; preventing spread of moths,
| $40 900; soil survey Investigations,
| $193,710.
Bureau of chemistry, 81, 497 1888, in
| Guiding $7SS,S60 for enforcement OF
| the food and drugs act; forest serV-
| ice, $S,143,915, of which $2S3,000
would be for combating forest fires
and $4,000 for improvement of ma
| tional forests bureau of plant indus
! try. $3,S34,63S, of which $10S,275
would be made valuable for western
| agricultural irrigation, $199,330 fol
! dry land agriculture, $130.0S for cot
/ ton and TT lex diseases, $34S,2S0 for
blister-rust control, $4S $50 for citrus
Canker and $12S,325 for orchard dis
eases.
Dairying Industry Aided
Bureau of dairying, $4S4,340; bu
reau of animal industry, $3.50 1856
of which $40, 500 would be for eradi
eating dourlne, $431. 1868 for eradicat
ing hogs cholera, $125, $50 for Other
diseases of animals, $500, 45t fol-
graduating the cattle tick, and in
IDENTITIES for eradication of tuber
| culosis, So, $500
Weather bureau, $2,343,192; farm
ers' cooperative demonstrations, Il,
30S. $40. cooperative agricultural eX
tension work, $1,000, 900; agricultu
raj experiment station, $1,440, 600.
OF the $3.50, 440 carried for inVesti
cation of the insects affecting south
ern field crops, which is an increase
of ST. 900 over the amount available
this year the committee report sale
81 500 of the increase is for inVeSti
cation of the cotton hopper, a pest
which in the last two years has
caused serious injury to the cotton
crop, and the remainder for the in
vestigation of the Arizona cottor
WeeVil.
The section carrying $50 ,000, 00(
for road work recommends that $4,
! 100000 of this amount be used fol
cooperative construction with state:
of forest roads and trails. The resi-
would be available for federal aid Il
states for road construction.
No provision was made in the bill
for funds for the presidents agri
cultural commission. 1t was explain
ed that no estimate for the commits
sion had oeen received from the
budget bureau, and that provision
for it probably would be made in {
deficiency bill.
An aDDroDriati0u of S1O7 900 fot
investigation of the deciduous frui
insects, the committee report pointed
out. is an increase of $4,000 oyel
this years appropriation and is to b,
used for studying the blUeberry mag
got and insects affecting peaches.
"Of the increase recommended.
the report added, $40, 900 is to b'
used for investigating the Goblin:
moth or worm of the peach"
Balance OF Sf22. 100000
Discussing the road appropria tioT
item, the committee report pointe.
out that of the $40 100000 to b.
, made available under federal high
| way act for federal aid to states fol
highway construction. $417 300 ,00l
had been appropriated. leaving {
balance of S122 100000 to be caret
for. The S76. 100000 of the $4,000,
600 TO be available for this purpose
next year. it added, would leave Z
balance Of $46.700 600 10 be taken III
in the fiscal year 1927.
The public roads bureau. The r.
port said. estimated expenditures @
, approximately 10000. 600 for th'
fiscal year 1925. and as there va.