Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

J duu DSoOOO LOT OIneG CnemlcaI l0VeStl-
cations affecting agriculture
For the Bureau of Entomology there
is an increase of $268. 442 for investi-
eating the history and habits OF insects
| injurious and beneficial to agriculture
and determining methods of destroying
those that are injurious.
For the Bureau of Biological Survey
| there is an increase of S46,727 for de-
strOying rodents and predatory animals:
$2l 200 for research studies concerning
! wild animal life including their rela-
| ton to forests; $l8.987 for protection
OF migratory birds; $4,000 for protec-
| ton, production. and utilization of fur
/ bearing animals and reindeer in the
! United States and Alaska: $30.400 fol-
maintenance of animal and bird reser-
Vations and refugees; $125,0O0 for acQui-
sition of areas for migratory-bird reser-
vationS under the act of February l8
1929. These increases are offset in part
by a reduction of $l61,816 In the
amount for land purchases and physi-
cal improvements at the Bear River
Utah. bird refuge. the amount esti-
mated being the final installment under
the legislative authorization.
Public Roads.
For the Bureau of Public Roads there
is an increase Of $4,000 for research
WIN OII HldCIlIl6Iy uSGQ on farms
where the control of the corn borer is
problem. this work being carried on
in 1880 with the unexpended balance
OF the corn-borer appropriation; $4,000
Tor research work on machinery used
for cotton ginning and for the distri-
button Of fertilizers; and $4,000 for
studying engineering problems in con-
nection with irrigation and drainage.
For the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
1ine lie {v,nr nm
for studies in farm management and
practice; SCI 300 for acquiring and
diffusing information relative to the
marketing and distribution of farm
products; 5000 for collecting and
publishing estimates of the production
| of agricultural crops and live stock:
$40 900 for collecting and disseminating
information relative to foreign supply
and needs of agricultural products:
$4,000 for cooperative work in making
inspections and certifications of farm
products on sale at certain markets;
S70,740 for collecting and distributing
information relative to market supply,
demand, and movement of agricultural
products market news service); $40 1000
for enforcement of regulatory acts per-
tanning to cotton futures; unwarranted
destruction Of produce received by COM
mission merchants; and standards of
;,
making total increase of S340 $40,
which is offset in part by the omission
Of an estimate for the operation of Cen
ter Market for which $4,000 is avail
able in 1880. The appropriation for CO.
operative marketing was transferred to
the Federal Farm Loan Board on Oc-
tober /, 1929
For the Bureau of Home Economics
there is an increase of $4,000 for
Studies n Of la Ytti st
agricultural products in homes.
For the Plant Quarantine and Con-
troll Administration there is an increase
OF $54, 1000 for improving the inspection
service at ports; $96,000 for improving
the inspection service at the Mexican
border; $20,955 for interrogation, inspec-
ton, and disposition of articles trans
ferred in violation of guarantees; $52,-
| 600 for control of the European corn
borer. There is an apparent increase
OF $50, 900 for control of the gypsy
moth, but taking into account a pro-
posed supplemental estimate for 1880 Of
5000, there would be a decrease Of
$4,000. There is an apparent increase
OF $208.000 for Japanese beetle control,
but taking into account a proposed
supplemental estimate for 1880 Of $188,-
600 there would be an actual increase
OF $4,000. These increases are offset
in part by decrease of $55.12O for con-
troll Of the pink bollworm and $l3,70O
for date scale eradication due to COM
pletion Of an adopted program Of work
Grain Futures Administration.
For the Grain Futures Administration
there is an increase of $4,000 due to
the necessity for opening another office
in the Northwest and of STRENGTHENING
the Washington Office.
For the Food and Drug Administra-
ton there IS an increase of $4,000 for
preventing manufacture and sale of
adulterated, miSbranded. or deleterious
foods and drugs. This increase is offset
in part by the omission of an item of
$4,000 for collaboration with other de-
tanned in an item which authorizes
transfers of funds from departments for
work done for them.
For experiment and demonstration
stations in the South and West there
is an increase of $4,000 for physical
improvements at Huntley, Mont, and
Jeanerette, La.
For the collection Of seed loans there
is an increase of 100000 due to addi-
tional work in making collections on
loans TO farmers in the Southeast on
| account of losses due to hurricanes.
For special corn borer research $3.50 :
| 600 OF the uneXpended balance of the
corn borer appropriation was continued
available for 1890, and it is recon-
mended for 1891 that there be con-
tinued available from the unexpended
balance $125.000, which will exhaust
! this fund There have been added
however, to regular appropriations in
the department $l25, 900, so that the
same amount will be available for this
special research work for 1881 as fol
1880.
For the operation of the nationa,
arboretum there is included $4,000 tc
begin the care OF land which has beer
acquired.
For forest roads and trails there wa.
an appropriation Of $4,000 900 for 1880
OF which $l.500,000 was expended ir
the fiscal year 1929. leaving Sc 500 .0OC
available for 1890 A supplemental ap.
preparation of $2000,O00 will be re.
quired for 1880, which would provide
Tor total expenditure OF $8500,00(
during the current fiscal year. Due Il
reduction in the last few years OF thu
margin between the total authorization!
and the total appropriations, $500, OO(
should be sufficient for 1881.
For the Federal-aid highway system
$74 100000 was appropriated for 1890
OF which $26, $780, 900 was expended il
1929, leaving SAT, 500, 900 available TO
1880. A supplemental appropriation O
S3l 100000 will be required for 1890
which would provide for a total expend
iture of $79,00000O for the curren
fiscal year. Due to the reduction of tn
margin between the total authorization
and the total appropriations in the las
few years, $75,000,000 should be suffi
Gent for the fiscal year 1881.
For special barley investigations S25.
340 was appropriated for 1890. EST
mates for this activity for 1891 ar
merged with the regular appropriation
for 1881 for the Bureau of Animal In
dustry and Plant Industry.
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