Evening star., 1934-01-04
Mtion OF lands for the Upper Mississippi
pivAr vdld lifh yefllre The estimates

NLlOl OI ldNQc lOI IIic CppcE MlsooolPPi
River Wild LIE Yefuse. The estimates
for 1885 do not provide any funds for
investigations relating to the food habits
OF birds and animals or for tnvestiga-
tions, experiments and demonstrations
relating to the production Of fur-bear-
ing animals.
Bureau Of Public Roads.
The estimate for 1885 for the Bureau
Of Public Roads shows an increase OF
- ,003, sos for Federal-aid highway con-
struction. This increase, however, does
not increase the amount authorized for
expenditure for the Federal-aid high
way system. but Is simply the amount
needed to pay the accounts submitted
by the States under the Governments
plan Of appropriating annually only the
amount needed to meet current ac-
counts. The amount in the 1885 esti-
mates for $ll ,00o,0 900 is therefore the
amount, plus any unexpended balance
remaining over from the fiscal year
1884, which will be required to meet
obligations against previous years
Authorizations.
The Bureau Of Agricultural Engineer
Ing estimates show decrease Of $685.
863 for agricultural engineering investi-
cations, experiments and studies.
The Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
| nomics estimates show decreases of
S69, $50 for agricultural finance studies
and $23,150 for collecting and dis
| seminattng market information to those
| interested in such news.
The estimates for 1885 for the Bu-
reau Of Home Economics show a de-
crease Of $25,255 for investigations, ex-
periments and demonstrations in home
economics.
The estimates for 1885 for forest
roads and trails show an increase of
$4,471,716 over the amount available
for obligation in 1894. This will not,
| however, increase the amount available
\ for obligation, but is for the purpose
Of enabling the department to pay for
accounts accruing under appointments
made from Authorizations" authorized
by Congress in previous years.
Tho estimates do not provide funds
| for soil erosion work by the Forest
Service. The Federal relief admins.
traitor for public works has allotted
funds for this work.
Agricultural Adjustment.
The estimate for 1885 shows an In
/
lied obligations for 1884 for the Agri
cultural Adjustment Administration
The amounts shown as appropriation.
for 1884 and the estimate for 1885 rep.
| resent advances by the Secretary o
the Treasury which it is expected will
be repaid from processing tax receipts
The 1885 estimate for the Extension
Service is for the permanent annua
appropriat ation for cooperative asricul
tural extension work and shows a de-
crease Of sl,099,024 as contemplatet
by executive order No 6l66. datet
June 10, 1893. which provides for 2!
per cent reduction.
The 1885 estimate for the Bureau o
Animal Industry relates to the perna
nent annual appropriation for mea
inspection and shows an increase O.
| $3.50 900. This increase. however, Il
only apparent as the total Of the annua
and permanent appropriations for mea
inspection. with some small reductions
in the 1885 estimate equal the author
lied obligations for 1884.
The 1885 estimates for permanen
appropriations for the Forest Service
show an increase of s2.125 for th'
National Forest Reservation Commits
sion
Farm Credit Administra ton.
Authorized obli- Budget est!
cations, 1884 mate. 1895
Farm NC credit . Adn. sa,a4s os5 sa.sss .ee'
| Adm expenses, pro-
duction credit cor
porations. assns.. 900 S44 ....s
F.C.Ad.. revolv fund 10000 900
s4s.2ee .ese s2,sss.es
The budget estimate for 1885 for tn
Farm Credit Administration, tncludin
restoration OF one-third of legislativ
reduction in compensation. Is $4o,880
27s below the authorized obligation
for 1884. This decrease involves a
increase Of $l40,57l for compensate
restoration and a decrease Of Sl,O2O
844 for administrative expenses in con
nection with the establishment and su
pervision of production credit corpo
rationS and associations and $40 90
appropriated as part Of the Farm Cred
it Administration revolving fund. boil
of these items being non-recurring il
the fiscal year 1885.