SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 192. 1908. 257 expert cotton classifiers, by fixing a standard of middling cotton and, using the same as a basis, establishing a standard of nine different grades to be designated middling fair, strict good middling, good midling, strict mid ling, middlin , strict low middling, low middling strict good ordinary, and goof ordinary, which shall be the official standard of cotton classifications. And the Secretary of Agriculture mF,;‘d’,fjg_h*¤¥ °*“°*¤* is authorized and directed to prepare in practical form the standard of said grades and furnish the same upon request to any person, the cost thereof to be paid, when delivered, by the person requesting the same, and certified under the signature of the said Secretary and the seal of his Department: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain, °,E—‘¤**g§}*gf*;§ ggtdcs at such points as he may deem expedient, laboratories for the purpose gm P ` of examining and reporting upon the nature, quality, and condition of any sample, parcel, or consignment of seed or grain, including rent and the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere; and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to report upon such samples, parcels, or consignments, from time to time, and the reports so made shall serve as a basis for the fixing of definite grades, and also for the issuance of certificates of inspection when requested by the consignor or consi ee of any grain entering into foreign commerce. . For official travcgilng expenses; for telegraph and telephone service; ommusentexpensesfor gas and electric current; for forage, ice, postage, and washing towels; for express and freight charges; for the purchase of chemicals, materials, office, field, and laboratory su plies, fertilizers, office fixtures, fuel, apparatus, machinery, tools, and) other implements, and repairs to same, horses, vehicles, horseshoeing, and harness; for rent and repairs in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and for all other necessary expenses, eight hundred and ninety-six thousand two hundred and sixty-six dollars, of which sum not to exceed ten thou- G°”°¤ b°“"°°"“· sand dollars shall be immediately available for cotton boll weevil work. Pmccnxsm AND DISTRIBUTION OF VALUABLE snaps: For the purchase, Seed? dumb propagation, testing, and distribution of valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, u` shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants; all necessary office fixtures and supplies, fuel, transportation, paper, twine, gum, postal cards, gas, an electric current, official traveling expenses, and all necessary material and repairs for putting up and distributin the same; for rent and repairs; the employment of local and speciai agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, two hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollars, of which All°“¤*=¤*· amount not less than two hundred and two thousand dollars shall be allotted for Congressional distribution. And the Secretary of ,,j",,f’,‘:§,‘{;_*’° “‘*’°°‘l Agriculture is hereby directed to expend the said sum, as nearly as practicable, in the purchase, testing, and distribution of such valuable seeds, bulbs. shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, the best he can obtain at public or private sale, and such as shall be suitable for the respective localities to which the same are to be apportioned, and in which same are to be distributed as hereinafter stated, and such seeds so purchased shall include a variety of vegetable and filower seeds suitable for planting and culture in the various sections of the United States. An equal proportion of tive-sixtbs of all seeds, m‘f,‘{,'{§',j”,‘§f“i°""* ‘"“‘ bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, shall, upon their request, after due notification by the Secretary of Agriculture that the allotment to their respective districts is ready for distribution, be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution among their constituents, or mailed by the Department Y upon the receipt of their addressed franks, in packages of such *’“°l‘*g“ weight as the Secretary of Agriculture and the Postmaster—General _ may jointly determine: Ihwvided, That all seeds, bulbs, plants, and ;;°;":‘;"¥, { cuttings herein allotted to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in c¤n5aYi0f¤$°;1a,?ef2?`
