SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 131. 1914. 423 municipal agencies, associations of farmers and individual farmers, universities, colleges, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, other local associations of business men, business organizations, and individuals within the State; For the investigption and improvement of methods of crop pro- D*Y·l=¤d»¤*¤·»¤*¤v¤· duction under sub umid, semiarrd or dry—la.nd conditions $160,000: p,,,,,_,,_ Provided, That the limitation in this Act as to the cost of farm build- gguedigvm ing? shall not apply to this paragraph; " ' or studying methods o clearing off "lo ed off" lands with a. ,mL,gg¤°d ¤¤ ¤¤=b¤r view to their utilization for agricultural purposes; for c1¤iu¤g,¤¢¤. their irrigation; for testing powders in clearing them; and for the utilization of b -products arising in the process of clearing, in cooperation with the States, companies, or individuals, or otherwise, $5,000; For inves ations in connection with western irrigation '- -‘,§““”‘“g_, ”°°*““°‘ culture, the dlitiihzation of lands reclaimed under the reclamation {Edt, tw mlm m' and other areas in the arid and semiarid regions, $70,380; {Igor the investigation and improvement of fruifls, the niptsliplds p,§g"*§g’°”*¤¤· ““P‘ oruit owrng',arves`,ack1ng`,sto',a.u`,an ' ing, and!. for experiment1i:Fs§pments of Iflriingts within the Unitepd States and to foreign countries, $107,500; To cultivate and care for experimental gardens and grounds, d ,,§°" manage and maintain conservatories, greenhouses, and plant and fruit propagating houses, $11,690; For horticultural investigations including the study of producing, ""°" handling, and shiippingistruck and related crops, including potatoes, and the study o an cape and vegetable gardening, oriculture, and related subjects, $56,320; For continuing the necessary improvements to establish and main- ,,,, *· °" tain a general experiment farm and agricultural station on the Arlington estate, in the State of Virginia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved April eighteenth, nine- v°l· 31·P·1“· teen hundred, $15,000; For investivations in foreign seed and plant introduction, including ,,,f,g§f,{,;{,’,},,,°c*;,§",g,,_°°‘* the study, coldection, purchase, testing, propagation, and distribution of rare and valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shru s, vines, cuttings, and plants from foreign countries and from our pomessions, and for experiments with reference to their introduction and cultivation in this country, $74,600; _ N d m md, For the purchase, propagation, testing, and distribution of new and g¤..5°K,°iia N ' rare seeds, and for the investigation and improvement of asses, Pm, alfalfa, clover, and other forage crops, $166,500: Provided? That rumnigiama enmof this amount not to exceed $100,000 may be used for the purchase l’““°”· and distribution of such new and rare seeds; ‘ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- ,,,;,}f,Lf*“"°”"'° °" mentioned lines of investigation, including the office of the chief of bureau, the assistant chie of bureau, the chief clerk, the officers rn charge of publications, records, supplies, and property, and for miscellaneous expenses incident thereto, $32,490; In all, for general expenses, $2,880,875. Pmzcnass AND nrsrnmnrrox or VALUABLE smms: For purchase, d,,,,,,,,,u_ ropagation, testing, and congressional distribution of valua le seeds, ¤¤¤. ewbul s, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants; all necessary office fixtures and supplies, fuel, transportation, paper, twine, gum, postal cards, gas, electric current, rent outside of the District o Columbia, official traveling expenses, and all necessary material and repairs for putting 1;-p and distributing the same; for repairs and the employ- ment of loc and special agents, clerks, assistants, and other abor sms to bam M required, in the city of Washinglton and elsewhere, $257,000. And masses. P the Secretary of Agriculture is ereby directed to expend the said sum, as near y as practicable, in the purchase, testing, and distribu-
