SIXTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 119. 1923. 1301 cal and related changes of fruits and vegetables during the processes of marketing and while in commercial sto e, $131,700; To cultivate and care for the gardens aliig gronmds of the Depart- d,§, ,D?5f ment of Agriculture in the city of Washington, including the kee and lighting of the grounds and the construction, surfacing, ang repairing o roadways and walks; and to erect, manage, and maintain conservatories, (greenhouses, and plant and fruit propagating houses on the groun s of the Department of Agriculture in the city of Washington, $15,000; For hort1cu1tural investilgations, including the study of producin Hg‘¤¤¤1¤¤·¤1 invesand harvesting truck an related crops, including potatoes, and ug°M,,°:_,,,,,g vang studies of the physiological and related changes of vegetables while ¤¢··=,¢w· in the processes of marketin and in commercial storage, and the' hn,,,,,p,,,,,,,d,,,,,,,g stiady of gzndscape and vegetfhle gardening, floriculture, and related ¤*¤- ' su 'ects, 9,440; Flor investigating, in cooperation with States or privately owned nurseries, met ods of propagatin fruit trees, ornamental and other ¤¤¤¤¤¤ of Amerimn plants, the study of stocks user? in propagating such plants and uugaag mm' °“°` methods of growing stocks, for the purpose of providing American sources of stocks, cuttings, or other propagating materials, $20 000; Mun V For continuing the necewary improvements to establish and main- peru¤s¤g°¢§°i'£¤m'i’ °x` tain a general experiment farm and agricultural station on the Ar- v°L 3‘·I’·'”· lington estate, in the State of Virginia, in accordance with the pro- §*,,<;,¤¤•¤· visions of the Act of Congress approved April 18, 1900 $20,500: ro- Amiigisnsa vided, That the limitations in this Act as to the cost of farm buildings shall not apply to this paragraph; For investigations in foreign seed and plant introduction, includ- ,,]£,°{{°$,,d%,,,_“"d ing, the study, collection, Ipurchase, testi.§, propagation, and distri ution of rare and va uable seeds, b bs trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants from foreign countries and from our possessions, and for experiments with reference to their introduction and cultivation in this country, $125,000; For the purchase, propagation, testing, and distribution of new ;¤,IQI§§'p;'},“,‘Lf"§'t2_°°°d‘* and rare seeds; for the investigation and imtplrovement of grasses, alfalfa, clover, and other forage crops, inclu 'ng the investigation 1,,,,,,,),, of the utilization of cacti and other dry-land plants, $115,000: Pro- mguruuéo and distivided, That of this amount not to exceed $36 600 may be used for °°' the purchase and distribution of such new and rare seeds; ,,,0,,,,,,;,,., ,,,,,,,,,,,_ For biophysical investigations in connection with the various lines minsof work herein authorize , $32,500; A uv For general administrative expenses connected with the above- pauses. ° ”` mentioned lines of investigation, including the office of the chief of bureau, the assistant chief of bureau, the officers in charge of publications, records, supplics, and property, and for miscellaneous expenses incident thereto, $25,980; In all, neral expenses, $2,891,450. Total, geureau of Plant Industry, $3,376,470. Fonnsr smcvicn. "“**‘“°"'°·~ saunms. . F r Forester, who shall be chief of bureau, $5000; chief of office of ¤·e¤¤®,:dg·é¤i¢gi$ accounts and fiscal agent. $2,500; inspector of records, $2,400; seven "°"“°"' ‘ district fiscal agents, at $2,120 each; forest supervisors-one $3,240, one $2,880, eight at $2,500 each, sixteen at $2,380 each, forty-four at $2,180 each, sixty at $1.980 each, five at $1,780 each; deputy forest supervisors-one $1,980, four at $1,880 each, twenty-five at $1,780 Rmgm mm sm each, twenty-eight at $1,680 each, fifteen at $1,580 each; forest rang- ’ ’ ers—eleven at $1,620 each, twenty-three at $1,520 each, seventy-eight
