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438 SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 131. 1914. et of Agncul' ture shall rescribe the form of the annual finangzlrstdltzment required under Ithe above Acts, ascertain whether the expenditures are m accordance with their provisions, and make repmm. port thereon to Congress: Provided, That all correspondence, bulle- ,§Q,'§‘f tins, and reports for the furtherance of the purposes of the‘Act ap- ¤¤¤·¤¤¤·•°°~ proved May eighth, mneteen hundred and fourteen, entitled An Act A"' p'm` to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an Act of Con approved July second, dghteen undred_ and sixty- two, and ge Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," may be transmitted in the of the United States free of charge for postage, under such re§latrons as the Postmaster General, from time to tame, matiy preserr_ , bg such college officer or other person connected with e extension epart— map; elf such collegnas tgie Secretary of Agriculture may designate to e ostmaster era ; _ _ Hj'f,“,,,"j”‘§,§‘§,°“,‘¥,';· To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and mamtarn md ¤¤¤¤· 'cultural experiment stations in Alaska, Hawan, Porto Rrco, and ` iihgia-lisland of Guam, including the erection of buildings, the preparation, illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, and all other necessary expenses, $120,000, as follows: Alaska, $40 000; Bd", mm Hawaii, $35 000; Porto Rico, $30,000; and Guam, $15,000; and the P Secretaéy of, Agriculture is authorized to sell such products as_are ‘ obtain on the land belo to the agricultural experiment stations in Alaska, Hawaii, Porto llgco and the island. of Guam, and this fund

 work in shall be available until used: i’rovided, That of the sum herein ap rom"““· priated for the experiment station in Hawaii $5,000 may be used in

agricultural extension work in Hawaii; ·,f c*g{§*,§‘;°;$ To enable the Secrets? of Agriculture to investigate and report semis upon the organization an nprogress of farmers’ mstitutes and agricul- ,,Lf2°§,_°"‘""‘ *"°" tural schools in the sever States and Territories, and upon similar organizations in fore' countries, with special suggestions of plans and methods for magilig such organizations more effective for the dissemination of the results of the work of the Department of Agriculture and the lplgricultural experiment stations, and of improved methods of agi-ic tural practice, including the em loyment o labor in the cityzo Washington and elsewhere, and aB other necessary ex enses, 3,000; lin all, for general expenses, $1,633,500. uggwrwn i¤v¤·¤s·· Nursmon mvmsrxoarrousz To enable the Secretary of Agriculture Scope emerges. to investigate the relative utility and economy of agricultural roducts_ for food, clothing, and other uses in the home, with s eciai) suggestrons of plans an methods for the more effective utilization of such products for these purposes, with the cooperation of other bureauspf the department, and to disseminate use ul information on this subject, mcluding the employment of labor in the city of Washgggtgrgoand elsewhere, supplies, and all other necessary expenses, g¤¤**°¤ *¤*°=*‘¤¤· IRRIGATION. mvrzsnenronsz To enable the Secretary of A%iculture to invest1gate_and report upon the laws of the States and erri— tones as affecting irrigation an _ the rights of appropriators, and of riparian proprietors and institutions relating to irrigation, and upon the use o irrigation water at home abroad, with especial suggestions of the best methods for the utrhzation of irrigation waters in agriculture, upon the use of different kinds of power and appliances for irrigation, for the preparation and illustration of reports and bulletins on irrigation, mcludrng the emplo ent of labor in the city of _Washrn§ton and elsewhere, rent outsidiin of the District of mmm in _ Co umbra, supp es, and all necessary expenses, $106,400. ,,0,,, ,,, Dnimaen mvnsrroyrross: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture '¤¤¢¤ to investigate and report upon the drainage of swamp and other wet