75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH . 404-JUNE 29, 19 37 425 ment of Agriculture in acquiring and diffusing useful information regar ding agric ultur e, an d for othe r pur poses ', a pprov ed Ju ne 5, 7 Utst. 49 7. 541-545. 1930 (U . S . C ., title 7, sees . 541-545), and for collecting and dis- Disseminating in- seminating to American producers, importers, exporters, and other formation to Amer- interested persons information relative to the world supply of and ican producers, etc . need for American agricultural products, marketing methods, condi- tions, prices, and other factors, a knowledge of which is necessary to the a dvanta geous dispos ition of suc h prod ucts i n fore ign co untrie s, indep endent ly and in co operat ion wi th oth er bra nches of the Gover n- ment, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food products, including the purchase of such books and periodicals and not to exceed $1,000 for newspapers as may be necessary in connection with this work, $298,000 . Market inspection of farm products : For enabling the Secretary of farm kMarke t i nsp ect ion ction of Agriculture, independently and in cooperation with other branches of th e Gove rnment , Stat e agen cies, purcha sing a nd con suming organ i- zations, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, or other associations of businessmen or trade organizations, and persons or corporations engag ed in the pr oducti on, tr anspor tation , mark eting, and d istrib u- tion of farm and food products, whether operating in one or more jurisdictions to J
investigate and certify to shippers and other inter- of Cr. . .yingeondition shipment . ested pa rties the class, qual ity, and co ndition of cotton, to bacco, fru its, and vegetables, whether raw, dried, or canned, poultry, butter, hay, and other perishable farm products when offered for interstate ship- ment or when received at such important central markets as the Secre- tary of Agriculture may from time to time designate, or at points which may be conveniently reached therefrom, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, including payment of such fees as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost for the service rendered : Provided, That certificates issued by the authorized agents of the department shall be received in all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained, $426,500 . Tobacco Inspection Act : To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to esta blish and promo te th e use of s tand ards of cl assif icati on fo r tobacco, to provide and maintain an official tobacco inspection service, and for other purposes", approved August 23, 1935 (U . S . C ., Supp . II, title 7, sees . 511-511q), $275,000 . Market news service : For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, timely information on the market supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, quality, condition, and market prices of livestock, meats, fish, and anima l prod ucts, dairy and po ultry produc ts, fr uits a nd veg etable s, pean uts an d thei r prod ucts, grain, hay, feeds, tobac co, co ttonse ed, and seeds, and other agricultural products, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, purc hasing and c onsumi ng org anizat ions, and pe rsons engage d in t heI prod uction , tran sporta tion, market ing, a nd dis tribut ion of farm and food product s, $1,07 7,000, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act : To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to suppress unfair and fraudulent practices in the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate and foreign com- merce" (U . S . C ., title 7, sees . 499a-499r), $143,890 . Standard Container, Hamper, and Produce Agency Acts : To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Act enti tled " An Act to fi x stan dards for Cl imax b askets for g rapes and other fruits and veg etables, and to fix sta ndards f or baske ts and other Proviso . Certificates as evi- dence. T obacco Inspec tion Act . 49 Star.731. 7 U.S.C., Supp.II, °° 511-511q . Market news serv- ice . Collecting, publish- ing, etc . Perishable Agricul- tur al Com mod iti es Act . 46 Stat.531. 7U.S.C.°°499a- 499r . Standard C on- tainer, Hamper, and Produce Agency Acts .
