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 936 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sizes. II. Ch. 805. 1901. Porto Rico), illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, and all other expenses essential to the maintenance of said station; in all, seven hundred and eighty-nine thousand dollars. mgggrjgggrél experi- ARLINGTON EXPERIMENTAL FARM: To enable the Secretary of Agrinxpeum,culture to commence the necessary improvements to establish and maintain a general experimental ferxn and agricultural station on the ,;,,,,_ ,._ BL Arlington estate, in the State of Virginia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved April eighteenth, nineteen hundred, entitled "An Act to set apart a portion of the Arlington estate for experimental agricultural purposes, and to place said portion under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and his successors in office," the sum of ten thousand dollars. summon iuvesuga- Nrrrnrriox INVESTIGATIONSZ To enable the Secretary of AgIt.·.`HltU1‘€ °°°S` to investigate and report upon the nutritive value of the var ious articles and commodities used for human food, with special suggestions of full, wholesome, and edible rations less wasteful and more economical than those in common use; and the agricultural experiment stations are hereby authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out said investigations in such manner and to such extent as may be warranted by a due re ard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States am? Territories, and as may be mutually agreed upon; and the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to require said stations to report to him the results of any such investigations which they may carry out, whether in cooperation with said Secretary of Agriculture or otherwise, twenty thousand dollars. {rris¤¤¤¤ iuvesti- IRRIGATION 1NvEsT1GAT1oNs: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture ga ms` to investigate and report upon the laws and institutions relating to irrigation and upon the use of irrigation waters, with especial suggestions of better methods for the utilization of irrigation waters in agriculture than those in common use, and for the preparation, printing, and illustration of reports and bulletins on irrigation; and the agricultural experiment stations are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out said investigations in such manner and to such extent as may be warranted by a due regard to the varying conditions, and needs of the respective gtgfes and Territories as may be mutually agreed upon, fifty thousand o ars. · lieblic wad in- PUBLIC RoAD INQUIRIESZ To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to q“m°s' make inquiries in regard to the system of road management throughout the United States; to make investigations in regard to the best methods of road making, and the best kind of road-making materials in the several States; the employment of local and special agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required in conducting experiments in the city of Vllashington and elsewhere; and in collating, digesting, reporting, and illustrating the results of such experiments; to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the chemical and physical character of road materials, for the pay of experts, chemists, and laborers, for necessary apparatus and materials; traveling, and other necessary expenses, and for preparing and publishing bulletins and reports on this subject for distribution, and to enable him to assist the _ agricultural colleges and experiment stations in disseminating information on this subject, twenty thousand dollars. . dgggggtiietiggugggé INVESTIGATING rRoDUcT1oN or DOMESTIC SUGAR! For all expenses sugar. necessary to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to continue inquiry and ascertain the progress made in the production of domestic sugar from beets and sorghum, including the area of available lands adapted thereto by irrigation or otherwise, and to investigate all other matters concerning the same, five thousand dollars.