Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 35 Part 1.djvu/1064

 SIXTIETH ooxomass. sm. II. oa. sor. 1909. 1047 as near as may be, and the best adapted to the locality he represents: Promded also, That the seeds allotted to Senators and Representa— §{,{;{¤ Q°1a{f{Y *° tives for distribution in the districts embraced within the twenty-fifth so ec ` and thirty-fourth plarallels of latitude shall be ready for delivery not later than the tent day of January: Promkled also, That any portion m{{*j‘f*'}°¤*iq¤t;* QP of the allotments to Senators, Re resentatives, and Delegates in Con- Om 0 m' gress remaining uncalled for on the first day of April shall be distributed by the Secretary of Agriculture, givinglpreference to those persons whose names and addresses have been ished by Senators and Representatives in Congress, and who have not before during the same season been supplied by the Department: Aml provided also, That the Secretary s all report, as provided in this Act, the place, tg-¤P°**°fP¤¤¤*=¤¤¤¤· quantity, and price of seeds purchased, and the date of purchase; but ° ` nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Agriculture om sending seeds to those who apply for the same. And the amount herein appropriated shall not be diverted or used rg*,j,•$;¤*;:,’;b·;f,,{·8Pg*°· for any other urpose but for the purchase, testing, propagation, and P distribution of) valuable seeds, bulbs, mulberry and other rare and valuable trees,shrubs,vines, cuttings, and plants: Provided also, That F°"¥°°'°P'· ten thousand dollars of which sum, or so much thereof as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, shall be used in the proplagation, testing, distribution, and extension of forage crops throng out the United States: Promkrledfurther, That forty- ve thousand six hundred ,(fe;:e{,$ and forty dollars of which sum, or so much thereof as the Secretary menu! of Agriculture shall direct, may be used to collect, purchase, test, propagate, and distribute rare and valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants from foreign countries or from our possessions for experiments with reference to their introduction into and cultivation in this country, and same shall not be distributed generally, but shall be used for experimental tests, to be carried on with the cooperation of the a 'cultural experiment stations. Total for Bureau of Plant lrliilustry, one million seven hundred and nine thousand two hundred and sixty-six dollars. FOREST SERVICE. F"""’*‘S°"*°°· Sxrxmras, Fomssr Smnvrcmc One Forester, who shall be chief of s““‘“"* bureau, five thousand dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred and sixty dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; five clerks, at one thousand and eighty dollars each; eight clerks, at one thousand and twenty dollars each; ten clerks, at nine hundred and sixty dollars each; seventeen clerks. at nine hundred dollars each; four messengers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; four messengers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; three watchrnen, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; in all, sixty thousand two hundred dollars. (lnxmrmr. nxrmrsns, Fomasr Smrvrcrazc To enable the Secretary of G°“°”l°*P°¤*’- Agriculture to experiment and to make and continue investigations and report on forestry, national forests, forest fires, and lurnbermg, _ _ _ but no part of this appropriation shall be used for any experiment or S,§,g"°°°d*°*¤**°d test made outside the jurisdiction of the United States; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the proper care of the same ;_ to investigate and test American timber and timber trees and their uses, and methods for the preservative treatment of timber; to seek, through investigations and the planting of native and foreign species, suitable _ trees for the treeless regions; to erect necessary buildings: Prowded, P"”""*‘f”· _ _ That the cost of any building erected shall not exceed fiye hundred C"‘°‘ "‘“ld‘“g* dollars: to pay all expenses necessary to protect, administer, and m*;§,§‘jf,*}g{}és,;f°·- °' improve the national forests; to ascertain the natural conditions upon