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 1342 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 127. 1921. purchasing of farm sup lies, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the department, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organiaationshand persons engaged in the transportation, _ marketing, and distributing o farm and ood products, $326,000: §'§§’,'§‘g"}},,,,.,,.,,¤,,;,. Provided, That not than $30,000 shall be used for a study of the {g*;Q;;g<;** °¤S°S» °*°·· methods of (prevention of losses by deterioration, decay, and freezing of fruits an vegetables in storage and in transit in refrigerator cars, heaoordgars, and ocean vessels, including demonstrations of such met 0 ; m"° "°°k- °g"l°“l‘ For collect' ublishjn and distributin b tele ra h mail or tural, etc., roducts. _ _ 7 _ r 1 C°um,,,;d,S,,,b,,,_ otherwise, tifhlgypmformagon on the rnarkit siiipplyg ari)d’demai1d, igsbgiggtnxorggtgg commercial movement, location, disposition, quaht, condition, and mana, pmesiuizci, or market uprices of hve stock, meats, sh, and animal products, dair d°°‘g““°°" ¥"°"“°“· and po tryhproiuctis, frugts arid vegptables, peanuts and their prodi; ucts, grain, ay, ee s, an see s, an other `cultural roducts independently and in cooperation with other llglalnches of lthe Government, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged m the production, transportation, marketing, and P 1 h M I d1str1bution_of farm and food products, $390,100; _ p,,O;,{cé_ ° ° °'m For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to mvestigate and_cert1fy gmyying cénmuou to shippers and other mterested parties the uahty and condition of g;,f’;5***°****· °f°-· “ fruits, vegetables, poultry, butter, ha, and other erishable farm t markew . , , y P products, when received m mterstate commerce at such important central markets as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time designate, under such rules ancgrxgulations as he may prescr1be, mcluding payment of such fees as be reasonable and as nearly l,;[,*;‘g*;,wnm“,°_ as may e to cover the cost for the service rendered: Provided, That certificates issued by the authorized agents of the department shall be received 111 all courts of the United tates as prima facie evidence Comm st of the truth of the statements therein contained, $175,000; ,,,,_ • For mvesttgatmg, demonstrating, and promoting the use of standards for the _1fferent grades, qualities, and conditions of cotton, and for investigating the gmmng, grading, stapling, balmg, marking, com- '{_>r°&,;1;,,_ mm vu- pressing, and tare of cotton, $38,400: Promded, That of the sum thus ,,,,,,,,_,_g’¥’ K appropriated $30,000 may be used for testing the waste, tensile strength, and bleaching qualities of the different grades and classes of cotton in order to determine their spinning value and for demon- F Od strating the results of such tests; c§,,'{,';,§§,,,"°,§’_,,,,,,,_ To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with the several gggmswwhm. States in the employment of agents to acquire and diffuse useful information connected with the distribution and marketing of farm pggdiéotésgéhgough investigational, demonstrational, or extension mcth~ Gninhsndlinssrnd- Flor investigating the handlm` g, ading and trans ortation of mg'm° $8151, 111§l\1dii_lg$%lZ3% sorghums, iir the purpose of iiiiing definite gra es · ereo, , ;  t8.§i2§§£.’,l,1??&3g,;¤f§u’2Ei’ii“gii8“£`§sr“8’E."Si‘£‘gt§“,.“§§3§€$2·=’,;£““‘”°, au“uaa5““‘ga£§ d,,§;,,,,,,;g,,,g mm an hve-stock estimates, acre e, yield, grades, stocks, and v ue of farm crops, and numbers, grddes, and value of live stock and livestock products on farms, m cooperation with the States Relations Pmm Service and other Federal, State, and local agencies $300,0001 Dgsmmenf mm,. Ptrovzdqd, That not lBS§ than $50,000 shall be used for collecting and gucts,etc. interested persons mformation relative to the woiild su pl of and need for_American agricultural products, marketing methods, conditionsgdpnces, and other factors, a knowledge of which is necessary to cooperation wth the v is dlsposmou of such pro ucts in forei countries, atm ,m,,,,,_,,,,,_ igdepegt t y aud_m coopegatiou W12? other branches of the Govemé en, a e agencies, purc asing an consuming organizations, an persons engaged in the transportation, marketing, and distribution
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