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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 200. 1925. 833 Arlington estate, in the State of Virginia, in accordance with the V, provisions of the Act of Congress approved April 18, 1900, $27,215: Pi)qirgi>lp.133` Provided, That the limitations in this Act as to the cost of farm B°’m““s‘ buildings shall not apply to this paragraph; _ For investigations in foreign seed and plant introduction, includ- piE,§’{°§,g{‘,,,d§‘2,‘§§i,¤_“° ing the study, collection, purchase, testing, propagation, and distribution of rare and valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants from foreign countries and from our possessions, and for experiments with reference to their introduction and cultivation in this country, $144,989; i For the purchase, propagation, testing, and distribution of new ,,,}§g§p§;‘§,S'§,'&““d‘· and rare seeds; for the investigation and improvement of grasses. ` alfalfa, clover, and other forage crops, including the investigation of the utilization of cacti and other dry-land plants, $127,465: P,,,,_,,_ Provided, That of this amount not to exceed $36,600 may be used bigiichese mid distrifor the purchase and distribution of such new and rare seeds; u _°n` _ _ _ For biophysical investigations in connection with the various lines g,§§{,‘;,‘§"s‘°"l ‘““’s“` of work herein authorized, $33,952; _ For investigation, eradication, and control of tomato disease, com- mi,`{g‘§l,}‘°“d “"° °' °‘* monly known as nail head rust, $10,000; C°“”F°¥·°”°·_ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- p,,‘§§s“T’"’s“°°‘v° °" mentioned lines of investigation including the office of the chief of bureau, the associate chief of bureau, the officers in charge of publications, records, supplies, and property, and for miscellaneous expenses incident thereto, $26,400; In all, general expenses, $3,299,862. Total, Bureau of Plant Industry, $3,881,073, of which amount Se . . tb D, not to exceed $1,470,000 may be expended for personal services maY`”°°s m ° ”°` in the District of Columbia. Fonnsr snnvxon F°""“S°'“°°‘ sananms For the Chief Forester and other personal services in the District <>§<>iii§¤<iv(ii§iit°rp$r$·<i1¤£ of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, and D ° for personal services in the field, $3,325,003. cmznnar. nxrmvsns, ronnsr snnvxon G°°°m °’°°”m‘ To enable the Secretary of A iculture to experiment and to make Stiisegiiiitggigsifiiw wld continue investi ations anggeport on forestry, national forests, °°°` forest fires, and lumiering, but no part of this appropriation shall be used. for any experiment or 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; mm to erect necessary building: Provided, That the cost of any building om ezbuuamgs. purchased, erected, or as improved shall not exceed $1,500; to pay all expenses necessary to protect, administer, and improve the national forests, including tree plautin in the forest reserves to prevent erosion, drift, surface wash, ang soil waste and the formation of floods, and including the payment of rewards under regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture for information leading to the arrest and conviction for violation of the laws and regulations relating to fires in or near national forests, or for the unlawful takipg of, or injury to, Government property; to ascertain the natu Conditions upon and utilize the national forests and the Secretary ¤¤i¤¤¤f¤¤¤\>•¤»¤¢¢· Of Agriculture may, in his discretion, permit timber and other