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 844 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 200. 1925. ig¤{,i3*f;:f¤lEw¤¤m· BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS senemns aeiiihipgisgliigeiiiice and For chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, and for personal services in the field, $1,162,666. Y G°“°“° “p°“m‘ GENERAL 11xrnNsns, BUREAU or AGRICULTURAL Economics e¢§mpl°y°°s’Supph°S' For salaries and the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, traveling expenses, rent outside of the District of Columbia, and all other expenses necessary in conducting investigations, experiments, and demonstrations, as follows: m*}BQ‘,s‘;‘Sl“is*’“"v° For general administrative expenses in connection with the lines of investi ation, experiment, and demonstration conducted in the — Bureau ofg Agricultural Economics, $36,613; e¤ii°fimmai1.?f°°g°m°°t To investigate and encourage the adoption of improved methods §{,S"{‘·’°,,, ,,,,),,,1,,,,,, of farm management and farm practice, $261,586: Provided, That males- of this amount $150,000 may be used in ascertaining the cost of D_ mb mgM“m_ production of the principal staple agricultural products; eienlserdim products, For ac uirin and diffusing among the people of the United "‘”"°““#°‘°· States usdlul ingormation on subjects connected with the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, transportation, and distributing of _ farm and nonmanufactured food products and the purchasing of Promotmgstandards . . . . . ¤ ersisssmeaioe. · farm supplies, including the demonstration and promotion of the use of uniform standards of classification of American farm products throughout the world, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the department, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the marketing, _ handling utilization, grading transportation, and distributing of ,,,§gi‘u§;;§f§,‘Qcf””’k*°‘ farm and, food products, and for investigation of the economic costs of retail marketin of meat. and meat products, $550,988, of which $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be available for completion of the investigation of the economic costs of retail Gmm, A. marketin of meat and meat products; , gricultural 1 %. . . ., _ _ and livestock informa- BOY C0 léctlllg`., COIllP1llI`l{X, 2.bSlZI’{1ClZ1I1g, 8.Il8.l.yZ1I1g, SI1II1I1l8.I`1Z1I1g, “‘{§’,;u,,,,,,,g, ,,,,,,,,,,,_ interpreting, and publishing data relating to agriculture, including jigs; ¤¤¢—· <i¤Sl¤¤==~=¢<i crop and livestock estimates, acreage, yield, grades, stock, and value of farm crops, and numbers, grades, and value of livestock and Pr _ livestock products on farms, in cooperation with the Extension Servnigjiiiiiimiing iam- ice and other Federal, State, and local agencies, $472,910: Provided. ggiggggggrggxggggg Thea; $65,360 shall be available for collecting and disseminating to agricultural products, American producers, importers, eXp0I‘t€l‘S, and other interested perem sons information relative to the world suppl of and need for American agricultural products, marketing methods, conditions, prices, and other factors, a knowledge of which is necessary to the advan- C,,,,,,_,,,,,,,,, wm, tageous disposition of such products in foreign conmtries, independ- ¤¤¤»r ¤s¤¤¤i•=>¤· ently and in cooperation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm Not ammble for m_ and food products, including the purchase of such books and tended eeeioii acreage periodicals as may be necessary in connection with this work: °‘“"“”‘· Provided further, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collatiing, or publishing :3 report stating the intentions of farmers as to the . _ acreage to be p anted in cotton; iigigimmbhmmprm For? enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and certify to shippers and other interested parties the class, quality,