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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 572 . 1928 . 551 problems relating to seed analysis or other subjects which the congress may determine to be necessary in the interest of international seed trade. Cereal crops and dis. Ce real cro ps and d iseases : For the i nvesti gatio n and impro vemen t eas es. of cere als, inc luding c orn, and methods of cere al produ ction an d for Investiga tion and impr ovem ent, eradi- the study and control of cereal diseases, including barberry eradica- cating diseases, etc. tion, and for the investigation of the cultivation and breeding of flax for seed purposes, including a study of flax diseases, and for the inve stig atio n and im prov emen t of bro omco rn and m etho ds of Bala nce a vail able . broomcorn production, $733,000, together with $17,000 of the unex- Vol.44,p . 510. pended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal P70L, os. year 1927 : Pr ovid ed, That $375,000 shall be set aside for the location Rust spores destruc- of and destruction of the barberry bushes and other vegetation from tio n. which rust spores originate : Provided further, That $75,000 of this Stat es, Contributio ns fr om amount shall be available for expenditure only when an equal amount shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by States, counties, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations, for the accomplishment of such purposes. Tobacco prod uction. Tobacco : For the investigation and improvement of tobacco and the methods of tobacco production and handling, $60,000 . Alkali and drought resistant crops : For the breeding and physio- logical study of alkali-resistant and drought-resistant crops, $23,920. Sugar-plant investi- Sugar plants : For sugar-plant investigations, including studies of gations. disea ses a nd the impr oveme nt of sugar beet s and sugar -beet seed, Balance available. $183,179, tog et her wi th $1 8, 076 of the unexpended balance of the Vol. 44, p. 510 . appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1927. Wild plants, grazing Botany : For investigation, improvement, and utilization of wild lands, etc. p lants and grazing lands, and for deter minin g the distr ibuti on of weeds and means of their control, $50,280. Dry land, etc ., crop Dry-land agriculture : For the investigation and improvement of production- methods of crop production under subhumid, semiarid, or dry-la nd Pre,ises . conditions, $218,050 : Pro vide d, Th at the limitations in this Act as to Buildin gs. the cost of farm buildings shall not apply to this paragraph : Pro- vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used in the limited reedistribntion free distribution or propagation for free distribution of cuttings, seedlings, or trees of willow, box elder, ash, caragana, or other com- mon varieties of fruit, ornamental, or shelter-belt trees in the Northern Great Plains area except for experimental or demonstration pur po ses in the States of No rth and So uth Dakota, and in Montana New field station and Wyoming east of the five-thousand-foot contour line : Pr ovid ed restriction. furth er, That no part of th is app ropri ation shall be used for the establishment of any new field station except $10,000 in Umatilla Count y, Oregon. Horticultural exper- Horticultural ex per im ent station, Cheyenne, Wyoming : To enable ~Dnt stat ion, Ch ey- the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the e, Wyo. Act entitled "An Act providing for horticultural experiment and Estab lish ment of . demonstr ation wo rk in th e semiar id or dr y-land r egions of the Uni ted Anne, p . 323. States," approved March 19, 1928, including the erection of buildings and fences, the construction of irrigation facilities, the employment of persons, and for other necessary expenses, to be immediately Praiarag s cost not available, $100,0 00 : Pro vide d, That the limitations in this Act as to applicable. the cost of buildings shall not apply to this paragraph. Utilizing western re- WVestern irrigation agriculture : For investigations in connection claimed lands . with western irrigation agriculture, the utilization of lands reclaimed under the Reclamation Act, and other areas in the arid and semiarid regions, $142,095 Edible nuts. Nut culture : For the investigation, improvement, encouragement, Growing, harvesting, and determination of the adaptability to different soils and climatic ut°'zing' etc ' .conditions of pecans, almonds, Persian walnuts, black walnuts,

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