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 492 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 89. MARCH 26, 1934 . poses ; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by drainage ; for developing equipment for farm irrigation and drain- a ge ; fo r inve stigat ing a nd rep orting upon farm domest ic wat er supply and drainage disposal, upon the design and construction of farm buildings and their appurtenances and of buildings for process- ing and storing farm products ; upon farm power and mechanical farm equipment ; upon the engineering problems relating to the proc- essing, t ransportation, and storage of perishable and other agr i- cultural products ; and upon the engineering problems involved in adapting physical characteristics of farm land to the use of modern Cotton ginning. farm machinery ; for investigations of cotton ginning under the Act Vol. .c; up 248. p .VII,p. approved April 19, 1930 (U.S.C., Supp. VI title 7 sees. 424, 425) ; 64 for giving expert advice and assistance in agricultural engineering for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of investigations and preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins, plans, and reports ; and for other necessary expenses, including travel, rent, repairs, and not to exceed $5,000 for construction of buildings, $316,451 . Services in the Dis- Total, Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, $350,318, of which trict. amount not to exceed $120,080 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Agricultural Ec o- nomics Bureau. BUREAU OF AG RICULTURAL EC ONOMICS General expenses. S ALAR IES AND GEN ERAL EXP ENSE S Salaries, supplies, etc. For salaries and the employment of labor in the city of Wash- ington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, traveling expenses, rent outside of the District of Columbia, and all other expenses necessary in conducting investigation s, experiment s, and demonst rations, as follows oiff ca Chie f of bureau, and General administrative expenses : For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $230,370. and rmen eanagement Farm management and practice : To investigate and encourage the adoption of improved methods of farm management and farm practice, and for ascertaining the cost of production of the principal staple agricultural products, $313,670. Diffusing informa- Ma rketin g and distri butin g farm produ cts : For acquir ing an d tion of farm products, Marketing g marketing, etc . diffusing among the people of the United States useful information, on subjects connected with the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, transportation, and distributing of farm and nonmanu- standardsPromoting classified factured food products and the purchasing of farm supplies, includ- g ing the demonstration and promotion of the use of uniform stand- ards of classification of American farm products throughout the world, including scientific and technical research into American- ucsoresn e5 by-prod- grown cotton and its byproducts and their present and potential Vol. 46, p. 248. uses, including new and additional commercial and scientific uses 64 U.S.C ., Supp. VII, p. for cotton and its byproducts, and including investigations of cotton ginning under the Act approved April 19, 1930 (U.S.C., Supp. VI, title 7, sees . 424, 425), and for collecting and disseminating informa- tion on the adjustment of production to probable demand for the different farm and animal products, independently and in coopera- tion with other branches of the Department, State agencies, pur- chasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, transportation, and dis- tributing of farm and food products, and for investigation of the econom ic cos ts of retai l mark eting of mea t and meat produc ts,