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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 131 . MAY 17, 1935 . 275 the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, transportation, and distributing of farm and food products, and for investigation of the econ omic c osts o f reta il mar keting of meat and meat produc ts $743,654 : Provided, That practical forms of the grades recommended Proviso. Forms wool and or promulgated by the Secretary for wool and mohair may be so ld mohair grades to he und er su ch ru les a nd re gulat ions as he may presc ribe, and the recei pts sold. therefrom deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Crop and livestock estimates : For collecting, compiling, abstract- Cro p and livestock estimat es. ing, analyzing, summarizing, interpreting, and publishing data collecting, etc ., data. relating to agriculture, including crop and livestock estimates, acreage, yield, grades, staples of cotton, stocks, and value of farm crops, and numbers, grades, and value of livestock and livestock products on farms, in cooperation with the Extension Service and other Federal, State, and local agencies, $661,289 : Provided, That Prov iso. no art of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for an Rest••t`on on eY- p y pend,tare . expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intention of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton. Foreign competition and demand : To enable the Secretary of securing information as to f oreign Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled tion and demand. "An Act to promote the agriculture of the United States by expand- aS .. CPi49i53 . in- in the foreign field the service now rendered by the United States Department of Agriculture in acquiring and diffusing useful information regarding agriculture, and for other purposes", approved June 5, 1930 (U. S . C ., Supp ., VII, title 7, sees . 541-545), and for collecting and disseminating to American producers, import- Dissem ination ers, exporters, and other interested persons information relative to etAmerican producers, the world supply of and need for American agricultural products, marketing methods, conditions, prices, and other factors, a knowledge of which is necessary to the advantageous disposition of such prod- ucts in foreign countries, independently 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 and food products, including the purchase of such books and periodicals and not to exceed $1,000 for newspapers as may be necessary in connection with this work, $298,000 . Market inspection of farm products : For enabling the Secretary farm Market inspe ction of of Agriculture, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organ- izat ions, boar ds of trad e, ch amber s of comme rce, or ot her a ssoci ation s of business men or trade organizations, and persons or corporations engaged in the production, transportation, marketing, and distribu- tion of farm and food products, whether operating in one or more juri sdict ions, to i nvest igate and certi fy to ship pers and o ther inter - Certifying condition ested parties the class, quality, and condition of cotton, tobacco, •f shipment. fruits, and v egetables, wheth er raw, dried, o r canned, poultr y, butter, hay, and other perishable farm products when offered for interstate shipment or when received at such important central markets as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time designate, or at points which may be conveniently reached therefrom, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, including payment of such fees as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost for the service rendered : Provided, That cert ifica tes i ssued by Provi so. aces as evi. the authorized agents of the department shall be received in all dence. courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained, $431,203.