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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 253 -JUNE 30, 1939 Proviso. Sale of samples, etc. Crop and livestock estimates. Peanut statistics. 49 Stat. 1898; 52 Stat. 348. 7 U. S. C., Supp. IV, II 951-957. Provisos. Statement of farm- ers' intentions as to cotton acreage. Limitation on apple production estimates. Market inspection of farm products. Proviso. Certificates as prima facie evidence of truth of statements. Tobacco Inspection Act. 49 Stat. 731. 7 U. S. C., Supp. IV, §§ 511-511q. Tobacco stocks and standards. 45 Stat. 1079. 7U.S.C. 501- 508; Supp. IV, §§501- 505. Market news serv- ice. tion and promotion of the use of uniform standards of classification of American farm and food products throughout the world, $431,470: Provided, That samples, illustrations, practical forms, or sets of the grades recommended or promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture for farm or food products may be sold under such rules and regula- tions as he may prescribe, and the receipts therefrom deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Crop and livestock estimates: For collecting, compiling, abstracting, analyzing, summarizing, interpreting, and publishing data relating to agriculture, including crop and livestock estimates, acreage, yield, grades, staples of cotton, stocks, and value of farm crops and num- bers, grades, and value of livestock and livestock products on farms, in cooperation with the Extension Service and other Federal, State, and local agencies, and for the collection and publication of statistics of peanuts as provided by the Act approved June 24, 1936, as amended May 12, 1938 (7 U. S . C . 951-957), $747,510: Provided, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intention of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton: Pro- vided further, That estimates of apple production shall be confined to the commercial crop. Market inspection of farm products: For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organ- izations, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, or other associations of businessmen or trade organizations, and persons or corporations engaged in the production, transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food products, whether operating in one or more juris- dictions, to investigate and certify to shippers and other interested parties the class, quality, and condition of cotton, tobacco, fruits, and vegetables, whether raw, dried, or canned, poultry, butter, hay, and other perishable farm products when offered for interstate ship- ment 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 certificates issued by the author- ized agents of the Department shall be received in all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained, $459,000. Tobacco Inspection Act: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to establish and promote the use of standards of classification for tobacco, to provide and maintain an official tobacco-inspection service, and for other purposes", approved August 23, 1935 (7 U. S . C. 511-511q), $425,000. Tobacco stocks and standards: To enable the Secretary of Agri- culture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the collection and publication of statistics of tobacco by the Department of Agriculture", approved January 14, 1929 (7 U. S . C . 501-508), as amended, $17,187. Market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, timely information on the market supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, quality, condition, and market prices of livestock, meats, fish, and animal products, dairy and poultry products, fruits and vegetables, peanuts and their products, grain, hay, feeds, cottonseed, and seeds, 968 [53 STAT.

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