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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEsS . I. CH. 572 . 1928 .

555 of Agriculture of hemp as a source of supply for the manufacture of pulp and paper . For exper iments and i nvesti gation s of r ange co nditio ns wit hin th e Range conditions and t~

improvements . national forests or elsewhere on the public range, and of methods for i mprov ing t he r ange by re seed ing, regul ation of grazi ng, a nd other means, $49,755 . For the purchase of tree seed, cones, and nursery stock, for seeding i nS, eding, tree plant- and tree planting within national forests, and for experiments and investigations necessary for such seeding and tree planting, $210,000 . Management of forest For silvicultural, dendrological, and other experiments and inves- lands . tigations, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Gover nment, with States , and with in dividu als, t o dete rmine the best methods for the conservative management of forests and forest land, $354,300.

A pprai sing timb er fo r For estimating and appraising timber and other resources on the sale. national forests preliminary to disposal by sale or to the issue of occupancy permits, and for emergency expenses incident to their sale or use, $108,550 .

Permanent im prove- For the construction and maintenance of roads, trails, bridges, fire ments . lanes, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other improvements neces- sary for the proper and economical administration, protection, and Amount for for ests in development of the national forests, $587,9 00, of which amount sou the rn Cal if orn ia . $125,000 is reserved for expenditure on the Angeles, Cleveland, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino National Forest s in southern Cali- fornia : Provided That such sum of

shall not be expended Po $12 5,000

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Local contributions unless an equal amount is contributed for such work by State, county, required . municipal, and/or other local interests, to be paid, in whole or in part, in advance of the performance of the work for which this Purchase oftelephone appropriation provides : Provided further, That where, in the opinion lines, etc . of the Secretary of Agriculture, direct purchase will be more eco- nomical than construction, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other Division fences, stock improvements may be purchased : Pr ovide d fu rther , That not to driveways, watering watering exceed $50,000 may be expended for the construction and maintenance places, etc • of boundary and range division fences, counting corrals, stock drive- ways a nd bri dges, the de velopm ent of stock- wateri ng pla ces, a nd the eradication of poisonous plants on the national forests : Provided Min at cars Lake, further, That not to exceed $11,000 of this appropriation may be Vol. 44, p. 618. used for the construction of a dam at Cass Lake, Minnesota .

Additionalfromcoop- In all, salaries and general expenses, $8,870,165 ; and in addition erative forest protec- thereto there are h ereby approp riated all mo neys r eceive d as c ontri- ti `ofunnd, p . 1132. butions toward cooperative work under the provisions of section 1 of the Act approved March 3, 1925, which funds shall be covered into vol. 38, p. 430. the Treasury and constitute a part of the special funds provided by Vol. 3 8, the Act of June 30, 1914 : Provided, That not to exceed $444,000 may Services in t he Dis- be expended for departmental personal services in the District of trict. Columbia . Forest fire preven- FOREST FIRE COOPERATION

tion, etc . Cooperation w i t b For cooperation with the various States or other appropriate agen- states, etc ., for protec- tion of timber, cut-over ties in forest fire prevention and suppression and the protection of lands, etc, timb ered and c ut-ov er l ands in ac cord ance with the provi sions of Vol . 43, p. 653 . sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to pro mote c ontinu ous pr oducti on of timber on lan ds chi efly v aluabl e therefor," approved June 7, 1924, including also the study of the Tax laws and timber effect of ta x laws and t he inv estiga tion of timbe r insu rance as pro - insurance. vided in section 3 of said Act, $1,200,000, of which $41,900 shall be services, etc., in the avail able f or per sonal servic es in the Dis trict of Col umbia and no t District- 54S35'-29--PT 1 39