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702 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 217. 1920. new niegiloodsi ofdlcontrol dand applying methods of eradication or _ _ __ contro a y `scovere , $81,115; rugiiiw ‘T”°° bm" _ For applying such methods of eradication or control of the white- ,,§§’,’{,§‘,‘§§g‘g‘}”“d °°“‘ pme blister rust as in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture mayl be necesspry, Excluding thedpayment of lsuch exp?n$s and the em 0 ent 0 suc persons an means in the cit o ashm` gton and) elsrdlwhere, in cooperation with such authorities of the States concerned, organizations, or individuals as he may deem necessary Loco, contributions to accomphsh such upurposes $214,168, and in the discretion of the 'Secretary of Agric ture no expenditures shall be made for these pugposes until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures sh have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by State, ,,ooo,oo_ county, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations for mrgprzytor destroyed the accomplishment of such prhiposesz Prmnded, That no part of the ’° °‘ money herem appropriated s be used to pay the cost or value of Comm, mok moo, trees or other property inlured or destroyed; eze.,ase»ses. For the investigation 0 diseases of cotton, potatoes, truck crops, Physiology o, oooo forage crops, drug and related lplants, $95,400; pimms. For investigating the physio ogy of crop plants and for testing and Souooo,oo,,o,ogy,ooo_ breedingvarieties thereof, $46,860; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For soil-bacteriology and plant-nutrition investigations, including the testing of samples, (procured in the open market, of cultures for Poonoing tom o, inoculating legumes, an if any such samp es are found to be impure, cultures. nonviable, or misbranded, the results of the tests may be published, together with the names of the manufacturers and of the persons So,,,o,,w,y_ by whom the cultures were offered for sale, $39,060; For soil—fertility investigations into organic causes of infertility and remedial measures, maintenance of productivity, properties and coiiiipositionbof sog humus, and the transformation an formation of mm, - ,,0 ,_ so umus y so organisms, $45,060; cclplantsgigig P For acclimatization and adaptation investigations of cotton, COI'I1, and other crops introduced from tropical regions, and for the improvement of cotton and other fiber plants by cultural methods, reeding, and selection, and for determining the feasibility of in- ` P,,,,,,,,,_ creasing the production of hard fibers outside of the continental orG<>¢,¤¤¤¤¤<¤d i¤t¤F· United States, $101,410: Promklcd, That not more than $7,500 of Dm, o,oo,o o,o_ this sum may used for experiments in cottonseed mterbreedmg; ° For the investigation, testing, and im rovement of plants yielding drugs, spices, poisons, oils, and related) products an by—products, gnd for general physiological and fermentation investigations, Cro oo ; 39320; nmmuiiiesimm I gy For crop technological investigations, including the Study of oommoooiol ooooo plant-infesting nematodes, $24,940; g¤r·ns,m. “For studying and testing commercial seeds, including the testing “°""‘““"“’*°°’°'°‘ of samoples of seeds of grasses, clover, or alfalfa, and lawn-grass seeds secure in the open market, and where such samples are found to be adulterated or misbranded the results of the tests shall be pubi>»-at-wang seam- lished, together with the names of the persons by whom the seeds goj;§{{o*”o¤;*¤°°d°°°‘*°°· were offered for sale, and for carrying out the provisions of the Act ` approved August 24, _1912, entitled _"An Act to regulate foreign var. s·1,p.sua commerce by prohibiting the admission into the United States of certain adulteiaged grain aiid seeds unfit for seeding purposes " C , (Thirty-sevent _ tatutes at _ argc, page 506), $41,680; For the investigation and unoprovement of cereals and methods of cereal production, and the stu y of cereal diseases, and for the investigation of the cultivation and breeding of flax for seed purposes, including a study of flax diseases, and for the investigation and im- P,,,,,,,,,,_,_ provement of broom com and methods of broom-com production, R¤¤¤·¤¤§¤¤S¢=*· $3.59,705: Provided, That $:50,000 Shall be set aside for the investib,2,.‘?§‘Z,’{;’}g °‘"b“"’ gation and control of the diseases of wheat, oats, and barley known as black rust, leaf rust, and stripe rust: Provided also, That $147,200