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SIXTY-SIXTH cononsss. sm. 11. cs. 217. 1920. 703 shall be set aside for the location of and destruction of the barberry bushes and other vegetation from which such rust spores originate; To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to meet the emergency ,,,E,',§§‘§j,",§‘,"Q',,Q,'l,*f,,{?',,i‘§_‘?,,‘l caused by the existence in the United States of Hag smut of wheat, i¤¤¤°¤· take-all, helminthosporium, and other destructive soil and seedinfecting diseases of wheat and of other cereals, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise approgriated, $50,000, to e used in cooperation with the Plant Disease s§{’.,`§{’§$"°" '"th urvey, investigation, and control authorities of the several States to prevent the further spread of and to eradicate or control these diseases; Tobacco production For the investigation and improvement of tobacco and the methods ew. ' of tobacco reduction and handling, $32,000; Md lands at For the breeding and physiological study of alkali-resistant and crops. °" drought-resistant crops, $20,080; Sum mm umm For sugar-plant investigations, including studies of diseases and smdus. the improvement of the beet and beet see , and methods of culture, and to determine for each sugar-beet area the agricultural operations r uired to insure a stable agriculture, $94,115; Gmmgmds etc mhor investigations in economic and systematic botany and the ’ ` improvement and utilization of wild plants and grazing lands, $22,200; Dry land etc For the investi ation and improvement of methods of crop pro- methods. ’ " duction under subinumid, semiarid, or dry-land conditions, $159,000: _ Promkied, That no part of this appropriation shall be used in the free Iiliguiiee easuibu. distribution, or ro agation for ree distribution, of cuttings, seed- ¤°¤¤m”°d· lings, or trees oip willow, box elder, ash, caragana, or other common varieties of fruit, ornamental, or shelter-belt trees in the Northern Great Plains area, exceplt for experimental or demonstration purses in the States of orth an South Dakota west of the one houndredth meridian, and in Montana and Wyoming east of the five thousand—foot contour line; Utming wommm For investigations in connection with western irrigation agricul· cuunaximis. ture, the utilization of lands reclaimed under the Reclamation Act, and other areas in the arid and semiarid regions, $52,380; Edible num For the investigation, improvement, encour ement, and deter- G=¤wi¤g.m·i:k¤u¤g, mination of the adaptability to different soils aniiigclimatic conditions °‘°‘ of pecans, almonds, Persian walnuts, black walnuts, hicko nuts, butternuts, chestnuts, filberts, and other nuts, and for methods of growing, harvesting, packing, shipping, storing, and utilizing the same, $20,000; _ _ For the investigation and improvement of fruits, and the method §§‘,§,E§’;,g,m,,,k,,,¤,,, of fruit growing, arvestmg, and, in cooperation with the Bureau of °*¢· Markets, studies of the behavior of fruits during the processes of marketing and while in commercial storage, $83,200; To cultivate and care for the gardens and grounds of the De art- d,§§p°§‘¤‘f;°°‘;‘}D,,,§§§j ment of Agriculture in the city of Washington, including the Ilxeep D·€- and lighting of the groimds and the construction, surfacing, and repairing of roadways and walks; and to erect, manage, and maintain conservatories, greenhouses, and plant and fruit pro agating houses on the grounds of the Department of Agriculture in tlije city of Washington, $11,690; _ _ _ For horticultural investigations, including the study of producing ,,H§§,t,§§`}m"`°l ““°$ and harvesting truck and related crops, including otatoes, and, in ,,%*:,5****8 "°·S°°**· cooperation with the Bureau of Markets, studies oi) the behavior of ’ ` vegetables while in the processes of marketing and in commercial storage, and the study 0 landscape and vegetable gardening, iloriculture, and related subjects, $71,940;