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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3 D SESS.-CH. 464 -JUNE 16, 1938 peanuts by the Department of Agriculture", approved June 24, 1936 (7 U. S . C . 951-957), $10,000. 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. Cotton quality statistics and classing Acts: To enable the Secre- tary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish sta- tistics of the grade and staple length of cotton", approved March 3, 1927 (7 U. S . C. 471-476), as amended by the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the classifi- cation of cotton, to furnish information on market supply, demand, location, condition, and market prices for cotton, and for other pur- poses", approved April 13, 1937 (7 U. S . C . 473a-473c), $450,000. United States Cotton Futures and United States Cotton Standards Acts: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the United States Cotton Futures Act, as amended March 4, 1919 (26 U. S. C . 1090-1106), and to carry into effect the provisions of the United States Cotton Standards Act, approved March 4, 1923 (7 U. S. C. 51-65), including such means as may be necessary for effectuating agreements heretofore or hereafter made with cotton associations, cotton exchanges, and other cotton organi- zations in foreign countries, for the adoption, use, and observance of universal standards of cotton classification, for the arbitration or set- tlement of disputes with respect thereto, and for the preparation, distribution, inspection, and protection of the practical forms or copies thereof under such agreements, $491,900. United States Grain Standards Act: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act, $723,941. United States Warehouse Act: To enable the Secretary of Agri- culture to carry into effect the provisions of the United States Ware- house Act, $336,700. Total, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, $6,511,483, of which amount not to exceed $2,208,259 may be expended for personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $36,500 shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn pas- senger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work out- side the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMICS SALARIES AND EXPENSES General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of Chief of Bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $31,735. Home economics investigations: For conducting either independ- ently or in cooperation with other agencies, investigations of the relative utility and economy of agricultural products for food, cloth- ing, and other uses in the home, with special suggestions of plans and methods for the more effective utilization of such products for these purposes, and for disseminating useful information on this subject, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $273,350. Total, Bureau of Home Economics, $305,085, of which amount not to exceed $268,350 may be expended for personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia. 741 Tobacco statistics. 45 Stat. 1079; 47 Stat. 662. 7U.S. C. if 501-508. Cotton quality sta- tistics and classing Acts. 44 Stat. 1372. 7U. S.C. I 471-476. 50 Stat. 62 . 7 U. S. C., Supp. III, iS 473a-473c. Cotton Futures Act. 39 Stat. 476; 40 Stat. 1351. 26 U. . C.. 1090- 1106. Cotton Standards Act. 42 Stat. 1517. 7U.S.C. I 51-65. Agreements as to standards, etc., in for- eign countries. Grain Standards Act. 39 Stat. 482. 7U.S. C. 171-87. Warehouse Act. 39 Stat. 486. 7 .S. C. S241-273. Post, p. 1126. Personal services, D.C . Vehicles. Bureau of Home Economics. Salaries and ex- penses. General administra- tive expenses Home economics in- vestigations. Personal services, D.C.