84 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



FIIDKRAI. FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY DEPARTMENT BUT NOT USED FOR 



ITS REGULAR WORK. 



In addition to the expenditures for conducting the investigative, 

 regulatory, and other regular activities of the department, $88,514,- 

 578.60 was expended during the fiscal year 1923 from appropriations 

 administered by the department but not used for the prosecution of 

 its regular work as follows : 



available, fiscal Expenditure, Unexpended bal- 



" ■ B, Jul "" ■ 



AppropriatlMi 



year 1923. fiscal year 1923. ance, June 30, 192S 



Extension work in agriculture and 



home economics: 

 Provided by Smith-Lever Act 



ofMayS, 1914 $4,580,000.00 



Supplementary fund provided 

 by agricultural appropria- 

 tion act for 1923 1, 300, 000. 00 



-Balances from prior years 154, 472. 77 



6, 034, 472. 77 ' $5, 810, 449. 45 |224, 023. 32 



Research work of State agricultiu-al 



experiment stations (provided 



by agricultural appropriation act 



forl923) 1,440,000.00 



Balances from prior years 210. 10 



1, 440, 210. 10 ' 1, 439, 999. 59 210. 51 



Federal-aid road construction (pro- 

 vided by acte of July 11, 1916; 

 Feb. 28, 1919; Nov. 9, 1921; and 

 Jan. 22, 1923): 



Rural post roads — 



Appropriated for fiscal 



year 1923 25, 000, 000. 00 



Balances from prior years. 178, 703, 521. 43 



203,703,521.43 271^ 601, 752. 72 132,101,768.71 

 Roads and trails within or ad- 

 jacent to national forests — 

 Appropriated for fiscal 



year 1923 11, 000, 000. 00 



Ten per cent of national 

 forest receipts for 1922, 

 available for road and 

 trail building in 1923. . . 338, 576. 96 



Balances from prior years. 6, 408, 586. 52 



17, 747, 163. 48 6, 467, 639. 69 11, 279, 523. 79 



> Paid direct to States by Treasury Department. 



' Including expenditures of $152,511.28 from fund of $175,000 set aside for road material investigations. 



