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tagious diseases is reduced from $1,250,000 to $1,000,000, plus any un- 

 expended balance remaining from the fiscal year 1916. 



The supplemental appropriation for meat inspection is $501,620, 

 a net increase of $141,600 over the funds for the current year. This 

 will provide for the supervision of some additional establishments 

 and of new departments being added to existing plants. 



The recent noteworthy increase of interest in dairying is reflected 

 in an enlargement of the appropriation for that work by $117,020, 

 or to a total of $378,930. It is proposed to extend especially the 

 studies and demonstrations of dairy farming; the promotion of 

 dairy manufacturing through creameries in the South and cheese 

 factories in the South and West; dairy research; the market-milk 

 studies, including dairy sanitation, extension work, and problems in 

 milk-plant management; and to begin a campaign to improve the 

 character of daii*}' products produced and consumed on the farm. 



The allotment for animal husbandry is increased $81,080, the 

 total for this purpose being $277,580. ISIore attention is to be given 

 to farm sheep, notably in the ^Middle West and Eastern States, 

 including studies and demonstrations in cooperation with the States 

 Relations Service and the agricultural colleges. A grant of $12,280 

 is also included for the equipment of the United States sheep experi- 

 ment station in Fremont County, Idaho. Studies of beef production 

 in the corn belt in cooperation with the Office of Farm Management 

 are contemplated, and the extension of the pig club and poultry club 

 work is planned for several additional States. 



The special appropriation of $60,000 for experiments and demon- 

 strations in live stock production in the cane sugar and cotton dis- 

 tricts is continued, as is also that of $40,000 for somewhat similar 

 work in the semiarid and irrigated districts. The first-named project 

 is being carried on largely in cooperation with the State of Louisiana, 

 and the experimental work thus far has been mainly with forage-cro]) 

 production, cattle feeding, and mule raising. Under the second 

 project buildings and equipment are being provided at Ardmore, 

 South Dakota, and Huntley, Montana. 



A large increase is also gi"anted for the Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 its total rising from $2,537,120 to $3,143,630. This increase is mainly 

 for the combating of plant diseases, especially citrus canker and 

 white-pine blister rust. For the citrus-canker campaign $180,000 

 additional is provided, making $430,000 for the purpose. The in- 

 crease is immediately available, while it is made discretionary wath 

 the Department as regards the remaining $250,000 to require con- 

 tributions of an equal amount from other sources. A similar ar- 

 rangement is made with regard to the $300,000 appropriation for 

 white-pine blister rust, half of which is made immediately available 

 and the remainder contingent, in the discretion of the Department, 



