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increased activities. The other lines of work, including the mainte- 

 nance of the State experiment stations, the farmers' cooperative 

 demonstration work in the cotton belt, the study of farmers' institutes 

 and agricultural schools, and the investigations in home economics 

 are continued on the existing basis. 



The funds allotted to the Office of Markets and Rural Organization 

 are nearly doubled, the total of $872,590 allowing for a considerable 

 expansion in its work. During the crop season of 1915 an experi- 

 mental news service was conducted, giving timely information on 

 the movements and prices of the strawberry, tomato, cantaloup, and 

 peach crops, with such successful results that $136,600 is now pro- 

 vided for systematic service in the collection and distribution of 

 market news by telegraph for perishable fruits and vegetables and 

 by mail for other farm products. Other new items are $65,000 for 

 the gathering of information pertaining to the marketing of live 

 stock and its products and $35,000 for cooperation with the States 

 in marketing studies. An increase from $238,000 to $285,000 is 

 granted for other marketing and distribution studies, notabl}'^ for 

 additional attention to cooperative purchasing and marketing, mar- 

 ket grades and standards, marketing business practice, and the 

 marketing of live stock, meats, animal by-products, dairy products, 

 grain, seeds, and hay. The Office also receives $48,000 to continue 

 the cotton-standardization work and $32,860 for its studies in rural 

 organization. 



An increase from $50,000 to $75,000 is provided for the enforce- 

 ment of the plant-quarantine act by the Federal Horticultural Board. 

 Of this sum $15,000 is to be used to prevent the introduction of the 

 pink bollworm, one of the most serious cotton pests known, and 

 $10,000 for the inspection of imported potatoes to guard against po- 

 tato wart and other diseases and insect pests. 



The work of the remaining branches of the Department is con- 

 tinued on substantially the present basis, both as to funds and lines 

 of work. The Bureau of Crop Estimates receives $316,436, an increase 

 of $32,956, mainly for the employment of additional field agents and 

 specialists, notably in truck and fruit crops. The Office of Public 

 Roads and Rural Engineering is granted $599,200, an increase of 

 $12,735 ; the Office of the Secretary $688,160, of which $285,810 is for 

 the Office of Farm Management; the Division of Accounts and Dis- 

 bursements, $44,920; the Division of Publications, $197,650; and the 

 Library, $49,520. The Department is again allotted $105,000 for 

 the enforcement of the insecticide act, $40,000 to continue demonstra- 

 tion work on reclamation projects, and $123,689 for rent of buildings 

 in the District of Columbia, and receives $122,500 for miscellaneous 

 expenses. 



