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and $25,000 for studies of farm water supplies, drainage disposal, 

 farm building construction, and similar problems. The total carried 

 by the act is $59i,320, or slightly less than the $600,000 now allowed 

 the Bureau in the Federal Aid Road Act for administrative expenses 

 under that act. 



The funds for the Bureau of Markets, consisting last year of 

 $2,023,255 under the appropriation act and $2,004,608 under the 

 emergency act, are reduced to $2,811,365. For general marketing 

 and distribution studies there will be available $317,520, a net increase 

 of $14,100 for cotton handling and marketing work. The market 

 news service is continued wath allotments of $250,000 for fruits and 

 vegetables; $105,320 for live stock and meats; $80,600 for dairy and 

 poultry products ; $50,000 for grain, hay, feeds, and seeds ; and $12,000 

 for peanuts. The market inspection service is extended to include 

 poultry, butter, and hay, $150,000 being allowed for the purpose ; and 

 for investigations of the transportation, storage, preparation, market- 

 ing, manufacturing, and distribution of agricultural food products, 

 $48,800 is granted. There is a net increase of $17,210 to extend co- 

 operation with the States in marketing work, now under way in 

 twenty-five States. For studies of cotton standards and marketing 

 methods $45,920 is again allotted, and $86,050 is granted for the 

 studies of grain handling, grading, and transportation. The allot- 

 ment for studies of cooperation among farmers is decreased from 

 $28,280 to $15,780. 



Increased funds are provided to enforce the U. S. Cotton Futures 

 and the U. S. Grain Standards Acts, the respective allotments being 

 $131,780 and $598,600. For the enforcement of the Standard Con- 

 tainer Act $3,800 is granted, and for the U. S. Warehouse Act 

 $35,000. The latter act is amended in several particulars, with a 

 view to securing its more general utilization. 



A new section appropriates $35,000 to enable the bureau to com- 

 plete the work of the Domestic Wool Section of the War Industries 

 Board. There is also an appropriation of $75,000 to enforce the 

 proclamations of the President in 1918 establishing a licenshag sys- 

 tem for the stoclryards industry. 



The Office of the Secretary receives $803,110. Of this, $302,590 is 

 for the Office of Farm Management, substantially the amount car- 

 ried in the preceding act for this Office. The salary of the chief is 

 increased from $4,000 to $5,000, and a specific allotment of $23,873 

 is made for use in ascertaining the cost of production of the princi- 

 pal staple agi'icultural products. 



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

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

 lines of work. There is a reduction from $1,912,930 to $1,880,210 

 for the Weather Bureau, but this is due mainly to the completion of 



