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Ar;nicifLTUKAi, AriMiopniATiox nii.L, vr2i. 9 



ti;ZHti<ii)s ill (he iiiiirkctiii*: aiiW t|i^tl'il»)ltil>ll (if furni iirrxliicts, 

 $-jr).(»i)(> for fiii-tluT sticiiirthiMiiii^ flic rn»\) t'>tiniiiliM>_' work, >51.'),(KMj 

 for tlu' foiri«rn market iii<; invest iL'iH i<>ti><. S'J(),()<K) for the a<lminis- 

 tnrtion of the wjirehouse act. $l,*jn(» for tlu* starxlanl coiitnincr 

 act. and S;1(X1,0(X) to co\ci- the incieaMMl (hities ahmjr th«' line of in- 

 spection of |)»'rishal>U' frnils and vej/etalih-s. es|M'ciaIly to provi<lp 

 for thi' shi|>j)in;jf point ins|)ection. This hitter increiiw of <ourHe 

 will he oH'set hy the leceipts from tho fees for the inspection service. 



A similai' increase, that is. Iar<xely reinil)Mrsahle to the Ticasnrv 

 fiom fees, is recommended for the work of the l*'ederal IIoiti<ii(- 

 tiiral T^oard. namely. $70.(M)0 for the enfoi-cement of th<' plant 

 (juarantine act at the ports and on the horder in connection with 

 the importation of plants. protectinL' the Nation a;.'ainst insect pest.s 

 and the plant diseases, rnder the \\'eatlier Hiireaii an increase* of 

 S:?:KO(t() is rei'ommended. of which $2.'),(MM) is for .stndie.s of the 

 upper air ami $S,(M)0 for central office and miscellaneous expen.ses. 

 Sliirht inci'ea.scs of >i:^.()()(> foi- the di\ision of accounts and dis- 

 itursi'ments and $11,000 in connection with the operation of Center 

 Market are also recommended. An increase of iN4H,(K)() is asked for 

 the important work of the liureau of Entomology in conductinjj its 

 research to protect the country airainst danirerous inject pests. 



These reconuuendations. as I have said hefore. amount to a total 

 of sr)(>4.()So, and in the estimates as approved hy the linreau of 

 the HudiTi't they are offset hy reductions which have been made in 

 items that are carried in (he re^nilar hill totaling $1. HO 1.040. Tn 

 oilier words, a net decrease of $si)7.r)()0 exists in the recomiii«Mi'lo- 

 tions for 10'J4 over the.ajipropriations for the current year. 



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There are two other items in the estimai(> wliicli the department 

 i-ejrards as of the utm<»>t imiKirtance. One is in the matter of re- 

 organization within the department. Furthei- ))ro<rre.ss has been 

 made duriuL' the studies alonjr this line diiriuir the year, and the 

 Secretary is proi)osin<r for the consideration f)f the committee a 

 carefully worked out plan involviuir the transfer of certain units, 

 resultin<f. in brief, in the establishment of the a<rricultural exten- 

 sif)n work as a .separate service in the office of the Secretaiy. the 

 separation of the offices of ex]>eriment stations and the office of 

 home economics from the present extension orpmi/ation, known 

 as the States lielations Service, with the home economics work to be 

 established on the basis of a bureau in the department, and the ex- 

 periment station work to be a sejiarate «tffice under the director of 

 scientific work, the transfer of the eilitorial and distrii)uti(»n work 

 of the <livision of publications into the office of the Secretary, and 

 the transfer of the exhil)it and nn)ti<m-picture work from the di- 

 vision of juildications into the proj>osed extension service. These 

 proposed clian;;es will he presented to the committee in a few 

 moments by the A.ssistant Secretary, Mr. Pujrsley, who has imme- 

 diate direction of the public relations work of the department. 



ADIUTIeNAI. SCIKNTIHC AND TKCHNICAI. EMPI.OYKKS — I.NCREASES IN SALAKIKS. 



Anothei- item which the Secretary re«rards as of especial impor- 

 tance to the administration of the work of the department on a sat- 

 isfactory basis is the slight increase reconmiended in the numlKn- of 



