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Therefore. I am very desirous that the full amount of this ap- 

 propriation ofoes tliroufrh for that ])urpose. 



^fr. AM)f:i{S()X. You are not uskin<: for an added sum above that 

 estimated by the department? 



Mr. Skinner. $85,000, without any reduction, will prol)alily take 

 care of this work. 



Mr. BrrHAx.vN. You say the President invited the dairy in- 

 terests ? 



Mr. Skinner. Yes. sir. 



Mr. Buchanan. Have we extended that invitation yet? 



Mr. Skinner. Y"es, sir. 



Mr. Buchanan. Has it been accepted? 



Mr. Skinner. Yes. sir. 



Mr. Anderson. Has the date been set for the show? 



Mr. Skinner. Our date is fixed in our by-laws at the same time 

 this year as last — October 6 to 13, in 1923. 



Mr. Anderson. Has the place been selected yet? 



Mr. Skinner. Xot jet. sir, no: I am on a tour of inspection now of 

 several cities. 



Mr. Anderson. By whom is the place selected? 



Mr. Skinner. By the board of directors of the United States as- 

 sociation. 



Mr. Buchanan. There is $15,000 extra that you want to add to 

 these exhibits? 



Mr. Skinner. I did not know that there was anythinfr extra. 



Mr. Buchanan. I mean over the other appropriation the preced- 

 in^r year. 



Mr. Skinner. Over the other appropriation: yes. 



Mr. BrcHANAN. How is the appropriation this year? Have you 

 any unexpected balance, or are you ^oin<; to have any? 



Mr. Skinner. That I do not know, sir. 



Mr. Jump. Mr. Chairman, the increase in the exhibits item from 

 $70,000 to $85,000 is an api)arent increase only. The reason for tluit 

 is that the $15,080 is from the extra labor roll of the Division of Pub- 

 lications and several statutory ])laces from the roll of the same 

 division, and that is how j^ou iret the $85,000 fi<rure this year. It does 

 not represent any increase. It just brin<js to«rether all of the money 

 for exhibits at fairs, etc. 



Mr. Skinner. Will this give us, then, wliat we want? 



Mr. Jump. That is something I am not able to answer. Mr. 

 Pugsley and Mr. Green have more to do with the exhibits. I do 

 not know what extra exhibits you require, aiul how much they would 

 cost. The way the estimates stand now the amount passed by the 

 Bureau of the Budget is just the same as the amount this year. If 

 they would have to have more monev than they have this year, tluit 

 is something that Mr. (Jreen and M^r. Pugsley .should consider. 



Assistant Secretary Puosley. I think that could be answered best 

 in this way, that tliere can l)e no increase in the amount of money 

 put into dairy interests this year if the appiopriatit)!! is the same 

 aa last vear, uidess some other exhibit work is U'ssened in (juantity 

 or quality. In other words, if the money is provided as last year, 

 there will be about as much put into the dairy exhiliit next year 

 as tliis. But tliere can be no increase unless some other exhibit is 

 robbed, if the appropriation is the same. 



