AGRICULTURAL APPHOPRIATION BUJ^ 1024. Ill) 



l>y fur than unv vt'iir we liav«- liu<l. f»vc<>j)t UH'.t. wIum) wi' killed 

 7(),(MH),(MM) live stock 



Mr. AsDKitsoN. Tlu* |)U(kfi>i say they are all nitinin^ helow ca- 

 pacity aiiil that (hf cotisiiinptirui is awnv <l«)\\ii. liow can you 

 account lor this incicasctj vluuL'htcf in tlic face of the lower con- 

 Munption i 



l)o«tor Moiii.KK. The only way I can account for it i> that «»ur in- 

 creasinji^ population is takin«rcare of the increaM-d ^lau^'htcr. althou^rh 

 the per capita constwuption has decreased. 'I'his la.st year the 

 slau«rhter totaled (').'l,( >(>(),( KM) animals, and that is alM)Ut 1.3 more than 

 the ID'JI slau«j:hter. In .lune, .Inly, and August of U>*2'J the slaughter 

 of hoirs was nuu'h hifxher than during; the same months of any pre- 

 cedin<i year. There are more hojrs in the country now than there 

 have heen for several years, and the packers are slaui;hterin^ them, 

 and also cattle, rather fast just now. So with the prospects of in- 

 crea.sed slau«j:hter we are going to bo handicapped by the decreased 

 appropriation for 19*24. 



PAVMKNT FOR OVKKTIMK SKKVICK8. 



Mr. AxDEHsox. I have a sort of nebulous recollection of some leg- 

 islation we passed, under which the packers paid overtime for part 

 of this insi)ection. 



DcK'tor Mom.KK. Yes; that is very true. That was in the year 

 1!>11>. By this bill the overtime of the meat inspectors is defrayed 

 by the packers, who «j:i\«' their checks to the Secretary of A^n-icul- 

 tuie, and he in turn pays the inspectors who work overtime. The 

 inspectors are paid at the rate of one and one-half the regular i)ay 

 for week days and double pay for holidays and Sundays. 



Mi-. Andkuson. Did that only apply for that year^ 



Doctor Mohi,f:k. No. sir: that has been for e\-eiy y<nir since. 



Mr. AxoKitsoN. That is still in etl'ect ? 



Doctor MonLEiJ. That is still in effect. 



Mr. AxDEHsox. How much was paid by the packets under that 

 last year^ 



Doctor MoiiLER. About $-21G.00(). 



Mr. AxDKRSox. There will be as much as that or more this year? 



Doctor Mniii.Kn. It will be a little more than that, beiause there is 

 more killing being done this fall, and there will be more thi- winter 

 than there has been for several years past. 



Mr. Jimp, According to my understanding of the matter, the pres- 

 ent ])lan is that in a short time the department will work up an 

 estimate based upon such realignment of forces in the meat-inspec- 

 tion force as Doctor Mohler can liring al)out, to be submitted through 

 the Budget Bureau as a supplemental estimate, to cover the time 

 beginning with the next fiscal year, of the money necessary to em- 

 ploy the additional employees that might be re<iuired in the meat 

 inspection so as to do away with that overtime, ami thus accomplish 

 the same thing contemplatetl by the bill. We are not in position to 

 make that estimate vet. but there will be something later. 



