AiJIlICl'LTrUAL API'HOI'HIATIOX BILL, lW>i. 179 



Doitoi '1'avi,«)K. No: llu* uii};ruflr<l trifoliate stock lrf<*> urr Imnly 

 Im'H' ill Wjisliin<;toii. What appears to arrount for the j^n-ator 

 cold ciMliiraiicc of (Mtrus trees grafted on this stock is the fact that 

 the tiifoliate stock becomes dtiiniiiaiit in the fall at the time when it 

 nomallv sheds its leaves and rfniiini> dormanl iinnl >prinji, wlule the 

 sweet oranjje stock keeps (»n fjrowin^, so the Sntsiima orange graft on 

 tlie sweet oran<;i' slock is in a state of vejjetative jjrowth much !at»'r 

 in the fall titan it is on the other. 



AKLINCSTON FAKM AND A<;H1(II.TLKAI. STATION. 



On pa«;e IJl i> tin* suhapproi>riation un<ler whi<h Arlinjjton Farm 

 is maintained as an n<;ri(Miltmai experiment statical. Mere Congress 

 provided, as you recall, last year far a heatinj: [)l:int. $.')(). OOd. This 

 is now well towanl completion \u construction. 



'I'he am<»unt carried ny the Budget is ?2(), .')()(). In our ori<!inal 

 estimate we asked for the retention of SO. .")()() of the huildin-^ fund 

 a|)propriation to meet increased expenses of maintenance and opera- 

 tion imIudinLj the provision of a fence al);)Ut Arlington Farm to pro- 

 tect it from invasion and imjiroper u-^c. 



Mr. .IiMP. Is that not a matlei- which wo should really take ui) 

 with the Hud^'ct Bureau^ 



Doctor Tayi.ok. That amount is needed if we are a(le<|Uately to 

 protect Arlinjxttm Farm as we think we should from encroachments at 

 ni;^ht for purposes ille«;al and destructive. 



Mr. Blc'iiANAN. Well, vou ha\ c Itcen <:etlin»r nloiiir for a lonir time 

 without this, have you ^ 



Doctor Tayi.ok. Wo have. 



Mr. Andf.kson. Will it take ."?'.). .")<)0 to put a fence around there ^ 



Doctor Tavi.oij. Our best e.-limate is that vndess we can force or 

 induce the railroad to fence its riijht of way across the property it 

 will cost approximately ."^lO.OOO or -S 12. 000 to fence the farm as it 

 should he. The solicitor has investiijated the title to that railroad 

 property and we have boon advised that W(« can not f<»rce them to 

 fence their riu:ht of way. There is a g:reatly increased value of Govern- 

 ment property on the farm n(»w. in comparis(m with earlier years, 

 and jjreatly iiu-reased risk, duo to changed conditions. 



FOR FOREIGN SEVA) AND PLANT INTRODUCTION. 



Page 123, the subappropriation 'for investigations in foreign seed 

 and plant introduction, including the study, collection, jnirchase. 

 testing, pr(>pagation. and ilistribution oi rare and valuable seeds, 

 bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, settings, and plants from foreign countries 

 and from our posses.sions," etc., there is no change in that item. 



rrucnAs?:, di.stuibition. p/rc. of nkw and karf: seeds. 



On page 12."), the subappropriation which ct)vers the ft>rage cn)p 

 investigational work and the distribution of new and rare field see«ls. 

 there is a reduction of .■<20.00() in the provi.so whi(:h finances the field 

 seed distribution, and at the same time there is a proposctl increase 

 of the amount available for the c.\perinu>ntation in clover work of 

 So, 000, so that the estimate involves a net reduction «>f .Slo.OOO in the 

 amount carried l)v the paragi'aph. That reduction is nnule in recog- 

 nition of the urgent need of economy of expenditure. 



