AGRlCUI.TrRAL AI'PHr)i»ltIATI(>X HII.U V.f2i. 315 



\\w crop. Tlu' ln'uiis lUiiturc rapitlly. Jirnl if tho Ix'otlrs an' only 

 [mrtinlly nMliirtHJ the bciins ini^ht f)ass the rritiral pcrijxl siifcly unci 

 a (■(•mmcrcial crop would he jissurcMl. 



Mr. A.NDKUsoN. W'v luivc had thciu a loiij; tiiur out thon-. What 

 can \v(» r|o to sto[) thcni from ^cttiu^ in thr hcari producinir sections 

 <»f Mirhi<;an f 



Mr. (iHAK. \\v cixu not stop tht'ni. Wo have jjivon up l\\v idt-a of 

 that. 



Mr. Andkkso.n. What can wo do t<» find out i What can wo <lo 

 when thoy pot thero^ 



|)<ictor FIowARD. That is what we aro doin«; un(h>r this a[)propria- 

 tion. 



Mr. Anderson, llavo you nionoy onou«^h l(» do it? 



Mr. (iKAK. In the oast tho work couM ho oxpoihtod with a(hlitionai 

 funds h(»th as regards the (h»volopinont of rcinochos a>id tho survey t<» 

 dotonnino tho l)osl locaHtios for «;rowin^ hoans. 



Mr. Anderson. You fool your work in tho oast is as offeotivo as you 

 can do it ( 



Doctor IloUAKD. .S2.").0()() is onou<;li, it >ccnis t<> nic to I'ollou up 

 our studios, altlunij;h a lar<i:('r amount would «»f c(»urso p(>rmit more 

 oxtonsivo research. 



Tlksday, November 21, 1922. 

 BURKAU OF BIOLCXilCAL SURVEY. 

 STATEMENT OF DR. E. W. NELSON. CHIEF OF BTTREAU, 



salaries. 



Mr. Anderson. Is there any preliminary statement you want to 

 make. Doctor Nelson, before you start on the statutory roll ? 



Doctor Nelson. The work of the Bioloc^ical Survey has to do with 

 the wild birds anil nianinials of the country, the gjeneral conservation 

 and utilization of the useful species and the control of the harmful 

 ones, includino: tho administration of the Federal jjame laws. 



Mr. Anderson. We will take up your statutor}' roll, on page 229. 

 There seems to be a small increase. 



Dt)ctor Nelson. There is an increase of the statutory roll, which 

 IS compensated for by a correspondini; decrease on tho lump fund 

 apnr<)j)riations; it is merely a transfer. 



Sir. Anderson. All of these changes involve transfers? 



Doctor Nelson. Yes; except two which we dropped as noted on 

 page 44 of this explanatory statement. 



Mr. Anderson. Then there is a not decrease on the statutory roll i 



Doctor Nelson. Yes; of $2,700 through dropping two clerks; 

 then tlioro is a change of tho title of photographer, changing it to 

 photographer or clerk, with no change in salary. Otherwise, the 

 salaries stand as thoy aro for tho present year. 



Is anything further desired on that item '. 



Mr. Anderson. No: I think not. 



