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work could be done. In some of the States they had unexpended 

 balances in their aonicultural appropriations that they were jjlad 

 to put into this work as a matter of experiment and as educational 

 work. They were willing? to do that whether they could get the 

 money back or not, and in those cases that was the measure of the 

 amount of work that could be done. In other States tliey were 

 already operatinu; inspection services, and they had authority to use 

 fees for tlic support of such work. In those States we had a rela- 

 tively simple propo.sition. 



We worked out agreements witli IS States. Some of them have 

 operated for a few months, or until the State money was gone, and 

 some of them will operate throughout the fiscal year. As I have 

 said, we have 18 cooperative agreements with States for shipping 

 point inspections, and in many vital particulars absolutely no two 

 of those agreements are alike. 



Every one is different from any other — that is, as to the method of 

 making application of the funds, the division of the money, the 

 method of employing the men, etc. However, in every case we held 

 to two or three basic principles. We have held in each case that a 

 reasonable fee must be charged and collected, approximately sufficient 

 to cover the cost of the service rendered. We have allowed the States 

 that wanted to put money into it to fix the fees, and in some cases 

 they have put in a scale of fees that would not make the work self- 

 supporting, but in those cases the States were willing to invest a 

 certain amount in it for educational purposes. We have also in- 

 sisted that the inspections should be on the basis of United States 

 grades, and that the form of statement concerning any matter of 

 grade should be a form that we approved. 



We hope next year to bring about an almost absolute uniformity in 

 the form of the certificate and in the nature of the statements made, 

 and we expect to do that b}^ having all of the certificates printed here 

 at the Government Printing Office. They will be printed in such 

 manner that each State can run in the State name under that of the 

 Dej)aitment of Aa;riculture, with sufficient room alongside the citation 

 of our authority tor them to cite the State authority. 



Mr. Anderson. How is the certificate signed? 



Mr. Sherman. It is signed by the inspector, who states that he is 

 autiiori/ed by the acts cited to inspect and certify both on the part 

 of the State and of the United States. He holds a license card 

 signed by the Secretary of Agriculture and countei-signed by myself, 

 or by the supervising inspector, authorizing him on behalf of the 

 Secretary to inspect under this act. Therefore, all of those shipping- 

 point certificates are joint State and Federal certificates. Where no 

 one in the State has authority to do this work, we can not operate, 

 i>ecaiise we have no money. We liave the authority i)ut iiave no 

 money. If anybody in the State has the authority and the money, ^ 

 we can coofx'rate with them. 



Mr. Andekkon. How are those shipping-point inspections carried 

 out? 1 suppose that in the case of many coiuincxhties it is a seasotud 

 proposition. 



Mr. Sherman. Yes, sir; in some cas(»s it is seasonal, and tlu'r(> will 

 be no occasion for the work except (hn-ing a few w(>(>ks or months. In 

 those cases there will be no permanent State organization to hanille it. 



