854 



Agricui tup.e Abeoad. 



[Dec, 



Animal Industry 1,57G,U00 



Forest Service " 1,485,000 



Plant Industry 798,000 



Chemistry 228.900 



Soils ..; 84,000 



Entomology 402,300 



Biological Survey 197,000 

 States Relations Service (Agricultural Instruction 



and allied work) 1,037,500 



Agricultural Economics ... ... ... ... 804,500 



Weather 435,600 



An interesting item in the estimate for the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry is a sum of £'651,000 for the campaign against tuber- 

 culosis. In the course of this work during 1921 over 2,000,000 

 cattle were tested, of which about 3.9 per cent, reacted. 



The Bureaux of Plant Industry and Entomology are respon- 

 sible for heavy expenditure on the eradication of plant diseases 

 and insect pests — e.g., £80,000 and £45,000 respectively for 

 the barberry and white pine blister-rust campaigns, and £40,000 

 on account of citrus canker. This last disease was thought to 

 be practically eradicated, but the discovery of a new infestation 

 necessitated a supplementary estimate of £34,000 in addition 

 to the £6,000 at first provided. In the case of insect pests 

 £136,000 is allowed for preventing the spread of the gipsy and 

 browntail moths, and £45,000 for combating the European 

 corn-borer. 



The budget of the Bureau of Soils includes an item of 

 £16,000 for the investioation of fertilisers and other soil amend- 

 ments and their suitability for agricultural use. 



The appropriations under the States Eelations Service, deal- 

 ing largely with aid to extension instruction in agriculture and 

 domestic economy for boys and girls after leaving school, have 

 been decreased from £1,097,000 to £1,038,000. but there will 

 be other funds available for the work, such as £1,036,000 under 

 the Smith-Lever Act. 



The Weather Bureau's budget is increased by £9,000. mainly 

 for its routine observations, but with £700 additional to extend 

 the warnings given to fruit growers regarding impending frosts. 



The approved estimates as a whole present few changes 

 from those of recent years. The increased funds are generally 

 for the carrying out of new regulations or for combating par- 

 ticular plant and animal diseases, and show the tendency of 

 the U.S. Congress in late years to vote money for those 

 purposes. 



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