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for wholesome foods, less wasteful and more economical than 

 those in use. and on irrigation and drainage in respect to agricul- 

 ture. Appropriations for the above work carried the total 

 vote for experiment stations up to £194,972 ($974,860). 



The sum of £4,000 was also voted for the special purpose of 

 developing the dairy industry of the Southern States by 

 conducting experiments, holding meetings and giving object 

 lessons in co-operation with individual dairymen and State 

 experiment stations. An inquiry was also to be made into 

 the causes of diseases of animals in Minnesota and adjoining 

 States. 



The sum of £5,000 was further appropriated for experi- 

 ments in animal breeding and feeding in co-operation with 

 State agricultural stations. 



For the Bureau of Plant Industry, £7,556 sterling ($37,780) 

 was voted for the investigation of fruits, grains, fibres, &c, 

 the propagation and distribution, purchase and testing of rare 

 and valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, &c, with a view to their 

 introduction and cultivation, and for the destruction of the 

 Mexican cotton boll weevil in the Southern States. 



Portions of the total sum appropriated were also to go to 

 the Bureau of Chemistry, the Bureau of Entomology and the 

 Office of Public Roads. 



Bulletins and reports issued by agricultural colleges and 

 experimental stations, of which there are a large number, 

 are allowed to be sent free by post under certain conditions 

 and restrictions. No such printed matter, however, which is 

 purchased or subscribed for is entitled to free postage. This 

 free postage arrangement holds good not only for the United 

 States of America, but also for Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. 



The Department of . Agriculture has issued, among others, the 

 following rulings on various questions which have arisen in 

 respect to the interpretation of the Acts establishing agricultural 

 experiment stations : — (1) That owing to the smallness of the 

 sum appropriated to each State there ought not to be more 

 than one station, and that as far as practicable the co-operation 

 of individuals and communities benefited by the stations should 

 be sought ; (2) that the money appropriated is not to go to the 

 purchase of land any more than to the erection of buildings ; 

 (3) that expenses incurred in the management of farms are not 



