336 FIFTY-F11? TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 85. 1898. cles and commodities used for human food, with special suggestions of full, wholesome, and edible rations less wasteful and more economical than those in common use, fifteen thousand dollars; and the agricultural experiment stations are hereby authorized ·to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out said investigations in such manner and to such extent as may be warranted by a due regard to ‘ the varying conditions and needs of the respective Statesand Territories, and as may be mutually agreed upon; and the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to require said stations to report to him the results of any such investigations which they may carry out, whether in cooperation with said Secretary of Agriculture or otherwise. _R¤¤·1-m¤knigi¤q¤n·· Punmc-Bonn 1NQU1RIEs: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to ’°“‘ make inquiries in regard to the system of road management throughout the United States; to make investigations in regard to the best methods of road making, and the best kind of road-making materials in the several States; for labor, traveling, and other necessary expenses, and for preparing and publishing bulletins and reports on this subject for distribution, and to enable him to assist the agricultural colleges and experiment stations in disseminating information on this subject, eight thousand dollars, of which sum one thousand dollars shall be immediately available. Library. LIBRARY, DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE: Purchase of necessary books, periodicals, and papers, and for expenses incurred in completing imperfect series, and for library fixtures, shelving, library cards, and other material, six thousand dollars. “£*j¤i·>¤ of P¤*·¤¢¤- Puanrcarrous, DEPARTMENT or AGRIGULTURE, Drvrsron or Pun- `LICATIONS: For the preparation , printin g, illustration, publication, indexing, and distribution of documents, bulletins, and reports, sixty-tive thousand dollars; of which sum thirty-tive thousand dollars shall be F=¤’¤¤¤¤' l>¤H¤*i¤¤· available for the preparation and printing of farmers’ bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interest of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of two-thirds of which shall be delivered to, or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by, Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as each Senator, ,{Z3gg;¤>}o Senators Representative, or Delegate shall direct: Provided, That the Secretary srZ.,;ox‘_ Department of Agriculture shall notify Senators and Representatives of the title P""*’°“""““·“"‘· and character of each such bulletin, and also of any other publication of the Department of Agriculture not sent to the folding rooms of the Senate and House, with the total number to which each Senator, Representative, and Delegate may be entitled for distribution; and on the face of the envelope inclosing said bulletins shall be printed the title of each bulletin contained therein; for the pay of artists, draftsinen, and engravers, and of proof readers and indexcrs when necessary; for the purchase of tools, instruments, and artists’ material; for printing proofs, charts, and maps; for drawings, engravings, photographs, paintings, lithographs, other illustrations, and electrotypes, and for traveling expenses when necessary; and for labor, paper, envelopes, gum,_tw1ne, and other necessary materials, thirty thousand dollars; in 4 _ all, sixty-five thousand dollars. mjlgjgjfl *1¤=*¤*¤¤¤** ANIMAL QUARANTINE sT.xT1oNs: To establish and maintain quarantine stations, and to provide proper shelter for the care of neat cattle and domestic animals imported, at such ports as may be deemed necessary, twelve thousand dollars. M¤**¤¤~- Musnon, Iinrnurwmxr or AGRICULTUREZ For labor in cleaning and caring for building, one thousand five hundred dollars. raging--. POSTACE, DEPARIDIENT OF AGRICYLTUBE : Postage on return letters, circulars, and miscellaneous articles for correspondents, and Yu ,tl M foreign mail, two thousand dollars. Nw{;;;_~‘*“·*¤*°¤—¤¤d I DRNETUDE, cnsns, exp REPAIRS, DEPARTIAENT OF AGRlCL*L— TURE: Lepamng and improving buildings, heating apparatus, furniture, carpeting, matting, water and gas pipes. new furniture. and all necessary material and labor for the same, including lumber, hardware glass, and paints, nine thousand dollars. `
