448 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Srss. I. Ch. 266. 1924. General expanse. GENERAL EXPENSES, BUREAU OF SOILS. v · no . - F 11 ecessary x nses connected with the investi tions and °°'I?m`$€°'°?S ex expegrlirdengs hereinaltelic authorized, including the empidyment of investigators, local and special agents, assistants, experts, clerks, draftsmen, and labor in the city_ 0 Washington and e sewhere; official traveling expenses, mater1als,_tools, instruments, apparatus, “"“i‘i ‘€.·“""“£¥£E€; $’““‘§‘§}§’ £‘E‘iZ`i§§tZT§°S$€2§°S;XS§2ZL2“§‘.?3 8 OC 10 Cll _ s gfrigiight charges, rent outegle the District 0; golumbra, and for all th ecessa suliesande nses,asoows: __ €¤¤*g=i¤?* i¤g°°*·‘8*’· O Fedlrlizhemiclasl inggstigations dimsoil types, soil composition, and u°°S° s°m'° soil minerals, the soil solution, solubility of soil and all_chem1cal properties of soils in their relation to_soi1 formation, soil texture and soil productivity, incggdrrégo all routine chemical work m connect' 'th th il surve 5 · P¤¤*%¤‘ P*P·*¤°¤{ '· mai;-H hysiizasl investigations oi the important properties of soil ity'm"m which dbtermine productivity, such as moisture relations, aeratrons, heat conductgvity, tex3ure,I and otlgré phgsical investigations of the v rioussoilcassesan soi types 1 14 · F¤““¤¤¤· · aFor investigation within the United’States of fertilizers and other soil amendments and their suitability for agricultural use, $63,595; .C°°P"°*"°’°“*¤¤P· For the investigation of soils, in cooperation with other branches pm of the Department of Agriculture, other departmeréts rz; thesglovernment State a `cultura experiment stations an 0 er te insitutions, argl giolr indicéating upon maps ant; [;git(s¥Oby coloring or otherwise the ts o suc investi tions, 1 · m$},,‘:',,}‘};‘,‘§‘,{,?f‘°'*“‘*' For exsimination of soils to aid in ge classification df agricultural lands, in cooperation with other bureaus of the department and other de artments of the Government $15 510· ,,,‘§g'E,“T°"“"°°"° °" £`0r general administrative eicpenbes izonnected with the abovementioned lines of investigation, $4,000; In all, general expenses, $301,600. Total, ureau of Soils, $391,600. E"°°"'°"`” °"'°"" BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY. sauuxrm.
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Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923 and for personal services in the field, $137,728. °°”°"`]°‘°°°“"‘ onmman sxrmqsss. norman or mvromonocr. 0;i'£$c°g?Z°é?"’ m" _Fo1‘ the (promotion of economic entomology; for investigating the hnstorg an the habits of insects injurious and beneficial to zkgricul-
iglicugture, arbéiréculture, and the study of insects ahecgglg
e ea o man_ an omestic anima s, and ascertainin the means of destroying those found to be injurious; for gcollating, digesting, relportrng, and illustrating the results of such investigations; for sa aries and the employment of labor in the city of Washrngton and elsewhere, rent outside of the District of Columbia, freight, express charges, official traveling expenses, office fixtures, In mms il1pg1€ES,_&ppur&tuf, telegjgrlpliargd lgelephone service, gas, and el€Cl?I‘iC S¤¤¢` ¢¤¤= — UF 11_ ID CQHHBF 10n W1 the o owm investigafons: r¤ue,¤¤~rmus,¤m. _For ;3vest1§at1<;ns_oflix(§sects ailectinggdeciduous lruits, orchardii, _ vineyar s an_ nu s, mc u in when t' `th the _ ,,,§,'§,‘{'f’““"“° °”‘°"°°‘ bederal Ilortrcultural Boar-dgiin esta£lgirS;ig7,n·igi,ril(;rlifirilr(ig1,v;bd 6¤· Wl- 37·¤— 3¤5· forcing quarantmes promugginted under the plant quarantme Act of August 20, 1912, as amend , $320,000;
