SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. 266. 1924. 449 _ For_investigations_ of insects affecting cereal and forage crops, C°’°°* md ‘°*¤8¤ including a special mvestigation of the Hessian fly, grasshopper, mpi alfalfa weevil, and the chinch bu , $17 6,400; _ For investzgations of insects agecting southern iield crops, includ- S°“"’°'“ wd °'°P‘· mg msects a `ecting cotton, tobacco, rice, su ar cane, and so forth, and the cigarette beetle and Argentine ant, 5231,920; For investigations of insects affecting forests, $57,100: Provided, iigondtlif 'l`hat $15,000 shall be used for preventing and combating infesta- ,,§,°,'§"}§,;?,,l’;‘,{§ss§‘ tions of insects injurious to forest trees on and near the national ¤¤=· ' forests, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Government, with States, counties, municipalities, or with private owners; For investigations of insects aifecting truck crops, including insects T'“°" “°"“* °‘°· and wireworms affecting the potato, sugar beet, cabbage, onion, tomato, beans, peas, and so forth, and insects affecting stored products, $1_57,000; Bwwlmm For investigations and demonstrations in bee culture, $32,320; .,,0,,,,,, 4,,,, mb _ For mvestigations of insects affecting citrus and other tro ical ¤r¤1>i<=¤1v¤¤¤¤S- and subtropical plants, and for investigations and control of) the Mediterranean and other fruit flies, in cooperation with the Federal Horticultural Board, $68,055; , Mmnmmmwg For investigations, identification, and systematic classification of ¤;¥c¤¤¤¤¤s¤¤¤¤¤¤¤f¤¤¤¤· miscellaneous insects, including the study of insects affecting the ° ' health of man and domestic animals, household insects, and the importation and exchange of useful insects, $64,630; Ad mmm For general administrative expenses connected with above lines of pensel: ° u` investigation, and for miscellaneous expenses incident thereto, $3,880; In all, general expenses, $1,111,305. ° rrucvrmrrne sranan or morrns. eaglmpiieimsimd hmm To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to meet the emergency p,¥,'§0°§‘$Z¤¤2YiY§YQ caused by the continued spread of the gpsy and brown—tail moths by conducting such experiments as may necessary to determine the best methods of controlling these insects; by introducing and establishing the parasites and natural enemies of these insects and colo· Cm H nizing them within the infested territory; by establishing and main- use ¤‘¤i°¤$¢i¤i»¤Z}¤`l°'°°` tainincg 3 cguaxéilntine agagnst further sprsiad in such :dm2nnerStas2i)s provide e nera nurse -stoc aw a prov ugu 1912, as aniended,g:ntitled "AnriT&ct to regulate? the importation of v°U7'°°`m'm` nursery stock and other plants and plant products, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts for plant diseases and insect pests, to permit and regulate the movements of fruits, plants, and vegetables therefrom, and for other , purposes," in cooperation with the authorities of the different States concerned and with the several State experiment stations, including rent outside of the District of Columbia, the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, and al other necessary expenses, $572,360. ranvmrrrou or sramn or nunornaiv coax norm:. E`"°°°°°°°mb°m` D To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to meet the emergency prgl;¤ié¤i¤gi'iw:ci>.nv£ caused by the spread of the European corn borer, and to prov1de s°'°°°° ° means for the investigation, control, and prevention of splread of this insect throughout the United States, in cooperation wit the States concerned, including, when necessary, cooperation with the Federal Horticultural Board in establishing, mamtaining, and enforcing quarantines promulgated under the plant quarantine Act of August °‘·"·l"·’”·°" 20, 1912, as amended, including the employment of persons and
