S EVEN TY-FI RST CONGRESS . SEss. II. CH. 341 . 1930.
407 deem necessary to accomplish such purposes, $85,000, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, no expenditures shall be made for these purposes until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed, by State, county, or local authorities, or by individuals or organiza- tions for the accomplishment of such purposes : Provided, That no P No ••t30 ' pay for trees, etc ., par t of the money he rein app ropriate d shall be used t o pay th e cost injured or destroyed . or value of trees or other property injured or destroyed .
Experimental gar- Gardens and grounds : To cultivate and care for the gardens and dens and grounds, D . C . gro unds of the Depar tment of Agricul ture in the city of Washi ngton, including the upkeep and lighting of the grounds and the construc- tion, surfacing, and repairing of roadways and walks ; and to erect, manage, and maintain conservatories, greenhouses, and plant and fruit propagating houses on the grounds of the Department of Agri- culture in the city of Washington, $97,740 .
Arlington, Va ., exper- Arlingto n Farm : For continuing the necessary improvements to imental farm, etc . establish and maintain a general experiment farm and agricultural station on the Arlington estate, in the State of Virginia, in accord- ance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved April 18, vol . 31, P.135. Proadso. 1900 (31 Stat ., pp . 135, 136), $60,000 : Provided, That the limitations Bu ildi ng l imit not in this Act as to the cost of farm buildings shall not apply to this applicable . paragraph .
Foreign s eed and Foreign plant introduction : For investigations in foreign seed and plant introduction . plant introd uction, including the steady, coll ection, purchase, testing, propagation, and distribution of rare and valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants from foreign countries and from our possessions, and for experiments with reference to their introduction and cultivation in this country, $222,000 . Forage crops and diseases : For the purchase, propagation, test- New and rare seeds ing, and distribution of new and rare seeds ; for the investigation and forage plants, etc . improvement of grasses, alfalfa, clover, and other forage crops, including the investigation and control of diseases, $235,000 . Biophysical laboratory : For biophysical investigations in connec- Biophysical investi- tion with the various lines of work herein authorized, $36,000 .
gations. Total, Bureau of Plant Industry, $5,496,786, of which amount not trc ervices in the Dis . to exceed $1,745,040 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . FOREST SERVICE SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Forest Service . General expenses . To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to experiment and to make Experiments, etc . Restricted to United and continue investigations and report on forestry, national forests, States. forest fires, and lumbering, but no part of this appropriation shall be used for any expe riment o r test m ade outs ide the j urisdict ion of the United States ; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the proper care of the same ; to investigate and test American timber and timber trees and their uses, and methods for the preservative treatment of timber ; to seek, through investigations and the planting of native an d foreign species, suitable trees for the treeless regions
to erect necessary buildings : Provided, That the cost of any building Proviso- f buildings . purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive of the cost of con- structing a water supply or sanitary system and of connecting the same with any such building, and exclusive of the cost of any tower upon which a lookout house ma y be ere cted, sh all not e xceed $2 ,500
Protection of national to pay all expenses necessary to protect, administer, and improve forests . the national forests, including tree planting in the forest reserves Post, p. 527 . to prevent erosion, drift, surface wash, and soil waste and the
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