HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE, MESSRS. L. J. DICKINSON (CHAIRMAN), ROBERT G. SIMMONS, JOHN W. SUMMERS, JAMES P. BUCHANAN, AND JOHN N. SANDLIN, OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CHARGE OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1931, ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING, NAMELY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929. STATEMENTS OF HON. R. W. DUNLAP, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, AND W. A. JUMP, BUDGET OFFICER GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. DICKINSON. Mr. Secretary, do you desire to make a general statement on behalf of the department, before we proceed to the items in the bill? Mr. DUNLAP. I might make a general statement, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, in this connection, to the effect that we had three weeks of very sympathetic hearings before the Budget Bureau, and I am happy to say we got a better budget this year than ever before, with a total increase on general activities of $5,841,869. An explanation of that might be advisable. I will say that of this increase $3,289,450 was given to forestry, and $1,500,000, in round numbes, for increase in research. I will submit this as Table No. 1; also sbmit Table No. 2, showing the funds for research as allocated to eah bureau, and Table No. 3, showing the items of the allocation in ech bureau. 'hile I say that we received more money than ever before, and are ve grateful, I do not mean to leave the impression that we got all t funds we should have to take care of our urgent needs, but on e whole the budget is quite satisfactory. There are several imortant items that we hope may be taken care of as soon as the nancial program will permit. I might say, too, that we are pleased hat the committee had the opportunity to make the trip which they did this summer through the West and Northwest and observe our activities in the various places. No doubt there are things they observed and learned that will be helpful not only to them but to the department as well. ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION 1930 AND ESTIMATES FOR 1931 Mr. JUMP. If it is agreeable, I will submit these three tables to which Mr. Dunlap has referred and put them in the record, including one large table which is a complete analysis of all the research items, showing funds for research on the basis of 1930, or current year allotments, compared with the Budget estimates for 1931. That will cover the matter of research funds rather completely, and since there is a great deal of interest in that field it may be helpful to have it segregated in this way. Then I believe it also would be advisable to put in the record this complete tabulation of all appropriations for 1930 and Budget estimates for 1931, which is the front part of the justification book. This statement, which I am designating "Table 4," shows, for every item, the increase or decrease in working funds as distinguished from the bookkeeping or purely fiscal amounts and contains a reconciliation at the end that brings these figures into alsolute agreement with the figures shown by the 1931 Budget, which are different from the working funds due to reappropriations, amounts carried forward to 1930 from items in deficiency acts, etc. Mr. DICKINSON. That will be four tables? Mr. JUMP. That will be four tables to go in the record. (The statements referred to are as follows:) TABLE 1.-1931 Budget, compared with Working Funds for 1930 1 The net increase of $5,841,869 includes: Increases for forestry, $3,289,450; increases for research +2, 508, 869 $1,531,103. TABLE 2.—Funds for research, Budget, 1931, compared with working funds, 1930 TABLE 3.-Estimated expenditures for research from funds administered by Department of Agriculture, fiscal year 1930 and Budget, 1931 Bureau and item Fiscal year Budget, 1931 General department administration and overhead (includes printing, information, and library service, etc.). General administrative expenses.. Ofice of Experiment Stations (exclusive of payments to States and Hawaii under Insular experiment stations. Special corn-borer research (study of feeding values and feeding practice Diseases of animals 17,890 18,653 Pathological investigation of anaplasmosis.. Index catalogue and collection of parasites. Investigation of poultry parasites. Investigation of swine parasites. 15, 540 Investigation of ruminant parasites. 87,438 Investigation of horse parasites. Investigation of miscellaneous parasites. 9,590 16,030 Investigation of treatment of livestock for internal and external parasites. 13, 245 12, 265 9,270 12. 195 21, 950 10,980 12, 265 9,270 12, 195 25,760 122, 438 9,590 16, 030 13, 245 9,270 92,500 Investigation of stock poisoning by plants.. Hog cholera Investigation of methods of producing immunization against hog cholera. Investigation as to wholesomeness and nutritive value of viscera Special barley investigations (pathological phases in connection with 25, 990 9,270 100, 000 25, 990 Total. 1,043, 106 48,500 22, 035 1, 221, 589 |