! There is an apparent increase of $852 in the working funds, as follows: A decrease of $498, which is the difference between $4,102 transferred to the Interior Department for building maintenance service covering the period Aug. 10, 1933, to June 30, 1934, and $4,600 dropped from the 1935 estimates for the Department of Agriculture as the amount covering this item for an entire fiscal year, the service now being rendered by the Interior Department.

An increase of $1,350, due to an error in compilation.

The reduction of $12,411 below the appropriation for 1934 consists of

Impoundment of 63% percent of 15 percent pay cut..

Curtailments in 1934 working funds.

Transferred to the Department of the Interior (full-year basis). 5 percent salary restoration..

Error in compilation..........

-$4,708

-7,964

-4,600

+3, 511

+1,350

-12, 411

WORK DONE UNDER THIS APPROPRIATION

This appropriation is used for four main purposes, as follows: (1) For the acquisition of publications needed in the work of the Department; (2) for the work of entering these publications in the permanent catalogs and other records of the library; (3) for the reference and bibliographical service necessary to make these publications readily available to users of the library; and (4) for the circulation of material to Department workers and to other libraries and research institutions of the city, and particularly to the State agricultural-college and experiment-station libraries.

EMERGENCY FUNDS APPLICABLE UNDER THIS HEADING

An allotment of $2,650 under the Civil Works Administration has been made to the library for the rehabilitation of library collections. These funds were made available and will be obligated during the fiscal year 1934.

Miss BARNETT. On the basis of the authorized withdrawals from the Treasury in the fiscal year 1934, the figures for 1934 and 1935 show very few differences, aside from the increase of $3,511 for the purpose of restoring the salaries to 90 percent of their full basis and the transfer of $4,102 to the Department of the Interior to cover the cost of cleaning which was formerly borne by the library. In justice to the library, we need to look below the surface of the figures to compare the amount available for the purchase of books and periodicals for the years 1934 and 1935 with the amounts for the 2 previous

years.

35962-34-4

COMPARISON OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

In 1931 and 1932 the amount available for books and periodicals, after deducting the amount necessary for running expenses, was $29,300. In 1933 this amount dropped to $22,700, a loss of $6,600 compared with the two previous years. This was due to the fact that in that fiscal year the library was moved to its new quarters, and it was necessary to spend a large amount for new equipment and repairs. As the stacks for the library were not ready, we had to spend between $2,000 and $3,000 for temporary wooden shelving.

In the fiscal year 1934 it is estimated that the amount available for books will be $2,000 less than in 1933. Thus the amount available will be approximately $8,600 less than in 1932.

In the fiscal year 1935, on the basis of the present estimates, the amount available for books will be approximately $9,500 less than in 1932.

The depreciation of American currency also affects the purchase of books. The periodicals which were ordered for the library for the calendar year 1934 cost us $1,100 more than the same periodicals cost us for the calendar year 1933. This amount added to the $9,500 loss previously explained represents a total loss to the library for the purchase of books and periodicals of more than $10,000, or about one third less than in the years 1931 and 1932.

It seems important to bring out these facts, because, of course, the scientists cannot purchase from their personal funds all the books that they need in their work. It is necessary, therefore, for scientific institutions to have adequate libraries. With the increase in the number and cost of scientific publications, the increase in specialization, and the increase in the number who need these publications, scientific libraries find it difficult to meet the demands upon them. They often receive bitter complaints when unable to supply the books that are wanted by the scientific workers, and if the workers cannot obtain them, they feel that obstacles are placed in the way of research.

In the case of libraries occupying strategic points as regards their service to scientific research, the harm which can easily be done through curtailment of funds can be repaired only with great difficulty, particularly in the case of the purchase of periodicals which must be obtained currently in order to keep files complete. We believe that the library of the Department of Agriculture occupies one of these strategic points in the field of agricultural research, because of the importance of its collections and because it serves not only the department but the State institutions. Reduction in funds, therefore, is felt not only by the Department but also by the institutions cooperating with the Department, particularly the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations.

NATURE OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS IN LIBRARY

Mr. SINCLAIR. Mr. Chairman, I presume I ought to know, and no doubt the older members of this committee do know, what constitutes the library of the Department of Agriculture. Are they all scientific books that are in your library?

Miss BARNETT. Scientific, technical, and economic books.

Mr. SINCLAIR. And they are gathered from all over the world, are they?

Miss BARNETT. We aim to get all the scientific publications connected with agriculture issued by other scientific institutions throughout the country.

Mr. SINCLAIR. And you get scientific periodicals from other countries, as well as from the United States?

Miss BARNETT. Yes; we do.

Mr. HART. And in different languages?

Miss BARNETT. In different languages; yes, sir.

Mr. HART. Do you translate them?

Miss BARNETT. The library does not translate the publication, but the various offices have workers who are able to use these publications in different languages. The library itself does not do translating.

Mr. HART. If you should fall short, for instance, of some special publication that was needed, is it not possible to obtain it from the Congressional Library?

Miss BARNETT. Our library supplements the Library of Congress in the subjects in which we are interested. We do not duplicate unless the publications are used so frequently that it is not feasible to depend on the Library of Congress. It must be taken into consideration that there are many departments of the government that are making use of the Library of Congress.

Mr. HART. Yes; that is true. I was just referring to the possibility of a missing reference book or publication that you might need, and I thought you might supplement your service by picking it up down here.

Mr. JUMP. We do that. They use the Congressional Library freely.

Miss BARNETT. Yes; we do. The Library of Congress gives us wonderful service. It delivers each day to the library the books that are requested by the Department the previous day.

Mr. JUMP. The books that we only need occasionally we get from the Congressional Library. The books that are in use continuously we could not expect that Library to furnish.

Miss BARNETT. We also make great use of the Surgeon General's library.

TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Mr. SANDLIN. I notice you have a transfer here to the Department of the Interior of $4,600.

Miss BARNETT. That was for the cleaning.

Mr. SANDLIN. That is for service that is now being rendered by the Interior Department?

Miss BARNETT. Yes, sir.

ALLOTMENT OF C.W.A. FUNDS

Mr. SANDLIN. I notice that your justification states:

An allotment of $2,650 under the Civil Works Administration has been made to the library for the rehabilitation of library collections. These funds were made available and will be obligated during the fiscal year 1934.

That does not show any appropriation at all, does it?

Miss BARNETT. No; it is just an extra allotment.

Mr. SANDLIN. You feel that you need all of this money that you

have requested, do you?

Miss BARNETT. I do, indeed, and more.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1934.

OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS

STATEMENT OF JAMES T. JARDINE, CHIEF

PAYMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, AND PUERTO RICO FOR AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS

Mr. SANDLIN. We will take up the items for the Office of Experiment Stations. The first item is:

To carry into effect the provisions of an Act approved March 2, 1887 (U.S.C., title 7, secs. 362, 363, 365, 368, 377-379), entitled "An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an Act approved July 2, 1862 (U.S.C., title 7, secs. 301-308), and of the Acts supplementary thereto", the sums apportioned to the several States, to be paid quarterly in advance, $540,000.

Dr. JARDINE. The following statement is presented: Appropriation:

Decrease, Budget 1935, compared with estimated obligations, 1934. 1,090, 000

1 The total for 1934 is subject to a reduction of 25 percent, as provided by Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, but the effective date of this reduction is deferred by Executive Order No. 6221 of July 26, 1933, until 60 days after the convening of the second session of the Seventy third Congress. The amount of the reduction is therefore indefinite.

The total for 1934 also includes $20,000 appropriated under the Puerto Rico Station Act of March 4, 1931. In view of the failure of the Legislature and Government of Puerto Rico to complete prior to July 1. 1933, the action contemplated by sec. 1 of this Act (see "Work done under this appropriation," which follows) the Secretary of Agriculture necessarily withheld certication of the 1934 payments authorized by the appropriation. The Adams and Purnell Acts (sec. 4) authorize the Government of Puerto Rico to appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary of Agriculture, and if the Congress does not, at the next (present) session, direct the payment of the sum thus withheld, it shall be covered into the Treasury. 2 The reduction of $1,090,000 below the appropriation for 1934 is made pursuant to the provisions of sec. 18 of Executive Order No. 6166, dated June 10, 1933, which states that "The following functions are abolished in part: Payments for agricultural experiment stations. 25 percent thereof Under Executive Order No. 6221 of July 26, 1933, the effective date of the order of June 10 is set at 60 days after the convening of the second session of the Seventy third Congress. Based on the full appropriation for 1934, the reduction for 1935 is explained as follows:

(a) 25 percent reduction in the funds authorized for 1934.

(b) 75 percent of the $2,000 increase for 1935 authorized in the Hawaii Station Act.

(c) 75 percent of the $5,000 increase for 1935 authorized in the Puerto Rico Station Act.

Total.

-$1,095, 250

+1,500 +3.750

-1,090,000

WORK DONE UNDER THIS APPROPRIATION

The Hatch Act, approved March 2, 1887 (U.S.C., title 7, secs. 362, 363, 365, 368, 377-379) appropriates $15,000 per annum to each State for agricultural experiment stations to "aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science."

The Adams Act, approved March 16, 1906 (U.S.C., title 7, sec. 369) appropriates $15,000 per annum to each State for the more complete endowment and maintenance of the State agricultural experiment stations "to be applied only to paying the necessary expenses of conducting original researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States."

The Purnell Act, approved February 24, 1925 (U.S.C., title 7, secs. 361, 366, 370, 371, 373-376, 380, 382), authorized an appropriation for each State of $20,000 for the fiscal year 1926, an increase of $10,000 over the preceding year for each fiscal year 1927 to 1929, inclusive, and $60,000 per annum thereafter for the more complete endowment of agricultural experiment stations and for other purposes to be "applied only to paying the necessary expenses of conducting investigations or making experiments bearing directly on the production, manufacture, preparation, use, distribution, and marketing of agricultural products and including such scientific researches as have for their purpose the establishment and maintenance of a permanent and efficient agricultural industry, and such economic and sociological investigations as have for their purpose the development and improvement of the rural home and rural life, and for printing and disseminating the results of said researches."

The Hawaii Station Act, approved May 16, 1928 (U.S.C., supp. VI, title 7, secs. 386-386b), provides that beginning with the fiscal year 1930 the Territory of Hawaii shall be entitled to share in the acts noted above and authorizes appropriations for this purpose as follows: 1930, $15,000; 1931, $20,000; 1932 to 1936, inclusive, $2,000 increase each year over the preceding year; 1937, $50,000; 1938 to 1941, inclusive, $10,000 increase each year over the preceding year; and thereafter $90,000 per year.

The Alaska Station Act approved February 23, 1929 (U.S.C., supp. VI, title 7, sec. 386c), provides that the act of March 2, 1887, as amended and supplemented, and known as the "Hatch Act", and the act approved May 8, 1914, and known as the "Smith-Lever Act", be and the same are hereby extended to the Territory of Alaska: "Provided, That no appropriations shall be made under this act until annually estimated as to funds and amounts by the Secretary of Agriculture; the estimates to be based upon his determination of the ability of the Territory of Alaska to make effective use of the funds."

The Puerto Rico Station Act, approved March 4, 1931 (U.S.C., supp. VI, title 7, secs. 8Cd-386f), provides as follows: "That beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, the Territory of Porto Rico shall be entitled to share in the benefits of the act entitled 'An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto', approved March 2, 1887, as amended and supplemented, and of the act entitled 'An act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture', approved May 8, 1914, and of acts supplementary thereto: Provided, That the experiment station so established shall be connected with the college of agriculture of the University of Porto Rico and it shall be conducted jointly and in collaboration with the existing Federal experiment station in Porto Rico in enlarging and expanding the work of the said Federal station on cooperative plans approved by the Secretary of Agriculture; and the Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the work of the Territorial stations with that of the Federal station and of the United States Department of Agriculture in the island: Provided further, That the several experiment stations now conducted by the insular government shall be transferred to and coordinated with the experiment station of the college of agriculture of the University of Porto Rico, together with whatever funds that are available for the support of the same, and the Secretary of Agriculture may at his discretion transfer such land, buildings, and equipment as he may deem necessary to the experiment station of the college of agriculture of the University of Porto Rico: Provided further, That the Territory of Porto Rico shall make provision for such additional buildings and permanent equipment as may be necessary for the development of the work.