Department of Agriculture Appropriation Bill for 1948: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, First Session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947 |
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Page 112 - There shall be at the seat of government a Department of Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 5 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to continue the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, for the purpose of conserving national resources, preventing the wasteful use of soil fertility, and of preserving, maintaining, and rebuilding the farm and ranch land resources in the national public interest; to accomplish these purposes through the encouragement of soil-building and soil-conserving crops and practices; to assist in the marketing of agricultural commodities...
Page 225 - So, I would like to appeal to this committee to give some serious thought to completing that job in the wilderness areas of the national forests. I do not know whether it is within the scope of your committee, but there is a similar job within the national parks. We bought a few small parcels in the national parks to keep them from being exploited. For instance, 3 years ago we bought at an estate settlement in Montana what was listed as 10 lots on Lake McDonald at Glacier National Park, for a measly...
Page 360 - I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the resolution passed at the Thirty-sixth Division Association Convention held at Brownwood, Tex., January 19, 20, and 21, 1946.
Page 166 - Commission, consisting of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and two members of the Senate, to be selected by the President of the Senate, and two members of the House of Representatives...
Page 123 - Determfhed the fatigue strength of cellular cellulose acetate sandwich core material when subjected to repeated shear stress. 55. Determined the stability of a few flat sandwich panels subjected to edgewise shear. 56. Derive formulas for the effective stiffness of a stiffener attached to a flat plywood plate. 57. Derived a method for the computation of the compressive strength of honeycomb core materials for sandwich constructions and verified it by test. 58. Determined the mechanical properties...
Page 272 - Harris. STATEMENT OF HON. OREN HARRIS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I appreciate the statement of interest just attributed to me by the chairman.
Page 78 - I of the act, such contracts may provide for research and investigation on utilization and associated problems in connection with the development and application of present, new, and extended uses of agricultural commodities and products thereof...
Page 310 - In the 1948 budget, and eliminates the funds available in 1947 for protection of the wildlife resources, preservation of forest conditions conducive to the propagation of wildlife, reduction of number of game animals in overstocked areas, wildlife surveys, and management plans. The House action eliminates entirely the appropriation for this activity.
Page 395 - STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS E. MARTIN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF IOWA Mr. KERR.