Show SOLVING FORAGE PROBLEMS AGRICULTURAL BILL PROVIDES f MONEY THEREFOR Sum of 535000 Included in the Measure for Continuing Work 6f Irrigation Investigation TRIBUNE BUREAU 501 Fourteenth street Washington slreet April 6 5 The Agricultural Appropriation bill ns reported today In the House from the Committee on Agriculture carries several appropriation Items of especial Interest to Utah Colorado Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain States One I of these Is 17000 for conducting scientific scien-tific lrvttllgatons of range grasses and foreign plants with a view to building I up the depicted ranges and solving various forage pi obtains of the cst The bill curries 33000 for continuing the work of irrigation Investigations which has been In progress for the past year under the direction of Prof Mead of Wyoming Also 40000 for forest investigations and experiments In tree planting on the plains Tin bill authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use any part ot theap propr ton for conducting the Bureau of Animal Industries which he mayS I may-S consider necessary to prevent blackleg and other diseases |