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Bessey

1887

[Calendar No., 852.

49th Congress,
2d Session.

S. 372.

In the Senate of the United States

December 10, 1885.
Mr. George introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

April 21, 1886.
Reported by Mr. George without amendment.

January 26, 1887.
Considered, amended, and ordered to be printed, as amended viz: Omit the parts
struck through and insert the parts printed in italica.

A Bill

To establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the
colleges established in the several States under the provisions
of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-
two, and of the acts supplementary thereto.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
2 of the Untited States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That in order to aid [the Department of Agriculture] in acquiring
4 and diffusing among the people of the United States
5 useful and practical information on subjects connected with
6 agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment
7 respecting the principles and applications of agricultural