7 U.S.C. § 388: Station for southern Great…

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The Secretary of Agriculture must grow trees, shrubs, and vines for shade, decoration, fruit, and shelter belts at an existing USDA field station in the southern Great Plains. Seedlings, cuttings, and seeds must be given away free for experiments and demonstrations within the parts of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico that are west of the ninety‑eighth meridian and east of the five‑thousand‑foot contour line, under rules the Secretary sets.

Title 7, §388

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The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to cause such shade, ornamental, fruit, and shelter-belt trees, shrubs, and vines as are adapted to the conditions and needs of the southern Great Plains area, comprised of those parts of the States of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico lying west of the ninety-eighth meridian and east of the five thousand-foot contour line, to be propagated at one of the existing field stations of the Department of Agriculture in such area, and seedlings and cuttings and seeds of such trees, shrubs, and vines to be distributed free of charge under such regulations as he may prescribe for experimental and demonstration purposes within such area.

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Transfer of Functions

Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

§388 Station for Southern Great Plains Area; Establishment

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Title 7, §388

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