Public Law 75–226

That in order to aid agriculture, increase farm-forest income, conserve water resources, increase employment, and in other ways advance the general welfare and improve living conditions on farms through reforestation and afforestation in the various States and Territories, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in cooperation with the land-grant colleges and universities and State forestry agencies, each within its respective field of activities, according to the statutes, if any, of the respective States, wherever such agencies can and will cooperate, or in default of such cooperation to act directly, to produce or procure

Investigations and advice.

and distribute forest trees and shrub planting stock; to make necessary investigations; to advise farmers regarding the establishment, protection, and management of farm forests and forest and shrub plantations and the harvesting, utilization, and marketing of the

Cooperative agreements.

products thereof; and to enter into cooperative agreements for the establishment, protection, and care of farm- or other forest-land tree

Nursery sites, etc.

and shrub plantings within such States and Territories; and, whenever suitable Government-owned lands are not available, to lease, purchase, or accept donations of land and develop nursery sites for the production of such forest planting stock as is needed to effectuate the purposes of this Act, but not including ornamental or other stock for landscape plantings commonly grown by established commercial nurserymen, and no stock grown in Government and cooperating

Land to be planted to be made available without charge.

nurseries shall be allowed to enter regular trade channels. No cooperative reforestation or afforestation shall be undertaken pursuant to this Act unless the cooperator makes available without

Annual appropriation authorized.

charge the land to be planted. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually not to exceed $2,500,000 for carrying out the

Title of Act.

purposes of this Act. This Act shall be known as the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act.