Public Law 92–331

That section 1 of the Act of May 3, 1924, as amended (43 Stat. 115. 44 Stat. 1373, 60 Stat. 940, 72 Stat. 149; 7 U.S.C. 475), is amended to read as follows:

“Cotton Crop Reports.—

The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be issued as of the first of each mouth during the cotton growing and harvesting season from August to January inclusive, reports describing the condition and progress of the crop and stating the probable number of bales which will be ginned, these reports to be issued simultaneously with the cotton ginning reports of the Bureau of the Census relating to the same dates, the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o’clock postmeridian on or before the 12th day

Reporting board; membership.

of the month to which the respective reports relate. No such report shall be approved and released by the Secretary of Agriculture until it shall have been passed upon by a cotton crop reporting board consisting of five members or more to be designated by him. Not less than three members of the board shall be supervisory field statisticians of the Department of Agriculture who are located in different sections of the cotton-growing States, are experienced in estimating cotton production, and have first-hand knowledge of the condition of the cotton crop based upon recent field observations. A majority of the members of the board shall be familiar with the methods and practices of producing cotton.”

Sec. 2.

Section 1 of the Act of May 27, 1912, as amended (37 Stat. 118, 44 Stat. 1374, 72 Stat. 149; 7 U.S.C. 476), is amended by striking out “10th” and inserting in lieu thereof “12th” by deleting “August 1” and inserting in lieu thereof “or before the 12th day of August”, and by deleting “December 1” and inserting in lieu thereof “on or before the 12th day of December”.

Sec. 3.

Section 45 of title 13, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

Ҥ45. Simultaneous publication of cotton reports

“The reports of cotton ginned to the dates as of which the Department of Agriculture is also required to issue cotton crop reports shall be issued simultaneously with the cotton crop reports of that department, the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o’clock postmeridian on or before the 12th day of the month to which the respective reports relate.”

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Sec. 4.

Section 42, paragraph (a) of title 13, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(a)“(a)

The statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned shall show the quantity ginned from each crop prior to August 1, September 1, September 15, October 1, October 15, November 1, November 15, December 1, December 15, January 1, January 15, February 1, and March 1; but the Secretary may limit the canvasses of August 1 and September 1 to those sections of the cotton growing States in which cotton has been ginned.”

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