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Act No. 261 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. There is herein created, under the Department of the Interior, an Insular Bureau of Agriculture, which shall conduct investigations and disseminate useful information with reference to the agricultural resources of the Philippine Islands, the methods of cultivation at present in vogue and their improvement, the practicability of introducing new and valuable agricultural products, the introduction of new domesticated animals, and the improvement of the breeds of domesticated animals now found in the Islands; and shall, in general, seek to promote the development of the agricultural resources of the Archipelago. The Bureau shall take charge of and shall conduct the Government farms at Magalang, in the Province of Pampanga, and at La Carlota, in the Province of Occidental Negros, and of the Government Agricultural Experiment Stations in the Provinces of Iloilo, Cebu, Isabela, Ilocos, and Albay.

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CitationAct No. 261 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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