The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-17
KENTUCKY STATE GRANGE.
ACTION OF THE BILL To ABOLISH THE
BUREAU OF AoKituLTuRE, ETC.
rADorrEp BIT rnE RECENT MEET
iSG AT BARDsTowy.

'ADOtTHD bt Tue kECEhT MEET
iSa AT BARDsTowS.
The respectful memorial Of The Kcn
| tucky Stdkc Grunge 10 he Genera
| dsscn,biy Of The Commonwealth .
fentac6y, nov IN session al Frenk
/ fort:
The kentucky State Grange hav
learned wiki surprise aud regret tia
u motion has been niaiie by a mem
ber OF your honorable body to intro
ducc a bill for the repeal Of the &C
establishing a Bureau Of Agriculture
Horticulture and Statistics, woult
respectfully present to your honors
bic body some considerations IN
favor OF this department being esinb
lished on firm aud enduring basis
and submit o plea for the enlarge,
ment OF its resources and the exten.
sion OF its supervision over a wide
spherc.t
Tho organization OF this depart
ment for the purpose OF securing and
making public statistical reports ol
,;o. ~ ,ha H. ,,.., wv ..sa .o ~ ~. ou an'.,',,,
r,ou, ., al. ro.o,,rsas aS,ss ar
and ,horcLs ;nv;,;nm ,,n,,,"..,;,r '
has met with favorable mention from
the press, and from citizens OF eyory
occupatiOn and calling in this Com.
mon rcslth II. as,sh,,.hn,an, % s,,d
rnn,;uusnce Tina ,.r hss ho." % |.
mean. nr encomrso;nr .,I;r.,,;nran,, !,
aJv.ncino ,he agr;c,,,mr., ,n,cras,s %
or ihe State .Rnt soma mag swd
have .,srsdw .rg.oJ H., .,,h ~
v.n,syss rs:.,v.5 h. ,h. .sr;r,,,."
rist. rre the Sru;,s of n,r,i.1 lo"i.,s.
,;or i. ~, acr;n,,I,nrp ~ $3.50, $500
.onr.c ~ wn.,,h ~ ,na CO., a.
NO, every aher business or nro,as.,on
densnd.yt for smccass ~ n.". 80,
ror, ,,non ,ha nrodrs,s ar ,ha..;i,
Tha ,i.n.r,,ne,,, hss grsan.,, Vn
crr.d ~ ca,.G.i",,.a % ~ e,,..,..,,,'y,,.. uy 80
.nd froous", smn,;ca,iers 80 ma.
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for ;ntor,n.,;,,n hr .;,,..,.a - o,na.,
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IN ,Ls S,o,o .nd ~. hsva ro"s,,, @ ~'.n
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nsda 80 H., dnn.r.n,",:, u" ,,..,,, II.
alrssar dors ,nr,.h aooI T., s,n."c
;.., ~. % .o;a,,." . ~ .,.,.,'.I !" a.""o
o,,r oh;o., | s,,S en, 49,. 90"
Sa ,acs and corr, ,,s ss .n ny "ra,;.s'. sno'
Ro, ,ha do,'.r,,na', % -" y';" I'LL, !. .,'',..
l., ;,s ;,,ra,in,. ",.J =. ~ ~ - :. on..
,ha STATE ~. I haa, ;,,".oa.oS m .oSp"oo ~. ="
,nuch a. I, h"s hson ,ho ,nna,,s .a ~ a.
varci.g agr;cuI,uro sra dave,..n;,',, M
,ha rase,.rcas rc ~ ,i,a s,.,. Sep'"s
W. wn,JJ ,haros"ra r..n.,.,,,,,,
roco,rn,anS 70 .na hn,,,,,,. ,,o,;,;',y'
.onr hn,,.rah,, hn,,v Po''
E;r,tMThst ,hs A., nassod /, 1915
es,, bI;sb,ng i Rnresr m a gr,cn,,uro
ITor,;c,,i,"so md S,a.;s',.s ho ~
amended ma that an experiment stat
tion lo established IN continuation
with tho Bureau OF Agriculture and
the State Agricultural College.
Sccond-That the report OF the
Commissioner Of Agriculture
and that OF tho State Gcolopist be
published coniointly.
Third-That . law be enacted re-
quiring soil tests. BY tho Commits
sioner of all commercial fertilizers
manufactured or offered for sale. and
all chemicals manufactured or offered
for sale for composiiinp fertilizers.
Fourth-That a State chemist be
appointed by the Comm,ssioner Of
Agriculture. whose duty II shall bc 10
analyze samples Of soil. AZ Also sam-
plea of every commercial fertilizer
manufactured or offered for sale. and
chemicals manufactured or offered
for salo IN this Commonwealth for
compositiug fertilizers; and the aal-
airy of same be IN proportion to serv-
ices rendered.
Finh-That inspcctors bo appoint-
ed by the Commissioned OF Agricul.
tures WnOhG uutY IL Shall DO. unOn
oath. 10 inapect every fertilizer. or
fertiiizinQ material. manufactured or
offered Tor sale In this Common
wealth. aud furnish the Commission
Or fuir ,samples OF same for analysis
and to furnish tags or certificates 10
be tackled to or branded upon every
package of fertilizers offered for saie
when approved as up 10 the standard
Of analysis by the Commissioner ; and
that those inspectors be paid accord
ing to services rendered. hut that the
saiaries OF the same shall not exceed
one-half of the fees required 10 be
paid into the State treasury bv the
manufacturers or dealers IN such fert.
ilizers.
s;xtb-Tbat thu Comm,s.;onar
.h.ll he rccnired N forhiJ ,ha sa,a T.,
th,s Com,nonweal,h ~ snv s.;d
nhosnhs 10 or d;sso,v.a so, mi;,,' az !.
shown hv of,,c,aI .,sivs;s ~
s.;r lass than IN nsr cen,n,n os.s,,