New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
LAWS fOR THE FARMERS:
SHALL THE DAIRY INTERESTS BE PRO
TECTED?

SHALL THE DAIRY INTERESTS BE fhO-
TECrED?
A STATE DEPARTMENT or BOARD or AGRICULrURE
PEpPos p-HoW IT WOULD BE ORGANIZED
ltRaM THE ELCUIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE I'lH'S"'l
ALBANY. March 2l.-Why not pass some
laws that VIII benefit Tie farmers 81 the state rms Is
question that apparently many members oi the LeSs
aiuIe Lave asked Themselves judging by the enarkahe
number OF bill, introduced IN tn" interest of the farmers
senator Low has bill which organizes new branch OF
tic state Government be known as Department OF
Agriculture; and A.-emhym Il. II. smith another
bl OF sini liar nature csahlis Ing board 70 be called
the state Board Of Agriculture Senator Parker mas
presented bill to prevent the sale OF unwhocsome mix
anf A,sembyman Tappau bill to make careful pro
Vision against the sale OF aduitcracd fertilizers IHere
are o,hef bill which are intended 10 advance the inter
ests o The farmer prevent dishonest business men
from dcfraudns him.
While the committees Of the Legislature are debating
these bills storm has been raging ~ tho Assembly anu
in the Senate over the annual appropriation Tor DAIRY
Commissioner Blown which he chiely uses in o'ecHt-
ing the manufacturers aud sellers OF imitation butter ana
o,oomaIgaIine. Mr. Brown desires that the sum OF
SIOO 700 shOuld be Appropriated tOl MS t'p"rmoht
The Assembly Committee Appropriations gave MIN
only 10000 IN its bill This action greatly ulsPIeaSeu
fine farmers IN the body and led by Mr.. Porter they
succeeded in raising the appropriation to SI7'ooo But
the Finance Committee Of tie Senate reduced tie
amount again to $4,000. This VIII render necessary
the appoiumcut OF conference committees on tie bill
The farmer, oi tho Assembly LAY that they VIII not
lccept the amendment and there promises to he
a conflict the appropriation. Meanwhile the manu-
facucrs Of ooDuarearnc have flooded the Legislature
wh % pamphlet attacking tAe Dairy Commissioner
nd t!.l with the manner in which he does his "OrN
ap asin. that large appropriation Is needless, nas-
mIrn as the prosecutions DO not amount 20 anything
The Uot answcr the pamphlet is that F2-9H 81 WAS
paid 10 the Treasury 10y dealers 10 oeomarSahe
in I-5 rs fines selling tho article tha al the emu o
the year the courts were considering POO eases oi pos
ecutiou FOR ,oaun. tine law and that last week twenty
five eomargarne dealers were indicted IN one city ol
| The state
Dnry Commissioner Brown greatly resret- tile di-in
rution OF the LEGISLATURE - give him rlOooOO for MS
de ,rtncut. He said to-day: with thiS sum cot u
follow tine scc oi Oeomar.arlnc Into every county "f
tie st tc. Since tie dealers have been 80 severely
prosecuted in York anl Brooklyn they have been
sending their omaI for sale into the interior of
the state GOOD uoal OF the oil Margarine als) enters
the state in he western counties. i comes from the
Western States IT should lee met a the threshold of tAe
Il e and it, sale prevented. People little le'le the
COS, Of these prosecutions The olcOmIrsarine dealers
employ the bc,t lawyers the state and we nave TO
r,rt Them With our present appropriation nave to
limit our work to certain counties, We cannot give
proteciou 10 every dairy county. L should be done
il our work i, any eject Moreover It's Import
aucc makes t worthy OF thorough work IheTe Is IN
vested iu the lary business ot tn, state S3OoOOOOoo
with su annual pro Iuct OF more than SGOoOOOOO That
an Industry o. such magnitude Is worthy OF protection
does not ncei argument why should not the Leei'ht-
usa live great attention article 20 universally used
and see to IL tuat it is puro and who eoomc =
10 the ret.u groccrs % New-Io!k Bustain yonr
enolt, to enforce the law. Mr. Brown r. inquired TIE
TEmuHL', correspondent
They do and that is one Of the most encouraging
circumstances just now," replicl Mr.. Brown the
Retail Grocef,' Union OF Ncw-lort, who now have h
before the Lci-atuto Incorporating their association
recently Iasscd resolutions declaring that they w)uid
rot sell an article which they codl not sell without
brcakiug tie law. / confident we nave greatly
reduced the amount of Olcomhrsarlne sold il NeWlorh
| and Brooklyn , Al
senator Low IN his bill creating Department OF Agrl-
clturc abois..cs the Ollie. OF Dairy Commissioners iHe
duties officer to be done by CGnlh'sioner oI
Agriculture elected ny tue l'"!c u'h' N"E'in'.l' NV
Is 10 serve for two y-ars This new officer Is TO look
alter the interests Of farmers and dirymen he j. 10
protect the forests. the Forest Commission helhS 'ol
-cd act. and i also 10 nave the management ID
the state grcItural Experiment station at Geneva
nll's shoulders, SeDator Low thinks nat one MAJ
The blll introduced by Assemblyman r. H. Smith, Of
Orange County, Is also attracting S3ot ueal
BoIid Of Agriculture The Board l. to consist OF the
Governor, the Professor ot Agriculture AT corner 9
Inivrr.ty the Director or tho NewIOrk Agricultural
Experiment sta Ion. the Prcsiduut or the New lorh
! state Agricultural Society, tue state Dairy Commis
! ,iouer and person appointed from ana Ny each
county Agricultural sOce III the state. Mr' HlhlIH
~ Ibr "n,1ton Farm in Mountain,e Orange County.
The bill was result OF prolonged discussion or the
subject at - mass meeting farmers recently held at
! itu,ca At that meeting - cOuIui tee was 9Ppontcd
Representative of tue varied farmers, intercS's OF te
state The committee consisted 3f james McChnu, o
ElmIra p esjrnt Of the New York State Agricultural
ln"irty: IIur, Lewis of Frankie t. HerRlmer County,
nr,.,lrut OF the New York state Ddrymen's AsSocla
ton; J. : Woodward, of Lockpor member Gt the Board
! of Control OF the State Agrcntural Experiment
Station: f. d. Curtis, Ot Charlton, Salato3a county,
state Agent OF the United states Department Oi Agrcl
ure W Judson ~With, OF syracuse one o. the pr4pil
etrs Of the Lakeside Farm -; John T.. Ray, of Hem
lock Lake. Livingston County, president oL the New
York state sheep breeders Associations j. T. Roberts
OF Professor OF Agriculture IN Cornell hlyers
F. C. stephens, or Attica, wyoming County 0@ner ~ q
large farm; Frank = Perr' o. NJ; M3iI' lIAlhGs'3h
Proct6r Of Utica proprietor of the Bags Hotel Farm
Tns committee ound That nearly cvey ei3. hotD o e
Potomac aud ONO rivers has su n po"l9 OF ~ =
aS is created 10y the hill and that IN all states the
boards of agrcure strong and popG!Sr ana uS'lu
bDdes. Every state bof'cr NJ on Nt" prh mas SUI Il
a board" Inc bill was prepared after cHetn eNai-
lnation of the laws Of the neghboring omtts creating
boards Oi agriculture he best features O thUe laws
| we're adopted. Mr. Smifh that IN the western
the boards o agriculture nave cIamp'nta to %
OF the farmers WIN tuo raIIots IV''IDS tnc
latter their rates or 10 provide sta e cars 9r
says that the western FARMERS loIcrl ,Ic @ ii' 90 80 az
proyde reirsaratOr tor the transportation O tclr
hqter to Eastern narke'S, anu i 1T - ms "a, -,
Western dalrymen ale now underNeHlms me u'rI lnS
New. York IN their own markets win the cstapllsl
mcnt oi a board of agriculture IN this state lie wouli
expect 10 ser the raj oadS forced I" PnYho
ears in this state Ihe ddIymen OF Orange county ne
saws are SUFFERING severely from the hard times ana
have many grievances which state Board 0t Agrcull
! ure could right. The bill says that tho Board shall
agriculture ami hortculture ot the Stito ms uey tu
proper aul may take hold in trust ani exercise controI
gene al interests Of hu'oAndry or INC specla!
branchc, thereof ana may preScrllr forms ana rrlG
aud regulate the returns from the different aErlcnud
societcs" The Oi the Board Is u collect a-rl
cultural statistics. No member OF the Board Is 20 be
! compensated for his work
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