The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-02-19
MARIETTA, GA. THURSDAY MORNING. FEB 49, 1891

! power to carry out the law in every particu-
lar. From what have said it is patent
that the use OF fertilizers has entirely outs
grown the present law, and that the corps
OF SIX inspectors the same now as when
the amount to be inspected was only about
one>seventh as large, is entirely insufficient
TO meet the immense increase of the work.
have given this question much thought,
ana wish to suggest plan for your at
tentlon and careful consideration, which |
will ask that you take home with you, and,
after discussing it with your fellow farmers
and your immediate representatives, write
me your OPINION as to its value, send few
lines stating your approval or disapproval
NEW PLAN OF INSPECTION.
Divide the state into as many inspection
districts, say twenty or thirty, as after a
very careful investigation, the case may
demand; have local inspector in each
district, who will be required to draw the
samples from the sacks as they arrive at
their destination, making a reasonable
number of drawings, and nave tags applied
under his supervision. Increase the force
OF the chemical department. The present
force is entirely inadequate, even by unre-
uniting labor, to meet the demands made
upon them, until long after the busy season
closes, and necessarily many of the inspect
ed samples cannot be analysed when need.
ed. Often, too, samples are sent requiring
immediate analysis. This plan will per
haps somewhat increase the expense, al>
though all the inspectors need not be kept
on duty the entire year. but, as the farmers
pay the inspection fees, they should receive
the benefit, and should be protected as lar
as possible, and the manufacturers should
also be assured of every facility, not only
in prompt analysis of their goods, but also
in preventing any "blockading" of the
trade, so difficult to avoid under the pres
ent system The farmers. once secured
will be encouraged to apply more bounti>
fully the food needed by their crops, and
the fertilizer trade, so important to both
farmers and manufacturers, will be adjust
ed on an equitable basis When we real,
ize the large amount of capital involved in
the manufacture of fertilizers, the tremen.
dous revenue to the railroads of the state
and last, but not least, the large sum which
the farmers have at stake, we see that the
department should be granted every cons
venience and facility, and that it's power
for usefulness should be increased as far as
possible. Even under the low inspection
Zee of 10 cents per ton the revenues from
this source would be ample to support
these reforms without drawing a single
dollar from any other source indeed. |
believe there would still be surplus, and
this surplus could not be better appiied
than in the appointment of thoroughly
qualified and competent lecturer, who,
during the spare weeks of the summer.
could take the experiments as made by the
experiment station. and so intelligentlv
explain them that the wayfaring man could
receive and profit by them.
MONEY FOR EXPERIMENTS.
There will be also large surplus under
the recent law recognizing the inspection
of the Illuminating oils. AS the law form.
erly stood, the inspector received all the
fees; the greater part of these fees under
the new law, will be diverted into the treas
ury. The law will not be in full force ms
til January, 1892 but when it goes into full
operation there will be surplus of at least
$4,000 or $4,000. Let US work to secure
part of this, to be used In inauguratinr a
series OF experiments in the four sections
OF the state not in reach of the experiment
station. These experiments, conducted
under the wise and careful supervision of
practical'tarmers, and directed by the de-
partment, should be confined to our stand>
ard crops, and could accomplish much in
which the station necessarily falls short in
that its powers are limited by climate and
conditions.
Chambers has undoubtedly obtained a
toothold IN our state, and unless SUPPRESS
ed may eventually prove a terrible scourge.
by decisive measures in DESTROYING every
clearly marked case, and careful inspecS
ton OF all stock brought into the state we
could have reasonable hope of escaping
Every citizen is interested in this vital
question, but the department has no DO Her
or means to act, unleso the legislature will
come to Its assistance, enact law bearing
On this question, and provide means to
carry 1t out. To what better purpose
could the remainder of this surplus be ap>
pledF You will understand that | consid-
er 1t only just that, as the farmers pay all
fertilizer inspection fees, all these fees
should be applied to 5enefting the farmers,
and, as they also pay large proportion of
the OIL fees, much of this fund should be
applied in helping them in their efforts to
improve their conditions
have made these suggestions to this
honorable body because l am earnestly
DESTROYS of aiding the farmers, and because
l believe that the agricultural society
should go hand in hand with the depart,
ment OF agriculture and The Georgia ex>
detrimental station in aiding the movement
which will eventually sweep oar state into
prosperity.
Why Do We Die?
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