Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-24

finds that his ration is lacking In pro-
| tein and he looks ito certain by,products
for that. the principal OF Wnlch is COT
! tonseed meal. Now he makes up ra,
! ton with certain number of pounds OF
/ hay, so much corn meal, and then
enough eottonseed meal to balance the
, tonseed meal is as it should be. The
/ experiment station at washington says
that the average of cottonseed meal i
A. per cent. and protein IL per cent. OF
| the crude fats, but we find that 1t varies.
| Samples that have been analysed by
Prof. Woods have run as high as o.;
per cent. OF protein. and as low as 80
per cent. Now the farmer in feeding ms
| herd finds them getting along all rlgnt
| in their milk production, and suddenly
| the flow of milk goes down. He finds
| that where he has been feeding cotton
seed meal on an average of AZ per cent.
1t has fallen to "A or rs per cent. and 70
| this Is due the shrinkage in his herd of
cows 1t is for this reason that the
farmer comes and asks that these feeds
shall be analysed and certified. and !
| submit whether the request is not a rea-
sonable one. While almost everything
else has been protected we have no law
| in regard to these commercial feeds. The
law In regard to fertilizers was passed
| In the face of bitter opposition. but now
those who at that time opposed 1t. say
have it repealed This bill has been
drafted upon the lines Of the fertilizer
provisions. We have had petitions here
for this bill by the hundred and | have
had more than a dozen letters from lead
urging its passage.
Mr. Savage said:
do not suppose anyone has any OBJ
jections to any reasonable measures
which can be adopted by the Legisla-
ture 20 secure greater purity in feeding
sinffs. There are, some features of this
e Wnea Fa think hays not be been hin duly
lates TO packages sold and offered for
sale in this State. A farmer may buy
In large quantities outside the State and
have the goods shipped to him entirely
free from the provisions of this act
without paying any inspection tax. 1t
is only true primarily that the inspec-
ton tax is burden on the, farmer. In
the long run the consumers have to pay
these additional burdens that are i'm
posed on any class of people who raise
consumption. understand that very lit
tie of this feeding stuff is kept in stock
in the state; that If q farmer wants a
land house. who send his order to the
manufacturer. 1t is then shipped to
Portland and must there be inspected
cents a ton paid in addition to the extra
freight rate. If the practice prevails
that has obtained long. that the goods
are to be sent here in carload lots from
the manufacturers and delivered at the
place of consumption. it would almost
seem that in some way the tag must be
on the car while it is passing through
this State. There would be no object in
placing the tag on the car after 1t ar
rived at it's destination. This, it seems
20 me. is an impractcable feature of the
PHI. as 1t Will require large number of
inspectors. travelling all over the State
TO look after the inspection and tagging
of the goods.
Mr. Roberts of oxford, spoke in favor
OF the bill. urging its Importance to the
farmers and dairymen of the State. aud
explaining the features of the inspection
and tagging Of the feeding stuffs re-
Mr.; Grindle of Hancock. spoke in favor
of the bill.
Mr. Merrill offered Senate amendment
a. Amend section 6. by inserting after
the word sale in the second line, the
words ''or distribution
Amend section 10 by. striking out the
the word October" The amendment
was adopted and the bill read the second
time as amended.
the bill to be engrossed. Mr.. Merrill
called for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
Yea-Billings, Chamberlain. Ferguson
Grindle. Mccullough. Merrill, Morrill,.
Parsons, Poor, Reynolds Roberts Sal
ley: Sharp. Simpson. Walls, Witham
.Nay-Engel. Hargraves. Head. Hurd.
Maxwell, Pike, Reynolds, Savage
Mr.. Clason of Kennebec. who would
have voted yes" paired with Mr. Drum
mond of Cumberland, who would have
voted no"
Seventeen voting in the affirmative and
nine in the negative, the bill was passed
to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Wyman of Washing
ton, it was ordered that message be
sent to the Governor. requesting a re-
turn to the Senate of House document
az. entitled an act to regulate the pack
ing of sardines. Said bill being returned
to the Senate, the vote was reconsidered
whereby the same was passed to he en-
acted and was passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Wyman moved to amend by strik-
adopted and bill passed to be engrosseG
as amended.
On motion by Mr. Walls of Knox the
pm WIN amendpents was then LAID on
Bill an act yklating to the transporta-
ton by common carriers of property. thu
title of which is in dispute came up from
the House on its first reading. was read
once and on motion by Mr.. Savage of
AndroscogSin. was tabled for printing.
and tomorrow assigned
Mr.. Engel for the committee on sala-
RES, reported ought to pass bill an act
in reference to the trustees of the State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. Report accepted and tabled f)r
printing under rule.
On motion of Mr.. Engel of Pencbscot
bill an act relating to the use of com
the table and Indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Engel. bill an act
nAlhS the SdlaTleS OF county ana State
officers for a period of years, was taken
from the table and referred in concur
renee to the committee on salaries
On motion by Mr.. Engel bill an act to
regulate the salary of the county attor-
new of Hancock county tabled pending
passage to be engrossed, was taken from
the table and re-committed to the COM
mittee on salaries.
On motion by Mr.. Engel bill an act to
increase the salary of the county attor-
ney of Cumberland county, tabled pend
ing second reading was taken from the
table and re-committed to the committee
on salaries.
On motion by Mr.. Savage of Andro-
scoggin. bill an act to incorporate the
Newfield Academy was taken from the
table and Indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Sharp of Aroostook
bill an act to amend chapter 304. of the
Public Laws of the year 1889. in relation
to the compensation of the sheriff of the
county of Aroostook. tabled pending en-
actment was taken from the table and
Friday assigned.
On motion by Mr.. Stearns of Aroostook.
bill an act to secure the better observance
of the Lords day. tabled pending second
reading. was taken from the table and
Thursday assigned.
On motion by Mr.. Stearns, the report
of the committee on military affairs or
resolve for preserving the block house a,
Fort Kent. tabled pending acceptance of
report ought not to pass. was taken from
the table and the report of the commits
tee accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Stearns. the resolve
TO provide for the eXtingushment of the