Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-19

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his views are shared by many of the
medical fraternity of our own State
as well as of the entire country. 1 am
firm in my opinion that the tubercu-
lin test as at present managed IN our
State is detriment to the best inter-
ests of our live stock industry, and
am not sure but that some legislation
in relation to it similar to that IN
Massachusetts, which prohibits its
fuse except on the written consent OF
the owner or person having the charge
of animals or upon animals which
have been condemned as tuberculous
upon physical examination, would be
wise.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee has been
called together but once during the
year, but has been frequently consult
ed personally and by letter, and has
rendered efficient service, particularly
in arranging for the evening meeting
at the State Fair and for the State
Dairy Meeting at Portland.
| SEED AND FEED INSPECTION.
The laws governing the inspection OF
feeds, and calling for1 guaranteed
statement as to the percentage Of pur-
ity in seeds have comelto be very gen.
orally observed. These, laws have gone
into effect without any friction what
| ever, and although experimental at the
start have become a necessity to our
people, the dealers apparently vying
with consumers in insisting upon hav-
ing their goods properly guaranteed.
Laws very similar to ours have recent
ly been enacted in theI State of YER
mont. and various other states are
moving in the samef direction. An
amendment to the seed law. calling for
the naming of the foreign seeds, was
| discussed by the Board at the Dairy
Meeting and finally placed in the
handA of a committed with instruc-
tons no prepare draff and present it
| to the Legislature at the earliest pos
sible moment. In accordance with
| this action, the committee selected
met in this office on Tuesday, January
6, and, after consulting counsel,
drafted the proposed amendment,
| which has been presented by MIR.
| Farnsworth, member of this Board,
| and is now before the committee on
agriculture.
PURE FOODS.
| There has been a constant move
along the line of laws relating to pure
| foods, and the Board will be called
upon at this time to act upon a pro-
posed bill relating to the adulteratlon
| and misbrand!ng of foods. The Board
of Health has been consulted by
your committee. and has given the
proposed movement its endorsement.
| trust that something may be done
| along this line, as | regard it neces-
| sary for the proper protection of pro-
| Queer and consumer.
| CROP BULLETINS.
! The publication of the crop bulletins
has been continued during the year
| with increasing interest. Our list now
numbers about $500, and is continually
increasing. Our correspondents IN
various sections of the State have re-
sponded freely to requests for crop re-
ports and for remarks upon the many
questions relating to our agriculture.
| believe that this is one of the most
| effective branches of our work.
| ia -NILo'oI< VI III WYNN VIZ
| THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
The catalogue from the office of the
experiment stations at Washington has
been continued during the year. cards
covering additional work reaching this
office every month. We now have
nearly 10000 cards. covering all of the
work of the various experiment sta
tions of the country. which have been
placed in our cabinet, and as we have
nearly all of these bulletins, they form
a valuable adjunct to the office.
| INSTITUTES.
| / wish to again acknowledge the
faithful and efficient work of the men,
| bers in arranging the details and car
rying out the institutes in their various
| counties. / believe l can truly say
| that, generally speaking, the interest
in these meetings has been fully main
| tanned. A two days meeting was held
| in June in Hancock county, in which
dairy subjects, chiefly, were considered.
This meeting was fully attended, and
was very successful. Quite a number
of evening meetings have been held in
connection with these institutes, one
or more of the regular speakers going
to some nearby place for an evening
meeting, and the regular evening meet
ing being held at the institute. I be-
lieve that this work should be con-
tinued and increased, and would like
l the cooperation of the members in an
effort to so divide our institute speak
ers that we may have several meetings
going on at the same time, to the end
that more meetings may be held
throughout the State.
We continue the permanent record
of these meetings and their cost, and
invite the attention of the members to
this record, as we'll as to the complete
set of double entry books by which
we are able to tell at a glance the
correct standing of every account The
time reported covers the Board year
from the third Wednesday in jan
uary, 1898.
/ The appropriation for farmers insti-
tutes has been expended. with the ex-
ception of a balance which is left ovel
for the payment of institutes held ir
Sagadahoc county since January 1st
and also for one or more meetings
which may be held in Knox county al
some later date, as may be arranged
by the member for that county.
i FOrty-SeVen institutes have beer