The progressive farmer., 1902-04-15
Agriculture.


,..,ious Of the Country.
,rdence OF The Progressive Farmer.
rbs oleomar rgarine bill has passed
$. Senate by a majority of eight
-. and now it will go into CON-
,..rce with the committee of the
ur,.e of Representatives. The bill
mssed by the Senate is better
:. than that offered by the lower
s,iv of Congress, inasmuoh as it
-, not leave any loop holes for
L,lstions of it's statutes. The House
WI onlv stipulstes that oleo colored
.row in imitation of butter should
taxed heavily, not providing for
INV emergency of butter oolored
,.srve or any varistions of that
,bsde The Senate bill provides a
,.v IN oleo into which has been
u,;xad any artificial coloring matter
that causes it TO look like butter.
The manufacturers of process or
,snoysted butter must pay an annual
sx of $500, the wholesale dealers
INST pay $3.50 and the retailers tax
sIlS Der annum. A tax of ten cents
,vund by the provisions of the bill
,aced on adulterated butter, and
nj one-fourth of q cent a pound
unnovated butter"
RRIGATING ARID AMERICA.
C0ngress has given a good deal of
#ntion this session 80 irrigation of
L arid lands. What ia known as
sHansbrough- -Newlands bill passed
b Senate by a unanimous vote and
now before the House. This bill
Dvides, in general terms, that the
-Oceeds from the sales of Western
Eblic lands shall be used for irriga-
ion works. There has been some
Juation as 10 how the bill in its
Ayssent shape would work out, the
hrge being made that the bill is so
Eely drawn as to allow for specu-
Eng and land grabbing, instead of
serving the reclaimed lands for
rIual settlers under the homestead
rt The Presidents the other day
ave some of the Western Congress
.sn clearly TO understand that the
n, to receive his support, must alb
hutely preserve the land TO be irri-
nted for the use of the actual set
sg and "home-maker" as he ex-
passed it. He also insisted that the
Egation works should be controlled
gthe government The President
lEell known as strongly supporting
e national irrigation proposition.
hhis annual message he character
ass it as the most important internal
question of the day and shows that
ShlsErigation would help the West,
hvoIi rehexly be of great benefit
Ntaes entire country.
NIB FOR RURAL FREE DELIVERY
PATRONS
The rural free delivery box COM
Mission, recently appointed by the
F@snsSter- General, to select an ap-
fo7ad list of mail boxes for rural
F1ies, commenced it's sessions in
'asaingt1n last week. The Com
s'ion is to decide the question
'asther the farmer must purchase a
moi the pattern approved by the
Esrtment, or whether the Depart
$at should permit the erection OF
tlss bypatrOns who desire TO select
sn without limitation or restric
d.
Sae B0X Commission which met
%'gear approved fourteen styles of
|'ss, one Of which il was necessary
each rural patron TO erect when
aeW route was established. At
~"u time the rural free delivery sys-
- Asd not developed into it's pres
magnitude. The rapid growth
oe service during the last year
brought about conditions not
..'sd for last year, and resulted in
selection of this Commission to
''nine whether the present sys-
VI box selection should be CON-
a. or whether specifications for
OlIding of boxes should be
''A AND BARNARD MANUREs.
r.. experiments of the New
rn. p'nire Station regarding the
pa'stive values of muck and
yard manure indicate but slight
s,t;, ~ superiority of the former as q
b S'f' The conclusions drawn
ss.' 'uSt the value of muck is not
aoS, 'n' to pay for any extended