The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28

state, and as it is of the very highest
Importance that the quality of the seed
wheat of the state should be of the
very highest; and
Whereas, it is conceded by those
most. competent to judge that the quail
ity of the wheat and yield per acre de-
becomes extremely desirable to OBJ
tam new seed from abroad, thereby
tending to greatly increase the quail
1ty and yield of the grain; and
Whereas, the work and expense of
properly investigating the quality of
the imported seed wheat, the purity
OF the variety, its freedom from nox-
ious seeds and vicious substances and
desira ability of Introduction requires
large outlay of money and special
knowledge, and the work should there
fore be placed under the authority of
the state, which has the means and in
its Agricultural college the qualified
and trained experts to obtain the best
results; therefore, be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of Kansas:
That the board of regents of the
state Agricultural college, located at
Manhattan, Kan, shall thoroughly in
vestigate the quality of seed wheat
found in Europe or elsewhere especial
ly adapted to and desira BILE for sowing
in Kansas and if a satisfactory quality
is found they shall notify the board of
county commissioners of the counties
of the state where such seed wheat
of the same delivered at their county
seats.
After giving notice by publication
for at least thirty days the county
commissioners may accept orders from
applicants providing that no more
than 25 bushels go to the head of any
family this to be paid for at actual
cost. the money to be paid IN advance
to the county board.
All applicants for seed wheat must
raSidanfc "a hn cfa Of n
of the application as well as during
the previous year and must make affi-
davit that he has the necessary ground
on which to sow the seed wheat. the
proper tools for tending it and teams
with which to do the necessary work,
and after harvest time the applicant
will be required to make such report
on the seed and its products as the
State Agricultural college may re-
quire.
The provision is further made that
the board of county commissioners
shall receive the sum of two dollars
cd in carrying out the provisions of
this act, providing that the compensa-
ton shall not exceed $12 per year for
each commissioners, this expense to be
paid by the county. The appropria-
ton Is as follows:
For expenses necessarily incurred
in properly executing the intents of
this act there is appropriated from the
1unQS OF In6 state not OlneTWlSe dps
propriated the sum of twenty-five
hundred dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, payable upon
vouchers properly authenticated by
the board of regents of the State Agri-
cultural college"
Owing to a misunderstanding aris-
ing from the noise usually prevalent in
the house, Representative NJ. Sweeny
of Pawnee county was misGuoted on
his attitude on the two-cent fare bill.
He states that he received a number
of communication from his constitu-
entS urging him 10 support the MAXI
mum freight rate bill and that he con-
that of much more importance
than the two-cent fare bill, but that he
was in favor of both of them. He not
only supported the two-cent fare bill
but the records of the house publish
ed in another place in todays paper
shows that he voted for the measure. |
The house concluded its morning
work by passing house bill No. 500. by |
Representative Elstun-An act to pro- |
vide for the restoration and substitu |
tion of judicial files and records, and
limiting the time within which an ap- |
plication may be filed for the restora- |
ton and substitution of files and rec I
ords heretofore lost or destroyed.
House bill No. SCI. by Edwards
An act providing for annual reports by /
public stock yard corporations.