Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-01-10

saving to the home. An appropriation
is requested for hospital building and
two new cottages to care for the in
| creased population. This recommenda-
tion Is worthy of your consideration, and.
believe, Justified by conditions.
Universities.
That OHIO is doing n great work in
higher education Is shown in the enroll
ment for the past year at the unversi-
ties Of 5,lSS, as follows: Ohio state uni
Athens, 1319; Miami university, oxford.
| 1,149; Wilberforce university, near Xenia,
443. The. estimates for these universi-
| ties for the next year aggregate S1,20S,-
| $40. The total expenditures for the same
institutions were 1914, 4,566.66 the past
| year.
Railroad Commission.
Though scarcely year and half has
| elapsed since the appointment and organ
ization of the railroad commission, 1t can
be said fairly that the work of the de-
| partment has justified the action of the
general assembly in creating 1t. The re-
port of the commission, covering the pc
you. 1t shows the various subjects OF
administration before the commission and
recommends several important amend
| experience to be necessary In strength
ening the. existing law, by placing In ITS
nands az tba power ars
Ing among the shipping and travelling
public
Commissioner Of Soldiers Claims.
The report of the, commissioner of SOL
| diers claims for the two years ending
November 18th, 1907, shows that the to-
tai number OF claims granted through
diers 1854; widows, 1888; guardians, 9;
minors Is; back pay boz bounty etc ,h: %;
| granted was $314,171.44.
Fish and Game Commission.
| During the past year the fish and game
commission has endeavored to place the
| The commissioners have given the work
| the closest possible personal supervision.
| In some sections of the state there is a
very satisfactory observance of the law,
while in other sections, owing to the lack
Of funds for patrol an warden service,
the conditions are mo- so satisfactory.
| The belief of the commission is that an
| income from fair and equitable hunters
| license law would give sufficient funds to
state and make the department self-sus-
| tanning. Many states have such a law
and it is very satisfactory. I believe this
for this department would be well re-
| ceived by the people of the state, and j,
therefore, recommend it for your careful
Highways.
The commissioner of highways states
| in his report that he has never consd-
cred the work of the department, under
year, as other than educational; $780,,
100000 was appropriated for each of the
II of 1US and 1901 fer state
propriated are apportoned equally among
the eighty-eight counties. Thirty-two
counties have received their apportion-
ment for the biennial period. leaving an
uneXpended balance Tor both years of
sl65, 4SS.41. This fund will be avail
| able after February 15, 1908, and the
commissioner recommends that 1t be re-
| appropriated, together with the addition
al sum of $440,000.0O, for state aid in
road building.
| AortcuIttraI
The state appropriations the past year
| assisted the Ohio agricultural expert
ment station at Wooster ma aterially in
| extending it's work, but the board Of con-
troll reports that its revenue falls far
short of the demands of the agricultural,
forestry and other allied industries. and
| the continua ton of It's present operations
and for work along additional lines.
whies varieties % are % si most productive. a % has
increased the yield of wheat in Ohio and
is now ready to improve the quality
The state associations of millers and
| grain dealers ask provision for expert
ments in milling and in baking ~ and for for
Dairy association request an appropria-
tion for model dairy barn, The latter
| might render valuable assistance to the
state institutions as we'll as to the dairy
| interests.
/ desire to call your attention especi-
ally to the work In the maintenance of
soil fertility on which the future of ag..
ricultural Interests in Ohio depends and
to, the fact that this problem cannot, be
tied to any one, two OF more soil forma-
tions; also to the condition that the same
soil is constantly changing in character.
The board calls attention to the diff
ferent purposes served by the farms near ear
Wooster carPsnnter n GermantoSn n ant and
vile farm expires in another year. This
refractory land has made a siX-year av
erage of 20 bushels Of wheat to the acre
| z
the untreated land.
Frauds In Fertilizers.
The fertilizer law of Ohio should be
amended so as to give the farmer bet
ter protection from frauds which may be,
and sometimes are, practiced in this
state In the sale Of commercial fertil-
izers.
of the low commercial value of the goods
which they may receive, compared with
many MAJ times greater in the effect on their
crop and the damage to their soil than
the loss in the intrinsic value OF the
I suggest that the license for the priv
ilege of selling or Offering for sale any
brand OF commercial fertilizer IN this
the aggregate will make sufficient fund
in the hands of the secretary of the state
supply a sufficient number of inspectors
to do the work assigned to them in an
efficient and satisfactory manner and to
|
strictions. the privilege of sending
samples of goods purchased by them for
their own use to the secretary of the
state board of agriculture to be analyzed
the same as the samples procured by
the inspectors.
Forestry.
The forests of Ohio are disappearing
Unless some protection is given, they will
soon pass away II our state constitution
would permit low valuation or a re-
bate of taxes on woodland dedica ted for
period of years to reforestry, 1t would
give ENCOURAGEMENT; Last year Iowa
private ownership of land, which was
subject to restrictions in cutting trees
and grazing, and To be assessed at $1.0C
per acre The PENNSYLVANIA Legislature
passed a law rebating for 80 years 81
per cent of the taxes on woodland. Con-
, necticut, New Hampshire, Colorado, In
diana, Maine. Rhode Island and Wiscon-
alton to encourage the growing OF for
| ests
/ suggest that article 12 section 2, OF
| ha a mar