The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-22

should be under each agricultural head or estabilsbed by ssch State Depart ment of Agriculture. The answer Is ss many as are necessary to do the great work of great state If you object to the Commissioner of Agri- culture or the Board of Agriculture creating or establishing these several Bureaus then would suggest that these Departments be created by the Legislatures of the States.
 The fertilizer business, 90 far as I know, is tn the hands of the Com missioner of AgricuIturc. The andy ses of fertilizers are made by the the Commissioner of Agrfcuiture--this is well and good; this may be termed your Bureau Of Chemistry and all chemical questions should be referr- ed to this Department.
 The Forestry preservation. saw mill and lumber business certainly Is of suhicient magnitude to require for 1t Bureau of Forestry. other depart inents should be established and In order that forces and money could be best conserved the Commissioner of Agricuiture or Board of Agriculture. as the case may be. should refer to these Departments from time to time a they arise such subjects as pertain to the rsspection department for in- vsstigstion.
 The questions of Immigration and Public Information are closely allied to the statisticai question, hence should your Commissioner of Agricuiture have these In hand or under his con- troi when an immigration agent or commlssioner is sent out he could use all the information. not only as col- Iected by the Statistical Bureau but all the information of all of the De- partments of Agriculture could De turned into the hands of any one man any question or problem. Then there comes up the question involved ip the co-operation with the Government at Washington. such as the crop demon strAtion and soil survey work. the Texas fever or tick eradication work and many other questions. We be- iieve the best results can be obtained and greatest good will come to the States by . co-operation that can be systematically carried out by the one head of the State working with the one head of the Government at wash- ingtcn.
 The Soil Survey work and the Crop emonstratiou work are closely inter- linked. IL is absolutely necessary to know your soil. both as to it's physs- cal ana chemical conditions. before
 
 crop demonstration work and here again is strong appeal for depart. mental heads cooperating and using the information obtained from dif- farent investigations made by the sew erai Bureaus.
 We would not be understood as dis- posed to Infringe upon any scientific research made by our colleges or schools. for contend that all scienti- fic cancellations smsnatine from the schools should be accepted by the Com- missioners and their Bureaus as ccn- elusive and work should be predicat- Cd very largely. if not entirniy. on the work of cur coileges You will please permit me to say at this point that the Commissioner of Agriculture, who refuses to cooperate and work hand In hand with the agricultural college of his State will be the loser thereby, because after all the success of agriculture depends upon an agri- cultural aducatieu and we would sug- 9est further that the colleges of our States will enchance their cause by hearty cooperation with the agricuI- turai department.
 Now gentlemen, beg to say In conclusion that unless we in the States model cur work closely after that at Washington we can not hope to obtain maximum results nor will the greatest good come to our States and people. Again. wish it were possible to have the laws pertaining to and governing our agricultural de. partmeut in the Southern States more uniform.
 This Is day and age of eoncentra- ton and the conservation of forces and resources in the business world This rule. if 1t works well In promoting finance business, should also work well in the States and among the States. make no reference here to the question of Federal heads and Of the concentration of power in the Federal head to the detriment of the states, which might also invade the rights of the individual or the masses but my reference and discussion refer solely to the question before us of obtaining from the Departments of our Southern States as represented here, the highest and best results for our people.