The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
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and now there are applications wait
ing for the inoculation of 10000 hogs
and not sufficient force to administer
the serum"
After explaining that the board con,
ducts the state fair, and turned into
the state treasury $4,000 profits over
and above expenses of the state fair
last year, and that the net proceeds
Of the state fair this year would have
been much larger had it not been for
the unfortunate street car strike, Mr..
Beidler concludes his statement by
saving: - have been a Republican
member of the board for nearly two
years, and am living on my farm, and
have lived there continuous for 81
years. Mr.. Dunlap's statement to the
contrary notwithstanding AND HAVE
NEVER YET SEEN THE LEAST
SHOW OF POLITICS IN THE
BOARD, and | guess l know the thing
when l see it"
The reason Mr.. Beidler has seen
no politics in the board during the
past two years is, as stated before,
that Governor Harmon TOOK THE
BOARD OUT OF POLITICS WHEN
HE MADE II ,NONPARTISAN. Mr..
Beidler would not be able to make
such a statement had he been a mem
beY of the board before that time.
There is another matter which the
farmers of Ohio well know. 1t re-
lates to the fertilizer scandals that
broke out during the administration
of Governor Harris.
It will be remembered that the for
mer secretary Of the board, T. L, Cal.
vert, published the analysis Of ferti-
lizers in his annual report, which
would be after the farmers had
reaped their harvest on which ferti-
liZers were used. Letters were made
public two years ago showing that
when a sample taken for analysis was
found to be not up to guaranteed
grade, instead of going after and
prosecuting the fertilizer company,
Secretary Calvert wrote and asked for
another sample. Meanwhile the far
mers were buying and using ferti-
lizers without knowing what they
were getting until after their harvest,
when they could see the results in
smaller crops without waiting to read
the analsis in the annual reports
Immediately after the state board
of agriculture was reorganized by
Governor Harmon, the fertilizer COM
panies dismissed the suits they had
pending in court and agreed to abide
by the action of the board
The result has been that Secretary
A. p. Sandles, that wicked Demo
crat" to whom Mr.. Dunlap probably
refers in his gibberish about politi-
clans, has had fertilizer samples ana
lyzed by the state chemist as soon as
taken, and the result of that analysis
in the next crop report bull
letin. By this means the farmer
has been able to ascertain the real
of any fertilizer before
and he would know what
he was getting before he used It,
Consequently the wide-awake farmer
nowadays does not buy fertilizer until
he has seen the state board of agri-
cultures bulletin; or, If he does buy
before the bulletin comes out he does
not pay for it until after he sees the |
analysis in the bulletin and agrees to
pay according to the analysis.
There is no law requiring this to be |
done. 1t is a method evolved as a
result Of Governor Harmons reorgan-
zation Of the state board of agricul- |
,ure, taking that board out Of politics, |
and the faithful service Of the pres
INT board and Secretary Sandles to
armers instead of to politicians.
But what is the fact with reference .
o Mr.. Dunlap himself as a politician?
This same r. L. Calvert who was
lropped as secretary Of the state
BOARD of agriculture when it was re-
has since been taken un-
Ter the shelter OF the state dairy and
ood department by Mr.. Dunlap, and
made dpputy-who goes about the
tate performing some official duties
10 doubt, but whose chief occupation
It this time is spreading the same
Misrepresentation bra
enly spoken by Mr.. Dunlap in his
speeches, and so complete
Y refuted by Jacob Beidler, a Repub-
ican member Of the board.