Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
Agricultural Committee
Hers I'M. lortant Matters,

me hrst hearing before the committee
vi agriculture, Wednesday afternoon. was
oh the resolve appropriating $4,000 for
e"eh OF the years 1919 and 1914 for the
piotectlon OF trees and shrubs from tho
INTRODUCTION and ravages of dangerous in
seets and diseases. Col e. E. Pbtlhrools
VINO mas charge of that work undar tho
direction of the agricultural departman,
appeared before the committee in favor of
the resolve. Col. Philbrook said tbat +,,o
situation as regards the invasion of tba
9ypsey moth is quite serious in the STAT
al the present time and that the irfests-
tlohs nave extended to Oxford countv &c
90 alaooofo on the coast and as far
as Nassalboro in the central part of the
lat Inc serious condition is due to the
.'eN Vi iunds as during the past two
Years out Sso,0oo was spent by the State in
'i'e attsnips 10 eradicate the pests. An
emergency clause is attaehed@to the re-
soife as the work ought to be commenced
before the first of July.
columbus Hayford of Pressure Isle an
peared IN favor of the bill to provide for
the scientific Investigations in agricult,.a
III Aroostook county The Stare is asl.,1
TO appropriate $4,000 for a farm ana :,
w. cleaVes and Columbus Havford ~
| iresque Isle, Osgood B. Griffin of carl
bou' Clarence y. Day of W4stfeld ana
Oiiatles H. Woods of Orono are nar,ad az
eoi'4ihittee' to serve without pay 10
eeAeel i farm and stock in the count,v &c
-Nioostook. Mr.. Hayford read n letter
ON william Stewart, the United States
tioluculturist, in which he stated thar tho
ieoefal government had two such far,,s
III hllhd, one to be established in Tdaho
ana the other in Maine If the Sta+a h,,,,s
farm and equips it, the Trnitaa So
WIN Keep 1t in runping order.
SUCH farm for the inyestieat,o
po'"to problem would be great
'liitis iof the State of Maine and would
mean thousands of dollars to our farm.
- SAID Mr.. Hayford, Sand | hone tba.
'ne committee will see fit to recomr,ond-
'ne passage of the act although I SEQ. b,,
me newspapers that there are a 1araa
,,'iioer oil appropriations, this year ona
'iiae a malt must be called somewhere :,
= a. Day Of Pressure isle also sno,,o
q good Word in favor of the iaea e.
is'iih IN Aroostook county for scien4ieo
p"i t"'ses He said that the neonIa of
',ie county were heartily In favor ~
''o project and that it would he &c
sleat benefit to the farmers of ~,
State of Maine. VI VI"
nun Iohn A. Roberts of NORWAY,
iii'Ssioher of agriculture appeareo
Tue resolve appropriati ting s2500 nor
10 De used by the commission
- MS capacity as State sealer of
7Hts ana measures. Commissioners
% explained that although tho
80 legislature created the new office
e. no appropriation was provided and
9oSts quite sum of money to con.
ooe. the work He also said that bis
"a eoecessor, John p. Buckley of Yae+-
Diooh' mad told him that $4,000 per an
iuin was needed to carry out the nro-
visions Of the act
| mo one appeared in favor of tho
measure to change the law RELATING 70
nv appointment of live stock sani-
.dFy inspector. The bill was presented,
os senator Cole of York and provides
| Ior the establishment OF the Maine J.ivo
| STOCK Sanitary Commission. to he con,
| posed of the Governor. commissioner -
! asfic1lture and a State veterinarian
| 70 be appointed by the Governor. The
act lurther provides that the State vet.
|
| per ahnum with $500 for clerk hire
' nearing on the measure will be held
later. iieio
. r. kizer of Green, DR.. Charles u
"ooas OF the University of Maine Ex-
Pelillent Station. w. G. Hunton of
teaoheld, Senator Rutillus Alden
| VI winthrop and Hon. J. A. Roberts
] OF Norway. commissioner of agricul-
| .uFe' spoke in favor of an appropria-
'iotl oil 1880 for packing and storage
punk at the farm conducted under
me direction of the Maine Experiment
Station at Monmouth
l.. s. Crosby. collector of the port of
bath and president of the Maine Far
hiefs Union, w. S. Rogers, of Cath
ahce, treasurer of the union, and ex-
Commissioner OF Agriculture John p
buckley of Westbrook appeared in fa-
Vor Of the resolve of $4,000 for each Of
the years 1919 and 1914 for the Farm
era' Exchange movement. The speaker