The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-06-12
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LATION FOR AGRICUl-
TURAL development

as great an influence in improving
general agricultural conditions as
that providing for County Agricultcr-
lists by Senator Reynolds and Rep-o-
sentative Hicks. This act provides
that on the petition of 100 tax payers
the county commissioners shall en-
ploy County Agriculturist who shall
give his entire time 10 the study and
improvement of agricultural condi-
tions of the county. The act also
provides for cooperative work with
commercial organizations IL the eoun-
ty. with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and with the Stale Agri-
cultural College. The appointment
OF an agriculturist can not be basec on
his political affiliations tecause each
OF these must have a certificate of
competency from the State Boerd OF
Agriculture. The act also provides
that the county commissioners may
levy a tax for conducting special in
vestigations under the direction OF the
Colorado Experiment Station when
any agricultural production Of the
county is threatened through pests or
disease.
Another act OF great importance by
Senator Torin is one providing for
inspection of POTATOES and of .-ains
and seeds imported into the state
to guard against disease. Unfortu-
nately this act was seriously weaken
ed by eliminating the funds necessary
for general inspection. AS it is. some
work can be done by the State Ento-
mologist in protecting the state from
diseased potatoes and seeds.
An act by Representative Gates
regulating and prescribing conditions
under which hogs may be imported
will go far in preventing the spread
OF hog cholera from the eastern
states into Colorado. This act comes
at a very opportune time because
recent loss from this disease has been
heavy.
An act for apiary inspection and
for the employment OF a county apia-
ry inspector by Senator Tobin and
Speaker Skinner is a great improve
ment on the legislation for apiary
inspection we have had heretofore. The
inspection provided for should not
only care for disease that has become
alarming in places but in the course
OF few years should put it under
complete control
Changes were made In dairy inspc-
tion in an act by Mrs. Riddle and
Senator Tobin. This provides that the
dairy inspection shall be ex-officio the
Professor of Animal Husbandry az
the Colorado Agricultural College and
that most OF the time OF the inspector
and deputies shall be given to the ed
ucation of dairymen and 10 the pro-
motion OF the dairy Industry.
Heretofore legislation for the gath
ering OF agricultural statistics has
been inadequate. In fact the law
providing for this has never been
workable. The amendment to this
by Senator Tobin and Representative
cunnin CHAM provides for the gath
ering of agricultural statistics by the
assessors OF the various counties, on
blanks furnished by he Secretary Of
State. The tabulation OF the data
Wei be done by tho Secretary Of the
State Board OF Agriculture and pub
llshed by the Secretary of State.
Much help in the preparation Of the
amendment was gotten from the plans
used by Weld County whore statistics
have been gathered for two or three
years by the assessor upon blanks
furnished by the Greeley Commercial
Club. In fact Weld County has the
best system and has a better knowi-
edge OF It's agricultural production
than any other county in the State.