The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-08-21
GOVERNOR COX WELL PLEASED

state Treasury ESFIehsd BY Sum Of
S77,779.e5 as Result Of First Years
Operation Under Consolidation.
Farmers' Institutes Increased From
Four 10 Five.
Accomplishments Of the state agil-
cultural commission, controlling seven
former separate divisions, is pointed
to with pride by Governor Cox and
members Of the commission. They
contend that the consolidation Of de-
partments, by which $77,77s.S5 was
saved the first year in direct appro-
priations, has justified fully the
formation Of the commission. Every
department of agricultural activities
now has the benefit of the knowledge,
the experience and the organization
of all other departments.
Besides this enormous saving In
money, the increased effectiveness of
the departments adds greatly to the
scheme of coordination. Five farm.
ers' Institutes now are to be held in
stead of only four, thus reaching more
than 10000 more citizens. Benefits of
this instruction will be carried to
communities that 1t has been impossi.
Nle to reach before.
Conflicts Are Avoided.
Elimination Of duplication Of work
has proven to be one of the greatest
achievements of the consolidated sys-
TEN. The experiment station, college
of agriculture, state board Of agricul-
ture and the dairy and food depart
ment all were making separate exhib-
its at county fairs. This work now
has been combined under one central
control, 80 that exhibits can be made
representing the work Of all these de-
partments at exactly the cost Of each
individual exhibit heretofore. Thus
conflict is avoided and better exhibits
will be the result.
The first three departments were
giving the same orchard. demonstfa-
tions IN pruning and spraying. Unif-
cation and cooperation now has been
accomplished, which means that more
orchards will be inspected and more
people will receive the benefit Of DEM
onstration work at little or no in
crease in cost to the state. All these
departments were sending out speak
ers to farmers meetings, picnics.
oranges and conventions, and II fire.
quently happened that several were at
the same place at the same time. This
duplication also has, been eliminated.
The same was true Of inspectors.
Each department was sending out its
own inspectors, oftentimes to the
same place to do the same work.
Result Of Influence.
United influence and activities Of
the agricultural interests largely was
instrumental in securing federal aid
for the eradication Of hog cholera In
the central west, and no doubt the
state will receive IL. Just share al. the
appropriation. Cooperation between
the college Of agriculture and the 'di.
vision Of agriculture has resulted in
the equipment Of several of the build
ings on the State fair grounds being
fitted for classrooms for use in the
winter course Of agriculture in the
university. This eliminates additional
expense to the state in erecting new
buildings at the university to take
care Of the congested condition there.
The bringing of the fish and game
department under the control OF, the
agricultural commission makes united
effort possible to prevent the spolia.
ton Of Ohio streams and forests and
the pollution Of waterways.