The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-01
FARM MARKETS LAWS
CALLED TO ATTENTION
Statistics Concerning the Crop Power
and Ground Cultivated to
Be Gathered.
(By B. Harvey Alfred, State Director
of Farm Markets..

(By B. Harvey Alfred, State Director
of Farm Markets..
To the People of Idaho-Certain
laws governing the activities of the
state farm markets department, and
of vital interest to the producers of
this state, enacted by the Fourteenth
session of Idaho's legislature, demand
early attention. The most important,
perhaps, is that requiring the asses
sors Of each county to obtain certain
agricultural data, and inasmuch as
this demand was made after the as
SCISSORS had, generally speaking, COW
cred the greater part of their terri
tory, the assessors will mail to all pro-
ducers in their respective counties a
blank, the answers to which will meet
the requirements of our state law, and
the inquiry of the federal government.
Each tiller of the soil receiving these
blanks from the assessor is required
to fill them out as fully and care
fully as possible, and return them at
once to that officer. This informa-
ton will have no bearing whatever
on the assessment or taxes of the
party, but is required by law, and if
every person will be careful and
prompt in making return, it will be
la great saving of time and expense
in each county, as it will for this year
dispense with the necessity of a per-
sonal visit by their assessor.
1t is hoped that every producer in
our state will show patriotism and a
desire to aid by giving the informa-
ton and making this saving possible.
Another law, known as house bill
No. 81, was enacted to aid in the OBJ
tanning of this agricultural data, and
more particularly Ger the thresh-
.ermen and seed-hullers. 1t reads as
follows:
Section 1. Any person, firm, cor
poration or association prior to en-
gaging in the business of threshing
or hulling grain, seeds or other crops
within the state of Idaho shall, an
nually and prior to the beginning of
such business each year, procure
from the director of farm markets a
license to engage in said business and
said director shall issue the same up
payment to him by the applicant of
a license fee of one dollar $1.0O). All
license fees so collected shall be &C.
counted for by the director Of farm
markets and turneed into the state
treasury, as received. The state treas
urer shall credit all funds SO received
to the office of the director of farm
markets and the moneys accumulating
In said fund from said license fees so
collected are hereby appropriated for
the use of the director of farm mar
kets, and he is hereby authorized to
said sums in the same manner
as other funds specifically appropriate
for the benefit of his office.
"Sec. 2. Any person, firm, corpora
Ion or association engaged in the bus
of threshermen or seed-huller
Under the provisions of this act shall
keep such brief. simple records thru
out the season as may be required by {
he director of farm markets, showing
he grain and seed of each kind
;hreshed, when and for whom, and t
shall report the same to the director S
If farm markets, when called for up
IN blanks to be furnished by the direc- t
of farm markets. II
"Sec. 3. Any person, firm, corpora
ion or association violating any of
he provisions of this act shall be gull :
y of a misdemeanor." w G
This will require on the part of =
hreshermen and seed-hullers the pay '
nent of mi dollar ($1.00) for IL o
ense, and the devotion of a small q
mount of time and trouble in addi- .
ion, in order to secure this much y
Ieeded information. =
We realize that this requirement is, i
o a few, annoying, but the good to be Il
.erived Is so far reaching that the >
eturns will exceed in value to all a
oncerned the little cost and trouble ~
equired. +
We feel sure all threshermen and -
eed-hullers will cooperate with the e
arm markets department in securing "
his data. :.
On application, accompanied by the n
fee, this office will issue IL "
and provide a small form for V
aking and keeping this information, r
,pothnr with blank FOR vnu IN FIJI II