Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-06
COMMITTEE HEARINGS

CUNNfTTEE HEARlNGS
Tia following committee hearings
ware hald Wednesday afternoon:
Agriculture
TIE committee On agriculture On
Wednesday afternoon rad four long
and interesting hearings; On act for
better prot ection from aduitefa-ed.
-,isbraldsd or Inferior fertilizers: re-
laIin= . ne purity ot milk sold for
food marking II seed packages col
lection Il crop statistics II co-ope-a-
--or WIKI ne United States.
Pep Mathew CT cakAeit conducted
re FERTILIZER case. The NAN roi..
3 -ha- the farmer wants % know
what ne Is buying and wants every
package marked a. to quantity and
INGREDIENTS. showing amount Ct III
--ogen as plant food. Maine uses
over $50 and tccs a yea az cost Of
Millions Name has perhaps been
dumping ground for inferior fertilizer
and the farmers want ana ASK pro
tacuon. TIE STATE Grange endorses
ne Gill
O B. Rldeou- Of Eoui.ou. -epre-
serc1g he Southern A-ccstock po-
mona, told or experience a his sec
ron with increasing poor quality Of
fertilizer With deterioration OF
crops. A ~ @ Soule OF the depart
nsn- OF agriculture said the depart
rent heartily favored the bill. DR. c.
D Woods If the Experiment Station.
also endorsed i
N-on s. Eazen q New York
president e he Coe-Aorumer co.
and representing the National Fer
rai.zer Association explained a &C.
"a! -ae fertilizer subject denied ne
inferior quality and said the manu-
.acrurers orly wished the utmost pro
lection Tor ne farmer, because -neE
--a6e vas xaa- Ms people vas aNel
and deuecGed On. Ee favored TIE OH
-r any other fer better prccuce, a.
-.cus- ne sad r was a nuisance 70
have 70 provide serara,s Bags toF
Name. Re answered May questions
as % e.ai.ry ard the properties @
, re INGREDIENTS Used Il fertilizers.
z. A. Rogers g ropshan -aorznc
lie analyses law Useless al-ao1zh &c
would ro- oppose this BILL our "o0sd
sue.es, giving me commissioner OF
agriculture the authority 20 nave
a.a.vses made anywhere ne DESIRED
Raw Hughes Of EaSrcc agreed Win
NJ Pocex. saw 2 large Taria-ion
: cra.:rv Of fertilizer and said fam
.-s t.c1- Ike = Favored ne oii--
-s Morrison cf Bangor. ! mar
.tar.u-e- sad : vas Nnpossioie =
TX re ingredients ncUgh- IRON,
71.-srla dealers and secU-e e aaAis
s,s -.a- would Aeee ~. ~.taoCE pN
--- A percentage larger taal *
,ee-e6. NJ. Hazen said al Eeputa0-s
s--.s I'd that very -r-as
- thornton cf AroosrocA SAD
- Grange favored me Dill 20. I.aA
- =, accusation aga-as- any Eth
~ soma goods d. al oei2~
cu.reEen-
!. Rogers inquired Z ne COM
..a could amend SO As . gre Gs
tssicnar OF agriculture ne a.
.-o-,-- n have aoA.Tses aoF"Ise
- vas asked % draft the amend
-a,. although Dr.. Wood hoped 10
amendment would De oEsrec- enoAn
ger,,s this bill but present az ma
Ter ii rev cL..
u Z. McIru-e Ct Ees- Waterford
Appeared II oenalc c. ne n4-A pro-
oucers. II opposition % re purity CT
mix bill. He sad the bE. vas I'll
OF errors. maize the standard OF SCI
!cs lower than the present law and
vas generally opposed He said the
great Farmers Assoc iasior vas about
20 acquire the Turner Center proper
les and they should hare full meas
IRE az protection. No ore appeared
COR the Dill. although word vas sent
). stating .ha- the errors were cier,
"a. merely and ne only change pre-
-csec /, present law vas addition Of
rcrc Mix % he fa- mat might De
added % 7-l.k.
Commissioner OF Agriculture J. A
Roberts appeared Ter tie acr .e!a--
ne % the analyses CT commodities.
SAYING n. department wished au-
,.or.,v 20 have milk analysed here n
Au-.sta CT near here. instead q a.
C-c-o. because Of efficiency anc per
i,aps less expense. Dr.. Woods strong
= opposed the change. stating ne
made y a personal matter rot oc-
;ecr.rz 70 having his analyses check
ID - oy anyone. The argument was
rather warm a. times. each contend
ing that his plan vas correct.
Commissioner Enoerts also asked
authority for h.z department % CO.
Operate with the United States IN
collecting and publishing crop sta
.ls.cs. the expense % be no more
than ov ne present method The
state assessors would collect acre
age expected, etc. and the L :. deld
agent would compile and publish. l.
would sIi a great demand for in
formation from all over the State and
elsewhere.
4. NJ G SouIe appeared fer the
act making more stringen, the re-
a5.i-enents as . marking aSr1cui-
,uraI seed packages SEN Quincy
stated that seed men wished to oe
heard and a continuance was grant
I'd for a week TIE act would re-
guire all packages 20 De marked as
= q.an-ity of weed seed in same
beside the brand named and also
termination test would be required.
Military Affairs
Representative c. J. O'Learv Of
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