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ft~tiou uA pure seeQ pOtdlOth Tree
\ from disease. and for this purpose OF
the amount allowed for the Iron
county Agricultural Association an
nually for the next five years begin
ming 1920, 81 100000 be retained In the
County treasury and used-paid. out
on warrants approved by the County
4 Agricultural Commission for Iron
4 County-for the payment to farmers
OF $500 per bushel for all approved
yarites OF potatoes that are absolute
iy free from disease OF any kind.
3. That the County Agricultural
Commission for Iron county as early
+ as possible prepare a definition OF a
standard farm, submit 1t TO this board
Tor approval and recommend prizes
Or rewards for farmers as they may
comply with the definition OF a stand
ard farm.
The specific suggestions before your
committee for consideration which
are sought to be outlined in a gener-
al way In the above part OF the report
are a. follows:
(a) The County Agricuituralist
should assist in establishing COW
testing associations.
(b) To see that the law relative
TO prohibiting male animals running
al lFrge be enforced
t(c) To see that the law relative
to the destruction OF noxious weeds
be strictly enforced
Cd To visit as far as possible
the different orchards OF the County
and assist in combating fruit tree dis
ease.
te) TO encourage the use OF reg
istered sires.
90 TO discourage the use OF
scrub bulls.
(g) To encourage soil surveys
or analysis of different farms and
farm lands.
(h) TO assist the farmers in
getting pure seeds.
90 To evolve some plans which
would bring the producer and con-
sumer together without the middle
man.
Cd TO investigate and encourage
under drainage.
OO TO encourage land clearing
associations.
Cd TO encourage associations
for purchasing and owning machin-
(m) TO encourage pure seed as
socIations.
(n) Betterment Of live stock
(ol Betterment OF home condi- |
tions.
(p) Aid in marketing produce.
(q) Betterment OF crops grown I
(r) Exhibition and Fairs
go Get more settlers
Your committee has found that u |
there Is any unanimous sentiment In /
the county II is that the scrub bull |
must 20, and that all the energies OF /
the county should be brought TO bear /
on this problem at once.
Your committee believes that it
would not take insurmountable work
~ have Iron county to be the first
county IN the United States to be free
OF scrub bulls.
Your committee believes Ii worth
fhe attention OF the Chamber OF Com
merce or the county to raise funds to
buy pure blood bulls. either as calves
or mature animals and exchange them
with the farmers for the scrub bulls,
the loss. II any, to be born by the
Chamber of Commerce. This pure
blood would be an industry that would
be working day and night through
panics and prosperity; that II would
mean as much to the ultimate wealth
or Iron county as certainly one fact
ory employing 100 people. Any Cham
ber OF Commerce would consider So
10000 a good investment TO bring such
a factory into the county. and your
committee believes that II would not
take more than this amount to ex-
change pure bred stock for the scrub
bulls.
THAT Iron county cannot grow oran-
ges or bananas: that II cannot be sur |
passed anywhere in the growth OF
grass and potatoes. Our hay lands
should be free from all noxious weeds
and 10 further this purpose IL should
be the ultimate duty or the county ag-
riculturalist to see that the law per-
tanning TO the cutting OF noXious weeds
be strictly and absolutely complied
with.
Nothing OF more value could be done
for the County than to start the pro-
duction OF potatoes free from diseases,
and to promote this we believe that Tor
the next five years a thousand dollars
should be set aside each year until
the fund reaches 100000, for the
purpose OF paying to each farmer 20
fBr each bushel OF approved varieties
OF potatoes that are absolutely free
from disease; that these potatoes can
be resold in the county or elsewhere
and the fund OF 100000 be kept al
most. II not entirely, whole.
There are a great many things we
do but here are three things
that we know can be done:- get rid OF
the scrub bull, enforce the law as TO
noxlous weeds; and get started on po-
latOes free from disease.
Your committee has found no SEN
timent any where In favor OF abolisn'
Ing the Office OF County Agricultural
lst
Respect lily submitted.
ISAAC w. BYERS, Chairman.
GEO. f.. BISHOP.
THOS. CONLIN. II
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