The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-26
Ohio News
Report Of Agriculture
Director Made Public

Columbus. O.. Dec. 35.-(By the As.
sOciated Press ).--l.icenSing Of cold
storage plants. and charging a fee Or
$50 year. is recommended by l.. J.
Taber. state director OF agriculture,
in his annual report for the year end
ed June 50. last. advance coiles 0f
which became available to-day. Many
recommendation for legislative
changes as affecting the department
of agriculture. and the activities I'M
der it, are noted.
plants. Taber asks that the depart
ment Of agriculture be given some AL.
thority to sell food products that have
been held beyond the time limit at a
fair price. This year. he asserted,
many products were held beyond the
time prescribed by law, and there WAS
no legal method for their disposal.
The following legislation is needed
in the dairy. and food division. Taber
said:
To provide for licensing Of cream
stations. cheese factories. providing
sanitary standards. and license fee
of not to exceed IS.
Manufacturing confectioners should
be required to meet sanitary stand
ards and pay reasonable license fee.
All operators OF cream stations.
Creamerles, and places where milk
and cream are bought and sold on a
butter fat basis should furnish GER
tificate, approved by the division Of
diaries OF Ohio State University. cer'i.
flying that the individual has the nee
eSSary qualifications to conduct such
a plant.
All manufacturers OF paint should
be- required to register with the dirl'
sion, the formula for brands OF paint,
with a nominal fee OF 81 for each
brand.
Larger appropriations for tubercu'
losis eradication work among cattle
are asked. and Tor the state serum In
stituie. County officials are asked to
be authoriz, 10 appropriate ndem
nifty funds, or TO hire veterinarians TO
co. operate with the state and federal
government. when county areas are
agreed upon in tuberculosis eradica'
ton work.
Under the crop reporting service. an
appropriation OF $4,000 to make
fruit and orchard area survey Is asked
Tor. II is asserted new apiary la"
is necessary. and more funds are
urged to increase the number OF part
time INSPECTORS in the division OF mar.
kets and marketing.
The recommendation that the state
fair be given q rotary fund Of S2OO,Vo
for uses and purposes OF the talr' Is
made necessary. and proper stream
pollution legislation Is asked Tor.
The total real estate III possession
OF the department is shown TO nave
value OF s2.036.l4l.4l; the state ialr
buildings, grounds and equipment
come to 1851 900. and fish hatcher
les. game preserves. the state lsh
boat. and the like. s3Ol,s39.
disbursements OF the department
for the year. in excess OF receipts
wire s243.729. rs compared to $39'''
~. for l42l. according to the report
The work done In tuberculosis Grad
fration among cattle ia listed as one
of the most important achievements
Of the department for the year Ihc
number OF accredited herds In juno
20, last. was S4S. as compared to 4"s
for the same date 4 year ago, and tho
number of cattle. 1916, as compared
to S.351
Thirty eight hundred and two HERDS
containing 46.llS. cattle are under SUI
pcrviSion.
The report is to me mailed out the
last OF next week.