The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-25
OHIO DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
NEWS NOTES
Ohio Wins


States Court of the southern district
of Ohio" says Earl H. Hanefeld,
State Director of Agriculture
An attempt was made by large
out-of-state bakery operating in Ohio
to restrain W. D. Leech, Chief of the
Division of Foods and Diaries and his
inspectors from enforcing one of the
laws of the state requiring that a
loaf of bread must have net weight
of not less than 16 ounces.
1t was contended by this foreign
bakery that a large demand has de-
veloped for a loaf of bread weighing
less than 16 ounces. 1t was further
contended that a loaf of lesser
weight could be sold at lower price
than a 16-ounce loaf. Accordingly,
an injunction against the State De-
partment of Agriculture enforcing
the law was requested.
With the aid Of the Attorney Cen
eral, the request of this out-of- state
producer was contested by Director
Hanefeld. The court, after hearing
all evidence presented, refused to
grant the injunction.
Director Hanefeld, Mr. Leech and
the Attorney General deserve COM
mendation for their fight in behalf
of Ohio citizens. 1t is common
knowledge that few housewives give
but little attention to the printed la
bel attached to loaf of bread and
which label states the net weight of
the loaf. In the great majority of
cases the bread is purchased on ap-
pearances. Had this injunction been
granted, many citizens may have
purchased loayes of bread at the
same price they had always paid, not
knowing that the loaf contained one
fourth or more less bread than the
loaves they had purchased formerly
In addition to the deception which
would have been possible by unscrup-
ulous dealers, the added cost to small
bakers throughout the state in the
purchasing of plates for the printing
of legal wrappers giving the exact |
weight of a variety Of loaves, and for
the purchase of many sizes Of pans
in which to make them, these small |
bakers would have been hard put to
meet the competition which this for
eign producer would have given them
There are few communities in Ohio |
which would not have felt the sting
of an injunction Of this kind
A Cold Storage Law
Ohio packers should familiarize
themselves with Section 1850 of
the Cold Storage Law, according to
Earl H. Hanefeld, State Director of
Agriculture. The enforcement of this
law is in the hands of w. d. Leech,
Chief of the Division of Foods and
Diaries of the State Department
This section, in brief, states that it
is unlawful to place in cold storage I.
any diseased, tainted or otherwise un-
wholesome food.
According to Mr.. Leech, this is the
time of year when eggs are being
stored. Packers should select none
but candled eggs and grade them be-
fore they are placed in storage. This
insures a better quality food product
when the eggs are removed from
storage. Where there is any adver-
sion to cold storage eggs, it is nearly
always due to the carelessness of the
packer in selecting poor quality of
eggs for storage.
To Plant or Not to Plant?
Better Farm Products for Ohio
Consumers and Better Prices for
Ohio Producers" is the slogan of the
Division of Markets of the Ohio De-
partment of Agriculture, according
to Earl H. Hanefeld, Director. /
The Division of Markets is under
the direct supervision of Z. A. Flem
ing, who in commenting on this
years vegetable production within .
the state says, at is impossible to
forecast at present what the acreage |
of vegetables in Ohio will be. Very |
little planting in southern Ohio has
been made to date. Central and
northern Ohio will be at least 10
days late. Many orders for certl- t
fled seed potatoes have been can
celled due to lack of available cash"
"Some growers who have well |
drained soil and who have the money |
to finance their paintings are reluct-
ant to proceed as little has been de
cided regarding the Federal pro-
gram"
''Under such conditions it is obvi- !
Gus that there is only one safe rule
to follow; namely, to confine yege-
table acreage to what can be financed
and marketed. Any other policy sim
ply increases the farmers already
large chances of losing"
1T is wiser to plant one acre OF
potatoes, care for it and market the |
crop at a reasonable price than it is
to try to grow 20, go in debt for
seed, fertilizer and other costs, and
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