Milford chronicle., 1935-02-08
REP PRESENT AfIVES HEAR.
AGRICULTURE REPORT
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LloGilAAed ron Ftfsf Pa9e
and each Of the laws passed have
been approved by the farmers Of this
State as being beneficial to them.
The Board OF Agriculture Is not em-
powered or authorized to conduct re-
search, educational, or experimental
work and the money appropriated is
for q specific purpose and can only
be used for the purpose for which
Il Is appropriated.
The State Board OF Agriculture
has, with the approval Of the farm
ers Of this State, already presented
two bills to the present Legislature
which are for the purpose Of rem
dering greater assistance TO our far
mefs. One OF these bills refers to
Bangs Disease Contagious AbOr-
tion) in cattle. The State Board Of
Agriculture, for the benefit or lhe
farmers OF the State. adopted the
Federal plan for the State Federal
supervision Of cattle, for the eradi-
cation OF Bangs Disease, the Feder-
al Bureau pays indemnity on, Bangs
Disease reactors Of $1,000 for any
grade animal and not more than $50
for any pure bred animal Federal
indemnity on Bangs Disease reac-
tors Is, however, limited to two
tests. Because OF the milk regula-
tlOns and the economic importance |
OF Bangs Disease eradication TO the
farmers, the Board considers it es- !
sential that this service be cCntin- I
ued, after the two tests provided by /
the Federal Bureau. in order that /
the farmers may eradicate the dis /
ease from their herds, and may be
enabled to sell their milk, or the
Of the work already done
will be lost As the Federal Bureau
has already borne the brunt Of the
expense Of this work in paying the
on reactors to the first
two tests, on which about seventy
five per cent (7596l OF all the in
fected animals may be expected to
be eliminated, the State Board of
has presented a bill re-
questing that the Board be author
lied to continue the payment Of in
for reactOrs, on the tests
after the herd has had the two tests
eligible for Federal indemnity. in
he same amounts as the Federal in
iemnity.
The other bill presented to the
Legislature Is q request for an
Emergency appropriation which may
le used by the State Board of Agri-
culture with the approval Of the
Governor, State Auditor. and State
Treasurer for the purpose of taking
are Of any emergency which may
ace the agricultural industry Of ,
his State. This emergency apprO- s
,riatiOn would be available in case s
# an outbreak of foot and mouth
Iisease, an infestatiOn of the corn I
IOrer, OF Dutch Elm disease, or I
of similar nature. a
The State Board Of Agriculture {
as attended meetings Of and con- /
erred with legislative committees a
nd farm organizations such as the /
range, Farm Bureau, Peninsula
horticultural Society, Delaware
rate DaiFymen's Association, and
delaware State POultrymen's AssO-
latiOn for the purpose Of consider
az legislation which would be BEN
fetal. At a meeting on January 81, \
{ representatives Of the various l.
gricultural organizations, at the S
tate Board Of Agriculture building, j
eVeral plans for proposed agricul-
Iral legislation were discussed; p
owever, the various groups repre-
snted desired further time to study
lese plans before definite recon-
.endafions were made. Another T
Getting is planned for the near fu- C.
re. The State Board of Agrieul- b
ire viii gladly cooperate and as n,
st the farmers in any legislation m
r the improvement and protection al
/ the agricultural industry OF Della to
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