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is no doubt of the wisdom of establishing a bureau of publicity 

 in the department of argicultnre, under the direct supervision of 

 the conunissioner. It is by honest advertising that the superiority 

 of our farm lands and their products may be better known and 

 appreciated. The suggestion of that committee is entitled to the 

 recommendation and endorsement of this society. We are also 

 heartily in favor of more efficient and effective drainage laws. 



There is a strong demand from the consuming public for 

 cheaper food stuffs. To obtain cheaper products we must increase 

 the prodnetion of our lands. That will require practical agri- 

 culture;, and we believe the best solution of the proposition that has 

 come to us is in the establishment of farm bureaus in the several 

 counties of the state. These farm bureau managers will consult 

 the farmers and supply the theoretical part of the farm manage- 

 ment, the farmer the practical part ; the two working together will 

 increase the production of our lands to meet the needs of the 

 steadily increasing population of our country. The population of 

 the United States has been increasing in a greater ratio than the 

 production of our fanns, the result being a tendency to force up 

 the cost of living. 



It is the belief of this committee that the society should make 

 an urgent request to the legislature to give our commissioner of 

 agriculture a liberal appropriation to be applied to aid in the 

 establishment of farm bureaus, and thus with the aid received 

 from the government and the contributions made by the county, 

 Dlace the farm bureaus on a substantial working basis. 



The purpose of our agricultural laws is to ensure the purity and 

 wholesomeness of our food products. These laws have raised the 

 standard of quality in all commodities grown and manufactured, 

 and should be amended as new conditions and requirements pre- 

 sent themselves. This committee is in full accord with our Com- 

 missioner in regard to amending the dairy law so as to require 

 every cheese cut and sold in this state to bear a mark of the 

 maker and to be branded for what it is — full milk or skimmed — 

 whatever it may be, and recommend that such an amendment be 

 enacted in law by the present legislature. 



We further recommend that this society endorse the general 

 provisions of the bill introduced by Senater Roosevelt regulating 



