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nection with the Township High, or Cousolidated KSchool and making 

 the pupil familiar with the mysteries of propagation, cultivation, fer- 

 tilization, and all that will be necessary to make a finished agricul- 

 turist for the century in which we live, and from this center dissem- 

 inate better varieties and clean seed as well as intelligent farmers? 



REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. 



In presenting this report at this time we deem it necessary to 

 refer to a few things that have been accomplished in the past year, 

 due, we believe, in a great measure, to the persistent efforts of this 

 State Board by their endorsement and the sentiment they have cre- 

 ated in favor of the measures, which w'e firmly believe will be the 

 most efficient way of accomplishing what we want. For a number 

 of years we advocated in this way giving greater privileges to trolley 

 cars and for a two cent rate on our railroads. 



Among the bills passed by the last General Assembly favorable 

 to farmers we wish to name the new Feeding Stuflfs Law, which is 

 more stringent than its predecessor; the law requiring a chemical 

 analysis of Paris Green and establishing a standard which it must 

 come up to; the Meat Inspection Law. without which the Federal 

 Inspected Moats from the West would have wiped out our Home 

 Dressed Meat; The law requiring the wearing of metal tags by dogs 

 on which license or tax has been paid, which is not stringent enough 

 in our opinion; The Registration of Stallions, whereby we hope to 

 get rid of the practice of raising poorly bred horse stock; The in- 

 creased appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to be used 

 for the destruction of plant diseases and insect pests; increased ap- 

 propriation for Farmer's Institute work; also a larger appropriation 

 for the Public Schools, etc. 



We holieve thnt the passage of the Act appropriating |500,00 to 

 each county maintaining an Agricultural Fair for tho purpose of 

 increasing the amount of premiums paid on agricultural products 

 exhibited will be of great benefit to the agricultural interests of 

 the State, nnd the Legislature should be commended for the same. 



In the last session an attempt was made to pass a bill requiring 

 manufacturers of fertilizers to state upon the packages containing 

 the same the sources from which the fertilizing ingredients are de- 

 rived. This bill was vigorously fought by the largest fertilizer 

 manufacturers of the State and Country, was passed without oppo- 

 sition in the House but failed to pass the Senate. We would rec- 

 ommend a renewed effort to pass this bill. 



A bill was passed by the last Legislature by which the State was 

 to pay for the betterment of our rural roads by appropriating fifty 

 per cent, of the cost, but owing to the failure of the Senate to pass 

 revenue bills the appropriation was not grnnted. We would res- 

 pectfullv recommend the same to our next Legislature. 



We also commend the work of the State Highwav Department 

 for the good work that has already been accomplished in giving 

 the farmers of the Commonwealth object lessons if nothing else in 



