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The Registration of Stallions, whereby we hope to get rid of the 

 practice of raising poorly-bred horse stock; the increased appropria- 

 tion to the Department of Agriculture to be used for the destruction 

 of plant disease and insect pests; increased appropriation for 

 Farmers' Institute Work; also a larger appropriation for public 

 schools. 



We would now also recommend the following: 



WHEKEAS: The Farmers' Institutes are performing a great 

 work for the advancement of Agriculture, and realizing the im- 

 portance of conserving the resources of the State through this 

 agency, and that of Movable Schools of Agriculture, Therefore, 



BE IT RP:S0LVED: That we recommend for the favorable con- 

 sideration of the Legislature at its present session, an increase in 

 the appropriation for this purpose to |50,000. 



We further believe that the passage of the Act appropriating 

 |1,000 to each County maintaining an Agricultural Fair for the 

 purpose of increasing the amounts of premiums paid on agricultural 

 products, will be of great benefit to the Agricultural interests of 

 the State, and the Legislature should be highly commended for the 

 same. 



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

 manufacturers of Fertilizers to state upon the package containing 

 the same, the sources from which the fertilizing ingredients are 

 derived. This Bill was vigorously fought by the largest Fertilizer 

 manufacturers of the State and country, was passed without any 

 opposition in the House, but failed in the Senate. We would 

 recommend 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 50 

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

 pass revenue bills, the appropriation was not granted. We would 

 respectfully recommend the same to our present Legislature. 



We hereby express our approval of the "Geiger Milk Law," which 

 assures the farmer of the State a "square deal," in that he i^the 

 farmer) now receives his pay for every quart of milk sold, instead 

 of, as heretofore, having to furnish 46 quarts, and only receiving 

 pay for 40 quarts. Formerly the farmer sold by dry measure, and 

 the dealer by liijuid measure. Now both sell by liquid measure, 

 thus establishing a uniform standard of milk measure. 



We highly commend the ''McGowans' Clean Milk Can Law," which 

 calls for the thorough cleaning of all milk cans and other vessels 

 shipped on railroads, before being returned to the shipper. Under 

 penalty of |50 fine, no milk can or other vessels can now be returned 

 by the receiver of milk to the shipper thereof, unless thorougly 

 cleansed — which we regard as helpful, from a sanitary point of 

 view, as well as being of great value to the farmer. 



We would also recommend an amendment to v/hat is known as 

 the "Vaccination Law," placing the responsibility on the School 

 Board, and not on the teacher, and the penalty for violation on the 

 parent or guardian and not upon the scholar, as in many cases the 

 result is that it deprives the child of half the term of school. 



We favor the State to build the inter-county roads, the entire 



cost to be borne by the State. These roads, as far as practicable, 



leading from one county seat to another, shall be determined by 



the County Commissioners in conjunction with the State Highway 



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