March, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
101 
partnerships and associations. 
The act, omission or failure of 
any official or employee of any 
person, when such official or em- 
ployee is acting within the scope 
of his employment or office, shall, 
in every case, be deemed also the 
act, omission or failure of the per- 
son, as well as of the official or em- 
ployee. The words ‘‘closed pack- 
age” shall mean a box, barrel or 
other package, the contents of 
which cannot be easily inspected 
when such package is closed. 
Sec. 11. The enforcement of 
this act shall be vested in the 
Dairy and Food Commission 
and its officers, employees and 
agents are authorized to enter up- 
on the premises of any person 
within this state for the purpose-; 
of inspecting packages of apples 
and securing evidence of violation 
of this act, and the said Dairy 
and Food Commission, is hereby 
authorized and empowered to 
make, promulgate, and enforce 
such regulations as may be neces- 
sary for interpreting the grade 
specifications prescribed in this 
act, and for otherwise enforcing 
its provisions ; provided, however, 
that any grades or classes of apples 
packed in closed packages, or any 
requirements for marking closed 
packages containing apples, 
mandatory as applying to inter- 
state commerce which may here- 
after be established by the authori- 
ty of the Congress of the United 
States shall forthwith, as far as 
applicable, be established and pro- 
mulgated by the Dairy and Food 
Commission, as the official grades, 
classes and marks for apples 
packed in closed packages in the 
state of Wisconsin. 
The bill introduced is substan- 
tially as above, although it may 
vary in slight particulars. 
Delegates Present at Conference 
to Consider Proposed Legis- 
lation Regarding Grading 
and Packing of Apples, 
Planters Hotel, St. Louis, 
Mo., Jan 25-26, 1917. 
lion. H. N. Dunlap, Savoy, 111., 
Pres. National Apple Growers. 
111. State Hort. Society. 
J. W. Stanton, Richview, 111., 
W. S. Perrine, Centralia, 111. 
W. M. Scott, Washington, D. C., 
Bureau of Markets, U. S. Dept, of 
Agri. 
E. H. Favor, St. Joseph, Mo., 
Editor, The Fruit Grower, Mo. 
State Hort. Society. 
Laurenz Greene, Ames, la., Asst. 
Chf. Pom., Ia. Agri. College, la. 
State Hort. Society. 
B. T. Stilwell, Kansas City, Mo., 
Kansas City Packer. 
W. F. D. Batjar, Rogers, Ark., 
Rogers F. G. Ass’n, Ozark F. G. 
Ass ’n, Ark. State Hort. Society. 
D. E. Eicher, Springdale, Ark., 
Ozark F. G. Ass’n, Springdale 
Hort. Society. 
U. T. Cox, Proctorville, Ohio, 
Ohio State Hort. Society. 
0. F. Whitney, Topeka, Kas., 
Kas. State Hold. Society. 
Fred. Crancfield, Madison, Wis., 
Sec. Wis. Hort. Society. 
R. A. Simpson, Vincennes, Ind. 
W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind. 
Hon. B. F. Stuart, Rushville, 
Mo., Mo. State Hort. Society. 
II. C. Irish, St. Louis, Mo., Sec. 
National Apple Gro. 
Prof. W. II. Lawrence, Colum- 
bia, Mo., Mo. College of Agri. 
F. A. Weber, St. Louis, Mo. 
J. T. Stinson, St Louis, Mo. 
W. L. English, A. P. Boles, 
C. B. Michelson, W. W. Wood- 
en, Dept, of Development, Frisco 
Lines. 
Do not put too much dependence 
in the novelties offered by seeds- 
men. Many of them are excellent. 
Some are no better than the com- 
mon grade. Better stick to an 
established strain of seed until the 
new one has shown its superiority. 
When ordering seed for the gar- 
den try some vegetables you have 
not used before. Salsify, swiss 
chard, and endive are good sorts 
to try. 
Is this your school? If it is, please take interest enough in your children, or other peo- 
ple’s children, to remedy some of the existing disgraceful conditions which are obvious. If 
it is not your school perhaps yours is as bad. Better investigate. 
