Section 285.21 - Monthly crop and stock reports; publication, distribution; cooperation with United States.
CROP AND STOCK REPORTS (EXCERPT)
Act 33 of 1881
285.21 Monthly crop and stock reports; publication, distribution; cooperation with United States.
Sec. 1.
The secretary of state shall each year obtain monthly statements as to the condition of live stock, condition and prospects of the growing crops, and as soon after the harvest as possible, statements as to the yield of wheat and other farm and fruit products; he shall also ascertain the quantity of wheat, wool, apples and other products marketed, and the quantity remaining in farmers' hands. And the said secretary of state shall prepare a monthly abstract of the information thus obtained and shall insert therein the number of townships from which reports have been received, and shall publish a sufficient number of copies of the same to furnish 1 copy to each newspaper published in this state, 1 copy to each member of the legislature, 1 copy to each correspondent furnishing information for said abstract, and 1,000 copies for general distribution. The secretary of state may enter into cooperative arrangements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States department of agriculture for the joint compilation and publication of crop and live stock reports, including those enumerated in this section.
History: 1881, Act 33, Eff. Sept. 10, 1881 ;-- How. 838 ;-- CL 1897, 4626 ;-- CL 1915, 5629 ;-- Am. 1919, Act 47, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 5017 ;-- CL 1948, 285.21
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of duties of secretary of state as to collection and publication of statistics relating to agriculture and agricultural interest, see MCL 285.3.