The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15

breeds of cattle regardless Of pric
he has brought them 20 the Popla
Tent country and the people ar
mainly indebted to him for tn
magnificent array Of cattle on ex
hibition Thursday.
SHEEP.
Southdown Buck, scrub eve
with lamb by Southdown buck
Lamb s lbs. heavier than eve
showing the improvement of bloc,
exhibited by c. Mcdonald. !.
splendid Southtown buck was ex
hibited BY Peter Cox, Esq. 4 fin,
pair of Merino sheep, name Of &
hibitor not known.
FIELD AND GARDEN.
.Jno. kirksy showed "a stalk 0
Dickson cotton with l.6 '.forms'
and &c grown bolls. Samson IIar
ris a stalk with 2l0 forms. C.. W,
Bradford "a stalk with 2.5 form.
and bolls. And an average stall
of corn selected from a field of ,;
acres showing two large weu de.
veloped ears. J. NJ. Odell exhibi
ted a Beet weighing II! lbs. I've
mammoth Radishes were exhibited
but as no name was attached We art
Enabled to give credit to whom i
Is due.
A wire fence with steel barb
was on exhibition and attracted
very considerable attention. Col
L. H.. Robinson is the agent foI
CabarruS.-SuH.
B. A. Berry Of Burke, y. Young of
rutherford and j. ID. Click of IredelI:
J. Terrell of Wake, Frank Dancy
ID Clinton Battle of Edgecombe, are
Iounty commissioners. Capt. 5. b.
leXander of Mecklenburg is a mem
Der Of the State Board of Agriculture,
virtue of being Grand Master of the
state Grange. The disability is sup
osed to be created by the eth section,
rticlc NV of the Constitution, which
rovides that no person who shall hold
ny office or place of trust or profit
lder the United States, or any de
artment thereof, or under this State,
: under any other State or govern
hent, shall hold or exercise any other
stfice or place of trust or profit under
he authority of this ) ate, or be eli5i-
Die to IA seat i'll either house OF the
General Assembly Provided, that
othing herein contained shall extend
, officers in the militia, Justices of the
leaoe, commissioners of public chart
les, or commissioners for special pur-
POSES.
Col. b. S. Gather, of Morganton,
Ie of the first lawyers in the State,
| CUES that the county commissioners,
at present constituted, are really
ere commissioners of public chart
es,' having general supervision of
re charitable and penal institutions,
ads, bridges, etc, hence are not dis
lalified.
Capt. Alexander's case differs from
me others. A well known lawyer of
charlotte, signing himself 81" ar
les that Senator A. may legally take
S seat in the Legislature, because not
Jdlly q member Of the Board Of Iyri-
Hure. In support Of this singular
,sition, he urges that the Legislature
Z, had no right t, appoint the officers
the board, as the Constitution pro
deS for the appointment, by the Gov
nor, Of AL officers whose Offices are
tablished by this Constitutions. and
hose appointments are not otherwise
divided for Ind, that even if it be
anted that the Legislature may APP
int the board, the Constitution re-
iires that such elections shall be UiUd
CO, whereas the act establishing the
5partment provided THAT the same
| all be under the control and super
hsion of a board which shall be con-
diluted as follows, to wit: The Gov
.!rnor who shall be eX-otficio chairman,
he State GeOloglst, the Master of the
tate Grange Patrons of Husbandry,
he President of the State Agricultural
lociety, the President of the Agricul-
hral College of the State, and two ag-
lculturists who shall be appointed by
he board X y and their successors
! office"
| And j." argues that ever if the
legislature had a right to name the
Governor and State Geologist as mem
ers of the board, it did not have a
light to delegate authority to the State
orange, and the State Agricultural
.iety to elect two members of the
,rd from year to year.
Ne have given these points as urged
the LAWYERS above mentioned not