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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
A Fortified Human Body.

4 correspondent of the Observer,
writing from Ashsville tells the fol-
lowing and signs himself Truth"
About the vear 1886 Miss Adeline
Bvers lived with her father, Francis
c. Byers. fifteen miles South of this
place in Henderson county. She was
a bright, sweet girl, much beloved BY
all who knew her, and her hand was
sought In marriage even before she
was of manageable age. At last she
was won by William Pinkney Murray.
whom she had known long and well.
Soon the nuptialS were celebrated. and
the bride and bridegroom at once set
out III search Of a new country,
following the setting sun t the
Mississippi Valley. There they To-
Gated and began the journey. of life
together in real earnest. Prosperity
and happiness came 10 them. until
death cut down Mrs. Murray in
the very prime of life. The di.conso-
late widower, consigning the body Of
his deceased wife to the dust. a. he
supposed, sought surceaSe of sorrow
in the wilds OF Texas.
A few wears afterwards. Or. Josiah
Johnston. intending To return to North
Carolina. whence he had removed with
br0ther-in-law. Nr. Murray. di7intered
the BODY of Mrs. Murray for the
purpose OF carrying ii back with him.
Imagine how amazed he was to find il
in the coffin Just a. he had seen it
there years before. The same fea-
tures-almost the yerv same express
ion But what he saw was not flesh
it was solid stone The whole body
had petTified. In that condition. he
carried it 10 North Carolina and deliv-
cred it 10 the aged father. Mr.. Byers.
who could hardly doubt that his daugh-
ter had com back 10 him asleep The
news spread that Adeline's BODY had
been 4" turned into a rock" and great
was the desire Of everybody TO see il
Attempts were made, il l. said. to stea.
ii out OF the cellar where the old gen
tleman had carefully concealed il; but
they were unsuccessful. All through
the war il WAS guarded By the father
as the most sacred trust, but few per
sons being allowed TO see il. About
six years ago, however, it was quietly
buried III the Methodist Cemetery In
HendersonviIle, where, it Is hoped, il
viii be permitted To rest until ths
resurrection morn
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

HARD TIMES.-North Carolinians
have heard these words, and know
their meaning. but we have never re-
allied the hard times which now eX-
list in some sections of the land. Here
is the New York Tribune. the organ of
the Wall Street millionaires who claim
that the country is prospecting and re-
sumption an easy m2tter-even this
paper is forced to admit that 1.-The
whole North is full of tramps, idleness.
poverty. STARVATION and CRIME y
Some time ago a large company of
miners, near Scranton. Pa, offered to
bind themselves to work for one year
COR five if desired) simply for food,
clothes. medicine, a house to live in,
and a decent burial for those ofus who
may die"
Liberal" coal-kings would grant. And
Gen. Ewing of Ohio. in his speech on
the floors of Congress made this shock
ing statements:
II ieSlutIt oi tilt ring dIlu
Pomeroy Railway Company, Mr.. En-
mitt, who is struggling to contract a
railway across Southern Ohio. told us
recently that he had plenty of laborers
offering to build his road without
other compensation than enough
bread and neal to keep the poor ma
chlnery of their bodies in working or
der-asklng nothing for their 10th
ing. nothing for wives and children.
nothing TO lay up in store for winter
n this too In the midst of bOunteous
harvests. IN a region III of the falrest
ever fashioned by the Almighty for
the abode of man.
"Oh God that bread should be so
dear. and flesh and blood 30 cheap.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
John, Thomas. Charles Chap
man. Miller Hopper aggsi

Another Colonel heard from Z
Col John. II. Miller. the sweet
scented. smiling. singing. social. sur
ance swlndler. who organized tn.
North Carolina Branch Of the south
ern Life Insurance company. and
erected q hne $4,000 building in Char
lotte, and sang. and smiled. and soft
soaped his eufrse into the list circles
of Charlotte. Raleigh. Greensboro.
Salisbury, etc. and enjoyed numcr-
ous good dinners. and became = great
fayorite With thc ladies. and assisted
at church concerts-thi, da~hmg
by Senator j. Il. Gordon. and bore a
letter from GOV. Colquitt has been
arrested for various offences; chiefly
ewindlinL. His numerous admirers iii
this State vill enjoy the following
In November Of 1876 Miller obtained
a large amount of money. Tx some as
timated as high as $1,000. from va
rioue merchants IN Augusta. on paper
purportinE to have been signed Is re-
~ponoibla parties in south Carolina and
elsewhere and accepted by merchants
III Charleston and other cities. In
some instances he paid small debts
due by him with large drafts. r~eceiV-
ing in each instance the sum Owe and
above the amount due, 80 a TO make
up the face of the draft.
lie has been heard Of IN several
places within the last year. but ii was
only a short time ago hat he was
definitely spotted III Boston where.
under the name OF Colonel Thomas. lie
pretended to be practicing law. He
there gained the affections Of a rich
widow. and was entrusted with much
of her business. and was getting along
p~rosperouSlv. Mr.. Robt. G. Bailie
went to Boston in search of the man.
bat Miller got wind Of his presence
and fled To Canada. where he gave his
name as ~Champman and professed to
be a detective hunting ku-klux. He
was taken under arrest at the instance
OF Mr.. Bailie and confined III jail until
the papers necessary for his arrest can
be received from Georgia.
Miller's real name Is John Baggs
Hopper. and he came originally from
Queen Anne county. Maryland. His
case is another striking Illustration of
the fact that
a man may smile and smile and be a vi
lain
The New York Tribune adds the fol
lowing
Since h left his native Maryland he
has swindled upon a scale of great
magnificence from Maine TO Georgia.
and from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast. Two insurance companies did
he blk out Of 500 1000. Bigamy did he
commit. \ respectable bishop did he
relieve of 100000. Forged notes did
he manufacture and utter by the shcaf.
And then. for he could we'll afford To
do it. he lived in great splendor. with
an improper female companion, at the
Revere House, an inn of the first rate.
in Boston. He was accomplished.
polite. agreeable. and he inspired the
bosom of Boston with confidence, cs-
peciallv as he had a plenty of money.
and spent it in a watery a At that
semi-religious seaside resort, Martha's
VINEYARD, last season there was nobody
like Boggs. Diamonds We're stolen +;
the losers think now that Boggs stole
them and there might be a wilder
conjecture concerning their painful
disappearance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
COUNTESS ESTERHAZT AN
AMERICAN.
Misforturea aud Good Fortune o.
a CarTOll--The EsterhaEy Dia
mAuH2

9rr,us - T=s-oss r~sr ryrss
The 1ouu9.~s tSt.rharv wA< ! Mss
Carroll y ~. Vtfc II tf.u Charles
Griffin. she accompanied that gallant
officer - III. station IN EexA. ur*an the
close - the way ard III one short jay
wg1 made \ w}ioS Aud vhIldIcSS oy
tAat t*Erabs. -u14r1r. til. YvlEow fever.
Us. uurs- r her l-4uu.al hox DIVING
With h.y chAESc Ihe dad wvT.
brought home azsti bur5sl hrrv. witt
military hauoF-. III the vault st her
family. AZ OAAhsu Crushed ~ her
double bereavement hsr family hal
almost ta EMPLOY teEyr ta prevent h.r
from hloius her @srraw III , rtas~t.T.
The follow a. june ~ne Attended the
nnu examination .xru l..~ ~ N.-t
Iotul lieI Auts -Arsu.sl ~ tar
>oWbrs folds Ws.o" weeds. moved
AL hearts - pity our brsti las =
naughty cadet Eagle rsc sAusHt i
CLANS So ot an Interesting scene. x7lsyk
- III NSht i. or9a<ht l.t fsaer II =
tm'T ia leAr .H All vIatssw rsd ATf~sF
where tie lA1N .la%sF,~t e. listen 10 the
lmpA.>3onri No~s at Al ~sutAra4lttt
io'tf. ans iHt it.t0F". -t+lt rAtanf.
shows h"I ~ quite different ros' tAaH
thAt 81 l~~sftaNt~l "ti"W hsT~i linHe
lof ! 4ohtts convent N'ti.
4heN MotT~i, Tout dEd Not WIN pr
maps tht lasiN An*" to~' We'll the sia
mout 81 rank to replace General With
a just Htele,d Lieutenant she rt
turned 10 y .t~AluEtuu, and d1llY ,8a+
qu"r,rd thc handsome Count 81 the
Austrian I4~Att.n- lhs o4d p~nlt.
of the laTvHt tree "rre long
obdurat" Tor 2 fst*FhazN :, though
b4ue ~ blood, wAs trsn 1n pocket. AMI
the only LaAt ui tuter they would
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The general average price of sheep
in North Carolina is put at S1.75-low
CT than any other State in the Union.
The average III Rhode Island is So. 10.
In Illinois $3.50 Kentucky $3.13.
"A friend sends us an article head
eel "Leached wood ashes as a fertili-
ger" which he clipped from an ex-
change. 1t was printed in these col
umns six weeks ago, and has gone
the rounds of the State press-as all
good things should go.
Gen. John j. Thomas. associate
editor Of that splendid farm paper for
Yankee ATTITUDES, the Country Gentle
man. Albany. \. Y. has presented us
his "Register of Rural Affairs" for
1878. containing practical suggestions
for the farmer and Observation-Disclosures
neat and valuable little volume.
The Earl of Breadalbane. of Scot
land. can ride 100 miles in a straight
line on his own land, without seeing a
dwelling. His name should be chang
ed to Bane-all-Bread. One person
ought not to control so much of Gods
green earth. unless he keeps it in con-
slant cultivation.
FROM DEMONSTRATION young
friend f. H. W.. writes a private let
ter from which we extract
Il believe our farmers generally
are pretty we'll through with their
work and ready for the holidays. A
good many. like myself. have to stav
at home closely and attend to feeding
their stock, as 1t is impossible to keep
the freedmen at their posts. | know
families of negroes, who, having not
N mouthful of food. only as they
can borrow or beg. or steal. are going
to every "spree" they can hear of as
light-hearted as if some III else had
the responsibility of supporting them.
Is not this absence of all care for the
future an o%utgrowth of the old system
when a master had to provide every
thing?
The only negroes in my immediate
neighborhood who seem to be making
anything are two of my grandfather's
old slaves who were raised on the
place and have never left it. Leroy
and Charlie have both two horses. a
number of cattle, sheep and hogs. and
if, as sometimes happens, they need
articles and have not the money to
pay at the time, their credit is better
with a great deal more property. SO
much for their integrity and fidelity to
their promises. | take a pride in COM
mending such negroes for they are
rare"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

An English firm 4, manufacturing
a chain nifty miles long to be used III
towing a canal boat, on "A German
canal.
Mr.. John Perry. III the extreme
southeastern portion of AlaInance
county had his barn burned last week.
The fire of an ~inccndIars.
The ZION African Episcopal Meth
odist Church Of Wilmington was actl-
dentally burned on sunday. The
building Was insured for =. DO.
We never had entire faith in tic
vampire stories but II seems author
itatlvc that an English engineer on the
Isthmus of DarieIl, ~hlie lying Ill Of
fever. without proper attention, MAS
sucked by a Nampyre-bat until he
a OF weakness, through loss OF blood.
In the Swiss Republic the average
cost To each inhabItant for expenses -
run the government j. Sl.G0 per head.
In our Republic the average cost i
so. During Washington admins
tration the cost wle Sill per capita
but 1t viii never get back To 81 iow a
figure again.
Piedmont Press Hickory H. des-
tined to be one of the most extensive
flour markets IN Western Carolina.
Tins article OF commerce has been -
the increase here for the past three
years and the prospect y more fiatter-
ing now than II has been at ans time
III the past. Up To TIN. time this fall
there ave beer about ~. ~ ushcs
Of wheat purchased ~ mIllrrs and
merchants III thi. place-all Of when
is manufactured into flour and ship
ped to other points.
The crop reports to the United
States department Of Agriculture. up
to the 10Th INST. indicate that the
wheat crop Of this country for l~41
vas about $3.50, O0O. 300 bushels. or about
80, 900, 900 bushels greater than Tor AM
previous Year THE corn crop - estl-
mated. from the sans" reports. st
100, 900. 900 bushels. iIr crops IF
oats and potatoes We're responding
u large. Of the vhea { estimated
that 10. 0pO. go btIshe su b. spared
for export.
II Charlotte correspondent 81 the
y. \. South recommend, cptton-ssei
oil - 4 substitute Tor lAri Tor cooking
purposes. Aud il prejudice exist
against this. he suggests ga" oil IF pea
nuts for the same purpose. it OIL
producing capacity -he remark
is, | suppose, greater than cotton
seed, Il the product, per aerr. also
greater. AMI in general u-r, pareLri.
and the fOniue>- ~ most persons fyr
the taste OF the nut woGid 70 Tar To
di-sipat- any prejudice against III u--
a. a substitute for hog lard or animal
oil. III the kitchen or household 81
most families.
Wilmington sur: \ friend from
Robson county informs u 81 a sinZu-
lar circumstance that occurred recently.
DR. Normeut, a well known politician
Of that county. was engaged n fishing
IN Lumber river, using = hook and line,
when by SOM means he lost overheard
a valuable gold ring which he hal
worn upon one Of his fingers The NJ
ter was deep and the bottom of the nv
or soft and muddy. - Of course no at
tempt was made 10 recover the lost
trinket- Nine weeks afterwards he sas
again fishing in the same locality, when
he caught a large trout, which tlc took
home With him, aud upon opening the
fish preparatory - cooking X, Ae "as
astonished To find In It's stouIac- tlio
Identical ring which he had LOST 1s-l-
board more than Two months plest-
ouAly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Pasquotank-C. W. Hollowell.
Pender-G. Z. French. Daniel shaw.
Perquimano-James Newbold.
Person-James VI. Barnett.
Pitt-John King, James JOINER.
Polk-Dr. l.. K. McAbov.
Randolph-M. ,. Robins.
Richmond-Jas. l.. Cooley. T. W.
Guthrie.
Robeson-D. 7. McEachern.
Rockingham-JOhn ". HUTCHINSON.
Thos. W. Field.
Rowan-Luke Blackmer. 5. r. Har-
rison.
Rutherford-T. d. Twittv.
Sampson-John Ashford. y. II.
Fenne1.
Staaley-J. f. Hartsell. ". j. Ross.
Stokes-W. ". King. Ben. Bailey.
Surry-Wm. II. Wolf. K. +. Gwvn.
S.wain-JoYn 5. Smiley, Daniel Les
Transvlvania-Thos. /. Sash.
Tvrrefl-C. +. Tatem. Eli Spruill.
Union-Nachel T. Chears.
Nake-W. 9 Upchurch, ". 3
Smith. s. ID. Williams.
Warren-W. II. Cheek. Vim. Wal
lace White.
Washington-T. J. Norman, Arthur
Collins. VIM. r. Chesson.
Watauga-A. j. Mcbride.
Wayne. f. Gadsbv. T. b. Hylnan.
Wilkes-L. Harrel. j. I. Finley.
Wilson-R. W. King, Frank W.
Barnes.
Yadkin-Dr. 7. Long. II. c. Wilson.
1ancy-J. II. Neill. y. VI. Wilson.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Foolish FOLK.-The bane of North
1t has been So for generations. 1t
pervades all classes. Even before the
war ii was common to meet, on the
roads leading To Georgia, Tennessee,
1nd Texas, the creaking wagon. the
Stalwart yeoman walking By il with 4
dozen dogs at his heels, and about the
same number OF children peeping nom
under the canvas coyer-Bound Some
Nhere-Anywhere, Ask HIM, width
a., and whence: he replies From
North Carlinny, an agoin' to Georgy,
or mout be furder-I aint 'sZackly
fixed it yet"
So continually has this stream gone
forth that we venture to say there is
not a county in all the Southwest that
has not from two to twenty eX-North
Carolinians residing in it. And yet
there are few among them who will
not say they regret having abandoned
the good old North State.
We are led to these reflections by
noticing hat the tide of westward"
immigration still rolls on. A party of
s or 10 left Orange county last week
for Tennessee. A larger party from
western \. c.. leaves this week for
Texas. A Charlotte paper learns that
40, Or more, will go and also men
tions that from 80 to 40 people have
left the adjoining county of York, for
Russellville, Ark.
Surely they are foolish folk to thus
cut loose from neighbors and friends
in the very beginning of winter. Half
of them, if not all, will come strag-
Cling back in six or twelve months,
poor as church mice. and wondering
where their wits had flown when they
started.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
JANUARY 3, 1878.

State i'm all the industries in which
our people are engaged.
The chief difficulty against which
the Board has had to contend con
siSts in the task Of reaching The
great mass of the people. No I'M
dertakino Of this kind can hope 10
be entirely successful unless a cheap
and speedy communication al be
had with those for whose benefit we
are laboring. The reports Of our
correspondents. the formulas and
analyses of our chemist. and all
other information published by our
Commissioner for the past season.
were partly promulgated by the
courtesy of the political press OF the
State, and partly in small pahlph-
lets. which. though 81 few in num-
Der. probably one-tenth Of what
was actually received, vet cost a
very large proportion OF our very
small fund.
To meet this want. the Board de-
tcrmincd to procure the establish
mcnt of an agricultural journal. en-
tirely disconnected with politics,
and exclusively devoted to the sue
cess of the Boards work, through
the columns Of which their labOrs
could be made known to the farm
crs and others. Like the Depart
ment itself. the paper Will cost the
public not one dollar IN the shape
Of taxes. 49," cnterprlsIn@ publish
crs aoreeil- to publish free all mat
or furnished them by the Board
and risk their remuneration in the
patronage of the people. Their
columns being thus placed under
IL control we pledge ourselves that
every means IN II power shall be
cxerted to make it worthy of that
patronage. II the Department of
Agriculture shall prove capable OF
doing anything tor the real good OF
North Carolina. these results will
be made known through these col
umns from time to time.
With many congratulations on
the c of the vear and the I'M
proved condition of Il people, We
heartily commend this enterprise to
their support.
BY order of the Board.
Il. Is. VANCE,
CHairmaR.
DOT L I,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Col. Polk has received for the Use of
his office. a full set of the Coast Sur
vey Charts of the coast OF our State,
through the kindness Of the Assistant
in charge of the office at Washington.
They are prepared with great care,
and will be q valuable addition to the
varied matter now being collected by
our Commissioners, touching on the
physical characteristics of our State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

TIE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Mr. v. y. .. of Beau ri. one II the
most intelligent members II the late
Legislature. writes t. col. Polk. in !
private letter. which We venture t.
print:
u am truly glad that We have a
department IF Agriculture. We al
See the great good it j. doing III IL very
Infancy. BY and 81 - results viii l.
grand for North Carolina. II Will
stimulate a state pride AT home ii
VIII make III kaotcyt and respected
abroad. We have the and
capacities L. make ~ a great and
prosperous State. and | fondly beliey,
the Department Of Agriculture under
rs present efficient management. Will
10 Immea-urabiv NOR Ks elevate and
build up North Carolina. than ali 9TH
er agencies combined in bringing
about such 4 happy and long desired
contamination.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
List Of Correspondents Of the
Board Of Agriculture.

NOTES.-The regular correspondents OF
the department are requested to act as
agents for the FARMER AND MERCHAN-
&c. uhich WiU hereafter be the Official
Orgdn of the Department. They are
specially requested to ertend the CIR
cuIdtion Of Hepdper IN their counties
rs tar as possible.
Alamance-D. w. Kerr, D.. A. Mont
gomery.
Alexander-W. w. GryderJ. P.
MatheSOn.
Alleghany-D. G. Jones.
A~nson-Alfred Baucum, IL. w. Led
better.
Ashe-Geo. II. Hamilton.
Beaufort-Thos. III. Blount, w. ii.
Cunningham.
Bertie-Duncan G. Winston, JOhnC =.
Tines.
Bladen-J. Stuart Devane, j.. w.
Purdie.
Brunswick-O. MGR. Holmes, John
n. Bennett.
Buncombe - Samuel G. Shelton,
Samuel b. Gudger.
Burke. t. Patterson, Chas. F.
McKessOn.
Cabarrus = DR.. Columbus Mills,
Erwin Harris.
CALDWELL. NJ. Houck, j. C. Har-
per, n. a. Scroggs.
Camden-G. ID. B. Pritchard.
Carteret-W. F. Rowland.
Caswell-Azariah Graves, DR.. N. NJ.
Roam.
Catawba-W. p. Reinhardt.
Chatham-R. James Powell, Henry
A. London.
Cherokee-Wm. Beal.
Chowan-Wm. j. Webb.
Clay-W. I'll. Mcclure.
Cleveland-J. w. Garrett, Thomas
Kendrick.
Columbus-D. S. Cowan.
Craven-Enoch Wadsworth, Geo.
Allen.
Cumberland-Wm. Alderman. w.
w. Cole, j.. A. Worth.
Currituck-Wm. b. Shaw.
Dare-Geo. l.. Fulcher, Isaac c.
Mcekins.
Davidson-J. A. Leach.
Davie-W. a. Clement.
Duplin-W. NJ. Kennedy.
Edgecombe-W. I. Cobb.
Forsythe-Geo. w. Hinshaw, r. S.
Linville.
Franklin-A. S. Perry, DR.. o. L. Ell
lis.
Gaston-G. F. Bason, James H.
White.
Gates-Bruce Smith.
Graham-G. b. Walker.
Granville-N. \. Gregory, S. A.
Cannady.
Greene-W. P. Ormond, w. \. Oar
den.
GuiIford-J. w. Albright.
Halifax-F. NJ. Garrett, Jno. B..
Neal, L. w. Harris.
Harnett-Daniel Men. Mckay.
Haywood-E. I'll. Hyatt, \. }. Her
Henderson-H. J. Farmer. w. G. B.
Morris.
Hertford-J. E. Newsom.
Hyde-W. ). Carter.
Iredell-J. ID. Click. John Y. Tenn
pleton.
Jackson-D. D. Davies
Johnston-E. w. Pou. A. j. Heath.
Jones-Jas. b. Stanley. Isaac Brown.
Lenoir-John G. Wooten. y. b.
Whitfield.
Lincoln-W. A. Graham.
Macon-C. d. Smith, Silas Nc
Dowell.
Madison. j. j. Gudger.
Martin-H. ID. Robertson.
McDowell-John S. Brown. S. J.
Neal.
Mecklenburg-J. F.Johnson.
Mitcheli-S. W. Bialock.
Montgomery-H. NJ. Scarborough,
{. w. Wooley.
Moore-Wm Arnold. ). NJ. Edwards.
Nash-J. A. Harrison. w. I'll. Hill
lard. Jr.. Thomas Westray, y. w.
Boddie.
New Hanover-J. \. Mafit, j.. l..
Cantwell.
Northampton-Wm. Grant, w. p.
Wick. VIM. L. Peele.
Onslow-Hill +. King, j. b. Taylor.
Orange-Jas. Ii. Parish, j.. Knox
Hughes.
Pamlico-W. L. Caho, James S.
Lane.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Coz. PoLK.-We saw him last fall
on the Falr Grounds exhibiting the di-
versitied products of our Sta Z. Some
of those enormous beets and potatoes
were sent TO the orphans and fed them
for many days. He also had nea him
two articles at which we gazed With
admiration and delight. They We're
raised on his own farm.
A few days ago We saw him again at
his office. Shelves t contain the
products Of every county. What to
plant and where to plant it. Samples
Of seeds and whore to get them. This
commission is just what the State has
50 long needed. But he also finds
time to attend fairs and make speech
es.-Orphdn Friend.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
state Board Of Agriculture, Immigr..
ton and Statistics.

Z. p. VANCE, Governor ana ex ofhcio Chair
man.
W. c. KERR, state GeO!ogist and ex oiticio
member of the Board.
X. l.. BATTLE. President State Agricultural
College and eX otficiO memb 4. of the Board.
Il. vi. Holt. President state Agricultural
Society and eX ofiicio member OF the Board.
;. b. ALEXANDER, Master state Grange, L.
of H., and eX oficio member of the b ard.
j. X. THIGPEN, Of Edgec fmbe county
JO<ATHAN EVANS, OF Cumberland county
LEONIDAS J.. POLK, Commissioner
IHOS. j. ROBINSON, Secretary and Treas
urcr.
Office, second floor of Briggs Building,
Raleigh, y. Z.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
department Of Agriculture.

NoTE.-7he spree on this prqe
f0U0wing tie aborr heaijng IS SET
apart for tie of1cial p~UbhcotionS q
tie Boari. and Is eiited by Cor.
l.. l.. POLK. Commissioner. Our'
REUTERS aud tie correSpoudentS NJ
the Board wjH DieoSe nate.