The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-06
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dGRIC CULTER1L DEPARTMENT..
Instructions Furnished to the Comm Ission-
or Of Apriculturp

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Instructions Furnished to the Commissions
or OF Agriculture.
Dispatch to the News ana Courier.
COLUMBIA, April 3O.-'rhc State
Board Of Agriculture, which has been
in session here for Il day or two, nd
journcd to-day, after issuing the fol-
lowing instructions to the Commits
sioncr OF Agriculture for the guidance
of his department:
The commissioner is instructed to
communicate with and ascertain from
each of the main routes leading from
New York and Other points North to
this State the fare Of Immigrants COM
ing from such points TO the larger
cities and towns of this State, AMI to
procure from such routes as low fare
as possible for them. There being no
authority conferred upon tho board to
appoint agents to procure immigration
into this State, that duty must dc-
volvc upon the commissioner. The
department is authorized to cxpcnd
$500 in tho collection Of specimens Of
phosphates and wood, under the pro-
visions of the act creating tho depart
mcnt.
The board did not feel authorized to
employ gcOloyist and mincralogist at
this time, rs the present chemist. Prof.
G. u. Shepard, .Jr., has volunteered to
make such analyses of minerals, &C.,
as may be required.
Tho commissioner is authorized to
employ suitable assistant to aid him
in his duties as fish commissioner at a
compensation not to exceed $40 per
month. Permission was also granted
to unite with the fish commissioner of
North Carolina in establishing q fish
hatchery in tic waters of the Grcat Pee
Dee or Edisto Rivers, and $500 was
appropriated for Ills purpose.
The hoard is Of opinion that all COM
mcrcinl fertilizers and all chemical
compounds sold or offered for sale, in
cludinG burnt mari, kuint. ground
bone and fish scrap and Peruvian qua
nos are, by the act, subject to the
privileged tax.
All companies or individuals apply
ing for privileged tax arc rcuuircd
hcncctorth to file their application, the
brand OF their fertilizers, the places
where and by whom manufactured,
and the guaranteed composition OF
their goods.
The chemist Of the department is re-
qurstcd in reporting lis analyses of
different fertilizers, not only to rive
the percentage Of the three ingredients
named in the 10Th section OF the act
(potash, ammonia and phosphoric
acid, but also tho commercial va nc
OF the same in each ton.
Provision was also made for the
monthly publications of the aualvtical
results Of the chemists.
n New PUZZLE WITH WoRDs.-
Students Mt tho Institute of Tcchnolo-
gy have designed rival to the Gem
puzzle, which is beginning to excite
considerable interest about town.
Given two words ofan even number
oflcttcrs the problem is to change one
TO tho other by altering one letter at n
time or the first SO as to make u legiti-
mate English word, continuing the al
tcrations until the desired result is at
tanned. The conditions arc that only
one letter shall be altered to form each
new word, and that none but words
that can he fOunu in English diction-
allies shall be used. Here are some
examples Of the changes:
East to Wcst-East, vast, vest,
West.
Boot to shoe Boot, SCOT, shot,
Shoe.
Dog to Cat-Dog, dig, fig, fit, fat.
Milk to Hash-Nlilk, mile, male,
mate, hate, hath, Hash.
Road t" Rail-Road, rood, root,
coot, coat, coal, coil, toll, tail, Rail.
Soap to tish-Soup, soul, soil, foil,
fowl, fool, foot, coot, cost, cast, fast.
fist, Fish.
The game is becoming quite popu-
lar in railroad offices, as well rs in
family circles and at tircsidcs, and
seems to furnish instruction with
amusement.