The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-15
sHsDORTANE' PROCEEDINGS
OF TBE1 HOARD OF AG.
REGGLTURE.
Commissioner Buffers Report of the Work.
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OF Agriculture met in the Governors
office at 10 4. Vi. to-day with full
attendance. The commissioner of ac-
rlculture Was Instructed to correspond
with mincralosiss for the purpose of
ascertainlng the cost Of laboratory
Of Tork, &c., and to report the result
of his Inquiries The commissioner
read report showing the work of the
bureau up to this time, which may be
summarized as follows:
First. The collection Of such stats
teal Information showing the resources
and advantages of South Carolina, as
vii! tend to induce immigration and
attract capital.
Second. The analyses of fertilizers,
thus giving our farmers absolute
| protection from spurious guano.
Third. The analyses of phosphate
rock. marls and mineral water, from
| various sections of the State.
Fourth. The prompt aud accurate
returns Of phosphate deposits lawfully
mined, the prevention of unlawful
mining, and the securing prompt
collection Of the royalty due the State.
Fifth. The distribution of /, 100000
shad, l5,900 handbook salmon, 100,-
O00 California salmon, and $500
California trout.
Sixth. The building Of ponds for
breeding pond fish.
Seventh. The publication of month
y reports giving the condition Of the
growing crops, aud illustrating mat
tiers of general interest and benefit to.
our farmers, with such information as
has been obtained in reference to our
ieSourceS.
Eighth. The registration of lands,
with other matters Of minor impor-
tance
The commissioner was authorized to
purchase al acre of land near CoIum-
bia to be used for the building of fish
ponds for propagating carp and native
varieties Of fish, and was further au-
thorized to construct an aquarium in
the department rooms of the State
House. He was instructed to obtain
full information in reference to all
lands now Owned BY the State or in
dividuals, suitable for settling immi-
grants, and report the same to the
Governor in order that the Executive
may make such recommendations in
his annual message to the Legislature
in regard to immigration as he shall
deem advisable.
The commissioner was requested 20
appoint, when the fertilizer season
begins, one or more authorized agents
Of the department to draw samples of
guano from the various brands sold in
the State, aud to prevent any viola
tions of the law which may be made by
the dealers in guano.
Chancellor Johnson, Col. Lipscomb
aud Col. Jetcr were appointed COM
mittee to prepare suc! amendments
to the Act creating the department as
will facilitate the work Of the bureau.
The commissioner put the board in
possession of all the Information he
had obtained in reference to immigra-
ton, but no action was taken in re-
gard to the matter, as the act creating
the agricultural department does not
coufer upon the board the power Of
appointing an immigration agent. An
amendment to the act covering the
wishes of the board in this respect
will certainly be presented at the next
session of the Legislature. In the
meantime the commissioner is in
structcd to obtain such Information as
will facilitate the work when the
amendment, as is confidently expected,
will be made. After this business the
board adjourned at 2.30 ?. N. to
rIeet at : ?. II.
1t the appo;oted hour the board
reassembled, and the commissioner
was instructed to notify such county
auditors as had completed returns for
the agricultural department to forward
them to the commissioner, and the
Board at its next meeting would de-
eide which returns were valuable, and
such auditors as had complied with
the law would be compensated.
The board declined the proposition
of the Agricultural College in refe-
renee to making the commissioner the
professor of practical agriculture Of
that Institution for several reasons,
one of which was that his Iabors in
managing the agricultural, the phos-
phatic and fish interests, together