The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-15
JOB PRINTING
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS
OF TIE BOARD OF AG.
RECULTURE.
Commissioner Buffers Report Of the Work.
News and Courier.

| COLUMBIA, August 3l.-The Board
Of Agriculture met in the Governors
Office at 10 A. Vi. to-day with a full
attendance. The commissioner of ag-.
rlculture was instructed to correspond
with a mineralosiss for the purpose Of
ascertainlug the cost Of laboratory
Of work, &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 statis-
teal information showing the resources
and advantages of South Carolina, as
will 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, aud the securing a prompt
collection of the royalty due the State.
Fifth. The distribution of l, 130, 900
shad, $1,000 handbook salmon, 1eO,-
600 California salmon, and $500
California trout.
Sixth. The building Of ponds for
breeding pond fish.
Seventh. The publication of month.
ly reports giving the condition Of the
growing crops, and illustrating mat
tiers Of general interest and benefit to.
our farmers, With such information as
has been obtained in reference to our
resources. -.-
Eighth. The registration Of lands,
with other matters Of minor impor-
tarce.
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The commissioner was authorized to
purchase al acre Of land near Colum-
bia to be used for the building of 6sh
ponds for propagating Sarp and native
varieties of fish, and was further au.
thorized to construct an aquarium ins
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 to
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, and to preVentany viola
tions of the law which may be made by
the dealers in guano. ~
Chancellor johnson, Col. Lipscomb
aud Col. Jeter were appointed COM
mittee to prepare such amendments
to the Act creating the department as
will facilitate the work of the bureau.
The commissioner put the board m
possession of all the information he
had obtained in reference to immigra-
tiou, but no action was taken in re-
gard to the matter, as the act creating
tie agricultural department does not
confer 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
structed to obtain such information as
will facilitate the work when the
amendment, as is copfdeutly expected,
will be made. After this business the
board adjourned at 2.3o P. III. to
meet at 7 P. NJ.
At the appointed hour the board
reassembled, and the commissioner
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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 propositions:
Of the Agricultural College in refe-
renee to making the Commissioners the
professor of practical agriculture Of
that institution for several reasons,
one Of which was that his labors IN
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