The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

NOhl II CAINOAsAGfA.
,o,,c,t TreAr EXPERIMENT or TIE
'" r,Tx q,iE SECOND IN IMPORTANCE IN THE
c,,,.>Tpy--wHAT DIX. BARNEY HAS DONE
- notxG---A PROSPEROUS AND PROFIT
,ntn INSTITUTION.
....,,,,,sencc Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
i'''' RALEIGH, February 81, 1888.
49, - The most valuable acquisitions OF
o, Ste within the last few years is our
t.0 chemist. IL would have paid Vir-
Ss~s s. 90 have established an Agricultural
ki" ,e,;u,ent Station In order 10 have pro-
ss he the services OF DIR. Charles W..
n.y. Jr. You will recognize tho name
"a san,;ly ., once. The young Doctor hes
anu a the sturdy strength OF mind and
,a.oo,er that characterized Stonewall
kr'1,."on's ehaplain. and he will have all OF
=. ,."sore Io counts his ihreescore years.
4 mi an hour in his offices yesterday,
= found entertainment enough TO have
,s, r,e a whole day. The experiment
Len occupies large and neatly furnished
s.r,,,,ents in the Agricultural Department
ssr;,ding There are public and private
oS;ccs general and private laboratories,
O.,,,,e. and s,orc-roOms, balance and fur
aal-roo,os. and very oGorous room
lied in plain Anglo-saXon, the stink I"
rom. where the samples OF fertilizers are
nnened. mixed, and ground.
Dr Dabncv has corps OF assistants
..,,,nosed Of Dr. Baldwin Won Herp, Il
,,r"duose OF Gottingen. and recently opera
go chcmist i'm one OF the works for potash
sai.s AZ Stafford; Herbert Battle, and Frank
nancv both graduates OF the scientific
lcbools NJ the State University.
.Tbe laboratory is equipped with all ne
oessorv apparatus, machinery. and conve-
nicnccs 10 put which in place a liberal
10, was allowed DR.. Dahney. The water
nod 4 pumped into the tanks by steam
hoiler which Is then used 10 supply steam
for the distilled water apparatus, for the
sfeam-haths, driving chambers, &c. There
arc platc-glass hoods for drawing oil from
the laboratories the noXlOus gases and
fumes from acids, crucible furnace. a
munle furnace, imported from England,
and Gas combustion furnaces. water, gas,
i and suction for rapid filtration are supplied
Y al each working.deSk.
When was in New Haven last spring |
called TO see Or. Johnson, OF the Connecti-
cut Experiment Station, and he remarked
on the liberality OF North Carolina in fit
ting ND its laboratories properly, and ven
mred the opinion that its Experiment Sta
ton had the bcst-equipped official labora-
tory i'm the United States. DIR. Dabney
says that when he has put in place a few
working-deskS. shelves, &c, that he VIII
have one Of the Disappointed Laboratories
for industrial work in this country. The
first agricultural experiment and control
station established in this country was that
of Connecticut, and North Carolina
has the honor OF being a good sec
ond in this advanced work in agriculture.
| asked Dr. Dabney what work his analyses
included, aud was surprised at the scope
and variety Of subjects which his answer
embraced i'm il. Last year." said he,
owe worked IA official and "A private
SAMPLES Of commercial fertilizers, %
chemicals for composing. 10 floats (finely-
ground phosphate rock, 6 homemade
compost fertilizers, besides % feeding
sfufs-cotton-Seed meal, stalks; ashes OF
cotton-soed bulls and kernels; tobacco
stems and dust, minerals, seeds, waters,
horn. leather, shOddy. and other adulte-
rants Of fertilizers" In all he informed
me that he made i'm 1882 450 complete
analyses, and that the work was OF higher
order and the number Of different deter
, limitations made greater than in any pre-
yious year.
All these analyses are made by the chem
ist In his official capacity. He receives no
compensation for work done for the citi-
zens OF the State.
By the Doctors biennial report il is
clearly shown that 1t is 81 ,35j.69 cheaper
to have state chemist to analyze the fer
tilzcrs and fortiliZing materials sold TO the
farmers OF the State TO insure 4 standard
quality in these articles and to prevent
fraud, than il would be to exercise like
control by means Of analyses made by ap-
proved chemists in the ordinary course Of
business. Besides, the people have place
certain where they can apply for lnforma-
ton, and an officer, paid by the State Trea-
suTer, whose services they can command to
assist them in their experiments and in
yestigati0ns.
In the matter Of the fertilizer control, |
heard Governor Jarvis, who is chairman OF
the Board OF Agriculture, say that the
quality of fertilizers had improved, and
that The price had diminished since the
establishment OF the station. Commissioner
MeGehee makes the same statement in the
biennial report TO the Legislature. Since
thorough inspection of the fertilizers was
begun. and a vigorous analysis OF them
on sale, there have been few suits in the
courts between dealers i'm fertilizers and
purchasing farmers, because they know
what they are buying. Farmers are pro-
tected against worthless guanOs, and man.
uiacturers have their goods frequently
tested and can guarantee them with conf
tdence. They seem to appreciate this. ms
she number OF licenses 10 sell fertilizers
issued 10 manufacturers has doubled in
the past two years.
Several large Richmond manufacturers
sell their goods in this State, and they bear
high regulations.
The Station has grown in popularity as
il has become better known, and the in-
formation it difluses annually in its humer-
Gus pamphlets and circulars has placed
agriculture in the State on a higher plane.
DIR. Sidern, now OF New York, who was
the first chemist. aud DR.. Dabney have not
only added to their regulations rs chemists,
but have done great service TO the State,
and the wish Of the farmers Is universal,
hear, that DR.. Dabney will find II 10 his adj
Vantage and pleasure TO make his perma-
nent home in the State.
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