The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-01
The BOARD AGRICULTURE.

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The BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Roorganiz alton Of the Department T+r
fsctsd-ro Take fleet In June-Not~ of
Routine and Special Work.
The new State Board of Agriculture
met in Raleigh last week The MEM
bers of the board is as follows:
FROM THE sTATE-AT- LARGE.
w. G. Sprinkle, Marshal.
J I. l.. Harris, Raleigh.
Howard Browning, Litti!on.
J. Il. Msultsby, Whiteville.
j. w. Bailey, Raleigh.
BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
Ist District, John Grady, Gainesville
2nd. District, Z. F. AycOck, Fremont.
3rd District, II F.. King, Peanut.
4th District, Il h. I.ineberry, Pitts
boro.
5th District, j +. 10y CO, Reidsville
9th District, J. f.. Flow, Monroe.
7th District, 5. +. Shore, shore.
9Th District, J. C. Ray, Boone.
OH District, J. Nj Allen. Ruther-
fOrdtOn.
AND Ex-OFFCIO.
A.. Holiday, Pres dent \. NJ. Col
lege, Raleigh.
John Graham. President Farmers
Alliance, Ridgeway.
The Board organized by electin3
State Senator j. ID. Mauitsby as chair
man.
A reorganization of the Department
was effected by electing the following
officers:
Commissioner of Agriculture-J. NJ.
Mewborne, of Lenoir; salary 81 800.
Secretary-J. l.. Ramsey, of the Pro-
gressive Farmer, Raleigh; salary
$500.
Chief Fertilizer Inspector-James
81 900.
Assistant Fertilizer Inspector-J.
L. Kelley, of Vance: 81 ,O0).
| Fertilizer Inspectnrs-Ed. Shoup,
of Davidson; James Sheek, of Davie;
w. B. Trogden, Rockingham, and
Fletcher Botbitt salary SIS per month
when on duty.
George w King, of Raleigh, was
elected night Waterman: salary $40,
and S. + Williams (c0l.) of NJ Onroe,
janitor of the building; salary $500,
The new officers do not q, sumo their
duties till June 1st.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Financial. f. King. chair
man; George f. Flow, Howard Brown
ing, James M. Allen and John Brady.
Executi ve-J. G. l.. Harris, chairman :;
John Graham, J. G. Ray, w. c..
Sprinkle, J. d. Maultsby.
A communication was read from
DR.. Petty, the veterinary surgeon at
Greensboro, describing very fatal
| a ntou vrh,oh hos
Gently broken out there among the
horses. 1T seems to be gangrenous
affection of the lungs, and is an ag-
gravated form of pneumonia. 1t came
from the West, one of car load of
horses being found sick with it when
they reached Greensboro. Since then
it has spread rapidly and with most
deadly effect
The Board authorized the Commits
Sioner to go or send an expert to
Greensboro, and offer such relief as he
may deem necessary. 1t is understood
that a stable will be quarantined and
all the diseased horses placed in it and
the diseased stamped out before it be-
comesgeneral over the country. In this
work the Board proposes to bear part
of the expense incurred.
Another action of the Board along
this line was the extension of the
quarantine line for splenetic fever
among cattle in the Western part of
the State. This means very great
deal to that section. The general gov
ern ment has fixed line from the At
lantic to the Pacific, south of which is
declar ID to be an infe ctious district
But investigation has proved that
parts of this district is not infectious
; and it was for this reason that the
Board yesterday, in exercise of the
authority given them by law, decide
to move this line further eastward, as
to put such cattle shipping points a.
Wilke sbOro out of the infected district
The line now runs near the savanna
nOa tunnel and almost to Marion
Shippers from that section will not
hereafter be required to put their cat.
: tie in quarantine for ten days at theil
own expense, as has heretofore been
done.
DR.. d. Reid Parker, Of Alamance
was elected to conduct Farmers Insti
tutes under the auspices of the Board
An appropriation of $4,000 wa
ture of '95. The rate of compensation
: for this work is in the discretion o
- the Board.
. One of the prominent accom-
/, paniments of these proceed
4 ings was the usual bowling, squall
. ing and screeching from Democrat
q about the official pie. 1t was desecra
e ton to see these changes in office go
= ing on while they were left out. Blu
= Democrat gets sanctifcation in tn
- matter of pie when the pie is his'n.
le The agricultural board afterward
- met in JOINT session with the board o
!, the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
q lege At this meeting it was decide
- to allow the students of the college
=; participate In intercollegiate games {
10 football and baseball.
" The legislature appropriated $500
'e for the erection Of hospital at th
~ college.
A committee was appointed to tai
this matter in charge and also to pl
en- n new heating plant. The commi
s. tee is as follows:
~ The committee to build the hospit
it. consists Of J. c. L. Harris. j. w. Ha
ed din, Col. 40. Holiday, II. E. Boni
e. and E. V. Cox.