The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
FARMERS BOARD
SAT YESTERDAY
Annual Reports of Officials
Were Heard.
THE WORK OF THE YEAR
REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY COM
MISSIONER PATTERSON.
BOARD MEETS AGAIN THIS MORNING
When the Main Part Of Its Business VIII be
Transacted, Including the Report Of
Finance Committee and the
Voting of the Annual
Budget
THE WORK OF THE YEAR
REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY COM
MISSIONER PATTERSON.
BOARD MEETS AGAIN THIS MORNING


Budget.
The State Board Of Agriculture met
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock and
again last night at eight
The time Of the board was consumed
mainly with a review Of the work Of
the several departments operating under
it,
At the morning session the board or
aered payment made, $500 for work
on the office Of the Corporation Com
mission adopted resolutions of condo
lence it'll Col. ]. Bryan Grimes, in
the loss of his wife and adjourned out
Of respect to the memory or Mr. W. a.
Sills. member of the board recently
deceased. Most Of the members at
tended the meeting Of the Tobacco
Growers
At night Commissioner Patterson
made his regular report to the board.
He said that at present the bulletin
mailing list was $500 as compared with
27.000 last year.
Fertilizer inspection has practically
been finished fer the fail season aud in-
speeding has been suspended
From fertilizer tonnage tax S67j4
has been realized since the last report.
a man had been employed to collect
samples of tobacco for the Paris Expo
sition and Secretary Bruner had collect
ed apples.
Nothing new rs to crop pests was
reported since the last meeting.
Special attention had been directed
to enforcing cattle quarantine regula-
tons in the west with the hearty sup
port OF cattlemen. He thought the en-
forcememt Of the quarantine should be
left largely to the vigilance of the
people interested.
No farmers Institutes were reported
since the last meeting. 4 series to be-
Gin in january and continue TO March
1st has been arranged for. lie said
the force for conducting them is now
inadequate.
The now building progresses slowly
and the chances are against its com
pleticn by January 1Jtn as contracted.
Mr.. Patterson submitted also the re-
ports OF the Veterinarian. Chemist. Eu-
tomo!ogist and Commissioner Of Immi-
grafton
The Commissioner Of immigration re-
ported that he had had consuHa tons
with leading steamship and immigration
agents, a number OF whom have prom
ised to visit the State anu examine its
adapitability to the needs OF immigrants.
One New York capitalist writes that
he has organized n 100000 company
and thinks Of locating a colony on the
Blue Ridge slopes in Randolph county.
A az L., I, A.
week to buy 10000 acres of swamp land
to be drained and colonized An appro-
priation Of $1,000 for the printing and
distribution of literature was asked for.
The report Of the State Eutomologist
recommended that special attention be
devoted to preserving our forests.
The State Veterinarian reported that
two inspectors had been located in the
western part Of the State to assist the
veterinarian in preventing infringe
ments of the cattle quarantine. This
course had prevented the quarantining
Of all North Carolina cattle by the Fed
eral authorities and had greatly reduced
the driving Of infected cattle into unin-
fected districts. Numerous cattle clubs
have been formed.
The report Of the State Chemist
showed that 100 samples Of canned veg
etables have been examined, 100 sam
pies of fertilizers analysed, and all found
to be satisfactory. A larger amount of
food analysis is proposed for the spring.
Mr. Weston said that there should be
a provision for the test of grass seed
just as for fertilizers; that there is n
great dead of fraud Mt present and a
atardard of purity and vitality should be
established.
Mr. j. G. L. Harris moved that Com
missioner Patterson and Dir. Ikilgore be
instructed to attend the meeting OF State
Commissioners Of Agriculture at New
Orleans in January The motion pre-
vailed.
Mr Coffeld offered resolution that
in future the ayes and noes be called
on all votes of appropriations. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. james H. Pou came before the
board and reported the facts in the fer
tilizer rate case.
1t was ordered that legal represen-
t6tive be sent to Norfolk. and one
each to Baltimore and New York to be
present at the taking of testimony in
the case on December the 10Th.
Mr.. Geo. II. Weston offered 4 resoiu
ton instructing the department to In
stitute tests Of grass seeds, which was
adopted, and the BOARD adjourned to
meet at $50 this morning.