The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED AT THE PRESENT SESSION
IA FISH HATCHERY ESTABLISHED
To be Located at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tilfzer Materfals-The Commission
salary Increased-Many Requests
From Germany for Information About
h state Appropriations for ths
Next Six Months-The Soil Survey
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh. December 6.-The board OF
agriculture today increased the salary
sof Commissioner OF Agriculture Pat
ioerson from 1.s50 to $1,000. The board
a fish hatchery at Avoca.
Twenty a ago the state had a very
successful one there. and the board be-
llieyes II can make one a great success
there now. Four thousand dollars is
appropriated for it.
The board accepted the resignation
OF Bryan Grimes as a member.
The report of the immigration agant
showed that the distribution of the
North Carolina handbook in Germany
had brought 800 requests from that
country for information.
By a rising vote the board rendered
it's thanks to its chairman. John S.
Cunningham for his able and impar-
titan conduct as presiding officer. He
made a graceful response.
A resolution was adopted expressing
1.-THE appreciation Of the cooperation OF
1.-THE national government in the soil sur
lvey in this state and asking it's con-
ttipued cooperation on a larger scale.
Mesers. Patterson. Capshart. Barnard.
Weston. Barnard and Sprinkle were ap-
pointed a committee to select a veterf-
marian to succeed Cooper Curtis.
Appropriations aggregating s29. APP
lwere made for the next six months.
| Capehart. Cunningham and Coffield
were appointed a committee to super
wise the construction of the fish hatch
Iery at Avoca-
Gerald Mccarthy was reelected bo-
ltaniSt for twelve months. at 800 month
lly.
1t was ordered hat where cotton seed
meal Is old as a commercial fertilizer
lit must be UP to a standard Of at least
Is per EN-. ammonia.
The following resolution was adopted
regarding the sale of fertilizers:
The board of agriculture shall for
bid the sale Of fertilizers and fertilizer
ISin materials not coming up to the fol-
flowing minimum requirements: First.
any complete fertilizer containing
atmospheric acid, ammonia and potash.
when the sum Of available phosphoric
Iacid. ammonia and potash does not
Iamount to II per cent. when added to-
lgether; second. any fertilizer contain
ling phosphate acid and potash when
the sum of available phosphoric acid
land potash does not amount to 10 per
lcent. when added together; third. any
Fertilizer containing phosporic acid and
Iammonia. when the sum of available
~lphosporic acid and ammonia does not
lamount to 10 per cent. when added to-
lgeayther: fourth. any fertilizer contain
ing ammonia and potash When the sun
Iof ammonia and potash doe no
lamount TO 10 per cent. when added to-
lgether; fifth, amy acid phosphate, which
lcontains less than 10 per cent of avail
liable phosphoric acid. and provided fur
lther no mixed fertilizer Of any kind
shall be sold which contains less than
u per cent of either ammonia or potash
Tor both when they are claimed in the
same fertilizer"
The penalty for violation of these re-
Iauirements is the payment of twice
1.-THE amount indicated bv the deficiency.
The board adjourned. subject TO the
icall Of Chairman Cunningham.