The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-07

uses. whether he needs it or not. and
even if he does not want it. thus ere
ating an unnatural demand for acid
phosphate. The change of this law
would save the farmers of North Car
DINA hundreds of thousands of dol
lars which the State now compels
them to donate to fertilizer com
panies.'
The State chemist announced that
the maps of the soil survey would not
be in shape for the Legislature
Mr.. Thompson, the Commissioners Of
Immigration. made his report. show
ing that the Hand Book of North Car
DINA had been printed in German and
distributed in Germany. and actual re-
suits have been attained
The report of Mr.. Weston on the
contagious diseases of cattle was in
troduced and adopted. The report
provides that the final selection of the
veterinarian should be deferred until
there were more applications, that the
selection should be by a committee APP
pointed by the chairman, and that
his work should be along the lines
adopted bv DR.. Cooper Curtice.
On motion the salary of the Com
ed from $3.50 to $4,000. This was
unanimously done.
The report of Mr.. Franklin Sher-
man, asking for an appropriation of
$3.50 was adopted. 1t was ordered that
the Commissioners print in the bulletin
such portions of Mr.. McCarthy's re-
port as he should see proper.
The matter of farmers institutes
was brought up.
Mr.. Bailey: Mr. Aycock held large
number Of Farmers Institutes last
summer, and he was assisted. ] under
stand. by Mr.. Patterson, who intro
duced him to the farmers.
Mr.. Patterson: We got a good deal
Of advertisements that way People
heard of ihe department who never
had heard of it before.
The consideration of this matter
was deferred.
directed to employ clerk until June,
succeed Mr.. j. p. Arlington.
On motion of DIR. Capehart $4,000
was appropriated to establish shad
marie Sound.
The matter of teaching agriculture
in the public schools. Mr.. Bailey said
he thought this ought to be taught
in the city schools, but that the coun-
try boys already knew all about it,
This remark was received with
laughter
Mr.. Bailey stated that the terms Of
Mr.. Jones and himself expired at this
session of the Board, and that they
were both on the building committee,
which has unfinished business ON
hand. Mr.. Jones moved that the
building committee be discharged, but
it was announced that while this is
the last session of the Board, the
terms of the members do not expire
until January.
Col. J. Bryan Grimes resignation
was accepted.
The fertilizer committee in the af-
ternoon made the following report
that the Legislature be asked to en-
act:
''That the Board of Agriculture shall
forbid the sale Of fertilizers and fer
tilizing materials not coming up to
the following minimum requirement.:
G) Any complete fertilizer containing
phosphoric acid, ammonia and potash,
when the sum of the available phos-
phoric acid ammonia and potash do
not amount to IL per centum when
added together; GU ANY fertilizer
containing phosphoric acid and pot
ash, when the sum of the available
phosphoric acid and potash do not
amount to 10 per centum when add
ed together; (3) ANY fertilizer con-
tanning phosphoric acid and ammonia.
when the sum of the available phos-
phoric acid and ammonia do not
amount to 10 per centum when added
together; (4) Any fertilizer contain
ing ammonia and potash when the
sum of the ammonia and potash when
added together do not amount to 10
per centum when added together; 90
Any acid phosphate which contains
less than 10 per centum OF available
phosphoric acid. and provided further.
no mixed fertilizer of any kind shall
be sold which contains less than 2 per
centum of either ammonia or potash,
or both where they are claimed in
the same fertilizer"
This will allow brands to be put on
the market of such analysis as the
soils i'm the different sections need.
For instance, under this rule fertili-
GERS can be made to run 2 to 3 per cent
ammonia, per cent acid phosphate.
or per cent potash for tobacco or
cotton. Or per cent ammonia, per
cent phosphoric acid, and per cent
potash for truck or such combinations
as are desired. This seems a wise con-
clusion.
r. c. Lineback, of Forsyth county.
was appointed fertilizer inspector.
The salary of c. ID. Harris, assist
ant chemist, was placed at $50 per
month.