The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-06
PATTERSON'S REPORT
Sales of GuanO Tags on an
Increase.
But The Revenue Therefrom For 1900 Lacks
$4,000 Of Being What il Was
in 1899.

The report of Mr.. S. l.. Patterson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, was the
matter of chief interest before the
Board of Agriculture yesterday. The
report shows that the receipts Of the
department are steadily increasing.
and that there is prospect that the
sales of guano for the spring season
will be the largest since the establish
ment of the department..
Mr.. Patterson's report contained the
following comparative table of the
tons of fertilizer sold and the receipts
therefrom, for each season since the
fall of 1898. The table is as follows:
Tons, guano sales, fall '9S. 3l,754
Tons, guano sales spring 90. 2l0,9SS
Tons, guano sales fall'99. .. 33,S20
Receipts of sales fall '9S....S 1885
Receipts of sales spring 90. 52,747.0l
Receipts of sales fall '99.... 6,764.0O
Total tonnage for year 1899. 244,S0S
Total receipts for 1899. $50, 90
Tons sold spring 1900. .223,175
Tons sold fall 1900. ........ 44,063
Receipts spring 1900. ...... .$46,435.09
Receipts fall 1900. ........ S,S12.60
Total tonnage 1900. ..... .276,23S
Total receipts 1900. .S55, go
The above table shows an increase
in the tag sales for 1900 over 1899 of
81, 430 tons, or nearly 13 per cent.
The increase in sales for the fall Of
1900 over fall of 1899 is 1928, or over
30 per cent.
The increase in receipts for the fall
of 1900 over the fall of 1899 is 81
048.60
1t will also be seen from the table
hot x,rI,sI
coed those for 1899 by 10,243 tons the
receipts for 1900 are less than the re-
ceipts of of 1899 by about $4,000. This
is due to the fact that the tonnage tax
has been reduced from % cents to
20 cents.
The report also showed that the
operation of the quarantine law saves
the cattle raisers within the district
$4,000 yearly
Prof. Kilgore's report was read. The
number of somples analysed by the
State chemist during the year is 2.372.
OF these one-half are fertilizer exam
nations About 500 of them were
food, canned goods, etc. the analysis
of the greater part of which Prof. Kill
gore said revealed the presence of
adulterants and injurious preserva-
tives. He said that excellent results
have been obtained from the test
farms, and it has been demonstrated
that nitrogen is the element most
needed by the soils of the State The
soil survey has been started and a
strip of land eight miles wide has
been surveyed from Raleigh to New
bern, at cost to the State of $1,500
During the next year North Carolina
will receive $4,000 in service OF this
sort from the State, larger amount
than any other Southern State.
Mr.. j. p. Arlington presented his
resignation as clerk to the State chem
ist department, which was accepted,
Mr.. Arlington will accept a clerllship
under Treasurer Lacy.
The reports of Mr.. Sherman, the en-
tomologist, and ofProf. Gerald McCar-
thy. were read. The reports related
to Investigations of pests, and were
referred to proper committees.
The report of Mr.. Brimiey, curator
of the museum, stated that more than
80, 900 persons had visited the museum
during the year and that 1000 visitors
were received on the day of the I'M
yelling of the Vance Monument. The
long room in the west wing of the
building is TO be taken for the histori-
cal room.
Those. present at the meeting were
as follows: Messrs. j. S. Cunningham,
w. A. Graham, j. B. Coffield. j. A.
Stevens, A. T. McCallum, Geo. f. Wes-
ton. j. Bryan Grimes, w. r. Capehart,
l.. G. Waugh, P. II. Jones, j. w. Bal
lev, j. C. Bunch, Mr.. Barnard, G. +.
Flow, J. C. L. Harris, w. G. Sprinkle,
H. c. Browning, j. +. Ray, j. r. Joyce
and H e. King.