The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-07
CONTROL SALE Of
COTTON SEED MEAL
Taxed 20 Cents a Ton For
Fertilizer Purposes.
MUST BRAND ALL MEAL
The Board of Agriculture Finally Ad-
journed Yesterday.
COMMITTEE OF FIVE GO TO CHARLESTON
The Committee Elected by BalIo! and Depart
ment is 10 Bear the Expense. $1,000 Ap-
preparation to Farmers Associa-
ton Cut Down to $3.50.

| SIHce tuesday last.
| Before adjournment he budget for the
| next six months, whi2h includes appro-
| priations for all purposes, was fixed at
| SAL, 600
| The board decided to place cotton seed
meal under the control of the Depart
| ment of Agriculture, requiring that sold
for food to be up to a certain standar I'd
and placing tax of twenty cents on that
used for fertilizers Any case offering
cotton seed meal below the standard le-
| CURED by the department will be liable
| to penalties.
The board decided to send committee
! of five to the Charleston Exposition at
| the expense of the State. The first mo-
| ton was that railway expenses be paid
and the second, which was adopted, was
| that the expenses be paid 1t was then
decided to ballot as to who would go
from the board. The result was the Sc
lection OF the following gentlemen as
members of the committee:
f. l.. Daughtridge, of Edgecombe,
4. Cannon, of Henderson.
j. b. Coffield, of Martin.
w. A. Graham, of Lincoln.
VIM Dunn, of Craven.
Commissioner s. l.. Patterson WAS then
added as chairman of the committee.
The appropriation of 81 600 10 aid in
the organization of the North Carolina
Farmers Association was reduced to $3.50
The Governor was requested 10 make
North Carolina week at the Charles
u
--3rd to 9Th.
The commissioner was authorized to
borrow $4,000 for current expenses of the
department and to repay Prof Holmes
about 5000 advanced on the soil survey
The public is denied admission 10 the
meetings of the boatI, which are held
behind closed doors. Yesterday Col. John
S. Cunningham offered resolution per-
| hitting newspaper men to attend the
| sessions and after some debate the
matter was deferred until the next meet
ing OF the board.
The Building committee was authorized
to borrow $1,000 TO replace furniture and
supplies burned in the recent fire at the
college.
At the suggestion of the attorney of
| the board it was decided to make the
loan of $4,000 for the college in the name
of the Board of Agriculture.
1t was decided that applications for
| scholarships at the A. and NJ. must te
| made by member of the board from the
| districts.
The board heard from Prof. Burkett,
who spoke on the needs of the Depart
| ment of Agriculture at the college.
The report of the State Veterinarian,
recommending several changes in the
quarantine law, was received and adopted.
The people of Polk county could not
drive their oxen or cattle directly into
Soluda, which is on the line of Henderson
and Polk counties because of the United
States quarantine law. 1t was necessary
to take a circuitous route to get there
and the board went to their relief by
placing Saluda township, Polk county,
within the United States Government
quarantine line
The following recommendation from the
Finance committee was adopted: THAT
in the test farm appropriation asked for
by Mr.. Daughtridge that $1,000 be ap-
propriated to place buildings on the farm,
provided the payment OF $1,913.4S for
the farm can be postponed until the next
year.
The board refused to employ Prof
HyamS as botanist.
Mr.. A. j. Field addressed the board on
| the subject of the proposed American
Exposition at the Crystal Palace. Lon
| don, England He stated that Mr. Thos
L. Fields, of London, a native of North
| Carolina, had requested him to present
the matter. The question of represen-
tation at the Crystal Palace was left to
the Commissioner of Agriculture on mo-
| ton Of Mr.. Cunningham. He is urged to
| have the private industries of the State
represented without cost to the depart
ment.
The statement of member of the
| board that the object of placing TONNAGE
| tax on cotton seed meal was to raise
revenue was denied by Mr.. Cannon. who
said it was for the purpose of protect
ing the purchaser of this article and to
prevent the use of adulterated meal.
Mr.. R. H. Battle, attorney for the
board, said that he found no authority
| in law for taxing cotton seed meal when
| it was sold as feed stuff but suggested
! that it could be regulated under the pro-
! visions of the Pure Food Law.
| The following resolutions were then
adopted relative to the control of cotton
seed meal
Resolved l. That all cotton seed meal
/ to be sold for use as fertilizer shall be
| subject to an inspection tax of twenty
cents per ton; and to be subject to in
| spection as other fertilizers and and fer
| tilizer materials, unless sold to manu-
facturers for use in manufacturing fer
tilizers.
That all cotton seed meal offered for
sale as fertilizer shall have branded on
bag and tag attached thereto the follow
ing data:
| /. Cotton seed meal.
?. Weight of package
/ 3. Amonia or nitrogen (per cent?.
| 4. Name and address of manufacturer.
! Resolved /. That the Board of Agricu!-
ture fix the standard Of the '.flrst grade"
cotton seed meal al $50 per cent nitrogen