The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-11
OUR PROGRESSIVE BOARD OF AGRICUL-
TURE AND ITS WORK.

of the North Carolina Board of Agri-
culture has eve been held than that
which ended last week.
The Legislature in February of
this year, it will be remembered, so
changed the law governing the De-
partment of Agriculture as to allow
only practical farmers to serve as
members of the Board thereafter.
Last year The Progressive Farmer
more than once called attention to
the fact that the Fourth Congress
iOnal District had four representa-
tives on the then existing Board of
Agriculture, not one of the four
being a practical farmer. And in
other districts the same evil existed.
The wisdom of the change made by
the General Assembly Of 1901 is
clearly demonstrated by the pro-
gressive work of the new Board, at
it's first session.
THE NEW BOARD
is composed of Commissioner S. L.
Patterson, chairman, and one farmer
from each Congressional district as
follows: First, j. B. Coffield, Ever
etts Second, E. L. Daughtridge,
Rocky Mount Third, VIM. Dunn,
Newbern Fourth, G. n. Allen, Au-
burn Fifth, J. S. Cunningham, Gun
ningham's Sixth, A. T. McCallum,
Red Springs Seventh, J. P. McRae,
L%aurinburg f; Eighth, L. G. Waugh,
Dobson; Ninth, w. A. Graham,
Machpelah Tenth, A. Cannon,
Horseshoe. The terms of following
members of the old Board have not
expired hence, they also are mem
bers of the new Howard Browning,
Littleton J. R. Joyce, Reidsville
G. E. Flow, Monroe j. G. Ray,
Boone.
The first important act of the new
Board at its session in this city was
the appropriation of the usual sum,
$500, for the State Fair. In this
matter, however,
VEN REGULATION
was made-that this sum must be
used exclusively in the payment Of
premiums on live stock and agrioul-
tural products exhibited by North
Carolina farmers. This restriction
is a new and wise one.
We have already mentioned the
RESIGNATION OF MR.. JNO. w. THOMPSON
as assistant commissioner of agri-
culture, in charge of immigration"
This position was very properly dis
continued, as the investment, in
spite of the earnest efforts of Mr..
Thompson, has been an Improbable
one for the state. Commissioner
Patterson will hereafter discharge
the duties heretofore performed by
Mr.. Thompson.
THE Isl FARMS
established by the Department some
months ago at Red Springs and Tar
boro have proved remarkably sue
cessful as educators, and the Board
appropriated $3.50 for the establish
ment of a third, which will be located
in the wheat growing section of our
western counties. Eventually, there
will be ten such farms, one in each
Congressional District; and Secre-
tary Bruner tells US that the farm
ers'institutes will be held at these test
farms, which are really object lessons
in progressive farming.
1t is % certain that North Caro-
lima Will be properly represented at
the Charleston Exposition, which
opens December 1>t of this year. For
an exhibit of our agricultural, for
estry, fishing, and mineral resources,
the Board Appropriated, $4,000.
Letters received from Progressive
Farmer readers Indicate there is cDn-
siderable interest IN
II SOIL INVESTIGATIONS
now being carried on in the State
under the direction of the National
government, which will expend
SO, 900 upon it in this State this
year. The State Board of Agricul
ture also makes an appropriation of
10000 to the work this year, which
was voted at the meeting last week.
But far more striking than any
action with reference to the State
Department of Agriculture was the
spirit of progress shown by the
members Of this Board in their new
capacity as