The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-19
PURE FOOD REGULATIONS
Submitted by State Chemist Kilgore
and Adopted.
REPORT OF THE WORK ON SOIL SURVEY
The Vote on the Question of the appropriation
TO The State Fair Was Tie and Chair
man Patterson's Vote Settled
il For The Fair.

The State Fair Association last night
succeeded in getting the additional ap-
preparation of $3.50 by the Board of Agri-
culture for the Fair of 1902, making in all
the usual appropriation of 81 800. 1t was
not done without a fight, and a very close
one, too. The vote, after quite a
lengthy discussion, was tied, and Chair
man Patterson decided the question for
the Fair.
The matter was brought up by Secre-
tary Joseph E. Pogue, of the State Fair
Association, and those who participated
in the discussion were Col. Jno. s. Cum
ingham, c. N. Allen, A. Cannon +. l..
Daughtridge, w. A. Graham, and j. j..
Long, president of the State Fair Asso-
citation.
The STATE Board of Agriculture was in
session again yesterday morning, after
noon and night. One of the most i'm
portant things done was the adoption by
the board of q set of regulations for
pure food submitted by State Chemist
B. w. Kilgore.
DR.. Kilgore also submitted a supple
mental report on the work of the soil
survey.
DR.. TAFT Butler. State Veterinarian,
made report showing some of the i'm
portant work that has been accom-
plshed by his department in protecting
stock from disease and investigating
causes Of disease.
Mr.. Gerald Mccarthy, State Botanist,
and Biologist. also had a report read to
the board.
Prof. w. F. Massey made a talk on
agricultural topics.
Judge James E. Shepherd appeared be-
fore the board in regard to a part of
the salary of Mr.. Mccarthy for 1897 and
1896 On motion of Col. Cunningham this
was referred to the Finance Committee
with power to act.
Under the pure food law of 1899, ex-
.aminations have been made of about one
thousand samples of various food prod
ucts for man and animals. The data thus
collected have been issued as informa-
ton, and the board has now adopted a
set of standards and rules in regard to
adultered and misbranded foods
Accompanying the regulations adopted
is a general statement, as follows
THE Department of Agriculture desires
the cooperation and support Of manu-
facturers, jobbers, wholesalers retail
ers, and individuals in carrying out the
provisions of the Pure Food Law. 70
this end the department
CD Invites suggestions and Will give
hearings to interested parties regarding
the present standards and rulinY others
that may seem desirable, or that may be
made in the future.
"(2) Analyses will be made for parties
within the State when samples are ia
ken in accordance with instructions fur
nished by the State Chemist and the re-
quired data concerning the samples is
given.
:'(3) Analyses will be sent to parties
sending samples and to parties from
whom samples are taken by the depart
ment. 1t is the desire OF ne department
TO put information into the hands of
manufacturers, dealers, and users of food
and to assist them in every way it can
to know end to manufacture, handle. and
use the best, most desirable and most
wholesome food products. The Pure Food
Law is in the interest of the homes:
manufacturer, the honest dealer, and FIR
the protection of the consumer. 1t should
operate in this way
Two chemists Messrs. T. A. Game and
A. w. Mangum, are devoting their time
to the soil survey. Last year a strip of
land eight miles wide from Raleigh to
New Bern was surveyed and a careful
map made of the soils. The work is now
being carried on in the Piedmont section.
In this report Mr.. Game calls attention
to the great damage to farming land in
Catawba and adjoining lands on account
of freshets caused by the water sweep
ing down the hills and mountains where
the forests have been cut away. How
ever, he thinks that the devotion to
manufacturing will increase the import
ance of controlling the streams and this
will also help the farmers.