The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-04

conference with the Governor and ascer
tain just what relation the Board would
sustain to the proposed exhibit 1t was
not quite clear just what the intention
was, and an appointment has been made
to meet with Governor Aycock this morn
ing at ten o'clock to have the matter
defined.
Mr.. Cannon moved that synopsis Of
the reports of all the heads of the de-
partments and the proceedings of the
Board be published each year in the
January and July bulletins This was
carried
A motion prevailed allowing the Com
missioner to attend in person or send a
representative to the meeting of the
American Good Roads Association in
Washington next month.
The building committee in charge of the
proposed agricultural building at the A.
and NJ. College, consisting of the Commits
sioner and Messrs. Scott and Allen. was
continued This committee is fully en-
powered to carry out the legislative re-
quirements regarding the new building.
The Quarantine Committee, in its re
port, recommended among others the fol
lowing regulations, which are paragraphs
oliO = VI llit> lCpOI VI Vic AOAhLliCNCN,
and suggested by DR.. TAFT Butler, the
State Veterinarian.
From January LIST to February 18th
only cattle may be moved or allowed to
move into that part of North Carolina
north and west of the Federal quarantine
line, from a quarantine section of said
State as at present or hereafter defined
in the regulations of the United States
Secretary of Agriculture governing cattle
transportation, after being inspected and
found free of inspection by duly authorized
inspectors of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture or of the State of
North Carolina, and upon written permits
sion of such officer.
mo cattle shall be moved or be allowed to
move from any other quarantined sections
of this State. nor from any ouarantined
sections of any other State as at present
and hereafter defined in the regulations
of the United States Secretary of Agri-
culture governing cattle transportation
into the counties of Wilkes, Surry, Alex
ander, Yancey, Catawba, Irede1, Davie,
Rowan, Lincoln, CASTOR, Cleveland, Ruth
erford, Polk, Mcdowell and that part of
Burke south of the Catawba River, eX-
cept from January LIST to February 18th,
and then only after having been inspected
and found free of infection (Boophilus
annulatus) by duly authorized inspectors
of the United States Department of Agri-
culture or of the State of North Carolina,
and upon written permission of such
officer"
The Board adopted the following sug-
gestions made by DR.. Kilgore, the State
Chemist. in his report:
Il. l suggest the desirability of putting
out with one or two good reliable farm
ers In Granville or Person county tests
of potash on the soils which our anal
Uses have shown to contain so much of
this constituent, with view to determ-
lining the need of this constituent as
supplied in commercial fertilizers. l con
sider this important, and the cost would
be small.
SO. Cotton Wilt is becoming prevalent
in the State, complaints OF damage from
it becoming more numerous every year.
In Robson county, not a great distance
from the Test Farm, is badly infested
farm, so much so mat the growing of
cotton proftably on it is very uncertain.
and the place was sold, the past year at
much reduced figure because of this.
l visited this farm during the summer, OBJ
tanned some seed for experimental work,
as well as a portion of the land for
use another year In case we were IN posi-
tion to use it. The National Department
of Agriculture has offered to cooperate
with us in this experiment to furnish i'm
mune seed, and an expert to direct the
work. l have accepted this proposition
from the department and agreed that our
superintendent would put ~out the crop
and fertilizer and the expert from Wash
ington would attend to the selection and
harvesting.
80 Anthracnose or black rust of cot
ton has been more prevalent this year
than ever before. Mr.. j. L. Banks, near
Raleigh, has an excellent field for some
experiments with this disease. 1t can
be done with very little cost. / suggest
that this experiment be made
The board adjourned at about o'clock
to meet at 10 o'clock this morning. The
finance committee met again last night.
This afternoon Mr.. r. b. Hayes, OF
Asheville, son of the ex-President Hayes
who has worked so valiantly to secure the
passage of the Appalachian Forest Re-
serve bill, will address the board.