The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-09
STATE EXHIBITS
At ST. LOUIS
Board Of Agriculture
Finds Them Good.
YESTERDAYS MEETING
Board Transacts Routine Business
Hears Reports and Recommends
t,ons. Need FOR More TEST Farms
in Berry and Mountain Sections.
The Cattle Quarantine.

Yesterday at II o'clock, present Com
missioner Patterson, ard Messrs- Will
Fam Dunn. c. n. Allen, +. w. Scott,
r. McCaIlum, j. p. McRae, r. l..
Doughton, ~ Cannon.
The finance committee reported
that it had compared the accounts OF
the department with those of the
state Treasurer and found them cor
rect and that it had also examined
and found correct = : accounts OF the
various officers Of the board.
The report of tie committee on the
States exh bit at st Louis went fully
into expenses, disbursements, etc, ana
was iE part as follows
your committee finds that the ,eX-
hibits from this state, while they are
not as elaborate Eor Installed with the
expensive and handsome fittings. are
very creditablc. considering the funds
ayat!abIe. The material shown is
good, which is fully attested by the
number and character OF the awards
given the state and its exhibits by the
International Jury of Awards.
commissioners II. H. Brimley de-
serves the commendatiCn of the board
Tor his services, rs also does Mr.. /. Is.
..runer who rendered valuable ser
vantageous iooat ons for the State eX-
hibits and in saving money TO the
State in placing contracts to the pest
advantage, and as we'll by his work IN
connection with the tobacco and POM
illogical exhibits. Praise is also due
Dr. j. A. Holmes for his directional
supervision of the mining exhibit,
which is the best the State has ever
made. Especially is all this so since
the fund was small and became avail
able SO late in 1905 as 20 greatly him
der the work of preparation; under
those circumstances they have dcnP
we'll. More commentator may be
given the exhibits in mines and metal
lurgy forestry fish and game and ii.
The special tobacco exhibit.
"YCur committee ragrets that 2de-
quate provision was not made by the
State for the proper presentation of
its resources"
The total expense Of the State eX-
hibit up to, October LIST was S11,IS4.02,
half of that amount having been con-
tributed by the State and half by prir
waite subscription. Since October 1st
the balance of the $4,000 to be raised
by private subscription has been
raised and forwarded to st. Louis with
the addition of the pro rata amount
given by the State and this, with the
proceeds of the sale of certain exhibits
sufficient tic defray the expense of re-
tanning the exhibits to the State.
Commissioner Patterson submitted
his report of the general operation OF
the department in all its Givis. ons for
the past six months. lie recommend
al particularly the need of several ad-
ditional test farms, the latter sugges-
ton being made prior to the appear
ance before the board of Mr.. II. #.
Bauman. Secretary OF the Eastern
Carolina Fruit and Truck Growers AS
ISOLATION to request the establishment
of a test farm of small fruits and veg
ctables in the heart of the berry reg
ion. He presented statistics showing
the growing Importance for several
years of berry cultivation, together
with the acreage and yield per acre of
that crop. The berry region of the
State includes over 5000 acres, the
largest in the world. During last sea-
son there were shipped 2,100 cars of
berries or more than 5S5, 900 crates.
L The commission also recommends that
test farms be established in the noun
famous districts for tree fruits and
other crops peculiar to that region;
also the importance of the establish
ment i'm the near future of a test farm
for the Introduction of improved cat
tie and stock into the state. The
cattle industry has been greatly
strengthened by the work of the de-
partment, the next work will be the
introduction OF proper herds of cat
tie, sheep and swine.
Reports of the State Horticulturist
Entomologist and Veterinarian were
received. The reports of the latter is
interesting to ock-growers, in that
it shows that during the past three
years six counties had been included
in the tick-free territory which is
protected by the cattle quarantine.
These counties are Castor, Lincoln,
Catawba, Burke, Caldwell and Wilkes.
Ey their inclusion in the tick free"
territory the value of the cattle raised
in these counties is increased from
one to one and one-half cents per
pound.
Commissioner Patterson, and
Nessrs McCallum and Allen, who
were appointed a committee to draw
up resolutions with regard to the gov
ernment cotton report, submitted the
Following, which was adopted:
whereas, tho government report on
the present cotton crop Indicates
crop of 12,162.000 bales which has
caused a decline in prices of ten dol
iars per bale, and which would entail
loss TO the South if present prices
commune OF more than $40,0gt,e00,
whereas, 1t is not too late for cot
81 -. ~ ieScue themselves IfOfli
lhg great loss threatening by judiciaiy
sciilis ohly so much of the Remainder
o. Ihetr cotton as tn : ma -t,ets of tie
world actually need. carving any sur
Plus that may be over to next wear in
slead Oh scillnS to spectators and al
lowing them To carry il over
Therefore be it resolved NV Tho
Board OF Agriculture of North Caro-
lima now in session. that we deem i,
wise for all cotton farmers to marI.rr
the remainder of their crop SLOWLY ami
only at prices which are remuneyatiye
10 them.
Resolved second, To successfully
carry out the purpose of this resolu-
ton ii is the sense of this board tina.
there should be decided curtailmen.
IF the acreage planted in cotton next
Xear Therefore We recommend 4lnt