The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-13

best in the history OF the fairs. espe-
cially that at the State FAR. Inc
premiums offered by the department.
were largely the incentives to this, and
the exhibits competing for the pre-
miurns offered by the board composed
the greater part OF the agricultural
exhibit.
For Tobacco Expert.
1.-THE national department has CO.
operated with this department IN tick
eradication, dairy demonstration, seed
inspection, tobacco work and soil sur
vey. Authority to continue this CO
operation is requested, and that two
hundred and fifty dollars Of the salary
OF the tobacco expert be maid by. TINS
department.; this will enable the de-
partment to use his officer in insti-
tute work. demonstration or other
work: ha will be part Of the force q
the department and all his time Will
10 gwen to work in this State.
Div sion of Chemistry.
your consideration is requested as
to the advisab:1ity OF taxing floats or
ground phosphate rock and establish
ing a standard for il. Large quantities
Of it are now being imported into the
State to be used in the preparation OF
fertilizers. also the same rs to such
goods as Lees Prepared me.
Entomology.
10 Sd4tN0 y &c
new regulation concerning the Doll
Weeyil.
Animal Industry Division.
Tick eradication his PROGRESSED so
haf Franklin. Wake. Ran lClph, Oh t.
ham. Montgomery and Stanly count es
will be released from quarantine ana
declared free territory December /.
1910.
instructions have been given IN AID
ng in the erection of forty-seVen siios
n 20 counties. Su table land aolacent
to this city has been leased for use IN
he manufacture Of serum Tor 'acci-
nation, to prevent hos cholera.
DR.. 3. p Flowe, of CataWbl county
was appointed assistant veterinarian.
Mr.. l.. A. Higgins has been appointed
assistant in dairy demonstration Wo!k-
Accelerated Good Decreasing.
The director repor S t at ed
| ton and m~ishranding Of food products
are greatly on the decrease. In $500
| hfty-siX per cent of the sams.es col
| lected were adulterated; in 1908, tn T,
| ty-two per cent; in 1910, fifteen per
cent
THE question Of ad~ulterating flour
by bleaching is still in the United
| states courts; it has been declared an
| ,d~ulteratiOn so far as the matter mas
| 3een decided. When it is determined
| by the United States Supreme Court.
The ruling this department will be
II accordance with that which shall
| e established by the national depart
ment. =.
Several violations OF the pure food
law have been reported to solicitors,
as appears from the report Of the food
chemist. Some Of these have been dl;-
posed Of, others are still on the trial
docket. IN all case reported by, the
department the parties AVE Deen
found guilty.
Concentrated Feeds.
inspectors Ia g carefully perform
ed the work and not many yl0latOnS
have been reported. One car OF cottoi
seed meal was seized and SOLO tor VIC
lation Of the law and the vlolat,on re
ported to the sol citor of the 18th 1udl
cial district. Who now has the matter
in charge. ] ask your consideration .!
the adyisability Of emitting the Word
meal, from the sacks or ackag
containing ~"cottonseed feed meal SO
hat it will be marked cotton SEED
feed" 1t is thought that cotton seed
feed meal is sometimes bought Tor
cottonseed meal n used IN prepaF-
ing fertilizers, for which it is not suit
able. The suit involving the consti-
tutionality of the law is still pending
in Cumberland county superior court
There has been received $1O,S34.65
during the past six months from the
sale Of feed stamps. Of this amount
S7.633.34 was received from outside
the tat
Institutes and Demonstration.
1.-THE interest in the institute work
increases and they are more largely
attended each year. The audiences this
year in "a counties exceeded fifty
thousand people. The institutes fol
women are as interesting and benef'
, cial as those for h man, and they
have aided much in the advance IL
agriculture. To the institute Worl
more than to anything else is due the
progress the farmers have made
) Boys Corn Clubs were organized in a
: counties; eleven hundred and ffty-fou1
| contestants were enrolled.
Horticulture.
: mr.. 0. NJ. Clark has been appoint
I ed assistant, and entered upon hi
3 / duties early in October.