The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-10
They Charge Hardship Under
the Present Statute
PROGRESSIVE MEASURES
Favor Extension of School Term
and Inspection Of Corn, Tor
rens Land System, Etc.

When n Board of Agriculture ad-
~journed last night near midnight,
there had been no action upon the
cotton seed meal mems recommends
tions that the board petition the Leg
i~slature for changes in the law. A
number of mill men came TO press
for the changes.
This statute now penalties severely
the manufactures that send out sacks
untagged. It puts a premium, they
say, upon spying and informing
against men who innOcently commit
the offense and it gives no revenue to
the State. The prosecuting witness
gets the money and the penalty is $40.
The mill men want a change. The law
now affects fertilizers and cotton seed
meal.
The board left the matter open but
will take it up at another time. Cnder
the present act. it is said that there
have been convictions for tags that
were actually taken off or torn off in
hauling and the school funds get no
money.
Against Rotten Corn.
There was a movement against rot
ten shelled corn, a product that has
been handled, it is said. in consider
able degree. The people Of the State
cA II ~ PhS5O ~ - '
give inspection Of this matter.
Another recommendation was that
the weight Of packages, half and
whole pound, be required to be
stamped upon the package. This is
to insure against cheating.
The board was busy yesterday. It
= passed NAM progressive measures and
made recommendations very worthy
of the day. They found active cham
pionship in the body and those fol-
lowing will be seen to have great merit.
During the session Of the Board
yesterday there were q umbe OF I'M
pOrtant resolutions introduced by w
j. Shuford. Of Hickory, and each OF
these were adopted by the Board.
For Improving the schools.
Z The first OF these was that the
Board went on record as heartily fav-
oring the ~lengthening OF the public
school term to six months n that ii
IS in favor Of a four months State
wide compulsory attendance law; that
it does so Mnlieving that the education
OF the children Of the State is the
greatest work before the people Of
North Carolina. and that the incom-
ing Legislature is urged to prepare
ways and means for better agricul-
tural education, a longer term for the
schools and better pay for the teach
Endorse TOrrens System.
The TOrrens system for land regis
tration was endorsed by resolution
and the incoming Legislature was
urged to enact the same into law this
not to be a compulsory law.
COnvicts on the Roads.
Another resolution Of Mr.. Shuford'.
adopted was that the Board of Agri
culture is in favor OF using the able
bodied convict forces in the buildins
OF good roads in the State; that thi
was in order hat the people ma,
nave quick and easy methods of trans
portatiOn Of the products of the farm
to market and in order that socia
intercourse may be facilitated. TIL,
Legislature was urged to give atten
ton to this matter.
For Crop Improvement.
The Board. adopting a resolution o
Mr.. Shuford's, went on record as en-
dorsing the offer of the Crop Improve
ment Committee Of Chicago of s1,OO
Tor crop Improvement work in an
county that will raise a like amount
that the Board urged on the countie
that they get IN touch with the wor
and that each county have a count
commissioner OF agriculture VIII
will work in full sympathy with an
under the control of Farm Demonstra
ton Work as it Is now being carrie
on by the cooperation Of the Stat
and national departments OF agricu,
ture.
How the Fund Works.
In connection with this it develope
that Mr.. Shuford. who Is the pres
dent Of the Catawba County Improve
ment Association. has received
check for $1,000 from the Crop In
provement Committee Of Chicago b,
cause Of the work done in Cotawt
county, where nearly $4,000 has bee
raised for crop improvement. tn;
county TO soon have Its own agricu
tural department with a county con
missioner OF agriculture giving h
whole time to the work. The In
prOvement association there has no
oyer tXo hundred ma,nhacs and