Agricultural Commissioner
Reports On Farm Legislation
W. Kerr Scott Says Many
Good Laws Made, As Well
As Important Changes-
Raleigh, Mar. 27—Strengthen
ing of regulatory and inspection
al laws and lh(e enactment of
marketing legislation to further
bolster the fanners’ incomes
were paramount contributions of
1941 General Assembly to the
betterment of agricultural con
ditions in North Carolina, Com
missioner of Agriculture W. Kerr
Scott said today.
In addition to legislation af
fecting the State Department of
Agriculture, Commissioner Scott
said the Legislature “made sub
stantial and needed contributions
in the field of agricultural re
search.”
“Revitalization of North Caro
lina’s fertilizer and seed laws,
creation of a marketing ‘author
ity’, legislation to assure dairy
farmers they will be paid for
their milk on the basis of classi
fication and use, establishment
of a trade mark for farm products,
and acts to protect the State’s
growing livestock industry were
among the outstanding agricui-,
lural enactments,” he added.
“Reduction of the cost of farm
truck lifcenses will also be remem
bered as agricultural legislation
cf considerable benefit to tne
farmers.” I
Commissiiner Scott summa
rized agricultural legislation, af
fecting regulatory, inspectional,
i
control and marketing features
of the Department’s program, as
follows: i
Fertilizer Law - A revitalized
act with provisions (1) to enable
the farmer tp distinguish iow
grade from high grade fertilizer,
(2) requiring that “low grade’)
be stamped on low grade goods,
(3) providing a tightening of
penalty provisions to assure more
accurate guarantees of plant food,
(4) reducing the number of.
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50” and (5) placing greater em
phasis of tlie use of recommended
grades on fertilized.
Seed Law-Another revitalized
act, second to none in the Nation
insofar as protection to the far
mers and honest dealers is con
cerned. The law is in conformity
with the Federal Seed Act,
which is essential since a large
proportion of seed purchased
move in inter-state commerce.
Responsibility for correct label
ing of seed sold under the law
is placed upon the person making
i the guarantee as to purity and
germination. Responsibility for
ihe procurement of the inspect
ion stamp ($1 for each 72 dozen
packages or fraction thereof)
for vegetable and flower seed is
placed on the wholesale mer
chant or shipper of package seed.
In addition to streamlining the
law which was first enacted in
1909, the Board of Agriculture
is given authority to adopt rules!
and regulations that may oe-j
come necessary when other
noxious and injurious seeds be
come a menace to the agricul
ture of the State.
Milk Auditing Law-Dairy far
mers, and distributors are given
equal protection under a newj
law that permits the Department!
to check on the quantity and!
classification under which milk
is sold. The Department is given
the authority to audit the records ,
of plants to determine whether
the farmer is paid for his miik
on the basis of usage. This lawj
protects the producer as well as ,
the distributor in assuring fair ,
practices in the classification and
use of milk, and will result in ;
greater confidence between pro
ducers and distributors.
Marketing Authority-An act
to: promote, encourage and de
velop a program of orderly mar
keting of farm products; provide
supervision, and control of mar
keting centers that may be estab-
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lished in cioperation with gover
mental units; give authority tc!
the Department in the further
ance of marketing; such as plan
ning, entering into federal agree
ments and other agreements nee-,
essary in establishing wholesale
markets; to create a marketing
authority consisting of the Board
of Agriculture and the Commis
sioner and further authorize is
suance of bonds to equip market
warehouses when necessary.
Regulation cf Unfair Practices
By Handlers of Farm
An act designed primarily to pro
tect truck growers of eastern
Carolina who make contracts
with out-of-State firms for the
production cf cucumbers, toma
toes and other crops, with pro
visions requiring contracting
firms to give sufficient and sat
isfactory evidence of their abili
ty to carry out their contract, or
furnish a bend to protect the
growers who have incurred con
siderable expense in producing
the particular crop.
Quality Trade Mark-An aci
establishing “Tar Heel” as the
official name to designate farm
products. A farmer or packer
desiring to use the trade maik
j must first make application to
' the Department, giving full in
ioimaiion as tc its inteneded use
and if requirements are met--i’.i
duding quality, condition and
grade standards prescribed by
the Board of Agriculture--the
: applicant would be licensed. Af
j ter an applicant is licensed to
' use the trtide mark, the Depart
| ment would have authirity to
make inspections to assure that
privileges prescribed under the
act are not abused.
Swine Disease Law--An act to
regulate the movement cf hogs
into the State and to require a
certificate of health unless they
are consigned for slaughter or to
a market operating under the
Department. This act is intended
to break up the practice of ped
dlers bringing in diseased hogs
and selling them to farmers.
Livestock Market Law—An act
to supervise and regulate public
livestcck markets and to control
diseases of livestick. This pro
vides for such markets to se
cure a permit from the Com-
I missioner of Agriculture; re
| quires a bend of $2,000 to guar
i antee the payment for livestock
! sold; requires cleaning and dis
infecting cf such markets; pio
vides that cattle and hogs must
have a certificate of health if
they are bought by farmers for
breeding or feeding purposes;
prohibits the sale or transporta
tion of diseased animals except
for immediate slaughter only;
and authorizes the Board cf Ag
riculture to make necessary reg
ulations.
Bang’s Disease and T. B. The
General appropriation bill pro
vides indemnity for farmers
whose cattle are slaughtered on!
account of Bang’s disease or T.B.
Japanese Beetle--Funds were
privided by the General Assembly
to ccmbat the Japanese beetle,
enemy of 300 or more agricul
tural plants.
Warehouse Storage—Storage of
J commodities, other than cotton
is permitted under the State
warehouse system. Issuance of)
negotiable “State guaranteed r»--j
ceipts” is permitted.
Lime and Land Plaster Lav;--
An act to require registration of
all agricultural liming materials,
including agricultural liming ma
terial with potash and land
plaster, together with require
ments for labeling and guaran
teed analysis as to soil neutra
lizing value, calcium and mag
nesium content and “screen”
analysis.
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With rapid improvements in
cars in recent ye&rs, the automo
bile industry has become the na
tion’s No. 1 customer for steel,
malleable iron, nickel, lead, mo
hair and other commodities. The
motor plants spend about $1,000,-
000 an hour for raw materials and
fabricated parts when produc
tion is good.
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Os Opera Contract
New York March 24—For the
first time in the six-year history
of the Metropolitan Opera Au-,
ditions cf the Air, three young
singers were named today as
winners of Metropolitan Opera 1
company contracts. Previously
only two winners were chosen
annually.
The new members of the fa
mous opera company are Mona
aulee, mezzo-soprano, of Ed
monton, Alberta, and Los An
geles, Calif,; Mary E. Van Kirk,
contralto, of Cleveland Heights,
o,i and Lansing Hatfield, bass
:aritone, of Franklin, Va., and
Hickcry, N. C.
Hatfield began his career at
T enoir Rhyne college, at Hickory,
where he said he joined the glee
n order to be able to “cut clas
ses.”
“I happened to have a well
ailored tuxedo,” he said, “so
‘hey placed me in the front row
■"'ith the high teners.” Later, find
ing his natural register was bass- 1
baritone, he began a serious
study of music and won o
cholarship at Peabody institute.
The winners received checks
‘or SI,OOO and silver plaques
from Arthur W. Steudel, pres!
dent of the Sherwin-Williams
company which sponscred the
series.
The three will make their Met
ropolitan debuts at a concert .n
Cleveland April 7.
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j Legal Notice
ADMINSTRATOR’S NOTICE |
Having qualfied as adminis
trator of the estate of U. M
Gregory, deceased, late of Per
-1 son County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having,
claims against the estate of said
j deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before Match
4th, 1942, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-j
tate will please make immediate
payment. 1
This 4th day of March, 1941.
Willie H. Allen,
Admr. of G. M. Gregory.
Merritt & Long, Attys.
Mar. 6-13-16-20-23-4 t
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Mrs. Myrtle
i Montague, deceased, late of Per- 1
1 son County, North Caroilna, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
: undersigned on or before the
17th day of Feb., 1942, or his no
tice will be plfttded in bar of their
recovery. All perons indebted to
said estate will please make im I
mediate payment.
This February 26, 1941.
T. J. Montague
Admr. of Mrs. Myrtle Montague.
| Merritt & Long, Attys.
Feb 27, Mar. 6-13-20-27, Apr 3
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Grub
Army representatives estimate
that it will require approximate
ly one million dollars per day j
to feed men in service by next
June, when the armed forces are
supposed to reach a peak.
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Smaller
• Lard production has declined
considerably with reduced hog
marketings during the past three
months and is expected to con
tinue some smaller than a year
earlier throughout 1941.
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Loons
A total of more than $6,870,-
000,000 has been loaned by credit
institutions operating under the
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THURSDAY MARCH 27, 1941.
supervision of the Farm Credit
Administration since the FCA
was organized in May, 1933.
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During February and early
March, tly production of milk
and dairy products continued at
an unprecedented high level foe
the season, .says the U. S. Agri
cultural Marketing Service.
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