The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-16
INSTRUCTION. ASD EXPERIMENTING.


If agricultural There IS net really any necessary eon
can without be cone opinion that IN not Few
OF even too strictly coodna:ed the work and that
this circumstance owing some 81 the WIN h
education have occasionally met at the hands Of the
agricultural public ..- -oon
Quoted limited scale and with great Juagfh AN t a.
mental farm cannot pIer serve as a model to be followed eDe d"
II is not Therefore example field Of action for
apt to carry with them practice unwhoeome predi
lection for eSPrimenting The experimental portion 9" CC
only and expensive institution;
experiments be properly carried out hampered by the require
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS
These we'll recognized for time past in
Germ2ny end the m233no o. r ~ 9b 2e that
stations exclusively experiments of general and local inter
disconnected from educational functions have now
6 same General control as the Agricultural Colleges themselves
the latter frequently their oded classes graduates
Some Of lie men most Distinguished agricultural occupy
the distinction between the educational and experimental
functions attributed By the act Of Congress 10 on colleges @
Agricultural Colleges Chicago IN 8I l. special committee was
Importance Of establishing numerous separate experimental stations
In this very direction wide field of usefulness open
cultural associations Even with much more ample than are
perform duties of experimental station to limited extent only
cds " N l1 ore ee lis proper province nanny Il" l 1s ,
a. its location enables inegen successfully. But
%nensr upon pari Of soil and climate other than its
ppa P fS vaIue of our natural fertilizer ar gensanz estone
whose transportation IN adequate quantities would be cumbrous
gained might in many cases not be at all applicable the
BETWEEN THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND
SOCIETIES.
Now would perfectly easy agricultural associations
experiments these for which the data suggestions
the mode of conducting and analyses other scientific work
Oxford which in possession of the specimens and field notes
giving minute details portion of the State visited And
minute questions up: would be the business
suggestion Of agricultural societies On the other hand the pupils Of
the agricultural department would carry with them all portions OF
members detailed knowledge Of the results obtained by the Agri
Survey regarding the resources Of their
important apartments based such results and would be
in detecting errors or omissions They would be Paeemineny
discussion the society well the central office the State
University.
Its in this gentlemen, that propose by close constant
4d Gd at nov T we agesdv p bo of p 0 s
and facts increase that knowledge by experiments and observations
obtain complete knowledge of the State, its capabilities and
able and willing to use to the best advantage according to the lights of
science (Which but accumulated experienced the gifts bestowed by
upon our favored State.
PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND LABOR.
regards practical agricultural operations
there has been diversity OF opinion to the to which
Colleges thought that large model FARMS whose labor
should n 6 By T first am n9 D of hiP d ppGn2
made Germany and there that the first
n England, France, and in this country
The result substantially first that the graduates from model
frequently failed managers eewhere second
the patronage Institutions rapidly diminished
the first few and almost reduced
1t difficult, this time the of these failures.
The performance of large of physical labor left the
dents little time and still less of the needfu mental freshness,
acquire that knowledge of the natural causes governing
failure agricultural which alone lead the
pication general principles.
who could admirably the and under the
circumstances under which they had learned their lessons but
fail removed from that circle No wonder
then that they themselves we'll their should the
conclusion that all the home farm about good the model
I b 6f GGna bt Una" " en none pa i e
served mainly eray the expenses of that establishment
There is another and often we'll grounded of failure and of
teaching
results; that, after ALL what after If lucrative
not o model to be followed and clear that be
all considerations educational
dnated the business That the interests of the
notth of be
Now this faeng those who dprving
their labor a considerable
be success
will labor under this
largely being backed by outside advantages and capital
which would be at the command of private similarly
aged And the truth that this is really the instances
and must be if to be of educational institution.
Under the pressure of these objections and resulting failures
before that system which, while aorng abundant opportunity the
student become i'll all kinds of agricultural operations
practice must be based and which applicable everywhere and
always
We that college farm shall be
model the of doing things We intend have the
its kind, of implement breed
the student find all that he taught in the lecture
ned III Prcce IN the best manner 50 lar as kd and ds
ceed But shall make him distinctly understand that he
stupidity the whole Of what have and show him.
medicine should
the whole Dde drug We shall
un aee and op apply the improvements
empy order illustrate the principles teach and thus
thus only shall fulfil both the letter and the spirit the
classes pursuits professions of life
of
children skilled rt
agriculture not never can be- the object of such instu
fDnS IN teach tho IfuS their trad and hpt