The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-17
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been asked IL, WHAT is the \. II NJ.
College doing. or wha: does it pro-
pose to do. i'll helping to develop the
3 ok industry OF tho State?
The College asks tho Legislature
for $500 for buildings for stock and
COR 8 orago OF food crops, AMI $1,000
Tor II sub earth dairy 1t also asks
for $2,275 Tor tho purchase OF ma
chincry that will DO used almost OK
clusivcly for feeding and experiment
ting with stock. Tho obj'c of ;hir
outlay IL TO show, on u some wbGt
Largo rcslc, frat, what can DO done
in this State with stool; with GOOD
care, plenty and variety Of food, and
the operation carried on in ~ bust
ness Ike manner, with accurate &C
counts Of expense AMI receipts, and
statements Of tho same sivon to the
public. Second, TO educate tho stu
lcu.s at tic C,!lcgo. Tho young men
Of Mississippi, not only TO teach
them how to feed anl caro- for stock
bat educate their tasls by having
before them and calling their at'en-
ton, Whether they will OF not, to
lho advantages Of having good stock,
we'll cared for, over the neglected
scrubs we have scattered Oycr tic
Stale. With herds u sCycra. breeds
Of cattle, sheep, and hogs, The grow.
| ing and securing Of food crops, the
manipulation OF tho fodder aEe grass
preparatory to feeding, the fatieliag
ior mcst, and work OF M extensive
dairy, tie rearing Of calves aud feed
ing Of hogs on refuse material, and
last, tho caro- Of, and application of
the manure end ia eject in the in
creased production Of crops, can no,
( fell to impress many Of tie students
~ well as otlt-s, Of tho vas. impor-
/ TANGO Of stock wei clrod Ion in tits
State.
The College asks Tor money 10 b,
invested il more land, aui $5,GoJ 10
purchase impyoYod stock. Tho wo,k
has notyOt boon fully mapped ont,
but tho idea is to start one cr tive
herbs OF he jaily breed, such ia
Ike Jersey and Holstcins, and on,
cr two II ,la hoyf breeds, sclCc!icG
,hoea that ygomisc TO be Fucc,ss IL
he Sou'.a. procuring bull and as
many Le;.,rs IL Ao mcara will re,-
nit.
In addition To the pure stocl;,
about ono hundred az our native
hoiicrs will 10 procured I!hc College
now owns 10 bred TO u Jersey hu.i)
aud rred to ji.Y,rvnt bulls 90 SHOW
the valuo of tho breed for improving
orr COMMON stock. The grade hcif-
ers Of ,hc dairy breeds viii DO retain
Cd f1r the College dairy, and care
fal test ui the breeds Of grades made
TO determine their value for milk,
, buticr aud checoo. THO samo with
the beef breeds. BY breeding from
tho grade hcifcrS, usirg of course,
The pure bulls, farther iinprov, mcnt
viii constantly bo msdc, and The
common aGl poorcs, s;ocl; turI cd
into beef for the Stewards use. This
I il Gn experiment., the val1c Of which
, TO tAC State, cannot b. estimated,
Uecause il can lie made atcnra'1 and
reliable, which is no. always true u
experiments male Is tho inmcr
md breeder. Tho latter usually
breeds 20 sell, while nej,hyr have
the tinc or apparatus for auch work.
Tho Increase Of the purc-brcd stoci,
would be sold az they became too
numerous. Tho same rlan would
be pursued with sheep mi hogs. L.
/ ihe opinion oi tho present SIporia.
/ tcpdent OK tho farm, ths brccdiac
aud raising Of grado stock, making
meat, bUiter, cheese and wool To IN
{ extent Limited only b. tho capacity
OF tho farm, Illustrating from 4
farmers stend-poin, What cNn lc
done il OF more value 10 The State
ami Our students, than to corfao
the woik 20 breeding pare stock nj
most ontircly,.-Eytracl from 2 letter
/ from j. ". Gu'iy. OF S,GrLyii,c, -
/ tho Live Stock Journal.