The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-26

the farmers Of the State in order that they
may be informed Of the views and expert
enco Of the Leading agricutarists. An oct
authorizing these in titntes AMI providing
means for printing the proceedings and
paying expenses Of professors in attending
them would accom- plish the object. 4
Board Of Agriculture could have charge OF
the matter.
Thjre should ie IS ablghed 10 nur State
an agricultural Experimental station. for
experimenting with different kinds OF
crops, testing different h, modes Of
culture, fruits, vogeipbles snd crops suita-
bic TO the State, investigating diseases Of
stock experimenting with different kind
Of food 10 produce certain results and
many other fnatters too numerous TO men
ton, but of great importance 10 our farm
ing interests. Ihos3 experiments are Of
90 expensive n character for individual
farmers 20 carry on whereas. n station
might be establish ID In connection with
tho A. & NJ. Colleg, nj n small cost, and
would be Of great DO iefit 10 agriculture. .
Respectfully submitted,
pur DAnDEv,
Master.
BY order OF the Worthy Master, the Sec
rotary read the folio Wing letter from Gem
. ID. Lee, which, on motion, was received
nd ordered spread upon the minutes;
AGRIouL 'UEAL CoLITGr,
November 10, 1888.
Capt. Put Darden, VI ,s.cr Mississippi State
Grange:
Your favor Of Nov nber IN received to-
day, and il affords IN great pleasure to in
form you that this College i strictly an
agricultural College. The Board of Trus-
tees, Teoling that botl interests could not
no properly subsetyll with tho funds in
sight, have utilized cSery dollar in fixing
IT. energies in the lin3 Of agricultural edu.
cation. Mechanics are Taught only far
enough, theoretically and practically, to
meet what is deemed necessary and essen
! tial in the procession Of q farmer. We
have but the ono course OF study, viz: The
| Agricultural course. The scio zoos unde
| ying agriculture, viz: Chemistry, Bot
any, Geology, Zoology, Entomology, An
atomy, Physiology, echPuics, Physics,
Veterinary Science, etc, are ell thoroughly
taught The professor of Agricultu also
lbthhiNN llhul illlt W lWp NUTS udll1, ulE-
ing the entire session, on Agriculture in its
varied and dive SIZED phases, and the APP
plication Of the acience5 underlying. (See
catalogue giving details of lectures) We
have also profe, or OF Horticulture, who
lectures during three months on Hortcul
ture. In both of these departments tho
equipment for practical instruction is
ample, the farm having 20O0 acres OF land.
18th implements of tho most improved
patterns.
With the study of the sciences. we give
our students good practical English and
Mathematical education, progressive with,
and commensurate with a proper under
standing of them, giving precedence to
such studies ~ bookkeeping, surveying,
leveling, otc. The std es arc of the first
importance, and everything gives way to
them. Daring our morning hours we have
academic exercises; in the afternoon, the
practical features como into play under su.
pervision of the different professors. Stu
dents arc COM elled to work from two to
three hours II day, for five days in the
week.
The College il in our fourth year. The
hrst year we had 354 students, 81 in the
college classes, 2G7 in the preparatory do.
partment
Second session, We had 304 students,
100 in the college classes, l5i in the pre-
paratory department..
Third session, we had 3i7 students, us
in the college classes, 1863 in the prepara-
tory department.
The studies are not elective, hence all
students take the Agricultural course in
the college classes.
The classics are not taught in our course
Tho faculty are endelvoring to meet the
different agricultural organizations in the
State, and deliver lectures and discuss sub
jects of interest to them. Three of our
professors have visited the Madison county
Farmers Club. They pay a second visit in
January. Two will deliver lecture before
the National Cotton Planters Association
at Nicksburg this month, There should be
establishing Farmers Institute
in diferont parts of the State, at which our
faculty would meet tho farmers and dis
cuss such matters as are Of interest to |
them. enclose an extract from my last !
report TO the Board CT Trustees on this |
subject. l also enclose our last catalogue. |
| think the elementary principles of scien-
tiRe agricultural should be introduced and |
taught in the common schools. Such, 4
believe, is the law in Tennessee There is
no difficulty in preparing suitable text
book. 1t can only be accomplished by APP
propriate State legislation.
Yours truly,