The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-23
Agricultural Institute.
Oorinth Herald. ]

The meeting was called to order and OBJ
lect explained by Col. j. ID. Bills. Judge
g.. C.. Chandler made short address OF
welcome 10 the visitors, and passed en-
logv on the A. & VI. College for its great
inddence in dignifying labor. Gen. :. ID.
Lee made the opening speech and was fol-
lowed by Prof GuIley on diversified farm
iny Or. j. NJ Bynuu, K. f. Morrison,
and Hon. g. h. Cnrlee, of Alcorn, and
Mcssrs Sam lien and Thomas Jones, Of
Prentiss. related their experiences and
= ,ye their opinions upon various subjects.
For two days aud night the meeting
was conducted with short speeches and
the answering OF questions. The princi-
pal features Of the meeting at night was
the speech Of Moses Folsom aud that Of
Professor Gulley on the creameries, COWS,
etc There was a liue display OF grasses,
oats wheat, millet, clover, vege tables, and
other farm products Red clover from
i've or six different fields, measured from
- 10 40 inches; oats from a dozen fields
averaged four feet tall The samples Of
wheat were good, brought by d. T. Beall,
al Pren,ss. The tall meadow oats raised
by Charley Williams, of Rienzi, measured
q feet this is n new variety ia this sec
ton, very prolific in seed and said to sur
pass almost any other plant for hay. He
also had a fine sample of the Bert oats
which is now ripe c. b. Curlee, OF r.
emf, exhibited bale OF beautifully cured
hay, a mixture of lespedeza and native
grasses besides this he had samples oil the
present crop oil lespedeza, Bermuda and
several other varieties Il. +. Williams
failed on size OF vegetables, but showed II
greater variety than any other. Master
Guile Stanley showed fine assortment
OF farm and garden products with grapes
added. Three colored farmers, Alex Sui
liyan, OF Rienzi, Lewis Garrett and John
McDufiey, Of Corinth, had some good sam
pies farm aud garden truck.
Many good samples whose names are
not given, and many OF them had no tags.
Colonel j. ID. Bills stood head on spring
turnips, his three weighing 8, 81, ami 7
pounds one measuring "a inches i'll cir
cumference.
The show OF red clover, herds grasses,
timothy, orchard grass and various other
productions astonshed all visitors and
was even Il revelation 10 many of our peo-
pie. 1t established the claim the Herald
has made that this section il uuexcelled
in forage productions--in fact great grass
country.
pr. }. VI. Pynum exhibited eleven kinds
Of field peas.
G. B. Curlee thinks the lespedeza better
han a gold mine
ID. i. Beall was somewhat concerned
about the cultivation of corn.
Thomas Jones favors the orchard grass
it comes early and grows in the shade.
DIR. Phares-Don't cut clover lower than
from TO inches don't cut when wet
with dew or rain orchard grass mixed
with the clover helps in the curing mix
10 pounds clover seed and peck orchard
grass seed per acre.
General ). ID. Lee-Don't be too much
concerned about immigration it is coming
and my fears are il will come before we
are ready for it, No country with the add
vantages of Mississippi but that will have
dense population.
Sam Allen-I take it easy; don't work
more than one-third of the time; could
get rich by working close time-or words
TO tn. feet.
Professor Gulley-Special farming fails
and the men who stick to it are bound to
go down with il. The success OF farming
is based on the difference between the cos
of production and what the production
brings. 1t costs nothing to raise grass
There If money in cotton if you make a bal,
to the acre.
the good land thoroughly don't work poo
Land, but fence it, put il in peas and gras,
and it pays almost az much as the gooC
land stock Craze this land nine months II
the year. Mississippi is the greatest stool
State in the Union-Texas not excepted
Clover, COW peas, and lespedeza are tn
greatest OF fertilizers.
DIR. Bynum--lt il not the country, bu
the mantle management that make
wealth.
&. b. Curlee--If u man will stick to on
thing and get a good price for il, it vii
pay.
Thos. Jones-Farmers should be practi
cal as well as theoretical.
Gen. Lee-We have in Mississippi NOR
OF the conditions OF success than any othe
State. III We worked as hard a. the North
ern people do We would be rich. We nee,
more intelligent system of farming
People leave Mississippi and go to Texas
one-ihird succeed one-third come bach
aud one-third can't get away
Prof. Meyers-Plough deep; at first o
poor land plough shallow and increas
turning plough. Plough deeper in the IA
well before corn is planted; then give
shallow cultivation so as to disturb IN
corn roots as little possible.
Prof. Gulley-Ditches should be cut
IA TO have about the same fall all the wa
through, so they will wash ont themselve
Great care il needed in laying out hi
side bitches, that the fall may be regular
81 AS to prevent filling mp and breaking ii
banks.
The ladies attending were highl
pleased. Those so interested got some va
liable information on butter-making.
il every woman's ambition to make GOO
butter, and we never knew one but that II
thought she had reached a very ereditab
position in the art; though Pref. Gulls
convinced his hearers that making GOO
butter required scientific knowledge AZ we
o.. III. =, h.nrr, Inaho.