The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-03
The State Grange and the A. e.. III
College.

Extracts from proceedings Of 18th Annual Session
nj Meridian, December, 1851
Gen. ;. ID Lee was introduced and
addressed the meeting in most able and
interesting manner.
The following resolution was offered
by Bro. A. NJ. West, aud adopted unani-
mously by a rising vote
Resolved, That the thanks of the aud i
ence be rendered Gen. ;. ID. Lee for uis
very able and Instructive address.
Bro. Ably Offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the State Grange of
Mississippi is proud of The success and
high repute that the A. & VI College has
attained, which is eminentIy due 10 the
ability, zeal and energy of its honored
President, Gen. 5 d. Lee.
Bro. X. p. Walker, for the committee
70 visit A. & NJ. College, read an able re
port, also n supplemental report, which
was adopted:
WoRTHY MAsTER-Your committee.
who was srpointed 10 visi: the A. & VI.
College, have fulfilled their mission, and
herewith submit the following reDOr {:
BY request of Gen. Lee we made our
visit during commencement exercises,
and we state wit with pleasure thai
the morals of the students are
good, behavior excellent, and their
exercises will compare favorahly
with the production of any of our
old and popular literary institu
tiOns. Gen. Lee has made agriculture
the predominating influence, the over
shadowing theme, and the boys imbibed
his zeal. Their efforts tend to emulate
the calling of the husbandman and
alleviate the burdens that he bears
They have shown, conciusively thai
agriculture is not only a practical sub
ject, but one also that calls forth the
highest powers of the orator and the
poet, arouses the noblest virtues, and
raises the heart of the creature in
sincere gratitude to its Creator. The
progress of the students in both theory
and practice is remarkable. There is no
sham about the college. Labor is dig
nified and made honorable. The boys
who labor most diligently aud Faithfully,
receive the greatest honors, and he who
shirks his duty, is not only chIded and
punished by tile teachers, but they also
lack the respect and confidence of their
fellow students. In company with Prof
Gully and two of the Trustees, we
visited the farm, garden and nursery.
Both gardea aud field crops were excel
lent, aud the nursery was in fine condi
ton; everything indicates system, a
knowledge to direct and skill to execute
The College has about 800 acres in Guilt
walton, the most of which was very poor
when the college was located here, and
a large portion filled with gullies or
sobbed with water. By means of
Aifnt,as and
Gully has the water under control,
and each year The land is improving
in fertility. Land that few years
ago would not yield ten bushels to
the acre, is now yielding 40 bushels, and
from ten to twelve tons of ensilage.
Prof. Gully is carrying out the views
we have had for years in regard To
controlling the waters of our branches
and creek bottoms by throwing up
levees at proper intervals to check the
velocity of water, and instead of wash
ing away our top soil with each sue
ceeding rain, its effect Is to add fertility
to the soii. The only object can hope
to ace mplish in brief report like this
is, to give results of'experiments, and we
afterwards get the modus operandi when
we take advantage of the knowledge thus
far gained. 1t has been proven at the
college that level culture is The best
mode, that Improved implements can be
used with prof. to the farmers in Mis-
sissippi; that Dillsides can be kept from
washing by terraclng; that land can
be made to double its yield by surface
draining, and treble its yield by tile |
or understanding; that corn can be |
made at 20 cents, oats at 10 cents y
bushel, eusilage at $l00 per ton, and |
hay at $500, not including rent of |
land. BY the establishment of the |
creamery here, it has been successfully |
proven that the South can successfully |
compete with the North in making |
and marketing butter. 1t has proven |
here that we can raise beef and get it |
ready Tor the butcher at cost of a |
fraction over two cents per pound. 1t |
is proven here that cotton seed 10 a |
most valuable food and fertilizer, and |
that it will not pay farmers to excbange
them for the meal at less than $500 per |
ton. IL has been proven that ensi;age can
be kept in the South, and is tie cheapest
and most palatable food that we can raise
for stock. Finally, Worthy Master
il has oeen proven that agriculture can
be made To pay in the South, that labor
Nnn ot MAUI NUM- dttc, anu tu2I we
may yet hope to educate our boys and
still keep them on the farm, and rejoice
in the calling of the husbandman.
Students here are becoming skilled in
handling machinery, farm Implements
and mechanics tools. They build
hSuses, milk cows, manipulate the dairy
products, raise and prepare vegetables for
market, cultivate and handle fruit trees,
test the merits OF different breeds OF
dairy aud beef cattle, become skilled in
handling stock, and gain knowledge
or, and remedy for, the diseases
to which stock are liable. The A.
& NJ College has originated new era
in agriculture in the South, che Grange
Justly claims the credit of its origin, and
Il looks to the Grange for its continued
support. 1t has progressed beyond our
most sangnine expectations, and we are
Just now beginning to reap the rewards
,ofcnr labor and money expended. The
income from the farm, the garden, the |
nnrsery, and the stock IS nearly donb- |
ling each, and in very lew years 1t will |
nav nearly all necessary expenses; in |
the meantime let Us. it, first and stead
fast friends, stand BY 1t and uphold IL,
and in few yearsit will not only b able