Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-11
GEN. LEES LAST PAPER.
SUMMARY OF PRACTICAL RE.
Suits AT A and n. COLLEGE
&c Ma. Increased the Attendance as
C.her Univer.itie. Provided .
Cheaper Education. and rntro-
trodneed News Industries, Rte.


ARTICLE VII.
In this. nv last article about Agri-
cultural snd Mechanical Colleges. /
VIII give what | regard Is a summary
Of practical results, showing somewhat
in detail how far the objects aimed At
have been attained by the A. and VI.
College Of Misstssippi-eight years.
l.
/. IL has increased the attendance ut
the State University. Al the Baptist Col
lege n Clinton. and at the Normal Col
leges and schools in the State. By Civ
iEg an impetus to education in the
State.
. It has increased the number Of
educsted persons in the State. for. as 4
new College. L has had. from its open
ing. one-ghird more students than any
college in the state.
) IL has recruited It's students from
the class Congress inteu led to benefit.
e~ighiy-two ter cent. being the sons Of
farmers. and from 4 class not attending
the other Institutions in the State.
4. In providing u cheaper education
FOR students, sl25 covering necessary
expenses. anil part OF this amount n
un form. or clothing. rot included By
other colleges; and in educating n
larger number Of students on less ap-
preparation from the State.
D. b. providing 4 more practical
training for students.
I. la eiucat n a class Of boys who
could nothave been educated elsewhere.
5 In provid NJ theoretical and practi-
cal knowIegde that IS infused along
with other stud eS
Introducing \ new industry in the
State by the establishment of the first
creamery in the Gulf States. By
gradually pushing creamery butter on
the market till better frices were OBJ
tanned Al Atlanta, Birmingham. yieks-
burg. Greenvillc. Jackson and other
places. than was paid for the standard
Elgin butter- As result. three cream
cries are now in vicinity Of College.
several hand separators. two creameries
IN N0xubee county. one each at Ed
warts. Bolton. Madison Station. Her
nando. Woodvillc. Jackson two. and
other places. These ereameries can
not begin to supply the demand.
III.
The College Is n bureau of acricnl-
tural Information both for Miss s>ippi
AMI other States. rs shown by the large
humber of visitors. who come to get
Information and perfect plans for carry
ing on or embarking in diversified
farming. and to witness the object
lessons at the College; also As shown bv
almost daily correspondence upon agri-
culture. horticulture, stock breeding
aud kindred subjects
".
Has demonstrated the success Of. and
BY example encouraged. diversified
farming in the State.
l. BY showing practically how lands
are restored to fertility by renovating
crops.
= BY showing good effects of careful
drainage in making lands on college
farm. which produced from ten to
twenty bushels Of corn per acre before
purchase. nov produce from fifty to
sixty bushels per acre.
J. Have demonstrated that lands
which are 90 poor to grow remunera-
tive crops of cotton. corn or grain. can
be made to ay by being used for stock
and dairy purposes; and that the
fert lity IS now being rapidly restored
to partially ri out lands on the Col
lege farm
L. By 10 ulariz ne and bringing into
common use ensrlage. which enable,
farmers to make cattle raising more
profitable. There are many siIos in
Oktibbeha county and throughout the
State patterned after the College silos.
Give in number.)
3. BY showing the value of the differ
ent ratlons to be fed to cattle. for m TX.
butter and beef production. BY com
bin ng c~ottou-seel meal. etc. with the
different grasses raised in the State.
6. Have attracted the attention of the
farmers to the fact that science IS the
basis Of the art OF agriculture.
v.
The College has directly or Indirectly
given impetus o several lines Of sgri-
culture in the State. such rs diversified
ton Of crops. improvement Of stock bv
grading. cultivation of more forage
crops. better preservation of forage
crops by means of silos. re-eilperatinn
Of worn lants by means of green crops,
promotion Of better system Of drainage.
and creamery bus ness.
VI
Miscellaneous practical results:
l. Have partially educated hundreds
OF boys who are farmers. as
OF owners.
, Have reached a class who would
have renamed without education of ary
kind besides that Of common schools.
j Have graduates in responsible