The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-04-18

Will give what regard as summary
of practical results. showing somewhat
in detail how far the objects aimed at
have been attained by the A. and NJ.
College OF Missssipri--eight years.
l. 1t has increased the attendance at
the State University, at the Baptist Col
lege at Clinton, and at the Normal Col
leges and schools in the State, by Civ
ing an impetus to education in the
State
3 1t has increased the number of
educated persons in the State, for, as "A
new College, it has had, from its open
ing. onc-thrd more students than any
college in the State.
3. 1t has recruited its students from
the class Congress intended 10 benefit,
eighty-two per cent. being the sons Of
farmers, and from class not attending
the other institutions in the State.
4. In providing cheaper education
for students; $l2j covering necessary
expenses, and part OF this amount a
uniform, or clothing, not included by
other colleges; and in educating q
larger number of students on less ap-
preparation from the State.
6. By providing more practical
training for students.
7. In educating class of boys who
could not have been educated elsewhere.
8. In providing theoretical and practi-
cal knowlcgde that is infused along
with other studies.
Introducing a 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 rices We're OBJ
tanned at Atlanta, Birmingham. FickS-
burg, Grecnyillc 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 NoXubee county, one each at Ed
wards, Bolton. Madison Station, Her.
nando, Woolvlle, jackson two. and
other places These creameries can
not begin to supply the demand.
III.
The College is bureau of agricul-
tural information both for Mississippi
and other States, rs shown by the large
number of visitors, who come to get
information and perfect plans forcarry-
ing on or embarkln~ in diversified
farming. and to witness the object
lessons at the College; also as shown by
almost daily correspondence upon a-ri-
culture. horticulture, stock breeding
and 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 reuoya;ing
crops.
Q BY showing good effects OF careful
drainage in making lands on college
farm, which produced from ten 10
twenty bushels of corn per acre before
purchase, now produce from fifty to
sixty bushels per acre.
3. Have demonstrated that lands
which are too poor to grow remunera-
tive crops of cotton, corn Or grain, can
be made to pay by being used for stock
and dairy purposes; and that the
fertility is now being rapidly restored
to partially worn out lands on the Col
lege farm.
4. By (o ularz 'ng and bringing into
common use cnsllagc, which enables
farmers to make cattle raising more
profitable There are many slos in
Oktibbeha county and throughout the
State, patterned after the College silos,
Give in numbcr.)
5. By showing the value of the differ
ent rations to be fed to cattle, for milk.
butter and beef production, by COM
binng cotton-seed meal, etc, with the
different grasses raised in tho State.
Mt or thn oft ,>f bn
farmers to the fact that science is the
basis of the art of agriculture.
V.
The College has directly or indirectly
given impetus to several lines of agri-
culture in the State, such as diversified
ton of crops, improvement OF stock by
grading, cultivation of more forage
crops, better preservation of forage
crops by means of silos, rccuperation
of worn lands by means of green crops,
promotion of better system of drainage
and creamery business.
vi.
Miscellaneous practical results
]. Have partially educated hundreds
Of boys who are farmers, as managers
or owners.
2. Have reached a class who would
have remained without education of any
kind besides that of common schools.
3. Have graduates in responsible
positions in Washington, 2; West
Virginia, /; Kentucky, /; Arkansas, l;
Mississippi, many; Texas, 3; and other
States.
4. This College is supplying colleges
in other States with trained scientific pro-