The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-16
MISCELLANEOUS PRACTICAL RESULTS.


l. Have partially educated hundreds Of boys
who are farmers as managers or owners.
z Have reached class who would have
remained without education Of any kind, besides
that OF common schools
g. Have graduates in responsible positions in
Washington 2, West Virginia 1, Kentucky /,
Arkansas l, Mississippi many Texas 3 and other
States.
4 This college is supplying colleges in other
States with trained scientific professors and in
structors of agriculture, horticulture, chemistry
etc.
Graduates One professor receiving a salary
of $2250; four professors, $1,000 each two
graduates $1,000 each; four, $500 each and
so on
s. In drawing boys from the rural districts
and in excess Of those $50 considered) brighter
boys, destined by their parents for the $50
called learned professions"
G. Have made labor honorable throughout the
State in the eyes of hundreds of young men who
have attended the college, and in the eyes Of
hundreds OF others with whom these students
have been associated who were not able to attend
college.
Z. In giving students proper idea OF the
value of labsr by requiring them to labor during
their college days.
s. Graduates and others who have attended
the college for more than one year have general
ly lett ii with spirit OF seli-reance and aptitude
for work of some kind.
g. Have created demand in the State and
out, for students To fill positions as teachers,
managers Of farms and creamc les, professors
and instructors in other agricultural colleges and
at agricultural experiment stations.
TO- The college has been an incalculable
blessing to certain class of farmer boys who
are very backward in their studies, and yet too
far advanced in age 10 be willing to attend the
nciehboring schools II they have any large
number of such boys or Young m each year
enter The preparatory department. ana Then
receive the 5cnefit of good common school
education, and in addition, An insight into the
elementary principles OF agriculture. as taught
and illustrated in the class theoretically, and on
the college farm practically. Many are thus
induced to continue the course in the higher
classes OF the college Bat even those who 90
40 further, return TO their homes far better pre-
pared !han they otherwise would have been tor
lives OF usefulness and happln, S..
By means oi farmers institutes as in number(
held under the auspices OF The college, the repre-
sentative farmers OF nearly every section of the
State, have been brought inio sympathy and CO.
operation with the college, ~ improving the
present system OF agriculiu iure Valuable intor-
nation is thereby spread bro. least throughout
the State, and desire OF improved machinery,
better varieties o. seed better breeds OF stock
better forage plants & T.. is stimulated and the
experience of successful farmers have been
brought ont.
lHcSc are some OF the results as l see them
1t is likely they may be colored n little highly,
but | believe them TO be true. The college has
made mistakes and will continue TO make them
no doubt. but the management IS true and loyal
TO the agricultural interests OF the State, and will
correct errors AS discovered or pointed out.
ask the farmers of Mississippi to he patient,
to visit and inspect the college. The work
ings of the college have been approved by
every committee OF farmers who have visited ii :;
among them the committees OF the State Grange
The Okbbeha County Alliance, by committee
OF South Carolina farmers, sent by convention
of farmers, and who spent week AT the college.
BY Commissioner OF Agriculture, Coleman, who
visited 1t, by numerous correspondents sent spe
cially to report, and | believe will be by any
committee of farmers in Mississippi or elsewhere
who will visit US and take the time to examine
our workings.-Raleigh IN. c. Progressive
Farmer.