Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-28
WAS A GRAND SUCCESS.
Meeting of tho Interstate Farmers
Institute n vickshurg.


Ntckshury, Feb. . The Interstate
Farmers Institute. whose session began
here this evening. could not haze b.-n
assembled under more favorable aus
plces.
The public ceremonies today began
with the military reception following
the arrival OF tiox. Stone and parsy
from jackson. similar honors were also
Paid s'ov. IacksoA. OF Iowa. ard the vis-
ttors from the Northwest. who arrived
this evening, and several Thousand ps.t,-
pie escorted each party 10 its quarters.
Representative planters for hundred
miles around are h~rc 10 urluoue the
visitors. and the city Is aglou with decu-
rations-
The institute was formally OPENED AZ
so o'clock tonight with PRAYER by
bishop Thompson. after which addresses
ot welcome Were delivered by ssov
Stone, Mayor owhridgr. aud lion.
Murray +. Smith. and responded To by
Sov. jackson aud other speakers
ENssov Hoard. OF Wisconsin. elected
10 preside over tise institutc. also spoke.
\ crriitahlc agricultural exhibit Is !
feature Of the institgte.
~ECoND DAY.
Nlckshur-. Feb sf.-Every steamer
and train arriving tu,lav hrought aadi-
tious To the crouds in stten,lance upon
the institute. whose suers.ss eciipses
that of any pabiis gathering ever held
here.
The hour set for resuming the session
this morning, 9,Jd. was too early Tor the
Northern visitors. - whom the attrar-
ilons of the hainy morning aud sight
seeing had proven irresistible. Theg
visited the points ot interest on foot
and in every iusa < uabIe kind 90 vehicle.
and it was nearly 70 o'clock before
Chairman Hoard called The great Assem-
bly, 10 ortier
An entertaining address By Mrs Vir.
giniS q. Meredith. Of Indiana. on
sheep IIusbandry.~ was fuII ef prac-
ticaI information sttraciiyeiy Tlr.'seut.sg.
The diss'iassion Of the topic Tan Hogs
he Probably Urpwa in the South. = l,,s-
gun by Col. jed Lake, ef lnsicps.r .r,Isus,.
Iowa brought forth humorous tiIshs
from Gov. Stone
Uns Of the most valuable papers asl-
dressed 10 the iastitHi. was read t.y
Prof. Morgan. entssneiogtss ef the
Louisiana State University. and cieSsssl
the morning pr,wram- IL Ess sutItl, "a
''Eaemiss to Crops and How TO subj -
Them. and ~as material lreatts. oa
: subject Of special import snes 10 plant.
ers in this Seetiou-
The afternoon Was dew ted - an ex.
cursi0u to the National eesnukerv. faI.
lowed by an informal reception given
By the ladies OF vicksbar.. in honor Of
the lsdy visitors
The le.dinE feature ~ the =lght sss-
sion Was Prof W. c Ssublss' Splendia
address on the theme. AtluviaI Lands
Of the Mississippi Valley Adapted TO
Diversified Farming The speaker i
the able director II the Louisiana state
Agricultural Experiment station
TIEIED DAY.
Vickshurg. Feb The Farmers
Institute closed It's session 1t II o'eicrk
tonight. when Chairman HoarI declared
it adjourned sine die. aud called upou
the immense aEdi~nre 20 pin in sing
ing the uaticaai hymn. -'Ansrica.-
which was rendered most heartily. IL
was = thrilling sceme. saa an appropri-
ate conclusion Zoe the greatest PopaIar
gathering ever ssen here.
The days sssSloaS. three ia number.
were distinguished by addresses by
Profs- ; ". TraeT. TAFT Batler. and ".
c. welilsorn. Of Mixsisstpps. Hon J. NJ
samuels. of Kentucky. anl President
Bearishcar. OF Ioma state College. FEve
minute talks on the benefits Of tho in
stitute closed the proeeeviinxs- tsox.
Hoard was the last speaker. sna NoSs
hearty response from his agdlence.
In the afternoon capt. Merry was prv-
seatcd by his fricHds from the North-
west with \ costly diamond pm. es0v.
jackson, Of I0wa. making tho p-eSenta-
tiOn.
Az the night session souvenir of the
institWte. a heavy gold medal badge
suitably inscribed. was presented to
Mrs Merednh by the citizens Of vlcks-