The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-27
TIE EXPERIMENT STATION.
A. 6 VI. TRUSTEES WILL soon HAVE
SURVEY MADE.
An Ideal Location just 80 Miles From
the GuIf-Much Importance At
tached to IFS Success


The Clarion Ledger learns from a
member of the board of trustees of the
Starkville Agricultural and Mecbani-
cal College that the survey preparato-
ry to fencing fields and erecting build
ings at the new agricultural expert
ment station at Mcneil will soon be
completed and the committee of the
board intrusted with this work hopes
to have the farm in working order at
the earliest possible moment.
The farm is located near the depot
on the east side of the railroad, con-
tiguous to right of-way, 100 acres of
upland with red clay sub-soil will soon
be cleared and fenced and the eye of
every passing train will have a sweep
ing view of fruit and vegetables TO be
grown thereon.
When worked under the intensive
system and advanced methods known
to science the growing fruits, vegeta-
bles and overhanging grapes will be
sight beautiful to behold and every sur
rounding farmer will catch the thought
and emulate the productions. For
several miles east and west the lands
lie in broad level ridges, not only sug
gestive of good roads and driveways,
but present the very best lands for
cultivation. Pine is the main growth
of timber ntermixed with hickory,
oak and dogwood on the slopes of the
ridges. There are no large swamps or
overflows within II or 10 miles, but
the country around is interlaced with
small branches and brook like streams
from mountain dragging their
chains of flashing silver through beds
of fern and magnolia in abundant
use for man and beast; besides springs
and wells may be found in abundant
supply.
The lands at Mcneil are go feet
above the sea level and about 80 miles
from Bay st. Louis, with all the ad
vantages of the coast climate, without
the damp, low lands intervening.
The gulf breeze tempered with the
latent heat of early spring, fans
warmth and vigor into the growing
plants month earlier than in the
more northern portions of the State,
which means very much profit to the
producer, as we'll as pleasure to the
consumer.
1t was at Mcneil that the late Pres.
ident John NJ. Stone, of the \. & NJ
College, expressed his opinion that it
was the best land and climate that he
and more than one of the board of
trustees are enthusiastic in the belief
that it will become the great vegetable
and fruit growing center of the South,
and be center where money and in
telligence will produce the earliest
and ripest fruits and vegetables
known to the markets.
Every assurance is given that the a.
& NJ. College, under the law providing
for the station, intends to use the best
brains and necessary money to unlock
the hidden secrets of the soil and devel-
OPP the possibilities of the vast area of
pine lands into profitable agriculture
and by which farmers of the pine region
may live in comfort and moderate af-
fluence. Already host of intelligent
farmers are looking over the inviting
prospect believing that the new gospel
of advanced agriculture will grow and
ripen into a good educational school
to meet the wants of the pine feat
ure is the excellence of health and eli
mate around Mcneil, which is situated
south of latitude of Mobile on the
first range of hilltops, go feet above
the coast level and free from malarial
influences. The gulf breeze loses
much of its moisture in the interven-
ing pine timber and comes in gentle
force at all seasons with healing in
its wings tempering its balmy touch
to the invalid and suggesting vigor
and comfort to all persons. The mild
climate and surroundings induce the
belief that this range of elevated table
lands may prove to be great health
resort of the State for persons from a
harsher climate. Clarion Ledger.