The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-24
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
To Be Held at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College

Regarding the annual farmers i'll
sti;ute to be held at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College early in. Sep
TENDER recent issue of the CONNER
oial Appeal contains the following ac-
count:
The faculty and mana cement of
the Mississippi Agricultural Expert
ment Station at Starkviile are now
mafelng active preparations for the
final round up farmers institute
which is scheduled to be held Sep
tember 4, 5, and next There is no
doubt that this will afford an excel
lent opportunity to those interested.
and especially such citizens as are in
terested in agricultural advancement
and progress. tn hear some interest
ing and Instructive discussions oil.
agricultural methods and kindred
subjects, and at the same time visit
college and the experimental station
and note their workings.
AS TO the program devised for the
three days event. or series of events.
Prof E. B, Boyd, director of the far
mers institute. reports ore that is
complete and full of interest The
State farmers institute and conven-
ton will open at the Agricultural
College. Starkville. at 2:3o p. M. on
Wednesday, Sept 4 with an introdue-
tory address on 'Tillage' by Prof. w.
L. Hutchinson director of the expert
ment station. This will be followe ed
hv a paper on sHow..to Make Trlssk
Farming Pay by John w Day, OF
Crsrst al Springs. who has had ex-
perience along the sanle line. 'f.@
"The evening session of the first
day will be cfararte rized by the DIS
cussion1 Of the subjects, Soil I'm
provement.' by Prof. w R. Perkins:
Mississippi's Need of More Good
Farmers by Hon R p Wright. of
Carthage; and Farm Conditions in
the South by c. D. Lyons, of
Georgetown. Ohio treated from the
st7rdpoint of Northern farmer
"The program, for Thursday. Sep
ten,ber (. Is outlined as follows:
Morning session at e.3o o'clock
The Dairy Cow. Queen of Do-
nestle Aninlals.' by H. a. G,riey,
pres dent of the National Dairy Cow
Association of DeKalb, III
What the College is Doing for
DairyiHg in the State, by Prof ]. Z.
Moore.
These subjects. like all others, will
5e open for general discussion inn
nediateiy after the leading address
has been delivered.
Thursday afterroen at ago the
subject of poultry will be taken up
Nth an address by f. H. Konman
member of the national association
- Audubon Soctses. on the subject.
The Necessity Of Frashered Help TO
Agrieu'tuTe Profit in Hogs for
The Mississippi Farmer" by D. A.
Sunders of Starkvilie. who will also
he on the Thursday afternoon pro-
gram
Thursday everirg at S:Is Com
missioner of Agriculture Biakeslec
will comment on A Few Matters OF
| Importance to Mississippians.'s This
viii be followed BIZ an address exem-
plifying the use of trees for the pur-
poses of economy and beauty. 10 be
illustrated by Prof Clothier of the
forestry department.
On Friday such topics as beef cat
tie. alfalfa and alfalaf raising. poultry
and value will be presented, and it
gram for such an occasion as has yet
been devised in Mississippi.
Director Boyd states that special
efforts have been made to arrange for
what would be considered attractive
and helpful from an economic stand
ard. and several of the features will
be further embellished and demon-
| st-ated by the use. of illustrations
Pastures will be furnished without
cost TO those who. come across coun-
/ try to attend while meals will be pro-
durable at the mess hall, and the Ag-
ricultural Collspc aud its useful adj
junet, the experiment station. will of
thenasslves make a fine. exhibit. par
tieularly in the department Of cattle
and other domestic. live Stock.