Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-09-11
WELL REPRESENTED
Yazoo Well Represented at the Farm
ar@'s Institute at the A. e. NJ.
College.

ar''s Institute at the A. g. M.
College.
Mr.. ID. A. Swazc and wife, w. T..
CLARK. Lucius Edwards and Mr. j. j..
McGraw, wife and daughter of Dea-
sonviilc took in the institute, and 70
say these representatives were pleased
with what they saw and heard would
be putting it mildly. Mr.. Swazc pro-
.aounccd IL the greatest dissemination
Of practical knowledge Of agriculture
ever instituted. Each day they were
given practical talks on different sub
jects and tho talks were demonstrated
with the real product, which had been
produced by the methods taught. 1T
was the same way with the stock.
The man who gave the lectures on this
subject had fully tried out the plan
nnd had the stock thccr to speak for
itself, and IL spoke in no uncertain
terms for all the stock which the col
legc owns is -p to the standard in
every respect. They have several
herds of different breeds of cattle
consisting Of Ayresawsy Holsteln,
Hereford Durham and Jerseys.
They are also raising fine horses
and mules and have some that would
be able to stand the test with any
Kentucky or Missouri raised animal.
- 7hey have also a fine herd Of swine,
which are Of the very best breeds and
on tIis subject gave special instruc-
ton on the care Of them so that dis
ease could be eliminated. There wGs
also q model dairy with about so cows,
which was thrown open for inspection
in every detail. giving all those who
felt any interest n the matter every
opportunity to study Il carefully.
The chickens, which should receive
more attention from The farmers, was
ose Of the most interesting features
Of the institute Cor with q good flock
Of hens and two cows no farmer should
cry hard times.
The children around Starkville are
being trained in agriculture by giving
each child n small plot Of ground and
letting him feel that inc responsibility
of fhe development Of the product de-
ponds entirely on him, and they arc
instructed by experts rs to the best
methods of cultivating the soil in or
der to get the best results.
They have tried to get an artesian
we'll near the college but SO far they
have not succeeded and all the water
has to be pumped But with this to
contend with the faculty has managed
to put in an irrigation system, which
has been found to answer the purpose,
and consists Of over ground sprinkling,
The institute lasted two weeks and
every day was filled with good and
useful knowledge, which the eight
hundred representatives from every
section Of the State eagerly took in
with a view of putting it into practi-
cal use in their own section.
There was not single phase of
farm work which did not receive
special attention and throughout the
whole session Of lectures was the idea
of diversication Of crops. The boil
weevil came in for good share OF
attention as to the best way to get
ahead of his majesty before he gets
you.
SO well was Mr.. Swaze pleased that
he is anxious for all who possibly can
TO attend the institute next year, and
rs Mr.. Swayzc is man who has had a
wide experience in agriculture, and
being born and reared on a farm, and
as he takes great interest in farming
and farmers, he will be only too glad
to have the farmers get the benefit
of the knowledge which he obtained
As there are few men who are so well
and favorably known, his word will
carry much weight in interesting the
farmers in what he saw and heard.
Mr.. Swayze says so far as he could
learn. President Hightower was Civ
ing entire satisfaction, and this school
was one of the very best means OF
bringin gMississippi into her own by
educating the youth of the State in
every branch of farm work.