The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-11-25
To- FARMERS.
ADDRESS Of Senator crenshaw al
Our Farmers Institute.


eminent TO foster those industries
which are beneficial TO the people
al body. The Federal Government
has spent millions and millions OF
dollars upon the rivers and hAr-
bors Of this great country Of ours.
and has appropriated millions Of
acres Of the public land and lent
the public credit TO foster commerce.
II has encouraged inventors BY
granting patent rights. indeed a
whole catalog Of industries is pro-
tected. encouraged and promoted by
tho Government. but We will oonfine
ourselves TO agriculture.
Land has been given TO people
upon which 10 build homes thereby
encouraging agriculture. which is
one of the most important. II not the
most important. factor in this or any
other government. And II has not
only given the right to homestead
the public lands but It established at
washD pn Bureau for the dissent
nalioh> literature among farmers
throughout the country. and for the
collecting Of seeds. = % and bulbs.
experimenting with Them and dis
tributing those which are found To
be adapted TO this country and use
ful. 70 that the farmers might have
tho benefits Of those experiments.
We have now the most diversified
farming Of any country on the
earth. We have got not only the
plants originally found here. but have
gone among the heather and barba-
rians and found plants and useful
things that may be cultivated In tho
American climate. This bureau was
made a department OF the Govern
ment with a Cabinet officer at its
head, and not only that. every State
In the union and every Territory has
established Department Of Agrseai
ture We had a Bureau Of Asrieui-
ture for quite number OF years H
this State. The last Constitution n
dnpted BY the people OF this sut'
turned that into department o
the State. II IL now a Constitutions
office ard you elect every four year
an officer to preside over that dc
partment, whose duty Il Is TO eS
tend every benefit to you and TO all
you In every way To make your farm
ing successful. am here for tn
the purpose OF telling you somethinI
about this department OF Agrieultur
/ Of the State Of Kentucky.
Through the good graees Of the con
y missioner l am made his assistant .
the State. II there is anything thn
know anything about Il Is agrtcul
tnre. In fact. I know nothing els'
and fialier myself that am
come extent practical farmer.
want To say TO you that II you voul
make the state Department Of Agricu
ture a benefit TO you as Il was IL
tended that II should be and a cred
to the State. you must uphold n
hands of your Commissioner and er
cnuraKe him to disseminate agricn
tural literature and seeds. and plan
and bulbs and vegetables OF the VI
rious kinds He can be a benefit
each one of you. II you will only v
him. am fully persuaded. BY my II
els all over the State. that this D
partment Of Agriculture Is not ful
appreciated by the farmers OF u
State. The legislature saw NJ
place in the hands OF your Comini
sloner OF Agriculture the sum OF 81
Oo0 for the purpose OF holding the
Institutes all over the State. and Z
gnthering seeds aud distributing the
and for disseminating agricultural ]
erature. $4,000 Is small sum. b
with proper cooperation on the p'
Of the farmers Of the State. we "
be able to accomplish vast amou
OF good. This year we sent out
bushels uf seed corn last spring.
are now receiving reports from me-
" every county In the State
used 20 be that only n small sam
package Of corn was sent; but n
we have adopted the rule OF
sending TO one man less than bu
eI; that will plant eight acres and
have enough seed left for replanti
He can look after the eight acres
report results. whereas, when
send a small package he will
give Il the special attention II
serves. We alno send two bushels
wheat, which will SOW an acre an
half He can afford to keep II ser
ate. thrash Il separate and II II
good, sell II to HIS neighbors. ant
Il Is a good variety II will soon
come disseminated over the Stat
We have applied this principle
all kinds Of seeds. We have m
improvements. We no longer q
the small packages that people pay
attention to.
In addition TO holding these IL
,ates. we have the proceedings !
iIshed. The papers which are
on the various subjects are ed
and published and $4,000 copies Of
proceedings OF each institute
scattered broadcast over the s.
until the entire State will profit
what you say of your experience
the raising OF the various product
your farms.
So you will profit by what pc
IN other counties have said In
institutes. We will send you pa
covering such subjects as the e'cul
ton OF Alfalfa, something almost
. IN Lawrence county as ! undersl
ae well as In other parts OF the
You will get the benefit OF the
rionce Of men who have made a
oesa In the raising Of Alfalfa.
ladies viii get tho benefit Of thu
perlence Of those who have been
ccnuful In the raising Of poultry