The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-11-18
TO FARMERS.
Address of Senator crenshaw al
Our Farmers Institute.

IL is one OF lne IuucllunS Oh gov
eminent to foster those industries
which are beneficial to the people
as 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
the Government. but We will confine
ourselves to agriculture.
Land has been given to people
upon which to 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 it has not
only given the right TO homestead
the public lands but 1t established at
Washington Bureau for the dissent
nation of literature among FARMERS
throughout the country, and for the
collecting OF seeds, plants and bulbs,
experimenting with them and dis
,ributing those which are found to
be adapted to this country and use
ful, so that the farmers might have
the 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 the
American climate. This bureau was
made a department of the Govern
ment with a Cabinet officer at its
mead, and not only that, every State
IN the union and every territory has
established Department Of Agricul-
.ure. We had Bureau Of Agricul-
lure for quite a number OF years in
this State. The last Constitution a
lopted by the people of this State
urned that into department of
he State. 1t is now a Constitutional
ffice and you elect every four years
N officer. to preside over that de-
)artment. whose duty it is to ex-
end every benefit to you and to aid
you in every way to make your farm
ling successful. am here for the
the purpose OF telling you something
bout this department Of Agriculture
| If the State Of Kentucky.
| Through the good graces of the COM
missioner l am made his assistant in
the State II there is anything that
I know anything about it is agricul-
ture. In fact, know nothing else
ind l flatter myself that | am to
some extent practical farmer. |
want to say to you that II you would
make the State Department of Agricul
ture a benefit To you as IL was in
tended that it should be. and credi.
to the State, you must uphold the
hands Ct your Commissioner and en-
courage him to disseminate agricIl-
tural literature and seeds, and plants
and bulbs and vegetables Of the Va
rious kinds. He can be benefit I
each one Of you, II you VIII only let
him. l am fully persuaded. by my ira
els all over the State. that this De
partment of Agriculture is not fully
| appreciated by the farmers of the
State. The Legislature saw fit Il,
place in the hands Of your Commits
Toner of Agricul tie sum Of 49,
0o0 for the purpose Of holding these
Institutes oil over the State, and fol
gathering seeds and distributing them
and for disseminating agricultural lit
erature. $4,000 is a small sum, lu
with proper cooperation on the plri
If the farmers of the State. We will
be able to accomplish a vast amount
Of good. This year we sent out 10,
bushels Of SEED corn last spring. We
are now receiving reports from near
| ly every county in the State. II
used to be that Only small slmpl,
package Of corn was sent.