The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-20
Over Seventy Counties Win
be Represented
Fine Program of Lectures and Inter-
esting Horse Show, Besides
Other Attractions.
MANY GO FROM MCRACKEN

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 20 State
Agricultural Commissioner Hubert
Vreeland has about completed ar
arrangements for the holding of the
State Farmers institute meeting,
which eonvenes at Sheibyville on
February &c next. and is able to an
nounee to the delegates and others
desiring TO attend that he has Sc
cured an agreement with the South
ern Passenger association officials
for a railroad rate of one fare plus
% cents for the trip. To this time ne
has received assurances from seven
ty counties that the local institutes
will send delegates.
During the three days of the meet
Ing an interesting program will be
carried out, the commissioner having
arranged with number of we'll
known lecturers on live topics to APP
pear and speak to the delegates.
State Senator Charles Carroll and
William A. Robinson. of Louisville.
have asked permission and will be
accorded time to present to the del
egates their views as to needed
amendments to the revenue and tax
alton laws of the commonwealth.
The lecturers secured, and their sub
jects, are as follows:
Organization. the Safeguard Of
the Farmers" Hon. Mortimer White
head. of New Jersey
"The Need of Forest Conservation
in Kentucky" II. NJ. Hale, of the Ma
tional Department of Forestry, Wash
ington.
THE Necessity for and How to
Secure Clean MILK" C. B. Lane, Of
the National Dairy Department, De
partment of Agriculture. Washing
ton.
Beef Cattle and Alfalfa" Joseph
E. Wing. of Merchandising, Ohio.
"The Burnley Tobacco Movement"
Hon. w. A. Byron. of Bracken coun-
ty.
Farm Sanitation" Dr. Arthur T..
Mccormack. of Bowling Green.
Corn and It's Culture" C. C. WI
liams, of Wooster. Ohio.
Dairy Cattle and Commercial Fer
tilizer Prof. NJ. A. scoveI, of Ken
lucky Experiment Station.
"Wnat the Pure Food Law Means
to the Farmer" r. M. Allen, of the
Kentucky Experiment Station.
"The Purposes of the Kentucky
Breeding Bureau" Jouett Shouse, of
Lexington.
While the state institute is in ses-
sion the Kentucky Swine Breeders
association and the Kentucky Dairy
mems association will mold their an
nual meetings at shelbyville, thus in
creasing attendance at the institute.
Much interest is being shown in adj
vance of the meeting among the del
egates from the First and Third ap-
pe.late court districts over the Sc
lection of the members from those
districts on the state board Of agrl-
culture, forestry and immigration.
w. T. Harris, of Union county. is
the sitting member from the First
district He is being opposed for
election 10 the place by G.. T. Bald
win, of Henderson; J. B. Walker. OF
Christian county, and G. ~ McGrew,
of Livingston county. Guthrie Will
son. of Nelson county. is the present
member of the state board for the
Third appellate district. Opposing
him for election are R. r. Giltner. of
Shelby county and delegates from
those two districts will meet some
time during the state institute meet
ing and elect the new members of
the state board.
McCracien County.
McCracken county will be well
Represented. The county institute
sent delegates, including S. A. Fow-
Ter, C. X. Lamond, w. L. Bower w
F. Bradshaw, Sr. R. H. Noble. d. W,
Coons and others. 1t is expected that
many farmers will take advantage OF
the rates and accompany the dalega-
tion, each county being allowed as
many delegates as the in1titute ap-
points.