The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-23
TO THE DAlRYMEN AND CATTLE
BREEDERS OF KENTUCKY.

Shelbyville, KY, Feb. 10, 1907.
If you are interested in the dairy
business, either as breeder of diary
stock, or a producer of milk and cream,
it is very essential that you should
take day or two off and attend the
meeting to be held in Shelbyville, KY,
during the State Farmers Institute,
which will be in session Feb 26, 81
and 2S. You may or may not have ex-
perienced difficulties in satisfying
certain Health Departments as to the
health of your herd and sanitary con-
dition of your barns. A great many
have been confronted with this propo-
sition, and the greatest feature of it
is, that the Pure Food Department of
Kentucky, the State Board of Health
and the City Board of Health of Louis
vile are not working in harmony. In
order that uniform rules shall govern,
the Shelby County Dairy and Cattle
Breeders Association has deemed it
wise to form State Dairy Organiza-
ton. We believe that we can have
the Legislature appoint Dairy Com.
missioner, who shall be a practical
man, and State Veterinary Surgeon,
who shall be subject to the call of
every stOckman, to inspect his herd
at the expense of the State. We also
hope to have some laws enacted that
will promote the dairy interests.
The dairy business is becoming a
very important branch Of agriculture
in Kentucky. In Shelby county alone
there are 100 dairy farmers. During
the last session of the Legislature, a
very unjust bill was offered by mem
Der from Louisville, who represented
a clique, who sought to place great
power in the hands of one man, who
could have your cattle slaughtered at
will, and to show you the schemes that
were practiced to further the passage
of this bill, there was a dummy bill
printed in circular form and purport-
ing 70 be copy of the original, that
was sent out for distribution among
the dairymen of Shelby county. This
dummy bill was changed in wording
SO as to appear far more reasonable
and just than the original. The
Shelby County Association went to
Frankfort in large numbers and with
the. assistance of members of the
House and Senate, who readily saw
the injustice that was being practiced,
succeeding in defeating the passage of
this bill, even after it had passed one
committee. The Shelby County AS
ISOLATION has done good work with
members of the Louisville Board of
Council.
With a State organization, working
together, We will be assured of fair
and impartial laws. AS the lawmakers
of our State would not dare to Cd.
press or destroy SO important an in
dustry as dairy farming and with
reasonable laws and fair prices for
our products, there is no business that
we can follow that will bring us so
good a revenue and at the same time
increase the fertility of our farm
lands.
| | trust that each man may consider
this a personal invitation, and I al
most feel like guaranteeing his ex-
penses Of the trip, as know that the
benefits to be derived from a State
organization will be very great. Aside
from this feature you will be enabled
to hear some of the greatest dairy
lecturers in the United States, who
will speak at the State Farmers Insit-
tute while you are here.
Trusting that as many as possible
will be present, remain,
Very respectfully,
HART WALLACE,
President Shelby County Dairy and