The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-08

.ambitiol the support Of the
farmers county in the State
In the the Department to
the end TIM Successful and permanent
institute societies might be organized
in each county. | am pleased to re-
port that an organization has been
formed in every county in the State
and for two successive years a
days institute has been held in.
of the 119 counties. This wo
already brought about n.
change in the agricultural conditt
of the State. 1t is freely admitted
by intelligent farmers in all parts of
the State that the farmers generally
are more interested in scientific inves-
tigation and modern methods of ag-
riculture than at any time in the
history of the State. These organi-
cations were effected only after un-
firing work ON the part of every
members of the Department, and l
am of the opinion that If this work
: is continued in an intelligent manner,
the good results will be incalculable
in the future. Kentucky should be
second to no State in the Union ag-
riculturally, and with the hearty co
operation on the part of the farmers,
and a comprehensive and determined
policy on the part of the State De-
partment of Agriculture, Kentucky is
destined to eventually take front rank
amongt the agricultural States of the
I Nation
During the first two years of my adj
ministration as many institutes were
held as the appropriation would adj
NIT OF, and in addition the alfalfa
and corn special train covered a
large territory. After the passage of
the law creating the State Board of
Agriculture, Forestry and Immigra-
ton the Department set about to carry
the provisions of the new law into
effect
hC III d iIiPOlioilI oNSP Woo " ~
cate the State Fair At the first meet
ing of the board in Frankfort the
fair was located at Louisville. Since
then two successful State Fairs-Asve
been held in that hty. The two fairs
yielded a. profit of about $4,000.
PROPERTY known as the Duffy tract,
in the western end of the city of
Louisville, was recently selected as
the permanent home Of the fair A
detailed statement of the two fairs
held under the State Board will be
found elsewhere.
The board next considered the pro
vision of the law relating to forestry.
An agreement was secured with the
National Forest Service whereby that
department is to pay one-half the ex-
penses of a forest survey of Kentucky
and the state Board the other half.
At the present time eleven counties
have been surveyed. A complete re-
port, with comprehensive map at
tached, is given elsewhere in this
volume.
After giving considerable thought
to the question of immigration, the
Committee on immigration, appointed
by the State Board, came to the con
clusion that it would be futile to send
an agent to any of the ports of entry
in the United States as nearly all
kthe foreigners emigrating to this
country have fixed upon their desu-
nation before leaving their homes.
The committee, therefore, decided to
send Mr.. .Chas. G.. Nuremberg, of
Frankfort, to Switzerland as the
special agent of this State, to induce
emigration to Kentucky. Mr.. Mutzen-
berg was a resident of Switzerland
for twenty years, and he proceeded at
once to the work of appointing sub
agents, and to the carrying out of
the general instruction of the board.
He had not proceeded far in his work
when he was notified that recent
law required agents to be permanently
domiciled in Switzerland. Mr.. Nut
zenberg, was compelled to- cancel his
newspaper advertising and his mission
was rendered practically ineffective.
Mr., Mutzenberg's report is presented
in this volume.
had the honor to be appointed
member of the Kentucky-Jamestown
Exposition Commission and this De
partment, at the request of the Com
mission. secured and maintained an
agricultural exhibit during the life of
the Exposition.
The Institute work during the past
two years has been very successful,
and the interest in this work Is in
creasing rapidly. The State Insti-
tute was we'll attended, and the inter
est was all that could be desired. AS