The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-03-10
FARMERS INSTITUTE
MOST SUCCESSFUL
In History, 81 Counties Being
Represented and Over 300
visitorsin Attendance.

Mt. Sterling, KY, Feb. a.
The annual nesting of the Safe
Farmers Institute convened at the
courthouse in this city, last Thursday
morning for three days session with
the largest crowd in attendance ever
seen at Stnte gathering.
President Thomas ]. Bigstaff, OF
this city, called the Institute to
order at the opening session and the
Rev. II. d. Clarke pronounced the
invocadonn. The address of welcome
and the main speech was made by
President Bfgstaff. Ii was an ex-
cellent speech and went back 10 the
time when the agricultural pursuits
were I'm their infancy, bringing the
farmer up TO the present by degrees
and showing the rapid progress and
advancement which he had made
during the last few years. When
President Bigstaff finished. Commits
sdouer Rankin made am imprompt
talk which included stu,omg plea for
better farms, better houses and broad
er education along agricultural lines.
Committees were appointed as follows:
On Credentials. B. Martin, Gra-
yes county; ]. A. Logan, Edmonson
county; w. H. Strange, Hart county
Clarence Sale, Jefferson county; Geo.
Parker, Franklin county; A. H. Dur
ham, Nicholas county; ID. j. Bur-
chett, Montgomery county.
On Organization-He Brown
ing, Webster county; NJ. B. Dixon, AL
lem county; Knox Brown, Spencer
county; Austin Howard Jefferson
county; w. T. Chiffon, Henry county
Judge Fulkerson, Floyd county; j..
II. Hammond, Breathitt county.
On Resolutions-C. H. Tyree, Gallo
way county; C. NJ. Barnett, Ohio
county; L. C. Nell, Adair county;
Clarence Sale, Jefferson county S. T..
Randall, Mercer county; A. H. Dur
ham, Nicholas county; Milton Mellow
ell, johnson county.
On Legislation-W. II. Jones, Bal
lard county; c. NJ Barnett, Ohio coun
ty; w. H. Lyon, Pulaski county Clar-
ence Sale, Jefferson county; Rhodes
B. Thomas, Scott county; Joseph How
ard, Grant county; A. B. Hail, Pow
ell county.
On State Fair-Bcn Wood, Christian
county; T. d. Hale, Hancock county;
S. G. Smith, Clinton county Clarence
Sale, Jefferson county; C. B. CARNEY
Galatin county; G. NJ. Mcmillan, Pen
dIeton county; W. S. Knight, Russell
county.
The afternoon was taken up with
twenty minute speeches by Mrs. Mar
tin of Louisville, Miss Chinn, of
Lexington, and Miss Robertson, of
Frankfort, on topics of intesest to the
women and children on the farm, and
the papers We're excellent, Lucien
Becker. Prof. Mossier, j. B.. Walker
and others made short talks which
aroused unusual interest, and they
were followed by Prof. Holden, the
corn expert, of Iowa, who delivered
one of the finest addresses on the
growing and cultivating of corn ever
beard here. Holden is the man who,
by his method, increased the out-put
Of corn 100000 bushels in one sea-
son.
The farmers watched the demon
STATIONS and listened to this address
with deep interest, and many have
STATED that they. will try this method
Of planning this year.
Chief interest IN the day oentered
in the selection of members OF the
State Board TO succeed DIR. Nell who
is filling out the uneXptred term of
Guthrie Wilson, and the other NOM
beers from the First District Henry
Van Zant, of Metcalf coounty, was
named from the Third district.
VI. w. Mc1ieW WdS IS-titNutu llOin
the First district by vote of ~ 10 3,
three counties not being represented.
This caused a surprise, as DIT had been
confidently rumored that Capt. w.
]. Stone would be chosen.
Fridays sessions Of the institute
were even better attended than those
Of the opening day, and considerably
more interest Appeared 10 be iakn in
addresses, some OF which were by the
best-known experts in the country,
whose advice, il followed 4 is safd,
wtll prove 20 be worth millions OF
dollars to this state. Several of those
scheduled for speeches were unable to
be present. but this gave additional
tame 10 others who were thus able TO
spesik more fully on the SUBJECTS which
were OF vital interests 10 the farmers.
Following the issuance and answer
OF "humy up" call TO COMMISSIONS
M. C. RanlAin. who was net on hand
when the second days session con-