The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-15
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Was the Agricultural Extension School
at Louisa Last Week.


history of Agriculture in Lawrence
county, occurred last week, when
the Extension Division of the State
Experiment Station,
by qualified men as
teachers, made its appearance in
Louisa and opened a school in the
Normal College. These
teachers were Prof. T. r. Bryant,
Mr.. H. B. Hendrick and Mr.. H. B.
Carmody. These were Joined later
by Mr.. r. C. Terrell, an eminent
authority on the theory and prac-
tice of building good roads. He i,
indeed, the real Good Roads" man
of Kentucky. School began at II
o'clock Monday morning, and 1t
looked for time like previous work
in Louisa along this line that the
usual frost was impending, but 4
required but a short time to learn
that here was school indeed, in
which things could be learned in
farming and its allied branches
which would more than pay the pu-
pill for his time and presence. When
school was "out" for the day the
scholars were sorry. and said they
would come on the next day and
bring more pupils, which they did,
the next day and the next until the
end of the term, which was on Sat
urday. These men, every one OF
them, knew their business. Wheth-
er it be tilling the soil, raising stock
poultry or fruit, dairying-they
knew 1t all and could tell in a most
natural way all they knew. When
the lectures and the demonstrations
were ended it was felt that the
cause of the right kind of farming
in this county had taken big step
forward, and that more of this kind
of instruction was needed and would
be welcomed.
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The stress and labor attending
the publication of paper during
election week prevented the attend
anca of the NEWS during the ses-
sion of the School, but Mrs. Nora
Kknnison has kindly contributed o
very readable and interesting ac-
count of its proceedings. 1t is worth
careful perusal and a thoughtful
consideration.
An Interesting Event.
One of the most interesting and
important events that have occur
red in Louisa for long time was
the Agriculture Extension School
which was in session for four days
last week. From the first lesson
to the last the instructors were
greatly pleased with the number ~
attendance and the interest mani
tested. and their pupils were no less
p, aased with the genial manners
and excellent work of their teach
ers
The NEWS of last week contained
an article showing the purpose and
scope of the work of these Farm
Schools" 1t is the aim of the pres
.ent article to give some idea of the
course of study. The branches in
clnded are Agriculture. Stock rais-
ing and Fruit growing. Lessons
thirty minutes in length were given
on such subjects as soil. rotations
of crops, selection and testing OF
seeds, improvement of corn, busi-
ness methods of farm management,
pure-bred stock, feeding, care and
diseases of stock, soil and cultiva
tion of orchards, planting an or
chard, pruning. spraying small fruits
gathering, packing and storing ap-
pies. home butter-making and poul-
try-raising.
The program was varied on Fri
day to give place to Mr. R. G. Ter
rell. Kentucky's first Commissioner
OF Public Roads. At the morning
session Mr.. Terrell explained the
purpose Of this new State Depart
ment, its plans, and how any county
may obtain its aid in road and
bridge building.In the afternoon he
gave a lesson on how Lawrence
county can have good roads. using
only the material at hand.
The lessons were very interesting
and instructive throughout the en-
tire session, and were given in lam
guage so simple that a twelye-year-
old child could have understood
them. The teachers did not bring to
US fine theories of what might be
done. but practical knowledge gain
cd from things that had been done
in repeated experiments. n
Prqf. Bryant and his associates
urged the advisability Of improving
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