The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-21
FARMERS WEEK AT THE
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Every Kentucky farmer should be
interested in the approaching meet
ing of the Kentucky Corn Growers
Association, especially in view of the
fact that it is associated, as regards
time and place, with most of the
other leading farmers organizations
of the State.
The advances made in Kentucky in
the last few years in the production
of good quality of corn have been
rather remarkable. 1t will be of in
terest to many Kentucky farmers to
know that in the classes offered for
the best ten years of white dent corn
at the National Corn Show last year,
Kentucky stood first among the
| States.
! The annual meeting of the Corn
| Growers Association is to held on
Wednesday, January Z, 1914, but the
%corn show will continue throughout
the week of January to 10. The
/ program for Corn Day will be made
{ up of lectures and demonstrations
bearing on soil fertility and other
fundamental questions upon which
the growing of corn like any other
crop depends.
Besides the corn show, which will
include the cereals, there will be in
progress during the week educational
exhibits and competitive shows in
horticulture, dairy products and poul-
| try, and a tobacco show. 1t will be
seen from this synopsis that farmers
whose larger interests represent these
various lines Of agriculture will be
| brought together for general conven-
ton and for instruction by noted eX-
perts, and all has been crowded into
the space of one week, that those es-
pecially interested in two or more
farm specialties may without great
| loss of time attend both conventions
and others if they so desire.
The other conventions are those of
THE Beef Cattle Breeders AssOcia-
ton, the Kentucky Dairy Cattle Club,
/ the Kentucky Sheep Breeders Asso-
! citation, the Kentucky Swine Breed
ers' Association, the Kentucky Horse
| Breeders Association, the Poultry
men, the Bee Keepers and the State
Horticultural Society In most cases
at least one specialist will be brought
from a distance to deliver the princi-
pal address at the meeting of each
lone of these associations.
The women'S department has not
been sighted, as special arrange
ments are being made for work in
home economics which will be of
great value to womea who live in ru-
raj communities. They will also be
very much interested in the poultry
show, the dairy products exhibit and
convention, and perhaps in the bee
keepers convention. A prospectus of
this week of work being prepared
and will be mailed free upon appli-
cation.
A very attractive premium list has
been provided for the corn show and
} for the other shows where competi-
ton are to be made, which will be
sent free upon request. Some may
not consider it worth while to send
such corn as they have which has
necessarily been produced under very
adverse conditions during the past
season, but it must be remembered
J that all have suffered from the same
cause and the chances will be equal
Those who cannot attend the show
J are entitled to send their corn by ex.
press with the privilege of having it
placed in competition.
Farmers Week constitutes the
opening of the Winter Short Course
of Ten Weeks which is arranged for
farmers who cannot spare the time
and money to take a longer course
but who want to gain some valuable
and practical suggestions as regards
better farming.
For further information, address
T. r. BRYANT,
Supt. Extension Division, Experiment
Station, Lexington, KY.
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