Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-18
Opportunity For Farmers to
Gain Much Needed
Information.
PROF. HENDRICK LECTURES
aud Tomorrow Will
Close Experts Efforts To
Increase Interest.

Probably no state in the Union is
doing more to enlighten farmers in
the cultivation and handling of crops
than Kentucky. The agricultural
department is strenuously engaged
in campaign along this line that is
bound to bear fru t; those interested
in road improvement are equally
active, and the thoughts of these two
classes of progressives seem to CEN
ter about Hopkinsville and Christian
county and the Hopkinsville Business
Mems Association is co-worker with
both of them.
That is what has brought Prof.
Hendrick and other speakers and ex-
perts here to conduct a farm school
at The Avalon. The sessions opened
last Saturday and will close tomor-
row. The first session Saturday was
not largely attended, but what was
lacking in attendance was made up
by enthusiasm. The plans of the
conductors were outlined and splen
did address was delivered by Prof.
Hendrick, his theme being, . Is Ken
; lucky Feeding It's People," He
made it very plain that it was not.
I 1t was proven conclusively that Ken
, lucky is depending on other states
{ for many things that our own farm
i ers can raise as abundantly as any
D other state This is due to a lack
: of system as to how crops should be
0 pitched, cultivated, reaped, handled
and marketed. Kentucky needs en-
lightenment along these different
lines and Kentucky farmers are not
reaping the reward of their labor
that is due them, and there are great
things coming to them when they
get in line with farmers of other
ttates who lead us in many things,
! purely by want of necessary informa-
ton and the grit and determination
to seize what is theirs if they will
but depart from old-time methods
and start out on new lines.
2 Miss Mary Sweeny was present at
the meeting Saturday. She spoke
of the need of home sanitation and
the lack of conveniences in homes,
and the ladies were negligent in their
duty in not turning out to hear this
logical and we'll informed lady turn
the light on many subjects that most
, farmers wives are not familiar with.
: Prof. Carmody spoke of one crop
that Kentucky has to import from
, other States when she ought to be
, an exporter, the fruit crop. Every
; body knows this to be true and Ken
lucky farmers have neglected her
orchards and given too much atten-
ton to other crops that are less
, profitable-if the farmers will spray
their trees and care for them as is
: done in other States where fruit is
raised for shipment to other parts
of the country.
At the meeting this morning Miss
Sweeny's talk on household and city
sanitation will be of special interest
to the Civic League.
At 2:3O this afternoon there will
be a discussion about the child's
, school lunch box and demonstra-
ton.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
she will talk on woman's response
bility as to the health of the family.
$ At 2:30 D. m. she will tell of the
value of home economics in woman's
life training. No lady who can pos
sibly leave home should fail to hear
all these lectures by lady thorough
e ly familiar with her subjects and who
0 has the ability to impart her infor-
3 nation TO others.
r Yesterday was the tine for Profs.
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