The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-10-24
MIR. FLANERY's LETTER.
Webbville. KY, Oct. 81. 1918.
Big Sandy News,
Louisa. Ky.

.
Gentlemen
] desire to report through your
i columns the results of the one hun
dred word spelling contest which
was about the last thing pulled off
at Lawrence county's big fair /
also wish to state that | am very
much elated over the good showing
made at the Fair by Lawrence coun-
tvs patriotic citizens and hope to
see the association grow into self
supporting organization of which
the citizens Of Lawrence county will
be proud,and not only strive to have
as good one next year, but to use
ever effort to have three times
better one.
In my judgment this is the para
mount steps toward bringing our
county up to what il should have
been, had its citizenship seen fit to
do this In years gone by. A
county fair does not only tend to
( bringing our county up to the front
rank in live stock and other farm
products, but it also tends to bring
=, Ing about better roads better church-
es and better schools as well, be-
sides many other good things that
, is due the good people of Lawrence
county, and all these things COM
bined together is what ii takes to
constitute good citizenship, and why
should Lawrence county not strive
to place her citizenship on higher
plane? / have maintained for many
years, that farmers should, when
growing piece of live stock, to
grow one that would be most at
tractiye to the other fellow. BY do
ing this we never have any trou-
BILE in finding buyer for same at
much higher prices and better sat
isfied customers than do we when
handling scrub stock, besides well
bred stock always takes on more
flesh from same amount of feed or
pasture than the scrub stock, and
why not rid ourselves of this
inferior grade of stuff and replace
1t with a higher bred kind and be
convinced that the well bred stuff is
better than the scrub. / have been
a lover of good live stock almost all
my life although not keeping as
good grade as | should have kept
but expect to keep breed much
better class and not alone for the
but for the purpose of bringing
more income to the farm and also
to demonstrate the fact to the pub
lie that its more profitable to breed
and grow high grade live stock, than
low grade.
An another mistake we mountain
farmers make, is keeping TOO much
to the acre. The mountains keep
more live stock to the acre than
do the farmers of Central KY, and
other productive countries, that
actually can produce about three
times the amount to the acre COM
pared to our soil in most any way,
and this always means loss of mon
ely to the farmers. 1t is very evil
dent of course that we cannot grow
as much good live stock and other
products of the farm, as does Cen
trail KY, and other more productive
countries, but we can grow just ex-
actly the same quality of stuff and
sell 1t just as high as they do, and
why not do this and show to
the outside world that we are pro-
gressiye too, and that our farm
land is just three times more valu-
able than it has heretofore been
rated. A great number of people are
under the impression that premi-
ums are the only thing to be con-
sidered at fairs. Now l think those
who are OF this opinion, should dis
miss this from their minds, as 1t
costs twice or three times as much
TO exhibit stock as the premiums
amount 10, even if you win some,
q The cause ID what | am interest
ed in, and in order to make it plain
and distinct and for fear some one
might misjudge me and say that /
was not sincere and in good faith
regarding the above statment, why
am going to say right now that
will donate the amount of every
premium which / won at the fair
just past, to the same cause, to be
used in organizing and erecting
suitable grounds for, holding one
better next year. 1t is true of course
that the premiums which are given
are fascinating and bring about the
sport of the game. while the cause
is the thing to be most considered.
and l believe every one who won
premiums at the fair Just past
should be grateful enough to do
nate some back to the cause, and
continue to do so until the organize