Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-04-01
Was Largely Attended and
Much Interest Was
Shown.
WELL KNOWN BUSINESS MAN. COZ
CORN CULTURE DISCUSSED
Death Came After Several Mar
Months Suffering From
Liver Trouble.
Many Farmers and School
Teachers We're
Present.

DR.. Fred Mutchler's lecture at the
court house Saturday was heard by
a large number of farmers, county
school teachers and quite a number
of boys.
Dr.. Mutchler is working for the
agricultural department of the Unit
ed States and is connected with the
Kentucky State Normal School and
is agent for the corn club work. He
is plain Logical speaker and isl
thoroughly acquainted with the
methods of producing the largest
yield of many crops. His lecture
was replete with many suggestions
that should interest everyone who
tills the soil.
After telling his hearers of what
has already been done, he spoke of
what may be accomplished in the
way of producing better crops of
corn and what advantage it will be
to the entire State He secs a way
of the farmer lessening his hours of
toll by intelligent cultivation. By
raising more corn to the acre homes
will be furnished with carpets. fine
furniture. music and art and the
other things that farmers love to
have like anybody else.
To-produce bumper crops of corn
in Kentucky he said there are four
things that are essential. namely: A
mans ability to think. to weigh
things in his mind and compare one
proposition with another and theo-
rize intelligently.
The next thing necessary is fertili-
ty of soil. Good crops of anything
cannot be raised on poor land. He
said as this county has employed an
agricultural expert he would not
discuss that point. In the employ
ment of Mr.. Morgan by the farmers
and fiscal court the people have done
one of the best things it has done
for many years.
The third most important thing is
seed. The very. best seed should al
ways be secured. Many farmers are
too Indifferent about their seed corn.
Get the very best at any cost.
| Perfect cultivation, though mer-
toned last. is most highly impor-
tant. The best soil and the best
seed will fail without thorough cLl.
tivation. Flowing should be deep,
much deeper than our farmers gen
orally plow. They should go down
deep and pulverize the soil as fine as
if flower bed was being prepared.
There is no way of too thoroughly
pulverizing the earth. but the finer
the better. Corn is composed Of 80
per cent. water and air. There is
plenty Of air but it is hard 20 give
the soil enough water to make good
corn. Pulverized soil retains mere
moisture and feeds the growing
crop better sometimes than a rain.
He cautioned the boys not to listen
to the man that comes along and
tells them they will work their land
to death. Just keep on working
and they will find that the fellow
did not know what he was talking
about. The truth is there are too
many small farmers who are afraid"
of working their land too much.
| Altogether DIR. Mutchler's lecture
was one of the best along this line
ever heard here. He is intensely in
terested in the boys knowing how to
raise corn-to have them know how
to take the first steps in farming.
and at the same time have the rural
school teachers encourage and help
them by suggestion. OF course. af-
ter the fathers of the boys have in
reality learned from the children
that modern scientific farming is
what is claimed for il. they will
adopt modern methods and every
body will have better crops with
less labor and all homes will be
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