Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-11-21
KENTUCKY FIRST
STATE STOOD FIRST IN cLAcsEs
OFFERED FOR BEST WHITE
DENT CORN.
Last Years Record Stimulates Interest
In Next Annual Meeting Of Corn
Growers Association To Be Held In
January.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Lexington, Kys-Every farmer In
Kentucky should be interested in the
approaching meeting of the Kentucky
Corn Growers association, especially
in view OF the fact that 1t is associat-
ed, as regards time and place. with
most OF the leading farmers organiza-
tons of the state
The advances made by Kentucky In
the last few years in the production
OF a good quality OF corn have been
rather remarkable. II will be of In
terest to many Kentucky farmers to
know that in the classes offered for
the best ten ears 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 be held on
Wednesday, January Z, 1914, but the
corn show will continue throughout
the week of January to 10. The pro-
gram Of 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 espe-
cially interested in two or more farm
specialties may without great loss Of
time attend both conventions, and
others, IL they so desire.
The other conventions are those of
the Beef Cattle Breeders association,
the Kentucky Dairy Cattle club, the
Kentucky Sheep Breeders association,
the Kentucky Swine Breeders associa-
ton, the Kentucky Horse Breeders
association, the Poultrymen, the Bee
Keepers and the State Horticultural
society. In most cases at least one
specialist will be brought from a dis
lance to deliver the principal address
at the meeting of each one of these
associations.
The women's department has not
been sighted, as special arrangements
are being made for work in home eco
Monies which will be of great value to
women who live in rural communities.
They will also be very much interest
ed IN the poultry show. the dairy prod
ucts exhibit and convention, and per-
haps in the bee keepers convention.
A prospectus of this week of work is
being prepared and will be mailed
free upon application.
A very attractive premium list has
been provided for the corn show and
for the other shows where competitive
exhibits are to be made, which will be
sent free upon request. Some may
not consider 1t worth while to send
such corn as they have which has
necessarily been produced under very
adverse conditions during the past
season, but II must be borne in mind
that all have suffered from the same
cause and the chances will be equal.
Those who can not attend the show
are entitled to send their corn by ex-
press with the privilege Of having it
placed in competition.
Farmers week constitutes the open
ing Of the winter short course of ten
weeks which is arranged for farmers
who can not spare the time and money
to take longer course, but who want
to gain some valuable and practical
suggestions as regards better farming.