The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
Great Progress. is Made.


lucky interests.
Great Progress is Made.
ITO my mind the first thing to do is
to coordinate the research work at
the State University and Experimental
Station at Lexington and the two nor
NAL schools, Eastern and Western,
with the Federal Department of Ag-
riculture. thereby increasing efficiency
by. preventing the loss in labor and
time. am delighted to say that steps
are being taken to bring that about.
But research work, either by Govern
ment or State, would be of little value
to the farmer unless some way were
found to teach him the things discoy-
cred by SCIENTISTS In tho experiment
stations, and hence We have the ex-
tension and demonstration work.
II was told that the department had
a great work along this line and that
1t is CO. ordinating its activity, with the
activity Of a similar character in the
State agricultural colleges. Congress-
has recently passed a bill for coop
erative extension work in agriculture
and homo economies. to be carried on
by cooperation between the. Depart
ment Of Agriculture At Washington and
the various State agricultural colleges.
and the Secretary Of Agriculture has
taken the very broad view that this
furnishes the opportunity for also CO.
ordinating all OF the work carried on
under direct appropriations to tho de-
partment. In future the amount Of
money being devoted to this Kind Of
education to help the farmers viii be
very large The Smith-Lever act
gives $4,000 a year for the first year
to each agricultural college. There
after II Is increased In each State In
proportion to the rural inhabitants un-
ill., at the end of sight years, the total
appropriation will amount to 1850, 900,
and that same amount will be appro-
priated annually thereafter. Under
this arrangement there will be coming
to the State of Kentucky from this
Smith-Lever appropriation approx
mately $154,103 per annum, which must
be supplemented by appropriations
made by the State or raised from con-
tributions within the State amounting
to $144,103, or a grand total OF nearly
100000 per annum. For the present
year 1t is worthy to note that the Fed
eral appropriation for farm demonstra-
ton work in Kentucky has been .dou-
bled. or increased from $22,5O0 to $45,-
900. Now, in all OF this work for the
benefit of the farmer we ought to be a
unit.
I'm Woodford county we are getting
good results by co-ordinating the ac-
tivities of the Farmers Union, the Y.
M. G. A. and the county demonstration
or expert. They are operating.
Department Can Teach Much.
1.-THE Federal Department of Agri-
culture has many lines of work which
they want to transmit to the State col
leges and through them to the people,
such as determination OF hog cholera,
boys corn club work and the girls
canning clubs. the establishing OF dairy
experts. cattle feeding experts. expert
horticulturists for the apple and other
fruit, industries. etc. 1t is part OF
the function of the Agricultural Col
lege Of the State also to educate young
men In scientific agriculture. partly for
two purposes. First. that they may 60
out and take positions as trained
scientiests In various lines Of agricul-
tural activity, or as teachers In coll
leges and schools. and, secondly. that
many OF them may return to the farm,
to there put into practice the princi-
pies Of scientific agriculture The State
needs the leadership of such men.
Another and most important part
Of the work OF helping rural communi-
ties is the problem OF education In the
country schools. The State University
and the two Normal Schools OF the
State are vitality interested In this
problem. We must have real educa-
ton that fits young men and women
for the activities OF life In tho country.
broadening their views of life. arous-
Ing their love Of the land itself and