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

their appreciation of the opportunities
of country life, and fitting them to be
more useful citizens in a successful
agricultural community 1t Is the pro-
vince of the normal schools to train
teachers who have these board visions
Of the rural school as a most important
center Of influence in the upbuilding
Of every community. I hope the time
will come when these teachers will be
instructed so that they may give an
education in country schools as good
as the education of the city school, but
which has the country aspect rather,
than the city aspect. A good many of
our country schools are little town
schools in the country The schools
are beginning more and more to teach
the practical things of life. Boys corn
clubs and girls canning and other
clubs are beginning to get hold Of the
rural school problem and focus the at
tentionI of the teachers and the child
upon the practical and valuable things
which may be done as part of the
education of that school. / am very
happy to say that l was told that in
this broad extension work in agricul-
ture in the State of Kentucky which
we are ust now entering into, the State
Normal Schools are vitality interested;
and that district agents who are rep,
resentatives of this united extension
work with its headquarters at the State
University, College of Agriculture, are
located at the Normal Schools there
to play part in the co-ordinaring of
all this activity on the part of the
farmers and their families. / was CIV
en- to understand that the State De-
partment of Agriculture and other ag-
ricultural activities within the State
are all joining in this general move
ment. Much good should result from
united efforts.
How to Market Farm Products.
Another and most important line of
agricultural endeavor in whic hboth
the National Department of Agricul-
ture and the State are interested is a
new line but recently undertaken.
THAT is the study of the business
side of farming and the economic con-
ditions surrounding the farmer which
plays such an important part in max
ing his efforts successful. No matter
how good a business man the farmer
might be on his own farm; no matter
how much scientific agriculture he
might know and practice, and how well
he might do his work, there may be,
and often are. circumstances outside
of his control which would still pre-
vent him from making success of his
work. For example, marketing condi-
iny ,isxI, ha ~ a T.. kt...
we have one of the big problems of
country life today. The Department
of Agriculture in the last appropria-
ton bill received an appropriation Of
100000 for the. study and dissemina-
ton OF knowledge regarding the scien-
tific marketing of the products of the
farm The STANDARDIZATION of the pro-
ducts, the proper packing of them for
marketing conditions and the co-opera-
ton of farmers to bring about these
results, furnish problem which must
be carefully studied, and the Informal
ton thus derived must be placed in the
hands of the farmers in order to re-
lieve them from bad marketing condi-
tions.
Much might be said on the side OF
the subject of the organization OF
farmers and of the communities igener-
ally for Improvement of agricultural,
social and economic conditions. On the
working out OF these intricate prob
lens every force now in the field has
= part and. every Institution engaged.
In this line of work desires earnest
and cordial support. With the united
effort on the part OF the rural church.
the rural schools and Normal colleges,
the college of agriculture, the Expert
ment Station and the United States
Department Of Agriculture, much good
can b accomplished. We have unde-
veloped resources and agricultural op-
portunities in Kentucky as yet un-.
touched. We can maintain the high
est type of civilization only by having
successful and prosperous agricul-
tnre, One of the most beneficial in.
huences that ! see Is the union of the
interests Of the Federal Department of
Agriculture with our College Of Agri-
culture at the State University, with
the Normal Schools and other educa-
tional activities Of the State to give to
the farmers and their families through
out the State Of Kentucky that degree
of service which they, ought to have.
At the present time, there are twenty
two county agents. with an additional
thirteen women county agents in girls
club work. I understand the plan to
be to increase this number in the fu-
ture and to take UP specific work for
the home economics extension work
which will place within the reach of
every family in the State of Kentucky
ultimately the services and instruction
OF trained experts, that they may be
able to utilize the knowledge already
In existence"
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