Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-28
Needs Of the Kentucky
Live Stock Exchange.

>
ment Of the Ken,ucky Agricultural
Experiment Station h, made q very
aust icious beginning at listing
stock for sale and also at getting in
touch with prosI e,tive buyers If
live stock; however. like every other
business ", rth while. it has some
requests that it has not az yet been
able to hll and on the ctner hand it
has some exec ! mt stock listed for
which buyer have not been secured
IS yet. /, is surprising. however, in
spite of the dry weather and other
unfavorable conditions t. notice the
heavy demand for both grade and
pure bred stock.
By way of expl Anation to those
not fami lar with the workings Of the
live stock exchange Of the Expert
ment Station. the fol wing state
ment might be made. The Extern
sion Department of the Station was
organized to devise efficient means
Of carrying hslpful information to
farme 2, and otherwise operating to
improve the condition Of the Ken
lucky farmer. Am ing the activi-
ties engaged in by this department
have been the issuing of Special
press notices, conducting short
courses both at the Agricultural
College and in various places over
the State where the interest is great
enough to warrant it. the o ganiza-
ton of farmers ard breeders sssc-
Citations, conducting educational
agricultural exhibits at county and
other fairs and exhibitions, the con-
Quoting of boys encampmen,s. ETC.,
for agricultural instruction, the in
stal a.ion Of county agricultural
agents, the organization of boys
and cir s club. the organization md
systematic instruction Of clover and
alfalfa clubs. dtmcI STATIONS in re-
camation of worDout soils. itiDerant
advisory work. the rel vent ton of
old orch ards, spraying end pruning
demonstrations and general horticul-
turtl improvement work. the build
ing IF be- rms and sllos and general
dairy improvement work. the intro
duction Of agriculture into schC OILS.
and other such enterprises too nu-
merous TO mention.
Ore of the most recent undertsk-
ings is the above mentioned live ock
exchange which acts as medium
for those who wish 10 buy and sell
! No fees are charged. No response
bihty is assumed by this department
rs its only If Irt is t. put the pros.
pective buyer and seller in cOmmun.
ication. leaving them 10 make their
own trade. This is a service that
should interest and help every farm
er in the State but it takes coOpera-
ton to make such thing GO. The
farmer can help not alone by listir g
stock or Offering TO buy. but if he
knows Of a prospective buyer or sell.
er he should so inform this Office and
Likewise the interested party. Farm
ers have been accused of being III
different as regards the betterment
of farm conditions but this should
not obtain when il comes TO 81 en-
terrrIse wtose success depends upon
the cooperation Of the farmers hem
selves.
Just now we are in great need Of
grade. ShOrthorn or Red Polled
bull several young Hereford heifers.
four giaie Percheron mares. twenty
lives of beef breeds or grades. a
number Of pure bred Angus cattle,
Southdown and Shropshire sheep,
ABOUT twenty Duroc and Berkshire
swine and a large assortment but
none happened TO suit the above
D ospectiye purchasers. The farm
ers of Kentucky can make this ex-
change their most valuable medium
or they can make a quick failure Of
an organic tion intended to help
III m. T. r. BRYANT.
Head of Dept. Of Agricul urbl Ex-
A-. U.-...l.,, A~.;.,,l.,,.