Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-06
TO SEE OURSELVES
AS OTHERS SEE Us
Great Farmers Excursion in
Kentucky By a Visitor.
By W. D. Nichols.

OutlsNluu COuutiCo III ehC WCoNCtu
section of the sta'e. The latter two
counties have become famous
throughout the country because Of
the great success of their farmers in
cooperative production. buying and
selling. Their agricultural method:
are also good enough to attract
wide attention. Ii was for the pur-
pose Of studying these things ard be-
comiog bette r scqusinted with their
western reiehbo-s that this trip was
planned oy eastern al d central Ker.
lucky farmers.
A sp cial train was chsrtered for
the excursion. The original plan
was for each county agricultural
demonstrators to bring with him four
Of the leading farmers in his county
who were to pay their own expenses,
but the idea met with such a hearty
re sponse that in most uf the county
delegations more than four farmers
came, and in one county delegation
there we're more than twenty.
The first day. June 2. was spent in
Warren county. Here the visitors
were met by the farmers sni bust
ness men in seventy-five automobiles,
the entire day. beginning at 1880 in
the morning and ending at almost
dark. being spent in visiting the
well managed farms of Wsrien
county. At the first farm visite d
was seen a one hundred. a:re field of
Strawberries which were being
picked by a small army of pickers.
ard also splendid acreage of truck
garden crops considerable portion
of which is beipg irrigated by the
ove rhead system. This county has
1900 acres of strawberries which
are proving very profitable to the
gro wers.
Another ve'y important industry
is that of fattening cattle. On one
two hundred-acre farm 100 cattle
are fsttened each season, these max
ing 400 loads of manure. At the
l 200 acre farm of j. R Carney &
Sons the visitors saw the splendid
equipment of barns and silos which
are being used FOR the fattening of
$50 cattle each year. Here again
the saving of 800 loads of manure
for the 1.200-acres is a paramount
consideration. In orderthat not par
ticle of this may be lost all cattle are
T I'd in immense covered barns where
the manure accumulate, several feet
deep and is protected from all loss
by teaching or heating.
This county is notable for is silos.
which furnish the basis Of the ration |
used by all successful cattle feeders
Some of these silos are constructed |
of wood-of the m anufactured stave
type or the homemade wooden type
but the greater number are Of
C n:rete. Ole of the latter was seen
so feet tall and having a capacity of
$50 tons.
The strawberry growers of Warren
cou lty have cooperative associa-
ton which has handled the entire
crop for the past seven years with
splendid success. This season the
association will handle 10 carloads
Of berries. In one day the latter
part Of May, 81 carloads were
shipped. The berries are of spleu-
did quality and bring fancy price
in the markets of Chicago. Detroit
and other large cities. The business
of the cooperating growers is trans
acted by manager who is paid a
stipula led sum for each crate of
berries shipped. The present man
ager has hand ed the business 10 an
eminently satisfactory manner DUR
ing the past six years. AL berries,
are sold through the association at
the top market price. All supplies,
including many car loads of crates.
fertilizers. strawberry plants. etc..
are purchased by the association
manager at wholesale cash rock bot
tom prices.
All of these details were carefully
studied by the visiting farmers. who
conceived the idea that if co-opera-
ton is successful with strawberries
it ought to succeed when applied to
milk. butter. wheat. tobacco. live
stock and other farm products. At
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