The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-21
Through Sections Of East
ern Kentucky.
A"HAYSEEO'S" ACCOUNT Of It
They Passed Through Regions
OF Vast Beauty and Agri.
cultural Production.
THE HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD

Hartford, KY, June IA, 1916.
On June the delegation of farm
ers from Ohio county to the seconC
Annual Farmers Meet left for Louis
vile, where they met the farmers
special, composed of fifteen Pullman
sleepers for the accommodation Of
the great crowd. Our delegation
was composed of the following: Mr.
Lindley and Mr.. Bell, two of the
best stockmen and farmers of the
Point section on Green river; Mr.
Kittinger, a prosperous merchant
and farmer of Matanzas; Mr.. Ever
ly, successful merchant and fancy
tobacco grower of Smallhous, and
Mr.. Albert Cox, a small farmer OF
the Halls creek section, near Dun
dee. led by our very efficient County
Agent, Mr.. Browder. Lest | forget,
7 want to say that the work of Mr..
Browder is bearing fruit and If all
the farmers of this county would
follow his teachings, the desert
places would soon blossom as the
rose.
On the eth we took the Farmers
Special for Lexington. Arrived
there, We were taken at once to the
grounds of the State University and
Experiment Station, where We in
Spected the wonders of wonderland
until noon. The Station grounds,
with a guide to explain the why
of it, is an education of itself to the
man who wants to learn and if any
one left without being benefited, it
was his fault or misfortune.
AT the noon hour we were invited
to the armory where We were treat
ed to a good lunch at the expense Of
the State UNIVERSITY, after which we
had few short talks hy officials of
the institution. Next We vent TO
the interurban line where a great
string of cars were waiting to take
us TO Versailles, in Woodford coun-
ty, the heart of the Blue Grass. Ar
rived there We found the str eets
crowded with automobiles waiting
to carry us OYER the wonderful pix =
roads to some of the notable farms
of the county. We visited the
princely estate of Senator Camden,
where we We're received like lords
by the Senator and his good wife
and treated to cigars and shown his
fine horses and wonderful gardens,
greenhouses and pleasure grounds.
While being led by fairy through
the great panorama of artificial
lakes, bubbling fountains and flow
ers of intoxicating beauty, We were
made to think of the Arabian
Knights and the wonderful fairy
stories of long ago. that We always
thought mere fancy but now are in
clined to believe much of it was
founded on facts, for seeing is be-
heving.
Next we We're taken to Forest
Home Farm, the home of the great
est herd of Duroc hogs in the world
owned by the Mckee Bros. Please
pardon me for putting the hogs first
for my mind was on the hogs and
could not help it. If Jim Mckee
could preach the gospel as forceful
ly as he can talk hogs and hog com
fort. he could convert the world in
a short time.
Next We We're taken to the Taylor
estate, the home of the finest hero
of Hereford cattle in the world
where We were shown everything il
the way of Hereford. from {
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bull to a FIVE
hundred-dollar sucking calf, and Il
say they We're all perfection from
the ground up, would be poor de
scription. We were next driven pas
waving fields of wheat. rye and bar
ly to Midway, a lovely little city o
note, being midway between Lexing
ton and Frankfort and the home o
the Kentucky Female Orphan
School. We We're then driven owe
and past many other fine estate
worthy Of mention. but space for
bids. Arriving at Versailles W
were driven to the High Schoo
where We were given a grand recep
tion, supper and tickets to a yer.
entertaining lecture by DR.. Barker
AS the hour was late and the hes
of friends must part. We boarded tn
interurban cars for Lexington, fee
ing tired but very proud of the peo
pie OF Versailles and Woodfor'
county. Arriving at Lexington w
repaired TO our sleepers and fell int,
the arms Of Morpheus, thinking o
the day just past. We awoke on tn
morning of the sth at Falmouth. tn
beautiful county seat of Pendletol