Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
Mrs. Graves and Organizer
Chaplin at Work This
Week.
EGGS READY NEXT WEEK
Several Schools in County Wis.,
tied and More Meetings
Today.

lhe spirit OF cooperation which
Christian county business men show
in all matters pertaining to the farm
has won for the county a nationwide
reputation and Mr.. Arthur Chaplin,
Kentucky State Agent of Poultry Club
work, assigned to this state by the
Department OF Agriculture, at Wash
ington, in his talk to the Christian
County Poultry Improvement Asso-
citation at the H. B. NJ. A. Monday
night said he was glad the time had
come when he could take up his
work in this famous county, where
cooperation was the password and
where the great Pennyroyal Fair was
held. Speaking Of the outlook for
his work here he said that there
seemed to him to be no reason why
the plans made by the Improvement
Association could not be carried out,
they were different from
any plans he had ever handled, this
county being the first one in the
United States to take up community
breeding, and at the same time stand
ardize the product by selecting one
breed of fowls to be used in the Boys
and Girls Club work, as we'll as the
work with adult farmers under the
supervision of the County Agricultu,
al Agent. He said that Christian
county would be watched closely by
the Department at Washington and all
aid at their command given through
him, and that he would come tc
Christian county for a weeks stay
every other month, assisting Mrs. C.
E. Graves with the club work.
Mr.. Chaplin thoroughly understands,
not only his work but how to tell
others the exact thing to do and by
the use of large illustrations of White
Wyandottes made most interesting
and instructive talk about poultry
breeding and management.
Mrs. c. f. Graves, County Demon
StratOr, made an interesting and in
structive talk along the line of CO.
operation and especially in the
marketing of eggs, giving a history
of results in other states.
County Agriculturalist A. NJ. Casey,
who has supervision over the poultry
work with adult farmers, also spoke
of mis- work and reported a number
of farmers interested and inquiring
for eggs and he is much encouraged,
for he is a great advocate of commun,
ity breeding.
Treas. j. w, Stowe reported that
he would place orders this week fol
eggs and requested that all VINO wish
eggs for Matching send check for Sl.OC
for each setting with order at once,
Mr.. Chaplin is spending the entire
week in the countyyisiting heschools
with Mrs. Graves. Tuesday they
went to the Casky school and Wed,
nesday to Pembroke and Edwards
Mil. AT each place talks were made
by Mr.. Chaplin on Poultry Club work
and by Mrs. Graves on Poultry and
Canning Club work.
Today County Superintendent L. E.
Foster is with them on a trip to How.
ell, Lafayette, Garrettsburg and pos
sibly other points and at each place
viii talk to the children about the
Poultry Club work in addition to the
talks made by the other speakers.
Prof Foster is very much interest
ed in The club work as a matter OF
education and agrees with Mr.. Chaplin
that the center of interest for the child
or the farm should be the things ON
the farm and not the things in the
city. That scientific study of farm
animals should be made by farm
children and that the starting of this
education can be made in the poultry
yard.
Mr.. Chaplin regards the opportunity
offering Christian county boys and
girls this education to be something
not afforded by any other county and
that il is certainly up to the children
and their parents on the farm 10 take
advantage OF this opportunity and by
enlisting in the clubs make the work
a success and home on the farm a
pleasure.