The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-03
BOURBON COUNTY FARMERS
DISCUSS WHEAT ACREAGE

mers met at the Court House We'd
nesday evening in response to call
issued by the National Council of
Defense, and steps were taken to
greatly increase Bourbon County's
acreage of wheat next year.
Chairman Arthur B. Hancock, of
Bourbon County Council of National
Defense, being absent from Paris, the
meeting was called to order by Mr..
John T.. Collins. After stating the
purpose of the meeting, the farmers
present went on record as favoring
a greatly increased acreage of wheat
next year and pledged themselves to
sow larger acreage regardless of
prices or other conditions.
Although Bourbon County farmers
responded periodically this year by
growing the largest acreage Of wheat
ever grown in the county, they will
further increase their acreage this
fall in order to exceed the seven per
cent increase now asked by the gov
eminent.
Chairman Collins presented a list
of farmers from the different pre-
.cincts in the county, who have agreed
to make farm to farm canvass with
pledge cards asking that every farmer
increase his acreage of wheat this
fall by at least seven per cent. The
farmers will be called upon by men,
bers of the committee and will be
asked to sign a pledge card, stating
the acreage of wheat just threshed
by them, and indicating what in
crease they will sow this fall. Mem
bers of the committee were supplied
with patriotic gate signs showing that
an increased acreage of wheat is to
be grown on that particular farm.
The committeeman named are
given below, the first named in each
precinct being designated as Chair
man.
Paris-Edward Burke, S. Kenney
Nichols, j. M. Hall, w. B. Allen, M.
p. Collier, N. F. Brent, F. P. Kiser,
Buckner Woodford, C. X. Thomas,
James Mcclure, j. Hal Woodford, l..
M. Vanhook.
Little Rock-James Caldwell, S.
Ray Burris, R. H. Burris, Edsell
Clark, Finley Burns, Everett Hop
kins, j. E. Boardman, Sam Clay,
Thos. Redmon, Thos. Buckner. W..
M. Rogers, Houston Crouch, W. T..
Parker, Frank Collins.
Millersburg-W. D. Mcintyre, Let
ton Vimont, John Mari, J. P. Red
mon, E. P. Wagner, C. R. Rankin,
Sanford Carpenter, John Leer, C.. B.
Layson, Jos. Plummer, Talbot Bros,
7. w. Current, w. F. Sanders, J. II.
Jefferson, Alex Miller.
Riddles Mills-Jack Cunningham
Jas. Fisher, Amos Turney, Jr.. Geo.
Current, Jas. Cornell, Geo. Wyatt,
Jr., Geo. X. Redmon, John Marston.
Dick Marsh.
Centerville-ohn Clay, Vol Fer
guson, Stanhope Wiedemann. H. IT.
Chinn, Sam Houston, Squire Shrop-
shire, Joe Leach, A. P. Adair, Jonas
We'll, Hub. Clifford.
Hutchison-Jas. Thompson, John
Brennan, Robt. Meter, Forrest Let
ton, VIM. Ardery, M. r. Jacoby, Matt
Bedford, Hugh Ferguson, D. G..
Taylor, John Virgins, Jas. Wilmott,
Frank Collier.
Clintonville = Lee Stephenson,
Luther Rice, w. w. Haley, A. S.
Thompson, Jas. Woodford, Thos. H.
Clay, Jr., Brooks Clay, Warden Shipp,
Letcher Weathers, John Woodford.
North Middletown-John T. Col
nns, l.. ~. Mitchell, H. S. Caywood,
John W. Jones, L. H. Bryan, J. w.
Young, Jr., w. H. McCray, Davis
Patrick, G. C. Clarke, w. A: Thorn
ason, Ben Buckner, Charlton CLAW,
Ben Woodford, Clay Gaitskill.
The pledge below will be present
ed to every farmer in the county for
his signature.
. Food Production Campaign:
Extension Division, College of Agri-
culture, University of Kentucky
and the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture Cooperating go.
In the performance of my duty as
9 patriotic citizen Of the United
States Of America I promise to SOW
acres Of wheat
in 1918.
I OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES acres of
wheat in 1917.
Ci0pod