The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-16
FARMERS week AT
/ UNIVERSITY TO Be BIG
| THING THIS Year
Extensive Plans Are Being Made For
tho Celebration Of Farmers Week
Beginning January 27-Many
Local Farmers Always
Attend.


Local Farmers Always
Attend. =
Talks by agricultural experts, judg-
ing contests. meetings of various State
organizations, these and other features
make up the program for the eighth
annual Farmers Week, which win be
held at the University of Kentucky
from January 27 to 80, inclusive.
The event Is being advertised over
the State by literature sent broadcast
and by notices appearing in various
newspapers of Kentucky. Those in
charge of the program expect between
1000 and 1900 farmers to be in at
tendance.
Sessions of the State organizations
that will hold exhibits during Farm
ers' Week will be held in the various
buildings of the University of Ken
tucky and at the stock-judging pavil-
lon. Organizations that will hold an
nual meetings are: Kentucky Horse
and Jack Breeders Association, Tues
day, January 81; Kentucky Sheep
Breeders Association, Wednesday
January 2S; Alfalfa Growers Associa-
ton, Wednesday, January 2S; Ken
lucky Dairy Cattle Association, Thurs
day, January 20; Kentucky Beef Cat
tie Association, Thursday, January 30;
kentucky Poultry Association. Friday
January 30, and the Kentucky Swine
Breeders Association, Friday, January
lao.
Every morning at 1850 o'clock dur.
ling the week all organizations will
hold general meeting, either in the
university chapel or in ire stock-judg
ing pavilion. At each of these meet
lings a prominent agriculturist will b
present to lecture the farmers on
some subject of timely interest.
President Frank L. Mcvey, Of thu
University of Kentucky, and Thomas
P. Cooper, dean of the college Of agri
culture, will deliver addresses Of wei
come at the opening of the various or
ganizations' meetings.
One Of the features Of the event will
be beef cattle Judging contest as t.
the steers will dress out. 1t is plan
ned to give prizes to the successful
competitors.
The "better sires = better stock
campaign of the Department Of Agri
Iculture will be explained at this time
There will be on exhibition thre
steers as follows:
| A prime purebred Hereford bullock
| a high-grade Shorthorn and commo
rough steer. They will be judged o
foot and then killed to find out whic
dresses out the most meat. The pure
bred represents the highest results |
using purebred animals, the Shorthor
shows good results that can be obtair
ed by crossing scrub cow with
pure-bred bull, and the common roug
steer is an example of the commo
kind of steer which the farmer cal
not afford to raise. according to e.
periments conducted by the depar
ment of animal husbandry.
/ The animals will be slaughtered
students Of the college Of agricultui
in the meat under the direction Of
IL. Wilford, instructor In meats. IT
carcasses will be put on exhibitio
and the quality of the meat will
discussed by some man who has MAJ
q lifetime study Of the subject.
A Southdown wether will be donate
I2y the Experiment Station to be kills
and the mutton served to members
the Kentucky Sheep Breeders Ass
: citation. The mutton will be prepare
and served under the direction of Mi
! Mary Il. Sweeney. head of the depar
ment of home economies.
One Of the features OF Farmer
Week will be the program Of the pou
TRY department "Kentucky's Queen.
White Leghorn hen sired by Sir e
Ilantine, which has laid $50 eggs
her puilet year. will be on exhibitio
Talks will be made by A. @. Philip
head Of the department of poultry, i
dana Experiment Station. and by II.
Pierce. Harrodsburg, formerly col
Injected with the United States Depar
ment of Agriculture.
Mr.. Philips will speak on the su
Iject. "The Possibilities OF the Far
. lrlock," and Mr. Pierce will talk I
I.Kantucky,a Poultry Opportunitiaa.