Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-10
MADISON COLORED
PEOPLE PROSPEROUS
Much Progressiveness Shown In
Quarterly Report of County
Agent III. A. Lame

The quarterly report of Henry A.
Laine, as county demonstration agent
for the colored people, was submitted
to the fiscal court Tuesday, and is
as follows:
81 hereby submit my fourth quar-
terly report as county demonstration
agent for the colored people of Madi-
son county for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1920. This report marks the
close of a year of service and con-
tains some facts of general interest
Of the 5000 colored people living in
the county, 1000 or two-thirds of
them live in the rural communities,
and this county has a larger rural
colortd population than any surround
ing blue grass county. Our colored
farmers arc the most progressive in
the state, owning more than 10000
acres of land, and among them may
be found some of the best farmers in
the county. But as general rule col
ored farmers do not take proper
care of their land They do not prac-
tice rotation and do not give enough
attention to grasses and legumes. Blu;
their progressive spirit is shown by
the steadily increasing number of at
tractive homes built and repaired and
I,x- hn of Inf
white wash 1t would surprise many
to konw how well some of our color
cd farmers live, and what an air of
refinement and social culture may be
seen in many of their homes. The
progress of the colored people of this
county is in a large degree due to
the mutual good will and friendship
Of the races, which has been increas-
ing through the passing years My
people are anxious to do what they
can to increase the wealth of the
county and reduce its illiteracy, but
are handicapped by the lack of proper
educational facilities for the proper
training of teachers for our rural
-
cur best teachers rather than spend
their small salaries going to distant
training schools prefer to go into
other avenues of activities for a .liv-
ing, where pay is better and a chance
for laying up something for a rainy
day is brighter. l have spent this
quarter in calling the attention of col
ored farmers to the great food short
age all over the world, due to rap
id growth of great industrial cities.
which are drawing away from farms
cur young men by the larger salaries
offered, the social recfeations and the
bright lights adding to the ever in
creaSing host of consumers and Stea
Oily decreasing the number of pro-
ducerS. | am pointing out that the
situation calls for the adoption of the
best methods of agricultural produc
ton, as well as the best methods OF
preserving and conserving foods. In
pointing out the worldwide menace,
have had Individual wayside talks
with 143 persons, mailed 13 persona:
letters and 335 circular letters, given
out and mailed 20 bulletins, held 2e
community meetings, with an attend
ance of 933 persons. Such a favorable |
has been made on the OF
fee of the Agricultural Extension
Kentucky State College, cooperating
with the U. S. Department of Agr1-
culture, that Miss Hattie Peoples, Il
colored graduate of the Kentucky |
Normal and Industrial Institute, has
been appointed for the fiscal year, be-
ginning July 1, 1920, to organize and
conduct canning demonstrations for |
colored girls of Madison county. We
also hope to encourage each colored
to raise better garden, |
more poultry, meat hogs and to keep !
one or more cows. We are urging
them to meet the high cost of cloth
ing by q return to the honest prac-
lice of the thrifty housewives of 40
years ago of patching and darning.
We are glad to witness increasing
in this work by the colored !
citizens of the county (
"HENRY A. LAME,
County Agent"