The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-29
i. A. CARED Replies to
Article of Honest Voter"


In last weeks issue of the Big Sandy
News there appeared an article signed
by an Honest Voter" in which he not
only gave you lot of useless advice
but set out several things which he
said the county could well afford to be
without, among which was our County
Farm Agent am answering that
article, believing 1t my duty as citi-
zen of our county and as President of
the Lawrence County Farm Bureau,
an honorable organization. and in
charge of the County Agent work in
the county.
First, want to say as one man and
voter of Lawrence county ! have ais
ways studied the candidates and tried
to base my opinion and vote for the
best interest of the whole county.
There have been mistakes prior to the
one spoken of in his article In electing
our county officers. especially county
judges. However, at present our peo-
pie have become more progressive and
the majority are striving to build
better roads through voting bonds, the
only possible way, and want to ad-
wise all voters that you not only think
before voting but that you be sure
you are casting your vote for man
who was not against our bond issue,
is not against 1t now, and will not be
against a good road program in the
future.
If l understand the writer 1t was his
desire to attack the citizens of our
county seat. l wish to say / love
Louisa, II is OUR town, / respect IL
as our county seat. admire the BUSH
ness men OF the Town: still am a
farmer and live on the farm, yet be-
lieye the citizens of Louisa are more
progressive and are making greater
effort to have good roads than are the
people of the country who need them
most. Mr.. Honest Voter" be thought
full in the future and do not attempt
to fight any progressive element of
our county.
With reference to the office of En-
gineer, how are we to be without them,
who will advise us when we need those
TRACTORS, establish a grade on
which we can drive them and direct
our entire system of road building.
Now, with reference to our County
Farm Agent want to say there may
have been time in the history of
Lawrence county when 1t was popular
for a candidate to announce himself
as against such parasites" but the
writer wishes to assert that that time
has long since past. Because 1t has
been shown to us that he is valuable
man and serving a good cause. There
are those of us who well remember
our deplorable condition for seed corn
in the spring of 1918, and how effic-
iently our Farm Agent came to our
rescue and in spite 81 the fac. that
only a few farmers had grain of
seed corn that would sprout our crop
was held UP to normal. There are
also scores of US who recall that every
year we had to place hundreds Of dol
lars on the loss side of the ledger as
toll taken by Black Leg among our
cattle. which today through the cease
less efforts of our Farm Agent has
been completely wiped out.
He asks If you are acquainted with
our Farm Agent or know anything he
has done for your benefit. l will say
here that if the Honest Voter" does
not know his Farm Agent 1t Is his
fault, just as true as is the adage.
you can lead horse to water but you
can not make him drink"
He will remember the hundreds Of us
who appreciate our Farm Agents as
sistance in placing nice Pure Bred
Poland China hogs on our farms and
he enjoyment as well as the econom-
c pleasures we have gotten from them.
Il he will investigate fully, and If the
joys to overlooking from the
Eyes of the Club boys and girls OF our
county are any testimony he will have
10 trouble in being convinced.
Would you suppose for minute that
scores of us would look out on our |
arms today and see those big fiocks |
If pure bred Rhode Island Red chick
ms without feeling Of gratitude for
,ur Farm Agent who is largely direct
y responsible for our having them, |
because he made 1t so easy for us to
,ecure them.
There are also those of us farmers
Who through his efforts are getting the
services of Register Of Merit, butter
at tested sires that is having its un- l
disputed effect on the upbuilding of
,ur livestock industry as well as
weekly cash returns in our pocket /
,ook. Look for a moment IL you will |