The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-07-27
Farm and Home News
From Over Kentucky

Larue county farmers are showing
lively interest in tie possibilities of
improving their soil by means Of lime.
stone, County Agent J. W. Jones
says. Interested persons in the Ton.
.cville section have made arrange
ments 10 have a total q zoo tons Of
limestone rock crushed while farmers
in other sections q the county also
are giving increased attention 10 the
use Of lime One hundred u the
700 tons was contracted for after the
crusher began WORK
Many q the 800 Kentucky farm
boys and girls who attended the re-
cent second annual Junior Week"
held az the College Of Agriculture at
Lexington experienced their first real
thrill n making the trip and taking
part in the festivities 81 the week
Davies county cent one girl and two
boys 10 the even, who mad never rid
den on train previous TO their trip
20 Lexington. Another girl from the
same county had never ridden more
than ten miles on a steam line before.
Davies county farm boys and girls
who are members % the Newman
Junior Agricultural club have launch.
ed a campaign 20 beau,ify the lawns
in their district, according 20 County
Agent J f. Mcclure. Prizes will be
offered for the lawn. which show the
greatest and most Economical i'm
provement by mex, June.
Cream grading methods are being
presented to Galloway county farm
ers in order 70 help them reduce the
losses which they suffer each year
from poor quality cream. County
Agent J. y. Gardner says Interest
cd persons in the vicinity Of the Muir
ray cream station recently were sd-
dressed by j. o. Barkman dairy spe-
cialis, from the College Of Agricul-
ture at Lexington. who pointed out in
his talk on grading that Kentucky
farmers last year lost more than $780,
GOO on cream tat went 20 market in
poor condition.
Five scrub bulls will be eliminated
from Campbell county dairy erds az
result of the recent evgan za,ion
Of cooperative pure bred Jersey
sire association in that county. ac-
cording TO County Agent II. +. Link.
The organization is made up Of 20
farmers who own about $50 cows.
In addition. the county has a CO.
operative pure bred Holstein sire as
ISOLATION.
A number Of Union County farm
crs are showing lively interest in the
value Of limestone for soil improve
ment. County Agent l.. c. Brewer
says $. W. Blue recently shipped
in two car loads 20 be used on his
farm near Morganfeld. His results
with the material have been so salts
factory that he intends to use two
carloads annually for the next five
years.
The eradication Of cattle tuber-
eulosis is going forward with good
results in Mclean county. according
to County Agent X. II. Ford Fifty
seven animals recently were tested
in. one day in connection with the
campaigns being conducted agains,
the disease. No reactors were found.
Hundreds Of tons Of limestone are
being crushed BY Lincoln county
farmers who will use the material on
their farms this fall in an effort to
improve their soils. County Agent c.
b. Elston says. Four hundred tons
recently have been crushed in the
Hubble community while the state
crusher. which is being used for the
work. is scheduled for additional
work throughout the summer and
fall