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l   y   “We can’twait for a vide economic stimulation to both
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. ’   °.   ill   ”   t i i     `. programs have very been the backbone of the state’s econ-  
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l   _;  __ A t     ;/ ”  ‘lV' _ ifii [   toward urban cen- potent force for long-term economic
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l if   I.   y       -1    problems of eco- “If we want Kentucky to develop
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  A     .:7}, _ NI',   , " '  _   ’ {gg  ;§ ble but not neces- ment efforts,” he said.   =’;
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J       "°`L   " y   said. soils. Our waterways and highway sys-  
Z r   ·~`   ' ii "°i `         "And we can’t tem, coupled with our close proximity  
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i   y " ij ir ‘i*·,’Y;·— Y      smokestqcks that make our state ideal for a ricultt ral  
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l gi-r _     1_, Fa .  7*}*  M ·· ‘’‘‘ " make us mort- growth. In addition, a ready and eager _.  
· _§,_; ji   *~.   ¤.*‘<%T’”‘ l· i·‘~   ‘ gage our future to attract labor supply makes agriculture a nat-  
A V Dout; THOMAS ’81 low—paying jobs. We’ve got to develop ural for economic developrnent." i 
BELIEVES AGRICUL- our future on a renewable resource- Doug Thomas, a hog farmer near  
l TURE CAN BE THE based industry —— agriculture," he Elizabethtown, is enthusiastic about ;` lii V
l Bl(}(jEST PLAYER IN A said. the initiative.
l PERMANENT, MULTI- Little, along with Kentucky Farm "We’ve got to take care of our "“
l EACETED PLAN or Bureau Federation President Bill future," Thomas said. "Agriculture A 
I ECONOMIC DEVELOP- Sprague and Kentucky Commissioner can be the biggest player in economic
, MENT FOR of Agriculture Ed Logsdon, presented development. Too often, community  
  KENTUCKY. THOMAS the concept to a special meeting of leaders celebrate their successes if  _ ;  li
  RECENTLY RETURNED the state’s agricultural leadership a they can bring a factory with low pay-  
l WITH HIS FAMILY TO year and half ago. ing, low skilled employment into the __L>  
l FARMING IN The initial idea of using agriculture community. But often, these low pay-  
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