MINUTES CF TE  BOARD OF TRhUST1S



      In order to explain what is meant by the cooperation of the Government mentioned

by Professor Bryant in his report I here insert a short sentence from a letter from

the Agricultural Department of the United States to Professor Bryant:

      "The situation in Kentucky is simply this: The money that was appropriated is

 ready to be made use of. If the counties mhich have already worked up some interest

 in the matter feel that they cannot certainly begin this work during the present

 fiscal year, we shall have to use the money in other places. Next year it is the in-

 tention of the office to put into each county cooperating a definite sum, say $l,200.'

      It will be seen by the foregoing excerpt that during the next fiscal year which

commences Tuly 1, 1913, it is possible to have the United States Government put

1200 in each County for the purpose of- teaching the farmers all that science knows

of practical farming. I need not enlarge upon the great good that will come from such

an alliance.

     In addition to this the great milling interests of the United States, whose head-

quarters are in Chicago, offer to supplement the United States Government s money by

giving one thousand dollars to each county which will in good faith establish such an

extension work agency and agree to maintain it two years.  All of this proposed work

will be under the immediate supervision of the extension department of this University.

There are now four counties which are ready for the County Extension Agent: Henderson,

Madison, Warren and Muhlenburg, and we hope that others will soon see the importance

of accepting the liberality of the United States Government, and that finally each

county will have an extension agent working within its borders. I am of the opinion

that the Agricultural Department of the University should be pushed as fast and as

far as possible, Kentucky is an agricultural State and the fanning interest is her

greatest asset, If our State is ever to becme great and rich in the sense that some

of the States are rich and great it will be through the improvement of its farming

methods, Just in proportion as Kentucky becomes rich may we hope for money to build up

this University. The farmers of Kentucky control the Legislature and when they are

made to realize that the University contributes to their substantial welfare they will



December IQ4 1912