KENTUCKY 



KENTUCKY 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON KENTUCKY 



(An outline suitable for Kentucky will be found with the article "State.") 



Of what important crop does Kentucky produce almost twice as much as its 

 closest competitor? How does the product of the "black-patch" differ from that 

 of the blue-grass region? 



What famous road crosses the state? 



How does Kentucky compare in railway mileage with the state which it most 

 closely resembles in size? 



How many negroes out of a hundred cannot read and write? How many native 

 whites? 



What does the state do toward the education of its negro population? 



How large a proportion of the land is not in farms? What per cent of the total 

 area is improved farm land? 



What industry would seem to indicate by its course within recent years the 

 growth of prohibition sentiment? 



What has been done in connection with the school system to increase the interest 

 of boys and girls in farm pursuits? 



How did this state differ in its pioneer days from Iowa in point of forest growths? 



What is cannel coal? Why is it so called? How much is produced in Ken- 

 tucky? 



Who was Kentucky's greatest statesman in the period before the outbreak of 

 the War of Secession? How did the state stand with reference to that struggle? 



If the Canadian province which most closely resembles Kentucky in number of 

 inhabitants were as thickly settled as is that state, what would its population be? 



How many states have a larger population? 



Why is the climate of Kentucky more pleasant than that of some of its neigh- 

 boring states? 



How many stars were there in the flag after Kentucky was added to the Union? 



How many states border on Kentucky without any rivers intervening? How 

 many rivers touch its boundaries? Has it any mountain boundaries? 



What river leaves the state and then enters it again? How is the southern 

 limestone region drained? 



What part has Kentucky played in the great horse races of the country? What 

 part of the state is famous for this reason? 



May a white man marry a negro woman within the borders of the state? 



How many hours a day may women work in factories? 



How many states in the Union are larger than Kentucky? Why is this state 

 of such a peculiarly irregular shape? 



What is Kentucky's most famous natural curiosity? How was it formed? What 

 are some of its curious features? 



Of what valuable fiber plant does this state produce nine times as much as all 

 the other states combined? 



How many constitutions has the state had? When was the present one adopted? 



If the governor should die during his first year in office, who would take his 

 place? If he should die during his third year? 



What does the name Kentucky mean? How was the popular name earned? 



What substance was used as money and passed as legal tender during part of 

 the eighteenth century? 



