LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO GENERAL 

 ASSEMBLY. 



Frankfort, Ky., January 1, 1916. 



To the General Assembly of Kentucky: 



We have the honor of submitting herewith the 

 Twenty-first Biennial Eeport of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, Labor & Statistics, in compliance with the law 

 creating this Department of the State Government. 



It is impossible to give a detailed account of the vari- 

 ous activities of this Department, and this report shows 

 only a portion of the work really accomplished. The num- 

 ber of silos erected throughout the State; the increased 

 number of fields of alfalfa and crimson clover; the 

 numerous mills grinding agricultural limestone; the 

 greater number of live stock; the great improvement in 

 the fertility of the fields ; larger crops ; the activities in 

 the Boys' _Com Club and Girls' Canning Club work; 

 the continued growth of the Kentucky State Fair; the 

 extended interest manifested in Farmers' Institutes; the 

 improvement in methods of farming; the better live 

 stock; better plowing and seeding; the increased number 

 of agricultural organizations ; the improvement in sani- 

 tary conditions on the farm; the better and larger com- 

 munity life of the people, bear testimony that this De- 

 partment has not been idle. 



The State Department of Agriculture does not 

 claim credit for all the development iu the State along 

 the line's indicated above, but it has contributed its full 

 share, and co-operated with all the many agencies work- 

 ing to develop the resources and citizenship of the Com- 

 monwealth. 



More scientific and intelligent farming means more 

 profitable farming; more profitable farming means more 



