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two pigs out of the litter of eacli gilt, whicli would give 

 tlie bank twenty pigs instead of ten gilts ; then give these 

 pigs to twenty more farmer boys, requiring the boys 

 to give two pigs out of each gilt to the bank. On and 

 on the bank in turn to give them to the farmer boys, 

 which wiU be the greatest advertising scheme the bank 

 ever put on. 



I also showed the bank how these pigs could" be 

 shown at the county fair, and that it would be a great 

 advertisement for them. I told them I would organize 

 the boys' Pig Club through the county, and make the 

 boys care for the pigs the bank gave to them, and in 

 four or five years this would be something the bank 

 would be proud of, and also have the country stocked 

 with pure-bred hogs. 



I had the farmers to order three good Hereford 

 bulls and two Jersey bulls into the county. I met with 

 the National Bank of John A. Black Wednesday, in re- 

 gard to buying four good Hereford bulls for the county. 

 The bank appointed a committee to confer with the other 

 directors and stockholders in regard to making the pur- 

 chase. I showed this bank where they could buy these 

 bulls as an advertisement, and be out no more than they 

 are for calendars and the like, and in buying these bulls i 

 would put more money in the bank by putting a better 

 grade of cattle in the county. Number the bulls from 

 one to four, and change them every year, and in four 

 years we could almost have pure-bred Herefords in the 

 county instead of scrubs. I also showed the banks where 

 they could in four years call those bulls in, and sell 

 them for as much money as they gave for them, and 

 place four other bulls in their place, and in eight years 

 we could have pure-bred Herefords all over the county. 

 I also showed where the farmers could get $25 for a 

 Hereford calf, when they can only get $10 for a scrub. 

 So it would double the farmer's deposit in the bank. 



I was chosen by a co m mittee of citizens of the coun- 

 ty to go to Mt. Vernon to confer with other delegates 

 from adjoining counties, Whitley, Laurel, Bell, Clay 

 and Pulaski, in regard to what steps to take to secure 

 good roads in the county. I was their chosen delegate 

 of three to get up plans and speaking dates for same. 



