KRS 246.070: Functions of Commissioner.

(1) The Commissioner shall promote and encourage, as far as practicable, the

organization of agricultural organizations and associations. He shall ascertain in

detail the quality and quantity of land under cultivation; the kinds, amounts and

value of the annua l field crops; the annual production of orchards, gardens, and

dairies; the kinds, value, and increase of livestock; the character and wages of labor

employed in the cultivation of the soil; and the value of agricultural exports and

imports.

(2) The Commissioner may, if he thinks it will promote the objects of the department,

expend such sums as are available in the payment of premiums that he offers to

encourage the agricultural industry of the state.