Know all by these present that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael B. Crutcher, John R. Edds, and Nelea A. Absher, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Brown-Forman Corporation (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in  accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the United States Security and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and 3. take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herin granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in fact's substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the forgoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 22nd day of August, 2002.


Signature:  /s/ Michael B. Crutcher