The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-25
JOHN WALToN'S FARM.
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got the time to waste over newspa.
Pera,' said Eben Sawyer, with some
emphasis.
"But you win gain some infornatiea
from il in the course Of Il year, slg,
pursued John Walton.
81 tell yon / don't want itlp
''Well, what do you say, Mr.. Gruef
metz Shan't have your nameP
"No, sirH
This was said 80 fatty and blunt5
that Walton said no more, but folded
up the prospectus Of a periodical which
he had with him, and then turned
away.
Eben Sawyer and Bon Grump 8.
were two old hrmorB that is, old
che bqsineSss th3esi tiiey had p.fs
reached the middle age Of lie; and ,aitei
their young noighbor had gone, they
expressed their opinion concerning
him.
"iie'll never make farmer" said
Sawyer, with shake Of his head. "Ilc
spends TOO much time over them papers
aud hooks Of bis'n. He's leetle mite
above farmin'. That's my opinion"
'Them's my sentiments" responded
Grummet. Il tell you, Eban, the man
that thinks To make Twin on farm
in this country has got to work for il.
AT this .junoture Sam Bancroft came
past lie was another old native Of TIC
district.
We was just talkin' about young
Walton" said Sawyer.
1--WE just come from there" replied
Sam.
"IIe's been horing me to sign for a
paper; but he cor 'dn't come il"
''IIa, hnl So he bored us. He ID
getting leetlc too high for farmer
"IIe's rippin' his BAN floor up" said
Bancroft.
"Rippin' the floor up" repeated Mr
Grummet. why. Mr.. Amsden had
the whole Goor put down new only. three
years ago"
"The stable floor, I moan" pursued
Bancroft "iie's got carpenter mp
from the village, and his two hired men
are belpin'."
"Whewl ! opine he'll make farm
or"
And 80 they all opined-with res
eryation. In short, there was some
thing highly ridiculous in the though,
Of mans thinking to be farmer and
n student at the same time, and all
sorts Of jests were discharged over it.
John Walton Was young man
some Eve end twenty; and, though b.
had been born in the neighborhood, vel
much Of his life had been spent in othel
portions Of the country. His parents
both died when he was quite youug,an
his fathers farm had passed into th,
hands Of a Mr. Amsden. But nov
John had married, and he meant 10 bs
a farmer, and bis thoughts natural,
turned to the old homestead. III,
found Amsdeu willing 10 sell, and j.,
bought-paying $4,000 down, and Civ
ing a note and mortgage for S2,50C
more, which had been cashed by Mr.
| Piddon.
This farming district was upon {
bread ridge Of land which had beer
cleared for great many years; and
though they were the handsomest anC
smoothcst looking farms in the county
yet they were by no means the best
The summit Of the ridge was crownet
by ledge Of granite, and the soil, owe
the whole broad swell, was more or les
wet and cold. This was particular,
the case with John Walton's farm, som
portions Of it being wholly unfit 70
cultivation. There was one field q
twenty acres which was never at 70
plowing. The soil was 30 wet an
heavy that it had never been worked t
any advantage; yet there was some goo
land upon it, and Mr.. Amsden had gair
ed very fair crops while he lived there
Ben Grummet had a curiosity to Sc
what was going on in Walton's barn, s
he dropped in there. lie found tina
the whole of the floor, where the cattI
stood, had been torn mp, and that the
were digging wide, deep trench til
the whole length of the tie-up.
''What is all this forl" asked Ben.
''Why," returned Walton, who wa
busy in experimenting the work, an
also in working himself, al am havin
a place fixed here for making manure
mean to fill this trench up with goo
muck, and thus save the liquids whic
have heretofore been lost / think, b
proper management, ! can get fun
I double the quantity Of manure whic
others have got on this place."
| cE IN -
ly.
eyes" returned the young man. q
is fact that liquid manures, coul
they be saved, would fully equal Il
solids, both in bulk and value; an
when combined with well-rotted mucl
and some other articles which shall tai
up and retain all the more volati
j parts, / feel sure that they will aifoi
more fertilizing powers and properti'
than the solid manure can"
3 "You don't say sol Where dye lear
q all that9"
: ? "Partly from reading and partly fro
observation" answered John, smiliI
: at his neighbours open sarcasm.
Il don't s'pose it costs anything
do all thisp
"Oh, yes; it will cost me considerah
before get through
eyes, shout think twouldP'
81 say" he cried, as he met sawy
shortly afterward, "John Waltor
about as nigh being crazy as man CT
\ be-"
Z "Eh-crazy, Benz"
!. "Oh,he got his head full Of all sol
l. Of nonsense He's not his stable Ao