Ellsworth American., 1883-08-02
The Agricultural Editor.

Dyke Fortescue tumbled into tine office OF
rural newspaper published in the interes,
OF small class Of readers, and named The
Farmers Friend and Cuitirators' Cham
| P,on. Dyke was fresh from Denver. where
ne had been doing local work on a daily.
lie wanted situation-he wanted it badly,
and he soon closed bargain with the pro-
prietor of The Farmers Friend and C,,iti-
rafors' Champion The proprietor intended
to be absent for two weeks, and Dyke under
took to hold the journals head steadily up
stream until bis return.
"fou will receive some visitors. quite
likely, said the proprietor. ENTERTAIN EN-
Entertain EN- IN manner which will reflect
credit on the paper. They will want to talk
stock, farming, horticulture, etc, you know
Give it to EN- strong"
Dyke bowed. borrowed a half dollar. got
clean shave, glass of beer, and soon re-
turned TO face the music and edit the first
agricultural journal with which he had ever
been connected.
81 can feel that. with my journalistic ex-
perience, ii will be Just fun to run an agri
cultural paper" said Dyke to himself.
AT two O'Clock p. NJ the first visitor
showed up at the door of the office, and
Dyke cordially invited him inside. The
farmer entered hesitatingly, and remarked
that he had expected TO meet the proprietor,
with whom he had an appointment to dis
cuss ensilage.
81 am in charge of the Journal" said
DYKE.
80, you are. Well you seem to have a
pretty clean office here"
"Nes' renlied Dyla ..P,, aLn,, ~.
ensilage. Ensilage is a pretty good breed,
isn't it p
Breed :" exclaimed the farmer, "whv-"
Il mean IT'S sure crop; something that
you can rely"
Crop Why it ism, crop at all"
Yes, yes, | know. il isn't crop" said
Dyke persplrlng until his collar began to
melt away down the back of his neck. "but
YOU can do better and cleaner work with
good sharp ensliage on stubby ground, than
Take it for sulky pillow. do you? ?"
mo. no. said Dyke. "You don't seem
to understand me. Now. if farmer builds
an ensiIage on low ground
Builds an ensilage, You seem to have
got the thing mixed up with some Kind Of
granary"
"Pshaw. no" continued D,ke. II must
make myself palmer. You see this enslaye
properly mixed with one part guano, and
three parts hypophosphare of antimony.
with the addition Of little bran and tan
bark, and the whole favored with chloride
Of lime, makes top dressing for strawber-
ry beds which"
why, ensllage isn't no manure"
mo. certainly not, said Dyke. IL know
II Is not often used in that way. You don't
catch my drift. When said top dressing,
meant turkey dressing -stutfing, you know
for Thanksgiving"
Great heavens, man Ensilage isn't a
human food ?"
NO, not human food exactly" said |
poor Dyke, grnning like an almshouse IDIOT.
IT isn't food at all. in the true sense Of the (
word, My plan has always been to lasso
az R9s gSBB4 Anti aiitTfe@ ff6bf 'usn4 "dsr ensnage
o ring hogs.
81 never believed myself that it should be
ised for that purpose. but when YOU want to
ing hens, or young calves TO keep them from
'uckling-"
The farmer grayely shook his head.
Ibid YOU ever try ensilage on the hired .
girl" said D,ke. desperately, and winking
ike bat at II 30 A. NJ.
The farmer slowly arose. and with some |
evidence Of rheumatic twinges IN his legs
"Young man." he SAID solemnly, you
are long WAYS from home, amt YOU ?"
.Yes," replied Dyke, dropping his eyes
beneath The stern glances Of the farmer.
IN ms ancestral halls in England, sad-eyed
retainers YEARLY watch and wait for my
return.
go home Young man, go home to your
feudal castle, and while on your way across
the rolling deep. muse on the fact that
en,iage is simply canned food for live
s,ock-put up expressly for family use IN a
sio, which is nothing less than an r-tight
pit where corn stalks, grass millet, clover,
alfalfa and other green truck is preserved
for winter use, as green and verdant as the
of The Farmers Friend and
Cuitirators Champion.'
And dyke Fortescue sighed as he re-
marked to himself: There amt so blamed
much fun in running an agricultural paper
as thought