The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-06
AN AGRIcULTURALlST.
A Professor Whose Oats Took Their
 Own Time in Spcouting.

A Professor Whose Oats Took Their
 Own Time in spcouting.
 Prof. ]. Cudigo Pailensbury. after hay. ing spent the best years of hts life in edit ing an agricultural journal, decided upon buying farm Aad settling down to put into practical shape the many ideas which Ae had expressed through hts paper. The professor vas delighted when he sniff.d the free air of the country, and, as he stood around bossing the plow hands, he wondered why be had been content to cit in dingy room.
 One day the professor sent the follow. ing order to Q grain dealer in town {: "Please send me fifty bushels oi seed oats, best quality"
 The shipmen. was made. The proses- ser had been SO imperious with hts htred men that neither of them would of T hin any advice, in fact, he had told them tAAt wheu he wanted a suggestion he would ask for 1t.
 The shipment of oats came, rNe pro. lessor had asked for the bes, qua all,y and was highly satis6ed with the result. The land was prepared with great care aud the oats were sowed and b rro xed to, then rolled and then hauo sed again Every day or two the protess y would go out and make an examination to see fl the oats had sprosted. He bee .me im- patient, for oats in neighboEins 6slds had come up One day while Colonel Sub oeriy. a well-known planter. was visiting ,he pro fessor, the great AgriculturalM asked:
 q Colonel, arc your oats up yes '"
 "Oh, yes, the tieid is green
 "l doa't know what's the matter with mine. 1 sowed them three weeks ago bu, they haven't sprou.ed yet. Visa you d come out and make an ex.m,na . tion."
 They went to the 6sld and began to scratch around.
 @" See, they haven't sproused." sad the professor.
 "i dont see any oa,s," the colonel replied.
 Here's one, colonel."
 "Oh, no, that's sawdrs,. The ssound Is thick with it." -Sawduss sasped the professor.
 Oi course"
 "Is tt possible tAa, have sowed saw dust7"
 "lt seems that you have" The colo nel laughed. The professors f.cs grew red. He called his foreman wnom he saw standing . short distance a~Ay.
 "Couiound It, Jackson he ex. claimed, "didnt you know we w.re SOW. ing sawdust instead of oats P
 "Yes, sir."
 "Well, why in shuadsr didnt you tell me?"
 "Becauss, sir, you told me that you wanted no suggestions sad that you had been editor of the Fsvms,s SeissH. fc and P,aeheaI Cgkhvafoy 90 loax that you knew what you were iolag. sI ~s all though. that we'd let you go."
 "He's got it on you, pteIes ssor,' said the colonel.
 "That's all right," said the great agri. culsuralist, but if there's Anv I4s 10 this coustry Iii mske that msT h lat sm moks." He hurried to town and called on the merchant restrained his anger A, ~ell as he oosld, and said
 Have you got an order that seat you some time ago5"
 "Yss, sir, think so."
 "Lss me see ii.~
 The order was produced The pso- fessns looked at it several minutes. He pdded himself on his bad wiis,ng, and it vas some time beiose hs couid rs d 1t.
 "What does this order szy--sAzs gre these words? the professor asked.
 "sawdus," replied the nsrch ant.
 "Sasdust the dsaes. Aayssay can see that they are seed oass."
 "Leave It to asybody in sown."
 @An right"
 They called in printer who had worked in the professors office.
 sRssd this order. " said the professor. The printeE took the order. "it is as plain to me as prini," said he Tasn he read: "' PseaAs send nc fly basaeis of sawduss-best quality ca, i,s plain