Telegram-herald., 1890-04-07

Araaninz soA's Improve TIE lAnd.s
= Izas6s-1rassssas What's thAyg~
cit = simply drawing .. tie ~eees
fron TIE surface. This iAnd l. eol5 sn3
VET: b0t II oan get tie water 70 arsia
OF among these rocks. the san nay
warn the surface and give ne = good
pieoe Of soal here"
Bat IL Hooked very tooifsn 90 Ben
Grumaet- he believed that What wAs
the natur Of the soil couldn't be altered
However. the young man made his
trenches -tunbled in the rocks-aIed
n On top with the loan be lad origin
ally removed; and then left IL 70 work
for itself swhse. A month later hs
plowed gp two acres Of It and be could
see that the soil had already changed
wonderfully. After this was done hs
oas his way 70. the muck-swamp. and
vent ~ hauling out that article which
he deposit ted II various places. ss hs
deemed proper
That's : Gurus eontrivsnoe," said
sam Bancroft he and Ben Gr9mmet
had been az work for Walton st haul
ing muck. He alluded 70 large vst
y
spout from the sink. This val was Ca
psbls Of holding several cArt-loads OF
stuff and WAS already half full
That's . compost vat" exclaimed
Walton, who had overheard the remark.
"All ,he slOps from the honse-the soap
suds and such stufs-which most people
wasted, save by this means. and turn
a. q nd -
throwing away refuse matter put IL IN
here and let IL rot and terment and make
manure"
That all sounds very pooey." re-
marked Ben, after Walter had left
them; but let me les tell you. don't
| pay He'd better let sich fandangles
alone II he ever expects TO make livin'
st farmin'."
Before the ground frosc up Walton
threw out most Of the muck back 70 HIS
tie-up, which had become well saturated,
and filed the trench up anew. When
spring came Walton went 20 some OF his
neighbors and asked them to go In with
him and send for some good scions TO
engraft upon their apple trees. Ho ex-
planned 10 them just the plan he had
formed for his own orchard.
"How much Will 1t cost you?" asked
Sawyer.
Why" returned Walton. I'm going
into it thoroughly. My orchard is a
largo one, as yours Is, and the trees are
mostly thrifty and vigorous-or could
be Iaade so-but with poor fruit. mean
to mako q thorough thing Of 1t, and
shall expend hundred dollars this
spring"
What, A hundred dollarsI In your
orchard?"
eyes"
"Jewhitikor an broousticksi When
git money TO play with III try it."
A little while later, and tho grass be-
gan to spring up on tho twenty-acre lot
as it had never sprung up before; and as
time went on John Walton was contin-
ually studying how to improve his farm.
Good gracious!" CALCULATED Eben
Sawyer, as Ben Grummet and Sam Ban
croft came into his house one cool
autumn evening; have you heard about
John Walton's apples?"
"Yos," returned Ben. II was there.
and heerd the whole on't-so know
never would ave thought it. An orchard
turn out like thatv'
"And jcs' look at that tventy-acre
field" said Bancroft. Five years age
it wouldn't hardly pay for mowin'. II
didn't bear much else but podgum. Now
look at it, Think O. the corn an wheat
he's raised there; an this year he cut
more'n forty tons of good hay from I'll"
I'VE WAS jest talkin' about you, Mr.
Walton" said Sawyer one day, rs Johr
oarne into his house.
"Ahi" returned John, as he took
seat by the fire, 81 hope you found
nothing bad to say Of me-
"Not bit of it. We was talkin' about
tho wonderful improvement you've made
on tho ola place and of the money yos
make"
"And do you think 1t wonderful?"
"But amt it?''
'WeI, replied Walton, 'I don't know
about that; but Pll tell you what l d.
know: l know there is no class Of people
in the world who may read and study Il
better advantage than farmers. Farm
ing is q science, and he must be ma,
of more than ordinary capacity who cal
master 1t all. In short, there is n,
branch Of industry in the world whici
may not be followed to better advantag
without good education But farmer
must not be afraid of newspa pers ant
books. They won't, IL they arc wise
follow every advice which experiment
slists give, but they may study and rcs
son and experiment for themselves. 8
have done, and 30 / moan 10 do."-N
Y. Ledcer.