Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-09-14
JOHN WALTON'S FARM
Hadn't you better subscribe for

JOHN WALTON'S FARM
Hadn't you better subscribe for
|itpn
II tell you, no. / haven't got the
money to spare. And, II I had, l
haven't got the time to waste over
newspapers" said Eben Sawyer, with
some emphasis.
.But you will gain much informa-
tfon from II in tho course OF q year,
sir" pursued John Walton.
II tell you, I don't want I'll"
This was spoken 50 fatty and
biuntly that Walton said no more,
but folded up his prospectus OF q peri
odical which he had with him, and
then turned away.
Eden Sawyer and Ben Grummet
were two old farmers-that Is, old at
the business though they had only
reached the middle age OF ~llfe-and
after their young neighbOr had gone
they expressed their opinions con-
corning him.
Hell never make q farmer" said
Sawyer, with q shake Ut the head.
Vile spends too much time over those
papers and books OF his. He's q lee-
Tie mite above farmin', Ia my opin-
lon"
Those are my sentimental" re-
sronded Gummet II tell you. Ebeu,
the man that thinks to make q Twin
on . arm In this section has got to
work for IL"
Al this juncture Sam Bancroft
came along. He was another old ma
tive Of the district
I'VE was just talkin' about YOUNG
Walton" said Sawyer.
He's rIppin' his barn floor up said
Bancroft
.Rippin' the floor up!" repeated
| Grummet why, the whole floor
Was put down new only three years
ago"
ssThA tie-up floor, ] mean,r pur.
sued Bancroft. He's got q carpenter
M from the village; and his two hired
men are helpin'."
"Whewl ! guess he'll make 4
faFmerl"
And 20 they al guessed-with a
reservation. In short there was
something highly ridiculous in the
thought Of q mana thinking to be a
farmer and . student at the same
| time.
John Walton was q young man, and
though he had been born In the
neighborhood. yet much OF his life
had been spent In other sections o1
the country. His parents having both
died, John had married, and now
had turned his thoughts TO making q
living out OF the old homestead.
Hen GFummet had q curiosity tt
80 what was going on In Walton't
barn, so he dropped In there He
found that tho whole OF the floor,
where the cattle stood, had been torn
ND and that they were digging q
vida dsep trench the whole length
OF tho tie-un
..Whst on airth il all this fore'
asked Hen.
why" returned Walton, who wal
busy Ia experimenting the work, and
also Ii working himself. II am hav.
Ing 4 place fixed here for making
manure ] mean 70 MI this trench
No with rood muck, and thus save
the liquids which have heretofore
been lost / think, by proper man
axemcnt / can get full double the
quantity Of manure which other;
have rot on this place"
s.DO yer" said Grummet, sarcastic
ailv.
yea resumed the young man.
ut b . fact that the liquid manures
could they be saved, would fully equaI
the solids both IN bulk and value
aud when combined with well rottet
muck, and some other articles which
shall take up and retain all the mora
volatile parts, / feel lure that theJ
will AFFORD moro fertilizing powers ane
properties than the solid manur,
can"
nYou don't say 90! Where d'y'
larn all that??n
Purity from reading. and partl.
+ fr0h observation" answered John
smili0g ~ his good neighbor's opel
sarcasm.
Il don't s'Doss il costs anything I,
do I'll thise.n
20, yes; it will cost mo considers
bic before Iget through"
sYaas; 1 should rather calkilate !
would
III swami Hen Grummet cried, a
be- mot SAWYER shortly Afterwards
sstOhn WaltUn's . fcgsiar hifalutin