The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

q pas6er, SOW down about ten acres ia
oats and shave the farm down to nc
one mule and one man I will win that
money as easy as fndin' it in a holler
tree"
then went on about my business,
and the next news / got from Buck
Hasseltine he had fenced off good
paster and sowed down a whole passle
of oats. The next time I passed along
that way I found Buck cleanin' off his
corn land burnin' brush and as busy
as q thousand bees in one tar bucket.
But I stopped him long enough to put
in a few stanzas of the necessary big
talk.
That's right, Buck-that's perfectly
all right, says I. IA soon start makes
a smooth finish, and. by gatlins, l can
see you are in the fight to win. Now,
don't forget to give your corn The
mainest plowin' before you plant it. Go
right on down into the bowels of the
earth when you break your land, and
in the first plowin' let your bull tongue
scooters run knee deep right clost to
the stuff. Then bust out the middles
deep and and after that stay on top of
the ground and keep the grass down
with your buzzard wing sweep. But
I must git on towards home and whOOp
up the hands a little. I can't stand
still and see other men runnin' way
yonder ahead of me with the general
farm work"
FREE GRATIS FOR NOTHIN'."
Then along about cotton plantin'
time I rode around by the old Hassel-
tine place, onct more, you understand,
ane put in a few extry ticks in big talk.
By gracious, I Dragged on Buck and
Dragged on his vile and baby, and
Dragged on his stock, and Dragged on
crops, aud Dragged On his work, and
Dragged on everything in sight. Be
fore l left there I had got him worked
up to such a terrible high pitch till l
could see that he was plum nervous
and restless for me to start home so he
could sail in and go down after some
o grass.
By that time, between Bucks hard
work and my big talk, wehad a stavin'
fine crop CROWN over there on the old
Hasseltine place. As the hot and
swoltry weather come on I managed SO
as to happen along right frequent and
do o little braggin' at the right time.
I wanted Buck and his mule to take
all the slack out of the traces and keep
time I went Over there-every time I
heard from there Buck and that mule
was stretched out across the field and
stirrin' dirt from daylight till dark.
Dog my cats, if that boy didn't work
so hard and SO reglar and so constant,
till he got as poor as a snake and come
blame nigh gittin' down on the lifts
Nothin' has saved him but a monetroUs
strong appetite and plenty of plain
grub and a little big talk from me.
But, by gollys, you jest ought to
come down and ride around by the old
Hasseltine place with me and see the
crops that me and Buck are CROWN
over there. Blast my buttons if that
farm amt the talk of the whole entire
country for forty miles around, Ihave
got plenty of help now. Everybody is
braggin' on Buck and his crops and the
onlyest thing that worries me is for
fear, if the braggin' goes on at the
present lick, the boy will work his
fool self to death before cool weather
comes.
To be ce' tainly Of course, of all the
bully crops now CROWN on the old
Hasseltine place marry lock of cotton
and marry grain of corn is comm my
way. But l am bound to maintain
and you are bound to own up that |
have done some farmin' over there this
year. I didn't lose no time, and I did
MT sweat no great drops of perspira
ton to speak of, you understand, and
consequentially I don't make no
charges for farmin' with my mouth.
Buck is now 50 monstrous thin till a
little more and you could see through
him. But his appetitite is good and
his spirits are high. He is happy and
his wife is happy, ard so am l.. And
WHILST there amt no cash money for
me in farmin' with my mouth, yet etilI
l have got my share in the general re-
suits.
Then do YOUR rest f n one another,
Maxim life a p eataLt dream,
Belp a worn and weary brother
Pullin' hard against the stream"
Rufus Sanders IN Montgomery Ad-