The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-04-08
Il make a fine farm. one big carrier

i make a fine farm. one big garten,
uno huild one little house, and Len
ken und me live dere und git rich like
everything"
But suppose when Lenken sees
how crippled Jon are that she won't
marry your
"Cnd suppose ven see how pooty
she vas ! say. Come, Lenken, | love
you all de time. | lose one leg for
you long ago, und | give all de rest for
you atter%aFd to make you happy
Did you lose your leg for Lenken,
Meyer Molly asked, greatly interest
ed.
Maybe l did, but some odder day
ven I.enken come you ask her."
For once Meyer was rushing things.
lii :. short while he had cleared sew
eraI acres of land and IL little later be
gan to build the house. When the
house was completed, he came to
Molly il high spirits.
"henken Is coming next Weekn' lie
cried. 'Ach, Colt, | vas so glad"
Molly inquired the day, but Meyer
could not tell her. He said he WAS
going to watch every incoming train
Inti! she arrived. Molly, too, some
how managed to be at the depot at
train time and watched Meyer.
am so curious TO get the first
glimpse at Lenken," she said to her
se!i. - have wondered so long what
She locks like and have heard her
praised so much by Meyer that the
| curiosity is almost killing me-
One evening when the train came in
she saw Meyer rush forward and
| i hnt 7 l.,
| She peepedaToGnd the corner and saw
d woman looking around .bewilderes
That woman had beautiful eyes-
Molly locked straight into them for
moment, and everything else in the
woman's appearance was forgotten.
Come, Lenken," Meyer whispered,
| touching her hand. 'Ach, du Heb
! cheu' he murmured as their eyes
met. Then both turned, holding each
other by the hand like children, and
started to walk away.
As Molly locked after them there
was Il sof, moisture in hereyes. Then
| she reused herself and, smiling, muir
INJURED, Why, she must weigh at the
very least 200 pounds.
The bell Of the locomotive rang out |
Ii warning. There were putting and |
wheeling, and the train was in mo
| ton. Then there came a piercing |
scream, and the train stopped sud |
denly.
When Molly looked through the |
crowd that gathered in a moment to !
see what had happened, she saw Mey- |
er lying on the ground, and Lenken |
YVES bending above him.
Molly pressed up closer. Meyer
looked up and saw her. 1T vas for
Lenken,n he said, his eyes twinkling |
Inerrily. Then he added. But | |
thinks it vas only de wooden leg dis
time. Aud it was.
FOR FIREkRS AND STOCKMEN.
Ii appears to be q fact that nearly all
the small grains grow better when
mixed, and especially is this true in
the case of oats and wheat. says cor
RESP Cndent of the Webster City, To-,
Freeman.
1t is becoming n pre- ctice among
farmers in many localities, when SOW
ing oats, to mix wheat with them
with uniform good results. The crop
is found TO he more certain to mature
without receiving injury during
growth, and the yield and quality are
improved.
Farmers who have had experience
iii growing the mixed crop will gener
ally agree that the best result-the
greatest number OF pounds per acre
is obtained when about two bushels
of oats and one of wheat are sown TO
the acre. Under no circumstances
should less then one half bushel of
wheat be sown, which will give fair
results, but nothing like so good as
the proportion of two TO one-that
appearing 10 supply the seed con-
ditions under winch nature will do
her best for the crop; and the extra
Fl st cost Of seed will he returned many
times over in the increased yield.
The advantages of the mixed crop
are ;nauv end great. 1t is so little
subject to damage by chinch bugs as
to be almost bug proof" There is
probably not an instance on record
Of the mixed crop, Sown in the proper
ticns stated, having been materially
injured from this cause. The heads
OF both grains are larger, better filled
and the berry piumper, sounder and
better in all respects.
The liability of a failure of the crop
IS almost eliminated, the grain stand
ing up stiff and strong until it natures
without danger of rust, blight or fail
are to fill. The main difficulty encoun
tered III the rotation of corn and oats,
is also avoided Under the climatic
conditions prevailing in the West,
farmers understand that on good
ground, particularly if it is we'll ina
nured and made rich us is should be
to assure the best yield Of corn-the
oats, following the corn, is very likely |
to overgrow and collapse before ma
tUrity, and the danger is much in
creased in Il wet season. This liahili-
ty is escaped when the grain is well
mixed. for it is the experience of
farmers that i'll such a season, under
Such adverse conditions that the clear
oats is almost certain TO COLLAPSE, the |
mixed crop viii stand up and mature.
TO the other advantage named must |
he added the fact of q much heavier |
yield of grain per acre. 1t is well |
within the limit TO say that taking |
good seasons and bad together for |
any series of five Years, an acre of |
ground town with the mixed seed |
will easily produce double the num- |
Der of pounds that can be grown upon |
an acre sown with clear oats, and |
when it can be considered that, in |
each case, the investment in land, |
machinery, labor and all things neces- |
sary to produce the cropis practically |
the same, it is evident how the greater |
amount of net profit is to be obtained. |