Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-06-09
CHAPTER V.
The Crop Harvested.

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"Yes, | do, | have just measured
them, ana | find that there are thirty
three bushels of the large ones and
hVe bushels OF small Ones" replied
Ned.
i suppose you feel pretty rich. don't
you, continued Wilkie.
We'll, 1t is good beginning for the
hrst year anyhow" said Ned. Land
lord Jones says he will take the lot
and pay me seventy-fve cents per
Dushel. It is little above the market
price, but he thinks they are extra
fine That is, let me -thirty-three
times scventy-five makes $2i75 for no.
tatoes alone"
l did not suppose you could get so
much OF OF quarter OF an acre" said
Wilkie.
1T is only little above the average
OF the acreage of Massachusetts last
year. Unless the agricultural papors
lie" replied Ned.
Il suppose you made something on,
OF your squashes also?" further inouir.
ed Wilkie as he walked around the
potato heap to better see the hand
some tubers.
i had thirty vines; one died from
the effects of n grub that worked in
the root; one vine did not produce
anything, and the rest did wonderfullv
well. The twenty-eight vines produc-
ed just six hundred and twenty-siv
pounds of squashes. | peddled them
out in the village at four cents
pound, and received S2504"
"Whew!" whistled Wilkie. "You
don't say that you are $50 in, off this
plot of ground this season. do you?"
Yes | do. responded Ned rather
proudly Il found one or two places
where the potatoes did not come up.
and put in few tomato plants and .
| sold fifty pounds of fruit at three .
cents per pound; that made $3.50 So
$5l.29."
'Whew'" again whistled Wlkie
what are You going 10 DO with the
money!"
Put it in the savings bank. re-
sponded Ned promptly.
What arc you not going 10 have
any fun with it," exclaimed Wilkie
with rather a surprised tone OF voice.
get all the fun | want as sc
along, responded Ned. II do not see
any mse OF sDending the moncv now
shall want it more by and by"
what is the use in putting IL in
the bank? You. might want 10 use
some, and If it was me should rather
like to carry fifty dollars in my pocket
just 10 show the boys"
Il do not see the use of showing it
to the boys" said Ned. And in the
next place, if | had it in my pocket |
might spend il foolishly. shall earn
,Ona m 80. oil IL
but this am going to invest" {
What will you get tor it in the saw
ngs bank?" asked Wilkie.
Father says that they give five per- :
'ent. per year for the use of money
here, and ] was figuring up a little
Vhlle ago. what | should receive for
he money if | let it stay there until
am of age, and made it that shall
ave at least about scventy-three dol
ars at compound interest" =
Is that sO?' exclaimed Wilkie. Il
lad no idea that money at interest
rev so, AZ this rate you will be a rich
lan very soon"
THAT is not all | get out OF my q,
iork, said Ned in fact. il is only r
he minor part of IT, See, here TO my p
ccount book. Father has taken ac- M
cunt Of stock of the other part OF nj
~ receipts and told me what to write la
own. First you see is Studiousness
Ie means by that that have been
citing habit OF study and research. u
tell you, Wilkie. there is no end of
lie books that | have consulted since
began on this land" so
Il do not see how you could get time TN
read many books. Ned, with all the u
ork you have done" ~
Oh, | have not read all the books
III ] consult them. Read by the ir.
* you know. You see. Wilkie. my u
ork was speciality. The informa-
Dh wanted this year was on squash
and potatoes. So | consulted the =
dex of Agricultural Works and cas-
found all the pages where these
lngs were spoken OF. II you are
aiding on special lines. you will find
G index the most valuable guide. So :
Their thinks have learned to be stu be,
Gus this summer, and he SAYS studi- tin
sness is capital. So at his sugges- tro
IN | placed that at the head of the las
lumn"
You are a queer fellow, Ned" said anc
like TO
Then again, father said had be- I
me more practical as a result of my hay
Drk That IS, | had become better cat
ie TO reduce my knowledge received nov
'ough habits of studiousness to prac- Civ
al use. and this he said was equal poe
capital" fou
You have capital on the brain il
ms to me- said Wikie ten
Next you see on this page" resum a'oV
Ned. not minding the interruption -.
Ihoughtfulness Father says that n
the same rs capital. | tell you what -
Is. Wilkie, | should not have come ~.
as well as | have this season If IL IL
] not thought good deal. | guess r.
'ughtfuness is one Of the direct IL
hways TO success in life" ~
Well, Ned have you made any 9th +,
capital that you have not spoken of moo,
p laughed Wilkie.
Yes, father says | have learned Cha
hfulness, energy and pluck. and he This
S that is capital for any boy" re- Offer
ID Ned. And there is something
!, Wilkie, besides all this that faith
lid not mention. feel more ambi- 0n
's than ever did before. When I