The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-25
Mr.. George |. Farrell
Of Smithfield, Tells How to make Dry
Farming Yield the Biggest Returns.
A Lengthy but Very Interesting Article from
Annual Number Seven.

then harrow 1t one after the other
crosswiSe making in all six times
narrowed. | took the seed drill and
sowed it while they were narrowing
the other half. They went to work
and did just as told them. At the end
of thirteen days they had one forty
finished and commenced on the othcr'
One day this man said that he would
ride home with me and see how his
family was getting along. on the way
home he said:
Although you have furnished me
my board and horse feed. am not sat
ished Ny neighbors tell me that |
wont make my salt because they have
never raised over ten bushels on their
dry farm"
told him to pay no attentinn to
them, but to do just as told him.
He said that If l would pay him two
bushels of wheat per day, continue to
board him and feed his horses, that he
would work for me until | got the
whole quarter section done, with the
understanding that he was to have
the wheat that fall. | told him all
right | would do it. But, as we went
along, began to reflect and thought
that If did so he would tell his neigh
bors and they would think that |
had cheated him. thought il over
until at last said:
"John, have been thinking this
matter over and have made up my
mind not to trade"
"Oh, | can't take it," he began beg.
ging and pleading until got nearly to
my gate,
"lf you don't do as you agreed. he
said, pay me the two bushels of
wheat and board me, shall never
think so much of you again"
II will not do it,"
why won't you do it,"
Because you will tell the people
and they will tell you that | hayc
cheated you badly"
mo | won't tell anybody"
"You will tell your wife, and she
will be sure to tell: she cannot help
it," Uaughter.)
81 will not tell them anything about
it," he said, at is my own PROPOSE
tion and there is no cheating about
! it,"
well, | tell you what | will do.
will give YOU three bushels day and
then you can tell them | gave you
one-third more than you asked" said
|.
IAN right" he said much relieved.
So | gave him forty bushels in the
mill for his thirteen and One-half days
work.
Nov you must continue to work
from this on for three bushels per
day" | said.
IAN right" he slid.
We put the wheat in. | took the
drill and sowed his forty acres while
they were working on the boys forty,
and they did it just as | told them,
and we got the whole thing done
Then there came u beautiful rain and
the wheat came up nicely. 1t was
early enough so it made a nice start in
the fall Next spring it came along
finely. | made up my mind TO stack
Johns on his own forty. When We
got through threshing it made 1863;
bushels.
well, john" said |, 'who is the
most foolish, you are II"
81 Will do as you tell me next time, :
lie said.
He might just as well have had 1876
bushels as forty. | must relate an
other incident. 1t is about Il MAJ
from Logan that | had working 70
me. He was an Englishman. II,
said that he would not take anything
for his work except heilers. lie SAT-
that after he could get a herd of COW
he would not need to work out; thel
he would nave enough for himself
; He did; he kept on until he got
small dairy herd for himself One dar