The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-15

every year for six years. What are
you going to do:"
II want to figure little" replied
Mrs. Bowser as she got pencil aud pa
per-
But what's the ,lse3 Scruggings and
l went over the figures three different
times 80 be sure about them
Yes. but We'll go over them once
more What sort of 81 farm have you
in mind:"
why. about 200 acres to begin on
] think we ought TO exchange even up"
Yes. but that leaves YOU without
capital TO begin the strawberry bust
ness"
Capital. What d" we want of cap
ital:"
perhaps you Won't want any. but
We'll see. The first thing next spring
will he to prepare Your ground. 1t
must be plowed two ways. dragged
leveied and enriched DO you know
what the cost will beg"
"A mere bagatele.'
Just So III Il man and Il team pre-
pare two acres week they are hus-
thing Ionll have to buy the team,
plows dragS and all that. If you are in
a hurry to get the plants in you'll have
to sci fonr men and four teams at the
work. You must have IL Windmill and
at least Il thousand feet of hose; mustn't
let Your plants burn up in Il dry sea
SON
There you go.' shouted Mr.. Bowser
as he rose up TO walk around, 81 knew
you'd lie making figures before You got
through
I'VE have to. YOU know Well say
Your hundred acres are all prepared
| and YOU have got your We'll. y II wind
mill. your pipes aud Your hose. Now
come Nour plants. What did Mr..
Scrrggings say he should ask per hun
| dred:
'lIc he didn't say.
well. put ii at 30 cents Il hundred
They ask that even for the common
plants. ] think they put 400 plants to
the acre. That's 100000 plants. The
man who sets out an ;v.re of plants per
day is doing we'll. You can keep one
man at it a hundred days or hire five
meu for twenty days each. The cost
will be the same
"Ry Thunder, Woman!"
by thunder. woman, by thunder..'
gasped MIR. Bowser.
Those acres must be weedcd and
watered and the runners cut off the
plants. Many will naturally die and
must be replaced You must hire four
or five men to do all this
Never. woman: never in this cold
1 world. You simply sit there making a
fool of me. BY John, but how you
would like to see me on the way to the
poorhouse. How YOU would chuckle.."
..-Ahd now" continued Mrs Bowser,
I'VE will say your hundred acres of
Strawberries are ripe. They have got
| to be picked. You must figure on
cents a quart for that and on at least
| and"
Enough. Enough. won't listen to
Ianother word.''
They must be boxed, carried to the
depot and shipped. You must figure a
4 tidy sum for the boxes and the racking
and shipping You may also have to
/ hire extra teams for thirty days. If
your berries are put out Oh Il firm mar
ket, you Will get a good price; if not
then you Won't get enough 10 pay fol-
the shipping. Again"
There is no again about it," shouted
Mr.. Bowser.
Again. if it should happen to be 8
rainy season.
Twill you stop:"
Certainly You said you could make
$4,000 out of strawberries the frs
season. was merely showing yol
that
"That you didn't believe it, that
couldn't be done. that am the big
gest iackass in America. that you
that's the part YOU think Il wife ough
to play If some one offered me Il golt
mine for IL cents. you'd sniff at IL
BY thunder woman
And lie rushed down the hall ant
capped his hat OH his head and rushed
outdoors and disappeared in the dark
ness OF HE autumn evening. and whel
he came stealing upstairs four hour
later he was whispering to himself:
Ten shousand dollars first year. ant
'er Bowsher trawberry takes 'er cak
over everything NJ. QUAD.
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