Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
BIG CORN YIELD
North Carolina Bow Raised 1O5
Bushels to Acre


OF corn raised in that State, descrip-
tive OF a visit Of Uncle John TO his
nephew. The story may have les
son for the boys of Rockbridge, and
men too, for that matter:
One day last week Invent over to
Johnson's Landing to see my ne
phew and talk with him about life
on the farm. He met me at the front
gate and when l was ten feet away
he reached out his hand and said:
"Hellol Uncle John! How are you?
Glad to see you, | want you to go
out to the crib and see my corn.
Just like a boy; since he made lO4
bushels of corn on an old WORKOUT
acre of land. he has been so full oil
the subject that he canuot open his
mouth without saying corn"
We shook hands; went to the well
for a drink OF fresh water, and then
took the Path to the corn crib. As
he threw the door open | caught
sight of the heaped up ears, l ex-
claimed, "Myl that is fine corn.
Such splendid ears Well filed and
solid as rock"
do you know, Uncle John, | an
offered two dollars a bushel, cash
for it for seed2"
THAT is good price," | replied
but it is worth it. Now, let US see
what you are making, If you sci
one.half at two-dollars bushel for
seed, and the other half at fifty
cents bushel for feeding, you will
get one hundred and thirty dollars
for the crop. How much profit viii
you uake on this acre?"
Near as we can reckon it gen
orally costs US seven dollars an acre
70 make corn. Last year, before
ioIned the Corn Club, | made bet
Ter crop than usual, and we gather
ed fifteen bushels on an acre. Al
fifty cents bushel we cleared just
City cents an acre, not allowing any
thing for the use of the land"
Did this large yield cost you any
more for the acre2" l inquired.
"Of course, it cost some more,
he said. Near as Dad and | could
make out, about ten dollars more al
acre. or seventeen dollars in all fol
this acre. But Dad thinks the ex
ira fodder and the better condition
of the land will make up for the ex-
ira cost"
LET us be liberal in our estl
mates on this yield" remarked
and allow seventeen dollars as th'
cost of making the acre OF corn
This will give you a net profit o
one hundred and thirteen dollars
for the corn on one acre. You stat'
that before this year you did maxi
fifteen bushels on the average on
wear and cleared that year fit.
cents an acre above cost. One hun
dred and thirteen dollars cleared
this year is 226 times fifty cents, tn
amount you made clear last year
Suppose your father had WORKED
all his crops equally as well as thl
acre of yours ever since be com
menced to farm. what would be b
worth now? He has been farming
about thirty years and in that tim'
he has laid up about two THOUSAND
dollars. If he had worked his whoI
farm every year as well as you hav
worked this acre, he would hav
cleared 226 times two thousand dol
lars, or $452, 0O0."
You don't mean It'll 1t can't b
possible That is an awful pile G
money Why,if we had that none.
we could buy the big bottom farl
of Sam Jones and live in his lin
house and we could buy half til
township besides. Yes, sir! an
we could own the bank. You ar
gazing me, Uncle John! 1t coul
not bel All that money out OF thi
farml Dad has worked on it thirt!
wears and he has go' oalv l."
thousand dollars outof /. YOn III
there are four huudre aud IT.
thousand dollars on this far 'a'
he did not get. Da offered 10 "a
the whole farm for four thousan
dollars last year. I'll buy it an
have that money. Do you suppos
there is any more down there?'
Plenty of it," replied. l
YOU Just know how to get it. w
did not know till this year tina
there we're 104 bushels of corn i
that acre waiting for you to hnd II
There are other things down Their
waiting for boy to find them-ar
plies, peaches, cherries, berries c
all kinds, grapes, plums, oats, hay
and most everything wanted. VIII
did your acre of corn this year pro
duce so much more than in any toI
mer year,"
1T ought to have producedl