Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
Embryo Farmer Expresses His
Gratitude for Favor.
WRITES SECRETARYWILS0N
Package Delivered by Man in Gray
Who Works for Postmaster.
USES ALL HIS SPARE SPACE
Supplies All Gone and REGIMENT
Willing to Risk an Additional
Consignment.

The distribution OF free seeds to farm
ers and near farmers by members Of Con-
gress. through the Department OF Agri-
culture, sbrings replies Of various kinds
to the department. Among the latest con-
trfbuttons by embryo farmers received
by Secretary Wilson Is the following:
Albuquerque. N. Mexico, April 10, 19tsn.
Mister Jay Wilson.
Secretary Beauro Agriculture.
washington. d. c.
Deer Mister Wilson Esquir,
several days ago was Obliged to
reserve package Of seeds thru the male
Thay was delivered me by the man that
wears the gray suit who works for mister
Hopkins the postmaster. SO mi wife said.
She was busy with the washen and the
children when the man en- the gray suit
kane to the house. There wassent emmy
stamps on the pakage, but mister Androos
name was on the korner. I suppose you
know who mister Androos is. as every
body here knows him. Some call him
bull. especially the Demokrates, and the
morning journel, Jake, who lives next
doore says AndrOos sent the seeds to me
because he Is Delegate in Congress and
thinkes VOTED for him last winter. II
he forgot to put the stamps on the seeds
will pay mistr Hopkins what is rite. be-
cause I liked the seeds.
Had Jake to Assist Him.
II got Jake to help me read the motifs
on the package. and he says should re-
port to you what do with the seeds
Well now 1 report. Last Sunday when
my wife went to the Jerman Lutherin
Church. 1 started in to plant the seeds. /
only got back lot, 25x75 foot, and my
cn1kens take up most of the room Zone of
them is sickJ so 1 put the karrots anu
the radish in little pach Axe foot.
dug up the ground first. and there was
q lot or green glass bottles, ashes, ct
cetera, and SO forth. but my neighbor
Jake says that is good ground to plant
the seeds in. What do you think? He
SAID ought to put some manur on the
ground to. SO took the manur from the
chicken house and mixed 1t with the
glass. ashes. etcetera and SO forth.
dident have emmy more room. If you
want me to try more room / will have to
leese more ground for you're seeds
Jake. he is my neighbor, he says that
MI Androos and the men who belong
TO Congress, want to put krimp in what
they call the beef trust and want the
people to rase vegetables, and that is the
reason they send them seeds. don't
care. much obliged for the seeds as
can use the karots in the soup. when
Weu, as was saying, planted the
seeds and about that time my wife she
kane home from Church and wanted to
raise row about planting the seeds on
Sunday. Now there is nothing on the direc-
tons that say they couldn't be planted
on Sunday. After I got the seeds plant
ed, and my wife she went into the house
mad, a sandstorm came along and blew
soma OF the seeds over In Jake's yard.
hes my. neighbor. Now II those seeds
that blew over into his yard grow up
can 4 80 over in his yard and get the
karrots and radishes without gettin' into
trouble.
You ask yure lawyer about this. be-
kause 1t don't say anything on the al
rections about this. / dident have any
hose to water the ground with, so Jest
poured the water on the ground The
next day. stood the man at the hard
ware store off for 25 foot Of hose 10
water the seeds with, it kane to $3.50.
Say, II the seeds don't grow up, will your
beauro. pay the hardware man this $3.50.
being we are partners and l doing rhe
work When the seeds start to come up.
II Jake's pigeons don't eat them all up I'm
the meantime, will let you know what
they look like.