El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-19

from the one acre they farmed double
as much as their fathers grew on any
acre adjoining, and some who have
produced five times as much
The Meanest Man In the South
Take. for instance. the case OF one
bright southern boy the secretary OF
agriculture continued His father had
no faith in what he called book farm
ing. and. besides, he was about as mean
as they make them. His boy had
asked for the use OF an acre, and the
father refused. telling him he would
not have anything to do with sucn
foolfshness. The boy persisted, how
ever. and the father finally pointed
a rough hillside overgrown with brush
and spotted with stumps and stones,
and told him if he would grub that
acre and move off the stones he could
have it. The boy went TO work, and
finally cleared it. Then the old man
said: That acre is too good for me
to lose. I think I will plant 1t my
self The boy cried and the father
finally said; Well, If you will clear
another acre beside that won't take
it from you. and you may plant 1t and
do what you please Thereupon the
boy again went TO work and cleared
the second acre. He planted IT 70 corn
after our directions, and as result
he made IS bushels. At the same time
his father planted and cultivated the
acre adjoining, using the old way. He
made lust - Since then the old man
has been converted 10 our way OF
farming. He goes with his boy to the
agricultural fairs and tells about tine
SS bushels OF corn they raised on an
acre saying: That IS what me and
my boy done.
Farming With GOats.
TN another instance. continued the
secretary IAN Arkansas farmer would
not give his boy a horse to cultivate MS
acre. The boy paid TO have the lana
plowed, and after that he did all ms
cultivating with a common, everyday
eoat Notwithstanding that he raised
so bushels of corn. Another boy had not
even a goat and She harnessed the
calves, and made IS bushels Of corn to
the acre. The department is full of such
Stories
THAT is the kind of work that makes
men, Mr.. Secretary" said 1.
THAT is what 1 told the boys who
won the prize trips to Washington the
corn clubs of the south are making
men, and the boys who belong TO them
will be among the best men or the
future. When a boy learns how to man
age an acre and to count every cent
that goes in and all the comes out, as
Awell to make. it produce. as those boys
are doing, he comes mighty near tC
learning how to manage farm de
learns how to work and how to save
Take the boys who came down to
Washington. Every one of them appre-
ciated the value of the cent and the
dime One had been given $3.50 to pay
his expenses to the capital and back
and he was TO haye all that was left
He came from beyond the Mississippi
river. When he reached here he looked
rather tired. One of our men asked him
what kind of a trip he had had and
whether he had slept we'll on the cars
He replied: Not very we'll And upon
| further questioning said that he had
sat up all the way. Said he; A sleeping
car would have cost me SIS. and thai
is a lot OF rooney to me- He was asked
/ as to his meals, and he said he hac
| gone into the diner, but that they
wanted to- charge him dollar for din
ner. and so he waited until he got tc
/ Memphis ard there got some apples
! popcorn and bread. and that was enough
/ until he reached Washington. Another
I boy went to Pittsburg, and in the res
| taurant at the depot was asked to pay
! 10 cents for cup of coffee. He wa: