The sun., 1913-10-19

my farming experience because
when anybody does anything un-
usual it always interests people.
whether the thing itself is grca, or not.
OF course what did on my farm all
by myself seems great to me, but to
the big world I suppose 1t seems in
significant.
You see I WAS a st"noeraph"r in a
downtown Office and got run down.
The buzz and whlrr "f a dozen type
writer's about m" nearly shattered my
nerves and went all to pieces The
doctor said must get out in the coun-
try. 1t is so easy f"r doctors to say
that and So difficult for poor girl to
do it, going into the country is a
| luxury.
/ But / had to GO or die. :" Just
| thought frantically. and finally got an
idea. inspired 10y reading an account ~
/ Mrs. Bclmont's farm project for women,
and | determined 10 try farming had
| 5000 in the bank.
did not go 10 agents FOR 4 farm. but
| just went out to varinuS Long Island
! towns that We're within on" or two
/ hours of New York and mad" inquiries
! If the native people a. :" whether they
! knew Of any ono who wanted To let out
"A small farm in good running order OF
/ knew of any one who was In need of
farm help.
After two days Of this sur: of thing
! | found an old lady who wanted To hire
. her farm wori done She offered To 90
| shares on all profits Of things sold, he
| sides giving me- excellent board | was
delighted. for she was Il dear old lady
| and her little farm looked good to me.
| This was in April, and | went back To-
the city packed my trunk and tn, next
day WAS all settled in the Coscy little
farmhouse.
| | fed the hens ana suggested getting
an incubator on shares. which the old
| lady thought a good idea. I commenced
! To- read and study poultry papers and
| farm magazines. besides all the bullc-
! tins that IN. Agricultural Dcpartmcn; at
! Washington had to offer on any and all
! subjects pertaining To farming. and
| soon learned how To do about every
| thing the little ten acre farm required.
| | dug and hoed and Carted manure in
handcart. I planted all manner Of
| vegetables and tended them and I also
sawed four cords Of wood that had been
cut off the place the year before. l.
was awfully hard work. hut | liked Il
| ! used to sleep like a log az night ana
| I had been so troubled with insomnia
| in the city. 1t also gave m" an ip-
| petite like an OK. How iii relish
| the good home fare my dear old lady
! prepared II was So CoscN To- SIT down
at her neat table and cat homv things.
! | had very early peas and beans, for
] took infinite pains with them. | Sold
| them At the very highest market price
| to rich residents in the next town.
hired a farm team and drove about and
/ sold them and | could have sold three
times as much
| sold the eggs in the same way. for
tn" hens Laid amazingly after tnkcrcd
NJ their houses and fed them according
/ To- the poultry books We bought a lu'
"f eggs for III" incuhatnrs and raised
"A lo, Of chickens that way and N the
autumn thos" brought a h.E price
| raised Tomatoes and sweet corn and
onions and hccts and these al sod well
And We canned a lot of tpmlto-s and
sold them to city pcopl" To- take back
/ II town.
You see the reason that .nunlry peo.
pie don't make money At farming is
because they doni know how to market
their stuff Why, everything that a
farmer raises could lc sold AT good
price if he only knew how ,o handle
it.
made sioo clear off my frs, sea-