Putnam patriot., 1915-05-14

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Eyes, ! won this Jersey COW and the
trip to Washington"
tell you what you may do. II won't
take all the money tor the trip. and
after you return, If you have saved
enough out of the 500. you may use
it for whatever you like. As for your
going alone. we can arrange that Mr..
Burns tells me that another boy is go
ing from another state out this way.
and you can join him"
SO it was arranged. and a week later
Sam and the other boy who had won
state prize set out on their visit to the
capital of the United States.
They were both wanting to save as
much money as possible. so they didn't
ride In the Pullman or take their meals
on the train. When they got sleepy
they slept leaning back in their seats,
and when they got hungry they bought
sandwiches for 10 cents each. When
they arrived in Washington they had
not spent more than 81 each above
railroad fare.
1t would take a long time to tell all
about Sans visit to the capital. But
it was by far the most delightful and
instructive visit he had ever made. He
and his comrade were met by pro
fessor from the agricultural depart
ment and soon afterward they were
introduced to nine other boys who had
just arrived These boys were win,
ners of state prizes also, each one be
ing the best corn raiser in his state
First they were ia ken TO see the Sec
rotary of agriculture; then in q body
they visited the president and after.
ward were shown all the wonderful
sights of the capital They visited con
gress and Mount Vernon. the home of
Washington and all the vast buildings
of the departments and the Congress
sional library and the zoo. where they
saw all kinds OF animals, and the DO
tanical eafdenS. where sam Wis bewii-
dered and fascinated with the thou
sands of beautiful and strange plants
When Sam returned home he had $40
left out of the 500 With this he could
buy pony for l'lorence's Christmas
and moi have 10 use the money that he
had made from the crops. As for his
mother. he had already decided TO give
her his Jersey COW
One day some time after he had re-
turned from his trip Sam sat on the
doorstep with his account book and
pencil. The years business was about
over and he was figuring up how much
had been made on the little farm.
"Nother" be said at last. Il paid the
remainder OF our debts today and I've
just run up the accounts TO see how
we stand Our expenses were pretty
heavy this year, having to buy all the
feed for stock. besides groceries and
fertilizer and other expenses. They
amounted to over $500 But every
things paid. and / figure that we've
made ST. 200 clear
Surely you nave made mistake.
Sam" exclaimed Mrs Powell. I'VE
haven't made that much"
We'll. you can figure 1t out for your
self We've got 5000 of it in cash in
fhe bank The other 5000 is In stock
md feed and supplies OF course am
counting in the prizes | won for they
are really part of II think we've
really got over 5000 worth of stuff
that we didn't nave when we moved.
Just counted the most important
things-the chickens. the hogs. the COW.
the corn the hay and tire potatoes.
You see. we've got over 400 bushels or
corn. and thel the Jersey and the
Plymouth Rocks and the Berkshires
count up. for they are more valuable
than common stock.
That's doing just fne." said his
mother. I'm 50 glad we came back
here. We could just barely live in
town.
"Yes. it's tolerabiy good beginning.
mother We can do much better. l
think I'll raise two bales of cotton to
the acre next year. 1t has been done.
and / know ] can do anything that
anybody else does"
Suddenly be jumped to his feet and
gave a big whoop. His mother. star
tied By the yell. came running to the
door.
"Lookl Lookv' shouted Sam as be
danced about Mrs. Powell did look.
and what she saw was big flakes Of
snow falling thick and fast
THE END