News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-17

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ped down dat behind II ,itl,- r,dge
"There isn't any danger inns tar Off.
he said and remained standing
Get down. YOU dummy: It's gon.
off," said Sam sharply. ana rs Jot
made no move he grabbed him aronnC
the ankles and gave ii jerk, The boy
came down with a thud. and AT tho
same instant there was II roar. Some
thing sang over them like n bullet anC
exactly in the path where Joe haC
stood II moment before
4 well. you may thank your lncky
stars" Nolan remarked to Joe as he
got up, that Sam pulled Won down
You see that big piece OF stump iayin
away out yOnder? That's what whis
tied over here. and il you'd "a beer
standin' ii would a broke you IN
two"
Joe was pale from fright at his mar
row escape. My" he exclaimed. but
owe you a big debt. SAM You saw
ed me then, and don't think III ever
act the fool HE that again"
1t was now he middle OF the after
noon. and as the boys wanted to re.
turn home early for one reason or an
other Sam stopped work for the day
and they all drove home at brisk
trot
On the next Monday Sam was pres
ent at the meeting of the Boys Corn
! club aud became u member. Bob Ia
gan was also there and joined. though
he was doubtful about getting his acre
cleared OF stumps by planting time,
In addition to the cash prizes already
! offered, several firms and corporations
announced at the meeting that they
would give premiums to the successful
contestants These prizes were Of va
rious kinds Among them were reg
istered Jersey cow, a pair Of register
ed pigs, a corn planter. a trip to Wash.
ington. a trio Of prize poultry, gold
watch and an automobile.
| Sam went home happy that day and
more firmly resolved than ever to win
some of the prizes. All the week he
worked after school hours loading and
hauling manure from the stable to the
! farm He was so busy that he had no
time to talk even to his mother and
sister about his work. But at the sup
per table ON Saturday Mrs. Powell in
CURED how he was getting along with
the work.
Doing fine" said Sam. 1--WE got
the field and the fence rows cleaned up
and the fences made pig tight and two
acres fortified and ready to be plow-
ed The next thing I'm going to do
is to have the land broke, cross broke
and narrowed"
Going to do all the field that way"
asked Florence Powell
"Oh, no." Sam replied. 81 can't pre-
pare all the land as | did the two acres.
l haven't time this year, but III put
some fertilizer on all of it and have it
broke once"
what are you going to raise on the
two acresY' his sister inquired. be
coming interested.
"One acre is going to be in corn.
It's going to be my contest acre, and
I'm going TO try to win some of the
prizes of the Boys Corn club. On the
other acre I'm going to plant Irish po
tatoes at first, then maybe June corn
and black eyed peas"
MY, but that'll be three crops on the
same ground In one Year, exclaimed
Florence. Can you do that, Sany"
"Yes, and that's not ALL" said Sam.
1 hn
put in "A crop Of turnips or rye"
us one acre all you're going to have
in corn!" asked Mrs. Powell.
mo. mother" Sam explained. "In
all I'm going to plant five acres in
corn. Then I'm going to plant five
acres in cotton, one in Katfir corn, one
in Irish potatoes and one in cane.
That takes up all the land except the
orchard and the acre that we're going
to use for a garden and watermelon
patch.
~ want to try to raise everything
we'll need and lot to sell besides.
The corn and cane are for the stock
and the Kaffir corn for the chickens.
If we don't raise such stuff well have
it to buy. and that's expensive. Be
sides. most of these crops speak of
will be gathered pretty early, and 1
can get crop or two more on the
land When } cut the cane I'm going
to plant sweet potatoes on that patch"
81 know where you can get some seed
Irish potatoes" suggested his mother.
Sam smiled. did you ever stop to
think. mother" he asked, that what
you call seed potatoes are just the lit
tie dwarfy culls and not really fit for
anything?"
"Why. no." said Mrs. Powell -
never had thought about It. nut II
seems like there is something in it"
"Of course there is" said Sam. "A
bulletin the department sent me says
they've tried all the different ways,
and the best way is to use good sized
potatoes and cut them in halves to
plant"
THE agricultural department must
be a pretty good thing" observed Mrs.
Powell.
ut is good thing" said Sam. at
works all the time to help the farmer.