Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-15

emphasized by the ey1tem Of irs1gas
tjon BY means Of winch they may eatek
20 tho thirst Of plaat lie on any 800,
tion Of their thir&y-ohe acres. Mn
Charles a. Marsh. from whom the lard
= rented, has supplied his tenants with
an eighteen horsepower pump 60 take:
the water from tho nelghboring creeh.
into the network OF ditches which the
five men have built since the first
OF March in addition 70 cultivating and
planting the land. Water II carried
across the extension Of Byron avenue
which bisects the little tract ny meano
Of = movable five-inch pipe From the
arterial bitches the water isssAiverts0s
into tho branch runways by means %
wooden troughs.
A. . result Of this Ingenious system.
which u employed extpnsively ~ the
farmers % Bulgaria. the truck gar~s
deners are not forced to depend upoA
the whims Of Jupiter Pluvius 20 assist
the growth OF their vegetables. althO
the rainfall Of the last few weeks has
given them little opportunity to try
out the system
Plant Many vssstsblsa.
In addition to the three acres.cov~l
cred by the flourishing potato vines
there arc two acres devoted to the de-
veldpment of tomatoes. Two tomato
vines have been planted in one. Hill In
order that ono might support the other
against strong winds that might
arise. az one Of the Bulgarianl ex.'
planned. Egg plants, lettuce. radishess
peppers, beta onions, cabbages. was
termelons, muskmelons, peas, beans
and garlic are chief among the vege-
tables which viii be raised on the
farm.
How did you happen to think Of
this scheme" asked the reporter.
thoughtfully removing a sample Of the
rented land from his Oxford.
Il have lived in Waterloo for three
years." answered James Roof In exc
ceilent English. Il thought I could
make more money farming than In
my work in plumbers shop and We
succeeded in renting this land. Nothing
but corn has been grown here before
and for the last tive. years the land
remained Idle. So ~ 80 {
oislilsed Army Service.
Il camc to this country eight yearA
ago because I did not want to be res
cruited for military service and spend
the best days Of my life in the army.
had clerked in store near my
fathers farm in Konstantine. Bulgaria.
but I knew something about fasminga
We do not expect to make much money
this year. but should make q good
profit later selling our produce to the.
people Of Waterloo"
Mr.. Roof told the reporter "a
make himself welcome on the plaza
in his search for material and res
turned to his work among the potato
vines. The five men work from -
m. until sundown. The heavier works
is accomplished with the assistance Of
two sturdy farm horses which they
work on the plow with a wooden yoke.
Tho animals were tethered IN . grass
plot. but during the reporters vista
one Of them slipped the moose fron
his foreleg and trespassed in the melou
patch.
plsy Bulgarian Tunes.
ssven little pigs and their mothsr
complete the interesting AGRICULTURAL
group which promises to be ono OF
WatePloo's main attractions. In the
evening after their worn the BulgAr4
ians take their rest in the; do0Fyard4
where they have built rustic seaA
while one of the. Five ssaplaya nativ1
melodies on an sccnetlfdn.
They long for home at tiiieA ao<
cording to Mr.. Roof. who has received
m appeal TO return ana Join his pare
ents. But he il unable to- do this be-
cause Of the war In Europe. He b0<
lieves that Bulgaria eventually will bed
come involyedsin the struggle.