Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09
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"In be at home" Sam told them.
"Come about O'Clock. and well drive
out in the spring wagon
Before Saturday came round Sam
could not refrain from hunting up his
new friend, the government agent, to
tell him that he was going ont ON the
little farm for that year at least
The agent. Mir Burns. was delighted
at the news.
Well" he said, I'm glad TO hear
that. Miles Pagan is. as they say.
from Missouri He must be shown.
It's just a waste Of breath TO talk 10
him. He won't listen to anything l
tried to get him 10 plant inst one acre
and cultivate il according 10 our meth
eds. Bat D., said Pie didn't have time
for any sneh feaifshnesS. He'd been
farmiug lt euoe-l ne said Ia know
sometime gh IT #.
n tried to saade him to allow his
son. Bob e. iai9 tb, r ES' Corn club
and plant 81 acFe uf t-1u to he Guilt
vated ma r mv direction Rae he
wouldn't 90 ea. either, na3 in fact he
talked rather insB.tirel, 90 me OF
course # II was Just himself that was
concerned wouldn't bother any more
with him 4 man like thar doesn't
deserve much But we can't afford to
resent such taIk from anybody. sam.
We just consider that it is because he
doesn't understand and let it go. BE
sides, its the welfare of the whole
country that we are looking after We
want to make better farmers out of the
boys. We want Bob Pagan TO he Il
more successful farmer than his ia
Their has been, and, you see. we can't
do that without convincing his father
SO that he win let us teach Bob.
Now, your farm and Fagan's join,
don't they?"
Yes. sir Sam replied; there's just
fence between his field and ours"
DO you know what he is going to
plant next to your fieldY'
"Oh, yes. He always plants corn
there. Hasn't had anything else there
for five years.
1.-THE very thingl" exclaimed Mr.
Burns. Nov. | want YOU to come
down to the courthouse next Monday
morning. We are going to have Il
meeting of the Boys Corn club then.
and | want you to join. You know,
there is 5000 70 be given in prizes in
this county. There is chance for
you to win about $3.50 ON contest acre
of corn
"That is whole lot of money" said
sam, and am going TO try hard to
win the first prize, though my land is
pretty well run down"
You can fix that all right" Mr..
Burns assured him. "0f course you
may not get the whole field as well
fortified as it should be. but you can
get the acre for corn in good condition.
And | want you to lay off that acre
just across the fence from Fagan's.
Well certainly show him something
this year about growing corn
THAT'S the poorest land on the place, :
said Sam.
so much the better" Mr.. Burns as
sured him. Pagan can't say then that
your crop is due to better land
'Oh. no. he can't say that, for his
land is much richer than minel Mine
has been neglected so long! I'll sure
have to 20 to work on it if I'm going to
make a good showing this year.
"Yes.. that's right. Get it fertiliZed
and plowed deep as soon as you can.
This is January. 1t should have been
plowed three months ago. How much
land have YOU
Twenty acres. but five of it are in
pasture I'm going to hire man to
plow the field. as I have only one
horse
"That would be best said Mr.
Burns, but you must keep an account
of all the work done ON the contest
acre. for you know it will have to be
figured in ON the cost of the corn"
I'll do that" Sam agreed. "In fact
I'm going to keep books on everything
crops and stock too l want to know
when | make or lose"
You're IN the right track Mr..
Burns replied. 1T is just as neces-
sary to keep books on the farm as it
is in any other business, for farming
is a business, Sam, and good bust
ness, too, if you do it in a business
like way"
81 know that what you say is true.
Mr.. Burns" Sam declared. II don't
know very much about farming yet,
but I'm going TO learn. | want you to
give me a list of books to read and
study ON the subject"
well. the first thing for you to do"
suggested the agent, lis TO send to the
state and national departments of ag
ricplture for all the bulletins about the
crops you are going to grow. You Will
be surprised at the number of them
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