The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-24
NM SANDY NEWS.

turning It under, 81; hundred pounds
OF commercial fertilizer. S1.50; seed
corn, 81; total $3.50.
As the rest Of the four acres was not
In competition Joe hired Abe Lincoln
whenever he needed him, which was
constantly now. Abe had got inter
ested.
you know, Mister Joe" said Abe
Lincoln one day, "whuts de matter
wild US niggers Is. we dom know moth
in, en- eff we does know we's too lazy
to do nuffin' wild hit"
Lots OF white folks in the same fix,"
answered Joe.
germ on all dis yer doin's. an made
de chllen at home help me tote leaves
an trash, an fertilizer from de stable
an COW lot. en- got me er acre too.
! specs ter have somethin' some er
desc days mersef."
THAT'S exactly what ] am going to
do, Link. and II can help you in any
way
ooh. you helps me by hirin' me.
goes home an does whit you does"
what are you going to plant on
your acre, Link?"
"Well. sub, rs plumb fool erbaut
sweet taters. desc yer sweet, honey
like yaller ones dat jes' melts In yo'
mouf wen dey's cooked wild er nice
fat possum. an plenty er dat rich
gravy ter sop 'em in. Man, rs gwine
ter try ter eat up dat whole acre er
taters merse'f"'
you'll have quite job. You ought
to follow the potatoes with turnips
this fall"
"Yasser is-en er good patch er
collards too. Den next year dat groun
gwine ter make bale er cotton sho'!
The acre of cotton was planted day
or so after the corn. Then began the
rush to get the snap beans to market.
Thirty bushels Mt $l40. with an ex-
pense OF So for picking, Grating. haul
ing and commissions, left profit OF
$50. This added to the amount received
brought the total on the sweet potato
acre up to $751;. and the commission
merchant wrote to Mr.. Somerville de
string to handle the next years crop.
saying that he had never had nicer,
fresher or more desirable lot Of vege-
tables.
Joe exhibited the bank book to his
father with good deal Of pride.
well. by gum. Joe, half Of that's
yourn. amt itY'
Yes. sir; I've cleared 5000 as my
part OF that acre. and we win get
good crop Of POTATOES of It too"
why. my gracious, you've made
more money of that acre Of truck than
an acre OF cotton brings around here
yes. more'n three times as muchr'
The pea vines were pulled mp. the re
mains of the radishes and the bean
vines were fed to the pigs, which were
thriving wonderfully In large dry
pen built by Mr.. Weston.
The vegetable rows were then plowed
up and bedded into rows i've feet apart
Joe had bought a bushel Of the. rich
yellow yams- pumpkin yams" they
were called-earlier I'm the season and
bedded them In dry. warm place to
sprout. He took the sprouts OF as they
showed above the ground and got three
rows.
In few weeks they commenced to
make vines and cover the spaces be-
tween the rows. One cloudy day when
II looked like rain Joe and Link began
TO cut the vines into two foot lengths:
then, placing the ends together. the
cuttings were doubled into the ground
about six inches deep. and the remain.
der OF the acre was planted. A gentle
rain fell all that night. and In a few
days roots sprang from every leaf joint
beneath the soil. and the acre was
planted without further cost for seed.
About May 10 Joe went over his corn
with a hoe and pulled from each hill
the two weakest stalks. hard rain
packed the soil few days later and
necessitated another working to break
the crust
Then Joe and Link had to chop out"
the cotton. The seed was planted
thickly to insure stand" and the
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move the surplus plants, leaving one
about every two feet In the row.
As soon as this was done the oats
were ready to cut, and the two boys
tackled the job with hand sickles,
twisting few OF the oat stalks about
each bundle and turning the ends UNI
der so as to tie them. Five hundred
and fifty bundles of oats ut 4 cents a
bundle brought SO more. Then Joe
turned the oat stubble under and bed
ded the acre for Mexican June corn.
He put Link TO work. hoeing the cot
ton and killing the luXurinntly growing
crab grass, which was making faster
progress than the crop. His prize acre
of corn was getting grassy also, and
the corn was about whist high. 1t was
time for more fertilizer. He scattered
generous handful about each hill,
then with light pillow run twice down
the middle of each row threw the loose
dirt toward the stalks and covered the
fertilizer. A good rain fell next day,
and one could almost see that corn
! grow.
I Two days later when the ground
was dry enough. Joe ran furrow
through the beds he had thrown M
where the oats were and planted the
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