West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

lied over here aud n you'd IN been
standln' u would a broke, you IN
two"
Joe was pale from fright at his nar
row escape. 'My." TIE exclaimed. but
I owe you big debt. sam! Tou saw
cd me then. and I don't think IN over
net tho fool like that again"
IL was now the rliddle OF the after
noon. and ns the hoys wnntcd 10 ~
turn home early Tor one reason ar an
other Sam stopped work for the day.
and they MI drove home az brisk
trot
ent ut the meeting of the Boys Corn
club and became member Bob la
gan was also there und 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 Mt tho meeting that they
would give premiums 10 the successful
contestants. These prizes were OF va
rious kinds. Among them were reg
istered Jersey COW. pair OF register
ington. trio OF prize poultry. n gold
watch and aD automobile.
Sam went home happy that day and
more firmly resolved than ever 20 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
tho work.
Doing flne." said Sam. "Ive got
tho 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 way7"
asked Florence Powell
"oh. no." Sam replied. 81 can't pre-
pare all the land as did the two acres.
/ haven't time this year, but I'll put
some fertilizer on all OF 1t and have II
broke once"
What are you going to raise on the
two acresT' his sister inquired, be-
coming interested.
"One acre IS going TO be- In corr.
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, SamT'
"Yes. and that's not ALL" said Sam
AFTER l gather the corn and peas III
put in a crop OF turnips or rye"
'Is one acre all you're going to have
I'm cornT asked Mrs. Powell
mo. mother" Sam explained. I'm
all I'm going to plant i've acres In
corn Then I'm going to plant i've
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 n garden and watermelon
patch.
81 want to try to raise everything
The corn and cane are for the stock
and the KafIir corn for the chickens.
II we don't raise such stuff wen have
IL TO buy, and that's expensive. Be
sides, most OF these crops 1 speak OF
will be gathered pretty early. and
can get n crop or two more on the
land. When l 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 tit for
anything?"
"Why, no." said Mrs. Powell 81
never had thought about II. but 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 I'm halves to
plant"
''The agricultural department must
be a pretty good thing" observed Mrs
Powell.
'Tt is n good thing" said Sam. at
works all the time to help the farmer
but lots OF farmers won't let II helr
them. AS for me. I'm not going against
anything when know II wants TO help
me and can help me II let IT. The de
partment of agriculture keeps men trnv
cling all the time all over the world
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