The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-11-18

corn club contest In the state who
makes the largest crop with his fer
tilizer. The state chemist certifes that
the product Of that factory is up to
standard"
We've got to use some chemical fer.
tilizer. and we might as well take a
chance on that prize. too" said Joe.
"All right; we'll go after everything.
And there's "a nitrate of soda firm Of
fering another hundred the same way.
but | don't know much about that
stuff. Do you?"
Yes. sir: nitrate is the quickest
way for plants to get nitrogen. and
that is the main element. Just scatter
the stuff on the ground about ri just
before it tassels and the books say
it will increase the crop nearly one.
third. It's fine for cotton. toO-push.
es it right along"
i've never seen any of the nitrate
or heard of it being used about this
neck Of the woods said Mr.. Somer.
vile.
Neither have |. The book says it
comes mostly from Chile and it looks
like common, coarse, dirty salt and dis
solves quickly in water or by the mois.
ture Of the ground. That is how the
roots get it sc 500 after it is. applied.
When it strikes the roots that plant
just everlastingly hustles."
IF we go in for all these things and
win out. Joe. lisa pretty big prize in
money alone on the corn. There's $75
for the winner in this county, 500 for
the fertilizer and another 500 for the
Manifestations that is in competi.
ton with the entire state"
"Im going to do my level best, and
when a fellow does that he'd as soon
! compete with the whole world as not"
That's the way to look at it. Then
there is the state certificate, with the
trip to Washington
Il certainly want that trip" said Joe.
II want to talk to the head men of the
department of agriculture Of Washing.
ton and see what they are doing. l
want to go right to headquarters and
see for myself and learn something"
What are you going to do with your
money If you win itY'
"Well. half Of it is yours, you know
mo, indeed; half the crop money is
mine. The prizes belong to you if you
win"
Much obliged, but l thought you
ought to have half
"No; I'll be satisfied with the crop
money"
That's mighty good of you. Well.
sir, the first thing I'm going to do is to
buy Annie a nice outfit of clothes and
send her to that agricultural high
school over in Limestone county, so she
a learn all about cooking and sew
ing and raising chickens and honey and
dairying, and all that sort of thing, so
she al run an up to date farm home
That's a splendid idea-our country
girls are even less enlightened on do
nestle economy than the boys are on
farming, as a rule"
Il want her to have some chances
herself"
What else will you do. Joe?"
why, I'll buy mother a new dress,
h put the rest of the money in the
bank at interest. I'll work another
year and make some more. Then I'm
going to the very best agricultural
school in the United States and stay Il
year. III have the actual experience
then and can understand and appreci
ate what it teaches
That's a pretty extensive program
Anything else?"
Eyes. sir. I'm coming back here and
buy me a ten acre place and make the
crops pay for it. Then as soOn as
get on my feet am going to add five
or ten acres every year until l get II
the size l want"
That's the kind of talk l like tt
hear. Farming offers just as many
and more opportunities than business,
if a man will just apply business meth
DDS to it. 1t is the most independent
and happiest life in the world"
"Then every year or so l want to &c
off RI q poOd horticultural SchOOl for q