Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-03
TIMES REPuBlIcAN.E FsHALLrowN. IOWA: NAY slsls

ws'll help sou .out " tnat you can take
half day Oh.
That's the iden," seconded Andrew.
III We come out Saturday morning.
say, and work till noon you could take
the afternoon Oh. couldn't your
"Well. should think could" said
Sam. "But wouldn't like to have
you work for me for nothing"
"Oh. don't worry" said Joe. wen
get paid. Well take IL out In water.
melons.'
II didn't know that you liked to
work 20 WELL" said Sam. "You might
a well 60 out with me next Saturday.
We're not going to move until next
spring. but must mend the fences
and get the ground In shape"
"Sure, veil co. they an said
wherein We ind Jon and what tims
shall We start7'
I'm b at home." Sam told them
"Come about Z 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 be was going out on the
little farm for that year at least.
The agent, Mr.. Burns, was delighted
1T 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 waste Of breath to talk to
him. He won't listen to anything. l
tried to get him to plant just one acre
and cultivate It according to our meth
DDS. But he said he didn't have time
for any such foolishness. He'd been
farming long enough. be said, to know.
something about It.
II tried to persuade him to allow his
son. Bob, to Join the Boys Corn club
and plant an acre Of corn to be cult
waited under my direction. But he
wouldn't do that either. and. in fact, he
talked rather insultingly to me. OF
course II 1t was just himself that was
concerned I wouldn't bother any more
with him. A man like that doesn't
deserve much. But we can't afford to
resent such talk from anybody, Sam.
We just consider that It is because he
doesn't understand and let 1t 60. Be-
sides, it's the welfare Of the whole
country that we arc looking after. We
want to make better farmers out Of the
boys. We want Bob Pagan to be q
moro successful farmer than his fa.
Their has been. and, you see. we can't
do that without convincing his father
80 that he viii let US teach Bob.
Nov. your farm and Fagan's JOIN,
don't they1"
yes. sir" Sam replied; ''these's Just
q fence between his neld and ours"
do you know what no 10 going 10
plant next to your isld7"
"Oh. yea. He always plants corn
there. Hasn't had anything else there
for 6ve ysars."
The very thingr exclaimed Mr..
Burma "Now, want yoa 10 CONS
Down % tie courthouse neGt Monday
moen1nG. We are going % hsNe .
meeting e tie Boys OsEn Cub thsn.
and want zen - 5san. You know.
there u $500 to be given IN priDss In
this county. There II q chance for
you to win about $3.50 On . contest acre
Of corn"
That b Q whole lot Of money" sa3d
Sam, '.and I am going to Try hard to
win the flrst prize, though my hand u
pretty wen run down"
"You can tx that all right" Mr..
Burns assured him. "of course you
may not get the whole neld as well
fortified a. It should be, but you can
get the acre for corn in good condition.
And want you to lay or that aero
just across the fence from Fagank
Wen certainly show him something
this year about growing corn"
That's the poorest land on the place"
said Sam.
$50 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 mine! Mine
has been neglected 20 longl I'll sure
have to go to work on 1t IL I'm going to
make good showing this year."
Eyes, that's right. Get It fortified
and plowed deep a. soon as you can.
This is January. It should have been
plowed three months ago How much
land have you?"