Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06

day In September. Inc agent
district embraced several coun
~ ties. and he had been absen
for some time. The two had not seel
each other for several weeks.
Hello, SAM accosted the agent
Allows the cornT
THAT corn Is all right. Mr. Burns
replied Sam, land I'D like you to com
out one day this week to see 1t gath
cred and measured"
"All right. I'll be out Friday ant
bring along the committee that's gOinl
to report on the contest acres In thii
county. VIII 1t take long to gatheI
the corn?'
Yes, it's going to take quite bit Of
time, for unless I'm mighty badly mis-
taken there's sure some corn on that
patch
"Well, you%e tried farming for q
year. What % you think of 1t as a
busIness?"
81 think it's the finest business there
is. like 1t better than anything else
can think Of. and I'm going to stick
to It and learn It."
Mr.. Burns smiled. ~ see." he said,
"that you don't think you, know all
about the business. Did you read those
books that I told you aboutY'
''No, sir" said sam. replying 10 Cne
agents frst remark, II really don
know much about farming. need
more experience. Most of what know
I've learned from reading. AS TOT
those books, I've not only read them
hut I've studied them too. I've bougnt
several more since then. and I'm 60
ing to keep on buying till get an tne
best ones In my line. | don't believe
it pays to economize on DOCKS w
your 49,.
) mo. II doesn't" said Mr.. Burns. III
Won know the science OF farming II IL
easy enough to learn the rest. But you
never can farm intelbgently wttnou'
learning the science Of 1t. ~nat otner
books did you buyY
well. l bought Balley's 'Manuai OF
Gardening for mother. but I'm study
ing II myself There's a whole iot 70
learn about gardening. and every farm
ought TO have a garden. Besides that.
bought Fletcher's Soils HOW 70
Handle and Improve Them and Dug
cars Diseases OF Cultivated Pants
and Weeds. Insects and Insecticides
They're Just the books you needed,
said Mr.. Burns. MY. If you keep on
reading and studying this way 1t won
take you any time to finish the course
in the agricultural college when you 60
down there"
Friday morning early Bill Googe
came over with his wagon and team
and be and Sam started In to gather
the contest acre. The day before Sam
had gone over the patch and gathered
the ears selected for seed and piled
them at the edge Of the patch. Befort
8 O'Clock they had one big load gath
cred and were just driving out to nm
load II In a bin that Sam had prepares
when Mr.. Burns and the judging com
mittee arrived. ~
The men stood around. examined tn
ears and watched them unload. theI
went back to the patch and helped T.
gather the next load. which requires
but a very little time for all Of them
After that Sam brought out some mel
ons and cantaloupes, and the me-
Toasted In the shade OF q tree Will
he and Bill Googe gathered the II
mainder Of the corn.
By II O'Clock the last Of the corn ha
been gathered and unIoaded. M
Burns and the committee then meal
ured the pile of seed corn and calc'
lated the contents OF the bin.
lone hundred and thirty nine busI
els" announced Mr.. Burns. Nov K
the cost"
Every item OF expense and labor col
nected with the acre was put dow
All this was added DIP and the resu
divided by 1880
Zone hundred and thirty-nine busl
els; cost per bushel. II cents" al
nounced the agent again. swell, San
you're sure, going to win some Of thos
prizes. Several of the boys are goin
to beat you on production. but the COT
ia where you come In. Your acre show
a big profit. Well. gentlemen. let's 6
down to the next place. You'll hea
from me later, sam"
One hundred and thirty mine bushel
and Pagan had made twenty-five busl
els 70 the acre just opposite. One a
ways feels relieved when q long, bar
task Is finished. This was Sans fee