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

W beyond hls strength
lie made trade with his father.
therefore, who agreed 10 turn the rye
under for ~ on the three acres Bess
and Badly. the horses. had been great
ly improved by grazing upon the
strength giving green food and looked
almost like different animals.
The third week In January was
bright and dry. 80 after the rye had
been turned under Joe borrowed the
harrow and one horse and smoothed
the three acres again himself, thus
making II fne and level and covering
some Of the rye that showed In the fur.
rows left by the pillow Tho acre Of
oats was not disturbed. and John l.
and Mike. the Sullivan pigs, were left
IN the Geld TO grare upon IL
Saturday morning Mr. Weston hitch
Joe went with him.
well, partner. how's everything
coming alongf' inquired Mr., Somer-
vfile. shaking hands cordially.
-All right, sir. Got the ground In
flne shape now. and mighty pretty
stand Of oats
what do you think OF Joe as book
farmer now. Tom inquired Mr. Som.
Oryilie. with sly wink. Mr.. Weston
looked embarrassed for moment
Think enough OF him 10 foller him
some" he said. i've put In four acres
OF oats and one OF rye I'd never a
thought OF plantin' until seen him do
e. Then I've plowed deep five acres
also an bedded Il up for corn an cot
ton. only Amt put no leaves In II or
fertilizer. | want TO see n there's any
thing 10 all this"
snow. thnt's the talk n there In
you are considerably ahead and II
there isn't You haven't lost anything
but some time"
That's the way ] fggered H."
"Joe. I'm about ready TO order the
cotton seed and the seed corn" said
Mr.. Bonneville.
"Now. that's another thing" said
Tom Weston. II wanted TO sec n you d
order the same sort for me you an Joe
plant. Pears TO me the corn we raise
around here oughter have two ears OF
hit Sid OF one The stalks there. an
hit amt no more trouble TO have an
other ear on hit an get twicet as much
CORN Joe and Mr.. Somerville ex
changed brief smiles.
why. Tom. you are getting TO be
sort OF book farmer yourself"
That amt no book farmin'. That's
just boss sense"
THAT Is all book farming is, just the
latest and newest and most reliable
Z common sense, only II is just more
common rsnse than most OF us have
/, thought OF. that's all" v
"What cotton have you selected. Mr.
SomervilleT' asked Joe.
"A sort the government has testet
on ten experiment farms In this lati
tude for the last four years. IL aver
ages three weeks ahead OF anything W.
have, and the staple, or tlber, of thu
cotton is over an inch long. 1t Is sale
to be very heavy bearer also. ]
ought TO bring fine price II kept FREE
OF dirt and trash and stain"
IAN right, sir. That's the kind W.
want"
les order me enough of that, too
SOS l can plant three acres. VIII your
asked Tom Weston.
"GIad to do 1t, Tom. The price Is
bit steep, though"
Don't care what the price Is, IL
makes cotton like you say 1t does cal
well afford to buy It, and III sell tn
seed myself next fall to folks aroun'
here. II beats any cotton ever growe'
around this country"
Every well. I'll order enough 70
you. And. Joe. I've got corn tina
win make two ears to the stalk cer
tain, the grower says"
"rm going TO breed me three AM
four ear variety" said Joe.
you're a-goin' to do whatr' inquire
his fnther sarcastically.
Breed n three and four ear variety,
Tom Weston laughed. Folks breed
cattle an SIGH. but ] never heered nott
In OF 'brcedin' corn" no said.
How do you suppose this two ca