Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-03-12

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way to do that i IN get the land pillow
ed deep and thoroughly puIverized
Whenever Won see II patch of ground
that's been plowed five or six times 10
Kill omf bermuda or Johnson grass yon
always see n fine crop growing on II
when everything around 1t Is a fail
IRE. II seems a. If farmers ought to
earn from such examples"
.'When Is the hest time to break
iand?" asked Sam.
ooh. it ought to he lone in the fall"
Mr.. Burns replied. .'Get the land IN
rood condition and SOW a cover crop
for winter of rye or oats. BY blowing
the land in fhe fall You break mp the
homes Of Insects and tnrn them out TO
freeze. A big majority of the insects
that work or crops spend the winter
In the fields and around the fence rows.
SO If you don't want to be bothered
with insects break the land and clean
OUT the fence rows In the fall"
1--WE made a little extra money haul
ing manure from a stable" Sam ex-
planned. land I'm going to spend it for
some good books along the line I'm
studying. Could you suggest u or
W. good ones. Mr.. BnrDs?'
''rbere are any number of good
books on farming and kindred sub
jects." said the agent. You should
get a catalogue. But would suggest
that you get 'Coburn's Swine Hus-
bandry. and Book OF Alfalfa These
books are by u real farmer. and he
knows what he's writing about. The
first. of course. Is about raising hogs.
The secoDd tells all about alfalfa. from
the earliest times to the present. 1t Is
real interesting. too. much better read
ing than some of the novels that they
call best sellers. arhe A B O OF Bee
Culture is "a tine work ON Bookkeeping.
How Crops Grow will tell you a lot
about agricultural plants that you don't
know. and Life OF the Farm Is a lit
tie book that Is very interesting and
full Of helpful suggestions"
don't tell me n more." Sam ex-
claimed. Il want TO read them all.
and my money wont hold out. But I'm
going to buy those i've aud study them.
especially the ones on hogs and alfalfa"
well. bees are worth. studying. too.'
said Mr.. Burns.
Il don't know much abou Them" re-
piled Sam. .but | shouldn't like getting
stung."
mo need OF it." said the agent
"Once you understand them they give
no trouble. and the honey they make Is
almost clear profit"
IF that's the case | think I'll get q
few hives"
"One or two will be sufficient to start
with. II you take care of the swarms
you'll soon have as many hives as you
need
What | want TO get more than any.
thing else." continued Sam, lis some
registered hogs. Do you know where
| could get u SOW or some pigsT"
NO: don't believe | do" said the
agent. want registered stock. do
your"
Yes. sir: 1t doesn't take any more
to raise them than it does scrubs. and
they are better and sell for more"
That's a good idea" remarked Mr..
Burns. You're on the right track. |
see you've got some plans. Sam What
are you figuring on doingT
well" replied the young farmer.
for the first thing I'm going to peg
along ON the little farm Of mothers
and do the very best | a with what
I've got and with what ] know"
-.And then what?' asked the agent
Next fall and winter sister and l
are going to complete the high school
course. Then I'm going to make an
other crop. and If things go well I'll
take a course at the State Agricultural
college and let sister also take a course
there in domestic science"
And after that what?" queried Mr..
Burns.
well. after that I'll take up the
work that | have already started and
carry 1t ont to a finish. ! want to
make mother as comfortable and indie
pendent as possible. 1 want to make
the land productive and put up good
fences and buildings. l want to have
everything convenient | want to stock
the place with the very best there is In
every ~line-Jersey cows. Berkshire
hogs. Angora goats, Plymouth Rock
chickens. Picking ducks, Bronze turkeys
and even a collie dog. or course !
don't medn to say that these breeds
are better than others. but like them
and know they are good"
Mr.. Burns did moi laugh at Sans de
sire for a shepherd dog.
There is need and room for all you
mention" he said. ..even to the dog"
But that's not all" Sam continued.
II want things around the house to be
pretty and pleasant want books and
magazines and pictures and a big yard
full of flowers. Don't you think a per.
son can have such things on a farm?s
Il don't think anything about it." re-
Dlied the agent. 81 know IL. You can