St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-23


district embraced several cOun-
49, ties. and he had been absent
for some time. The two had not seen
each other for several weeks.
Hello. Samr' accosted the agent
Flows the corn?'
THAT corn is all right. Mr.. Burns"
replied Sam. land I'D like you to come
out one day this week TO see it gath
cred and measured"
'All right IN be out Friday and
bring along the committee thats going
to report on the contest acres III this
county. Will it take long to gather
the corn?'
Yes, it's going TO take quite hit of
time. for unless I'm mighty nadly mis-
taken there's sure some corn on that
patch"
''Well. you've tried farming tor a
year. What do you think at il as a
business?"
81 think it's the finest business there
is. | like it better than anything else
/ can think of. and I'm gong 10 stick
to IL and learn it,
Mr.. Burns smiled II see.' he said.
that you don't think you know all
about the business. Did you read those
books that ! told you aboutY'
mo, sir" said Sam, replying to the
agents first remark. Il really don't
know much about farming. l need
more experience. Most of what i know
I've learned from reading. AS for
those books. I've not only read them.
but I've studied them too. I've bought
several more since then, and I'm go
ing to keep on buying till get all the
best ones in my line. | don't believe
1t pays to economic on books, do
your
mo, it doesn't" said Mr.. Burns. IF
you know the science of farming 1t is
easy enough to learn the rest. But you
never can farm intelligently without
learning the science of ii. What other
books did you buyT'
well. | bought Balley's Manual of
Gardening for mother, but I'm study
ing it myself. There's a whole lot to
learn about gardening. and every farm
ought to have a garden. Besides that
1 bought Fletchers 'Soils-HOw %
Handle and Improve Them and Dug
CARS Diseases of Cultivated Plants
and Weeds. Insects and Insecticides
They're just the books you needed"
said Mr.. BurIA. My. If you keep en-
reading and studying this way 1t won't
take you any time TO finish the course
In me agricultural college when you go
down there"
Friday morning early Bill Googe
came over with his wagon and team,
and he 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. Before
8 O'Clock they had one big load gath
cred and were just driving ont to IN
load II In a bin that Sam had prepared
when Mr. Burns and the judging COM
mittee arrived.
The men stood around, examined the
ears and watched them unload, thea
went back TO the patch and helped to
gather the next load. which required
but a very little time for all of them.
After that Sam brought out some mel
ons and cantaloupes. and the men
toasted In the shade of tree while
he and Bill Ciooge gathered the re-
mainder OF the corn.
By II O'clock the last of the corn had
been gathered and nnloaded. Mr.
Burns and the committee then meas
ured the pile OF seed corn and calcu-
lated the contents of the bin.
zone hundred and thirty nine bush
els" announced Mr.. Burns Now for
the cost
Every item of expense and labor con
nected with the acre was put down
All this was added up and the result
divided by l39.
''One hundred and thirty-nine bush
els; cost per bushel. II cents. an
nounced the agent again. We'll. Sam.
you're sure going to win some Of those
prizes Several OF the boys are going
70 beat you on production, but the cost
Is where you come In. Your acre shows
n biz profit Well gentlemen. lesss - |