The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-03

Mr.. Weston grlnned derlsively. Joo
was really too busy to notice him. I'm
I'll noon the boys worked like beavers.
and by that time a third Of an acre
had been covered with leaves over
shoetop deep. Bright and early next
morning they resumed work after nav
ing put in steady afternoon. and BY
The time dinner was ready one acre
had been covered. Another day Gov
cred another acre and cleaned up
about all the leaves in the grove
That night Mr.. Weston undertook to
have some fun at .Joe's expense.
Coin 20 tote leaves from that next
grover he inquired. The next grove
was nearly II mile away
mo. too far-won't pay" This COM
mon sense view stumped him for
awhile.
Daddy. I'll give you 10 cents load
for what fertilizer there is in the barn
yard"
"Ain't none there-not over a load or
So You can have 1t for that price II
you get it up" Mr.. Weston had never
thought of 1t as having any value at
all and never collected 1t or used 1t on
! crops
Next morning Joe and Link. each
with hoe. began scraping the COW lot
| and barn floor. going down after the
| thick layer of well rotted humus form
! ing material that had accumulated for
| several years and which Mr.. Weston
| had placed no value on whatever.
Eleven two horse wagon loads were Sc
cured. Joe borrowed his fathers wag-
on and scattered the entire lot on the
acre he proposed to plant corn upon.
That's my corn acre. Link" he ex-
| planned. I'm going to try to grow
some corn here like it ought to be.
| What's the most corn you and Uncle
| jeff ever made to the acre."
81 dunno 'zac'ly, but hit wuz In de
| neighborhood of fifteen bushels"
| Joe bought eight more loads OF barn.
| yard fertilizer from a neighbor at 20
cents load. delivered. and put that on
| his cotton acre.
Then he made an arrangement with
another neighbor who had plow suit
able for deep breaking and stipulated
that four mules were to be attached
to il.
"What'n the name of peace you want
that fer? Yer goin' ter tear the bottom
plumb outer this field. Coin ter pillow
plumb down ter Chiny?" inquired the
farmer.
Eyes, Im going to tear the bottom
out. I want that land broke fourteen
inches deep, cross broke and then har-
rowed"
IAN right; you're the doctor on that.
I'll charge you S."
That's a trade: hitch up. ! want to
get 1t broken as soon as possible"
The plowman was greatly astonished
at the amount of leaves on the two
acres and the amount of fertilizer
spread Then he sank the heavy pillow
to the shank OH the outer edge of the
measured lot; the four mules strain
ed, and great heavy ribbon Of dirt
rolled over from the plow as 1t moved
forward. Eight inches below the sur
face the ground was sterile and poor.
Below that depth 1t was fairly good
This was the dirt the light one horse
plows could never reach.
The great turning pillow reversed
things. The poor dirt was thrown to
the bottom. and the comparatively
good soil was by the operation brought
to the top. The leaves and fertilizer
were covered and well mixed In.
i Then crosswise blowing at tho
| he nr<A
soil and immense hard fakes. and n
narrowing to further pulyerize 1t. and
Joe wrote his first check. The man
looked at the signature Weston & Som
erville as though he thought Joe had
q, gone entirely crazy.
whats all this here foolishnessr' 10
asked. holding the check gingerly.
you present that at the bank. and
If they don't pay it Mr.. Somerville viii
He's my partner" announced Joe
proudly.
well, I'm goin' to town now an see
about it. an il it amt paid there's go
in to be trouble" said the man trucu-
lently
bob. don't get excited about it Wait
i huti IL ISL phiu DelOre you btarL any
thing" 4
"I'm goin' right now" repeated the
man.
"All right; I'll just go with you. I
want to get some seed. and Ill get you
to haul them out for me-" said Joe, a.
he climbed into the wagon.
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