Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21

1t is necessary to dig among them to
find a potato vine. If there was full
stand of potatoes it might pay to clean
the morning GlorieS out by hand, which
Is the only practical way, but where
the stand is SO poor 1t probably would
cost more than the potatoes would be
worth. Just Is soon as we have suf-
fcient number of days In succession
without rain l am going to put Lee
Gusts in the patch to clean out
couple of rows, so that we can see
what is there. 1 have no expectation,
though, that it will be worth while to
attempt anything more.
Because of the wet weather 1t is i'm
possible also to make hay. l have
considerable grass on my place which
ought to be cut. and in addition have
bought the hay privilege on a neigh
boring piece of land. But there would
be no use. in cutting grass, only to
have it ruined by daily rains 1t re-
quires dry. hot weather for the curing
or hay. and this is especialiy true in
my case, for lot of that which l want
to cut is Johnson grass. a heavy. rank
growth that is more difficult to cure
even than green oats.
Ruined by Wet Weather.
II makes splendid COW feed when
properly cured. but it wouldn't be
worth anything at all if cut and left
out in such weather az we have been
having lately. 1 estimate there are a
couple of tons of hay on my own place.
and i figure on getting five or six tons
from the land on which l have bought
the cutting privilege. That much hay
means lot to me, in view of the loss
suffered when the barn burned, and
am anxious to have it cut before 1t
breaks down and mats so badly that
cutting will be next to Impossible
l have been very much afraid that
the continued rains would interfere
more experienced neighbors assure me
that no harm has been done so far
AS to how much longer the rains could
have continued without hurting the
corn crop they don't seem willing to
commit themselves. Should Anything
intervene to prevent me from harvest
ing bumper" crop from what is left
OF my corn, | think l would be ready
to throw up my hands and quit. Such
of the corn was left standing by
the recent storm will average fourteen
feet in height, and a majority of the
stalks have two ears, great. whopping
big ears that look Is if they might win
blue ribbons at the county fair 1 Ger
tainly would not like to lose that corn.
Lee Custis came to me the other day
with a proposition that sounds so good
that | am going to get some expert
advice on the subject. He wants me
to get flock of sheep or aneora
goats, preferably the goats. and turn
them loose in the woods on that new
land we bought last spring. He SAYS
the sheep or goats would make gains
sufficient to show good profit on the
investment and that they would save
lot of money by cleaning out the I'M
derbrush and making clearing easier.
Anxious to Get Land Cleared.
I am anxious to get the land cleared
up as soon possible, and II goats
Will help me to do it without cost. even
if they don't make a profit, it looks as
if it would be a good venture. 1 don't
think 1 will go into it. however. until
I have consulted some one who knows
Jane likes the notion immensely
When she was a girl she visited on
farm where they kept sheep and she
never has felt quite satisfied because
remembers it now all the sheep were
gentle. playful little lambs. But you
couldn't convince Ned of that fact. One
day this summer he went abroad 70.
with a flock of sheep. Being a com.
panionable boy. he started out to make
friends with them. 1t was all right
so far as the lambs and ewes were
in the flock who was utterly lacking
in the social instinct. He lowered hi.
head and charged at Ned.
The fence, it seemed to Ned, wa,
about thousand miles away, SO M
Skinned up the nearest tree. Ned hat
about made up his mind to stay al
night, but after a while the rest Of thu
sheep, evidently losing interest in tn.
game. wandered away. The ram hat
hard time deciding whether to follow
the flock or stay with Ned, but aftel
a lot of restless debating elected tn,
former course. Even then he woult
stop every few minutes to look bacl
and once or twice started to return
but thought better Of 1t. When h
had disappeared over the crest Of I