News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-04-07

county. Will 1t take long 10 gathe
the corn?"
Yes, it's going to take quite bit o
taken there's sure some corn on tina
patch"
"WeI. you've tried farming for |
year. What do you think OF 1t as |
busness?"
"a think it's the finest business ther'
is. like it better than anything eis'
can think or and I'm gong to stict
to it and learn it.
| Mr. Burns smiled ~ see.' he said
that you don't think you know al
about the business. did You read those
books that told you about?"
mo, SIR" said Sam, replying to thu
, agents first remark, IL really dom
know much about farming neeC
more experience. Most of what | know
I've learned from reading. AS fol
those books. I've not only read them
but I've studied them too. I've bought
several more since then, and Im go
ing to keep ON buying till get all the
best ones in my line. 1 don't believe
it pays to economic on books, do
you?"
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 inteIligently without
learning the science of it. What other
books did you buy!'
well. bought Baleys Manual Of
Gardening for mother. but I'm study
ing il myself. There's Il whole lot to
learn about gardening. and every farm
ought to have a garden. Besides that.
| bought Fletcher's 'Soils-How to
Handle and Improve Them and Dug
,gars Diseases of Cultivated Plants
and Weeds. Insects and Insecticides
They're just the books you needed"
said Mr.. Burns. my. if you keep on
reading and studying this way it won't
take you any time to finish the course
In the 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 out to I'M
load it in 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. then
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 Googe gathered the re-
of the corn.
BY II o'clock the last of the corn had
been gathered and nnIoaded. Mr..
Burns and the committee then meas
ured the pile OF seed corn and calcu-
lated the contents of the bin.
"One hundred and thirty nine bush
,ls," announced Mr.. Burns. Now for
he cost
Every item of expense and labor con
lected with the acre was put down.
All this was added up and the result
livided by 139.
"One hundred and thirty-nine bush |
lis; cost per bushel. II cents" an
lounced the agent again. "Well. Sam. |
'ou're sure going to win some Of those |
DriZes. Several of the boys are going |
o beat you on production, but the cost |
5 where you come in. Your acre shows
big profit. Well, gentlemen, let's go
Iown to the next place. You'll hear
rom me later, Sam
One hundred and thirty nine bushels.
nd Pagan had made twenty-five BUSH
is to the acre just opposite. One al
Ways feels relieved when long, hard
ask Is finished. This was Sans feet
ne AS he watched the men drive off
lie bad done his best and his work had
'een fairly measured. He felt more
rec now TO finish up the work on the
arm and mrn his attention to school
nd study.
The young farmer removed the husks
rom his seed corn. then went through
and made Il second selection of the
nest ears. From these ears he re-
moved the defective grains at the ends
nd then shelled the rest into stout
acks.
In selecting seed cotton he pursued
'retty much the Same plan. After
licking the cotton from the finest
talks and bolls he had il ginned and
aved the seed. These seeds he put in
screen that let the small and lintless
mes pass through.
This method gave Sam the finest seed
rom the largest and most perfect
lants, both of cotton and corn. He
ould have sold at high prices much
lore than be had TO spare of either
ind. One day. just after the seed had
cen selected and was stored away.
lilies Pagan came over to buy.
81 want TO buy some o that cotton
nd corn seed of yours" he said.
How much can you spare me and
7hatll they be WORTH
I'm selling them at 50 per bushel
Or either kind" Sam told him. land
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