Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-03-10

Shasta daisy. He has made potatoes
and tomatoes grow on one stalk. and
be has grown white blackberry
That isn't all. He has done hundreds
IT wonderful things With plants. !. ].
Well. Mr.. Burbank. = said Florence.
with a happy laugh. that's q pretty
good job on the orchard
Soon after moving to the farm Sam
had his drst chance to get what he 40
much wanted-some registered Berk-
shires A neighbor who was moving
out Of the county came BY where he
was working.
When are you going to leaveY' Sam
asked
well. I'm about ready now replied
the neighbor There's one thing
amt arranged yet, though, and it's
kinder bothering me. I've got q fine.
registered SOW. and she's going to ind
litter of pigs some of these days be-
fore long. I'd sell her. but | can't get
nothing like what she's worth. and
can't find place 10 leave her.
I'D like to get some Berkshire pigs"
Sam remarked What do you ask for
the sow?''
Well. right this minute I'd take
$40 for her. The pigs are sure to be
worth twice that much
That's cheap enough" said Sam.
but haven't the money IIow would
it suit you to let me keep her? That lit
tie pasture down there IS hog proof
The creek runs through it. and there's
plenty Of shade and water and no stock
that would bother her."
That's a good place. | hadn't
thought Of it. Maybe we can make a
DEAL I'll tell you what I'll do. Sam.
You keep the SOW and look after her.
and when the pigs are old enough you
ship four Of them to me and you may
have the SOW and the rest Of the pigs. !"
I'll do it, said Sam. and the bargain
| was closed
About month later the old sow was
going about the pasture with ten pretty
black and white faced pigs following.
Under Sans care they grew like weeds
in wet weather. When they were old
enough to wean, which was twelve
weeks, as the young farmer learned
from his reading, he shipped the four
pigs to their owner. OF the six pigs
left he picked out three of. the finest,
two gifts and male. to keep. The
other three he advertised for sale in the
county paper. and. the pigs being o1
good stock. he had no trouble in selling
them for SO each. One buyer. coming
after they had been sold. tried to get
Sam to put price on the three he had
saved But the boy refused to SELL In
deed. he was 80 proud Of his pigs that
an offer Of many times their worth
would not have induced him to par,
with them. And in this he showed tina,
be was wise.
But, proud as Sam Powell was of hi
thoroughbreds, there was something
else to which he was giving a lot Of
thought and work. That something
was the acre of cocn that was to com
pete for prizes offered to the Boys
Corn club.
Miles Pagan had promised his son
Bob, that he might join the corn clut
and enter IN acre In the contest IT hi
l would clear the land OF stumps. Boil
did join, but the corn was not planted
this year. For after working witt
grubbing hoe and az from sunup I'll
shutdown for many days, clearing tn
acre Of the big. deep rooted stumps
Mr.. Pagan told him unconcernedl,
that he'd just have to have that patel
Of ground II Bob still wanted to plan
| some corn he'd have to clear anothe
acre.
It was 4 cruel, mean trick to play o.
a boy and enough to discourage any
, body, but Bob set to work on anothe
acre. 1t was too late, however, t
plant the corn when he had finished il
! and he had to drop ont Of the contea
. for this year.
But Miles Pagan was beginning t
learn that he didn't know very muc
about growing corn. The patch acros
the fence from bis was teaching hir
something.
Sam planted his contest acre wit
the seed furnished by the agent abou
the middle of March. The rows wer
four feet apart and the stalks In th
rows eighteen inches. He cultivate
it the first time when the corn wa
just beginning to come up by goin
over it with harrow. This did nc
hurt the plants. except one here an
there. and it killed all the little weed
and grass that were just starting Hol
that corn did grow. It sprang up a
most like mushrooms. It seemed I
Sam that the dark green stalks fairl
laughed in the loose ground that b
had made SO rich with manure an
ashes.
The young farmer cultivated Il
ground level and never allowed q wee
to take root on that acre. He pulle
| the suckers whenever they appeare
| and went over 1t once with hoe. bl
| most OF the work was done with