The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-03-02

| mat about the earliest sort that's q
standard, so Mr. Schneider says, and II
don't have to be stuck with brush for
the vines to run on; also bushel OF
| the valentine stringless green pod snap
beans and two quarts of white tipped
French breakfast radish."
Very well; will order tonight"
Getting a new hoe, rake, ball Of car
/ penter's Irvine and a sack of CONNER
cial fertilizer adapted to vegetables,
Joe loaded them In his fathers wagon,
just as Mr.. Weston climbed in Jim Sui
Ivan rode up and hitched his horse to
the Somerville Mercantile company
rack.
What's yer hurry, Tom?"
We'll, I've got some things to tend
to at home
"Aw, wait awhile. I've got gallon
of bugjuice-th' real old genoowine
redeye-a-comin' ON tn noon train
Much obliged, Jim, but
We can drown our sorrer some,
Tom
Il amt a-feelin' sorrerful today, Jim;
besides, promised the missus I'd fix a
pig lot for her"
Say, hof on, Tom, an git couple of
snorts of that booze"
"Thankee, jim, but to be plumb plain
about it, by gosh, I've quit I've vast
ed too much time an money foolin'
with it. That's one reason I'm as poor
as a snake now and amt got nothin'.
So l jes' allowed I'd try another tack.
Goodby."
The Weston wagon ratified on down
the street, leaving Jim Sullivan staring
In wide eyed amaZement at the cloud
of dust in the wake Of his old crony of
other days
April 10 the last Of the peas and rad
isles were shipped Two thousand
punches Of radishes at cents a bunch
brought $50, less 81 expense for pick.
ing, punching, washing. packing and
commission to the dealers
Sixty bushels of English peas at So a
bushel brought $12O, with expense for
seed, help, picking, ETC. including com
missions of $38; total profit thus far,
$131.
On the 1st Mr.. Somerville had
brought three disinterested men from
town, who measured the corn acre eX.
actly, put down the stakes and told Joe
to 'go ahead" He had two weeks pre-
viously measured the acre himself,
opened the burrows for the corn and
put some commercial fertilizer in so
that the young corn could get a sturdy,
vigorous start He also planted a bit
late so there would be no danger Of
cold nights chilling the corn and giving
it a backset. The fertilizer in two
weeks time was largely absorbed into
the ground, and so there was no dan
ger Of its concentrated strength burn
ing the roots of the tender plants, yet
the necessary elements We're there
ready for the hungry baby rootlets.
The measurements Of the committee
were exactly the same as Joe had
made, SO he commenced dropping the
seed corn, four grains every three feet
and the rows three feet apart. The
lounged under the oaks
across the road.
When the corn had been dropped in
the burrows Joe had old Badly ready
hitched to a light pillow and ran a shall
low furrow next to the seed furrow.
This threW the dirt over the corn and
covered it properly.
Then the committee adjourned with
him to the house and certified upon the
blank furnished by the corn club con-
testants for the report and record that
they had seen Joseph Weston plant his
acre of corn and cover it himself. They
signed 1t, Joe signed it, and the fight
was on.
From thenceforward, under the rules
of the contest, no other hand than his
own might touch that corn until it was
safely gathered and housed. The rules
permitted him to employ help In pre-
pairing the ground, but every cent paid
out had to be entered on the record
sheet, the prize being not only for the
bog who made the greatest crop, but al
the least cost.