West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-05-04

you are going 10 breed a three ear
corn
Joe was embarrassed. but plunged
bravely I'm
cit takes several years 10 do ~.
daddy. Now. this seed corn we are get
ting is fixed at two ears to the stalk
we can depend ON that much. If we
give It all the plant food Il can take
some OF II IS going 10 show three ears,
but the third ears are not going 10 be
much more than nubblns."
well, / don't see no advantage I'm
them nubbins"
Eyes. sir; nubbins are good 10 feed
hogs on. But n we go through that
field and pick out the best stalks with
three ears ON them ana then pick the
most perfect ears from the lot and
plant the seed from them next year,
the nubbins will be bigger. and more OF
them on an average. ana maybe some
OF the stalks Will show show
"Rudimentary ears" said Mr. Somer-
Vile
Thanks; couldn't remember Il. but
II means just the beginning OF an ear
not developed Then. ~ the best OF
those stalks Is saved for seed. next year
the rudimentary ears VIII be larger"
II begin TO sort OF catch on now"
said Tom Weston.
Each year the selected seed. the
best OF the last years crop, will In time
produce a perfect third ear. ana sew.
eral years OF this work will fix the
habit OF the corn so that every stalk
can be depended on TO bring three ears.
Then person can keep on"
well. n that amt the plump limit"
NO. sir; not the limit. I'm going to
have a four ear corn before l quit"
"You reckon all that Is really truer'
asked Tom Weston
"Of course IL Is, Tom. II has been
proved too many times TO doubt It, 1t
is just question OF care and pa
tience."
well, well, well! why. II Joe gets
that corn up TO four ears he's got a
pretty good thing. amt he?"
Got n fortune. It would sell for 50
n bushel for seed"
"Whew!
"And n four ear corn ought to make
200 bushels 10 the acre without q bit
OF trouble. and 200 bushels at 50 Is
$1,000 an acre, isn't It. dadT" His ia
Their gazed at him with unwonted re
spect
Think I'll borry some OF them books
OF yourn and do some readin' myself"
said Tom, but l never had no chance
when ! was a chap, an readin' is pow.
erful slow work fer me. I've done
mighty little OF It too"
you can't start any sooner, Tom
said the merchant.
That's right. just learned that
much"
81 came in to talk to you about that
fourth acre, Mr.. Somerville." said Joe.
Our yam potato oneT"
yes. sir. We ought to raise more
than potatoes on It."
Can WEI"
Yes. sir"
"Then it's our duty to do it. We
ought TO do It."
II thought so, but you're my part
ner, and 1 thought you ought to have a
! say about It."
4 well. l say plant it, but I don't
/ know what TO suggest-early corn
"No. sir; couldn't get that OF I'm time.
I was thinking Of putting in n crop OF
extra early English peas and snap
beans and radishes and getting them
Off I'm time TO plant the potatoes. We
don't have TO plant them until along in
June"
"That amt farmin', that's truck
! growin'." said Mr.. Weston.
Don't care what you call IT, it's
making money out OF the ground" as
serted Joe.
Seems to be a pretty good idea to
me- except we can't sell all that stun
around here"
Nearly everybody in Brierdelds got
gardens and wouldn't pay fancy prices
! for garden sass nohow." said Joe's IA