The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-13
winter. III bet you can make . lot on

winter. III bet you can make . lot on
that too"
"Well, that's a fine plan! Never
thought of 1t. And I heard Mis- Allen
In town complainin' that she couldn't
get pure pork sausage from the butch
ers any more-they filed II, up with
beef scraps!. enthused Mrs. Weston.
well try that too"
"Isn't a bit Of a in the world
why all the canned fruit and vegeta.
bles farmers buy out of stores shouldn't
be put up On the farms Save a heap
Of money" reflected Joe.
"'Stld of that" chuckled Mr.. Yves
ton, II see these here triflin' farmers
a-buyin' canned termatters an corn
an such an haulin' it out where II
ought to grow an be saved"
Il knows where there's a big pile OF
tomato cans behind the BARN. an
nounced Annie proudly, trying to gel
into the drift of the conversation. The
whole family exploded into a laugh.
"I'm guilty, sis" chuckled her IA
ther. "Just as guilty as any of the
rest Of 'em, but I was sort of hopin
nobody would throw it up to me-"
I'VE won't do it any more" assured
Mrs. Weston. "You get me that can
ming outfit and I'll start practicin' or
early vegetables-peas, beets and such
Then by the time tomatoes are ripe
I'll be ready too. Can we afford it
though? Those canning outfits are
dreadful expensive, amt they?" she
asked with some apprehension.
"Oh, l don't knoww replied Joe cas-
lily. 1.-THE one the Girls Tomato clubs
use, tested and recommended by the
experts of the agricultural department
costs about $3.50, and the cans and
labels a cent and three-quarters-
maybe about a cent and a half If the
label is not counted"
my goodness! I thought a canning
outfit would cost $50 or $25 or $50 Of
some such awful price!" she exclaimed
with relief.
II had no idee they were that cheaI
myself" said Mr.. Weston. And witt
'em as easy to get as that, just tt
think Of the stuff that goes to waste
around these farms that could be
saved!'
why, a canning outfit will save the
average family like ours over 500 8
winter easy" calculated Mrs. Weston
"And that is not counting in how
much better folks car live. Just think
Of huckleberry pies in midwinter
blackberries, strawberries. plenty OF
corn and tomatoes, beets, peas-why'
we will live like princes" unused Joe.
"Joe. you are a darling" said Annie
shaking his hand warmly.
1T looks to me-" said Mr.. Weston,
like there amt no excuse whatever fol
a farmer to live like we did afore Joe
got this corn club notion in his head"
"No, there amt any excuse except
right down ignorance and stubborn.
ness" assented his wife.
Il reckon if Joe hadn't made that
shown right under my nose we'd "a
been Twin just like a lot O slaves as
we had been doih'-in debt, ownin'
nothin' an OWN everything" the head
of the family continued. Look at us
now-me gettin' to be a pretty fair
book farmer. KNOWN the why's an
wherefores O things, payin' for land
that'll be ours before this year ends
and in a fair way to- be tolerable well
off by the time Pm old!"
The work Of hauling and dumping
went forward steadily, and when night
came seventeen loads had been hauled
and placed on the acre.
Joe figured that he saved at least
two days time by the loose bottom
method Of dumping the loads. The