Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-01-26
CHAPTER v.
|oe's Father Interested


Joe's Father Interested.
= Joe could handle small single
horse plow himself, but two
horse turning plow was a bit
" beyond his strength. -u.
He made a trade with his father,
therefore, who agreed to turn the rye
under for So on the three acres. Bess
and Badly, the horses, had been great
~ improved by grazing upon the
strength giving green food and looked
almost like different animals.
The third week in January was
bright and dry, so after the rye had
been turned under Joe borrowed the
harrow and one horse and smoothed
the three acres again himself. thus
making it fine and level and covering
some Of the rye that showed in the fur
rows left by the plow. The acre of
oats was not disturbed. and John L.
and Mike, the Sullivan pigs, were left
in the field to Craze upon it.
Saturday morning Mr.. Weston hitch
ed up the wagon to go to town. and
Joe went with him.
swell, partner, how's everything
coming along?' inquired Mr.. Somer-
vile, shaking hands cordially.
'All right, sir. Got the ground in
fine shape now. and mighty pretty
stand Of OATS"
What do you think of Joe as book
farmer now, Tom?" inquired Mr.. Som
erville. with sly wink. Mr.. Weston
looked embarrassed for moment.
"Think enough of him to foller him
some." he said. 1--WE put in four acres
of oats and one Of rye I'd never a
thought of plantin' until seen him do
it. Then I've plowed deep five acres
also an bedded it up for corn an cot
ton, only amt put no leaves in it or
fertilizer. want to see if there's any
thing to all this
"Now, that's the talk. If there is
you are considerably ahead. and if
there isn't you haven't lost anything
but some time"
"That's the way fggered it."
Joe. I'm about ready to order the
cotton seed and the seed corn" said
Mr.. Somerville.
Now. that's another thing" said
Tom Weston. II wanted to see If you'd
order the same sort for me you an Joe
plant. Pears to me the corn we raise
around here oughter have two ears on
hit Std of one. The stalks there, an
hit amt no more trouble to have an
other ear on hit an get. twicet as much
corn?" Joe and Mr. Somerville ex-
changed brief smiles.
why. Tom. you are getting to be a
sort of book farmer yourself"
'"That amt no book farmin'. That's
just boss sense
THAT is all book farming is, just the
latest and newest and most reliable
common sense only it is just more
common sense than most of us have
thought of, that's ALL
What cotton have you selected, Mr.
Somerville?" asked Joe.
"A sort the government has tested
on ten experiment farms in this lati-
tude for the last four years. 1t aver
ages three weeks ahead of anything we
have, and the staple, or fiber, of the
cotton is over an inch long. 1t is said
to be very heavy bearer also. 1t
ought to bring a fine price if kept free
Of dirt and trash and STAIN
"All right, sir. That's the kind we
want"
"Ies' order me enough Of that, too,
SOS can plant three acres, will YOU p
asked Tom Weston.
"Glad to do it, Tom. The price is a
bit steep, though"
Don't care what the price is. If it
makes cotton like you say it does I can
well afford to buy it, and I'll sell the
seed myself next fall to folks around
here. It beats any cotton ever growed
around this country
Every well. I'll order enough for
you. And, Joe, I've got a corn that
W. Lake two ears to the stalk GER
tain, the grower says
I'm going to breed me a three and
four ear Variety said Joe.
you're a-goin' to do what r. inquired
his father sarcastically.
Breed three and four ear variety"
Tom Weston laughed. Folks breed
cattle an SIGH, but I never heered moth
In Of 'breedin' corn" he said.
"How do you suppose this two ear
variety we are going to plant got start
ed, then, Tom?'' inquired Mr.. Somer-
vile.
"Why-why el 1t is it's jest
that sort ct corn" he foundered.