The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-20

The squire, who was justice Of the
peace for the township, accepted the
invitation, as did the other two. Both
Of them were men Of standing In the
community. Mrs. Weston and Annie
were In quite q commotion over the
preparation Of an adequate dinner and
promised to have one that would do
justice to the occasion.
Bright and early Tuesday, therefore,
the jovial squire drove up in his bug
y. He was welcomed by Joe and his
father. His horse was unhitched and
put In the pasture. Two posts seven
feet high had been sunk in the ground
five feet apart ear the prize acre and
a beam nailed across the top to swing
the scales to. A big box, with four
wires adjusted so it could be easily
hung on the scales, was ready. The
squire took it's weight six pounds
even. MI. Tomlinson and Mr.. Wilson
arrived, and they also weighed the box
and agreed on the weight, which was
noted in the brand new account book
Joe had furnished to keep the record
of weights in.
my land, Joe, you amt goin' to pull
an shuck all that corn, are you?" in
quired MI. Tomlinson. REST OF the
Corn club boys has their acre estimat-
ed"
II don't want any estimate. l want
to know" replied Joe.
-Four Of us are goin' to work." said
Mr.. Weston. We'll clean it up heap
soonern you think"
"Oh, I amt kickin'; just thought you
was maxim a heap Of trouble for your
SELF" said the visitor.
Chairs were brought out for the three
men, and Joe and his father invaded
the acre, going in an orderly and care
full way, starting at the first row, up
one row and down another, getting
the ears from the five ear stalks. Each
gatherer had a sack swung about his
neck. In all there were about three
bushels of this corn. They shucked
the ears as they pulled. Then it was
placed in the box, weighed, and each
boxful was recorded in the book.
After the five ear corn had been
gathered and stored in a box at the
house because of it's great value the
four ear corn was tackled. There were
some twenty-five bushels Of this. AS
each box "a swung on the scales and
weighed the number of pounds was set
down in the record.
Tom Ralston and Link had arrived
by this time, and they were put at
work with Joe and his father gather
ing the three a corn. Something
over sixty bushels of this was got, and
the bell rang for dinner.
It was a fine, hearty meal and cook
ed in the very best Of style. Mrs.
Weston b%lushingly received the COM
pliments of the guests and noted with
satisfaction the full justice the men
did to the viands set before them.
The guests and the Westons sat on
the front porch for awhile after din
ner while the men smoked their pipes.
All three of the visitors, practical
farmers, were lavish in their praise of
the corn.
IF l hadn't a seen it with my own
eyes l wouldn't "a believed it," OBJ
served the squire. Il been hearin' a
lot about what these Corn club boys
been doin', but l thought it was most
ly talk. But that corn beats anything
I eve SEEM
Joe had slipped away and came back
with three bundles of three ears each
He presented a bundle to each guest.
THAT corn will average four ears to
the stalk" he said. 81 will build it
up to five ears in three more years, but