Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-03-22

| wouldn't I? There's no plow that
| would do any good. is there. on hills
most foot high?'' #2%
| Link shook his head.
$50, this way, for the first two work
ings I'll use horse and cultivator and
get it done in short order. The last
working, when the potatoes are form
ing, I'll run pillow through and throw,
the dirt on either side right against the
potato plants That will make a hill
and give plenty of room. for the young
potatoes to grow in, won't it," 81
"Yeah-an' hit won't be: baked by
de SUN an hard. Hill be loose at dc
very time when it's needed loose" ex-
claimed the darby.
'"Thats what l thought l never
heard of anybody else planting pota-
toes this way, but it looks like reason
and common sense to me. Don't you
think so? There's no reason to put
hills here at first, because the land is
well drained and deep plowed. Water
won't stand on it,
Seems sensibul to me-" agreed Link.
| mister JOc, Wldl W CulQk y
dat way to plant pertaters?'
'Wanted to do the work at less cost
and make a profit"
Mister Joe. just persizely whit is
er 'profit?' l ain never got dat right
In mer min yit. l knows bout Bible
prophets, but what's dis kin yo' is
alters talkin' erbout?"
'"The less it costs you to make crop
Of corn or potatoes the more you make
when you sell, because you don't have
to deduct from the price you get the
increased cost Of making the crop It's
the difference between what it costs
you to make crop and what your stuff
brings
but dis yere later crop amt costin'
yo' nothin' 'cept de seed, 50 with o.
fertilizer an de time wuckin' hit
''That's it. Time can be turned into
money. The less time it takes to make
these potatoes the more time | will
have to put on something else to make
money on. See?"
Il does," said Link proudly. Il
wants ter learn desc things. kase Use
gWine be er farmer like yo is gwine
ter be, sho as yo' bawn.'
That night Joe got down the nicely
bound blank book he had purchased
for a quarter in town and prepared to
open his account of operations for the
year. The rules Of the Corn club con-
test required that every move he made
with dates and items Of expense be
noted as made.
Before going to work On his book
he told about how Link had finally
got the idea that time was money.
Mr.. Weston laughed.
'"That reminds me of another story
they tell on Hen Tucker He was in
town one day, and a Teller was on the
street sellin' new kind Of incubator
Hen stood right in front of the crowd
mouth open. takin' it all in. The man
explained that the incubator would dc
the work and the settin' hens could
be put back to work layin'.
"'Ain't it a wonder, friend? Don't
you think it's fine? Amt it a time
saver" preached the agent. Tucker
thought it was up to him to say some
thing, so he kind o gasped, his mouth
Norkin' like that of perch out O. wa
ter.
law. shucks,' seize, tryin' to show
the crowd how smart he was, what's
the use O that contraption? What:
time to 81 settin' hen, anyhow
thought that crowd would bust thei
sides laughin'. Everybody used to cal
i'm Henry before that, but they got t,
calm him 'Settin' Hen an then II
got down to Hen an that's been his
name ever since"