Warren sheaf., 1916-03-15

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Well raise enough stuff here to carry
'em through. By this fall a year they'll
be wuth $25 apiece of any mans mon.
ey," Mr.. Weston mused as he leaned
over the gate and watched the con.
tented cattle.
"Well make something like $500
clear on the idea and get three or four
good milk cows too," added Joe
"Then think We've returned the
feed an humus to the soil and been
able to make many ton of manure to
build up the land. That is with 5000
cash itself, for we won't have to buy
us much commercial stuff" suggested
the older man. '--
Isn't it wonderful, pa, how this bust
ness of progressing opens up-one
thing from another? And it is all so
plain and so sensible and accordin' to
reason
1T sure is!''
And just to think. we haven't got
started good yet. pa! Why. we're in
the A. B. G class yet compared with
those farmers up north and in the
middle west. They are the best farm
ers in the world. I reckon
Il guess they've forgot more things
about good farmin' than we know"
agreed his father, enjoying the sight of
the calves as they reaped the young
oats
"Speakin' of A. B, C's, Joe, I'm sorter
pestered about your droppin' school
like you have. Do you think it's
good idee. SOM" Mr.. Weston had of
late become painfully aware of his own
educational limitations.
mo, sir: but it couldn't be helped
this year. Besides, can read we'll
and do read all the time. and I'm learn
ing things. And, to tell the truth. I've
got about as far as I can go in this
little school here. That is a mighty
poor teacher
''Well. you can't expect much of
teacher at $35 month. She does the
best she can. I reckon" shid Mr.. Wes.
ton charitably.
''Looks to me like the state ought to
pay more and get better teachers for
the country schools. At any rate. I'm
reading my school books when have
chance, and reading these bulletins
will help me. Education is knowing
things useful to you
'Who told you that. son?'
"The president. He said there wasn't
any more sense in packing lot of USE
less junk around in your head than in
hauling it about in wagon"
"B'lieve he's right
II know he's right I'm trying to
educate myself to be first class farm
er. She wants to make me study
chemistry-not agricultural chemistry.
She wants to make me study algebra
and astronomy. I've got about as
much use for them as that calf there
has. Take yourself, pa. You see what
you've learned from reading good ag-
ricultural books. Well, I've been learn
ing too"
IF you get that scholarship to that
agricultural school it'll be big help
to you"
eyes. and along the line l want to
learn. I'm going to win it too. You
remember that ~
"Competition's goin' to be ferce,"
warned his father
Eyes, but I've another scheme, and
it's real easy too''
"How, for goodness sake?
"Well. it's simple. Just in making
as much corn as did last year, may
be a few bushels more, but in holding
down the expense in making it."
Mr.. Weston looked at him inquir-
ingly.
"You see, l showed 'em how to make
big crop last year. It's easy. Just
pile in the fertilizer after the ground
has been well prepared and keep it
worked good. And every boy is going
to plunge hard on commercial fertilizer
and nitrate of soda and potash and
labor. They are not going to stop to
figure the COST"
II begin to see the point" grinned
Mr.. Weston. ~
well, this contest is judged as much
On the low cost of producing the corn
as on the amount. If equal the best
in the amount and beat them on the
cost win. don't I?''
''That's business! That's business!"
enthused his father.
"But you're bound to use some nj
trate and stuff"
eyes, sir. The land isn't rich enough
yet to make big crop without it, but
every pound Of barnyard stuff I put in
it requires just so much less CONNER
cial stuff" !
.s"1'll help every way I can. If you
see where I can be of any use count on
me-" assured his father