Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
How the Farm
Was Saved
By RUTH GRAHAM

AS0A IAS ASAScp Ou the OIuer
side OF which was road. Along the
road came girl David stopped the
horses for a talk with her.
Find it hard work, DavidT" she
asked.
Eyes, but wouldn't mind the work
II there was any pay in it. Dads
been workin' this farm nigh on to ten
years, and he hasn't as much money
In bank by a good sight as he had
when he commenced"
The girl leaned her arms on the fence
and thought
Farming has changed, David" she
said. THE farmer of the past worked
solely on the narrow experience he
could get from observation. Nowadays
they train young men at agricultural
colleges to be farmers"
II don't think much Of book learning
farming" replied David obviously.
II have no doubt that practice must
go with the book learning" said the
girl But hear that in the colleges
they require both. l have an idea that
IL there's anything to be learned the
best way Is to learn It, If it doesn't
turn out valuable you can't help It
But don't believe they would give
young men an education that isn't
worth anything. Besides, there are a
great many ways Of getting the prod
uct out Of the ground. These gradu-
ates of agricultural colleges are taught
good many specialties. There are
fruits Of many different kinds, there
are flowers, and there are cereals. It
seems to me that If young man knew
lot about any one of these he might
make money working it."
II don't think dad can afford to send
mo to college"
ASK him."
That evening David asked his father
If he could afford to send him to an
agricultural college. His father prom.
Used to take the matter under consider
alton and the next day informed his
delighted son that he could stop work
and begin the necessary preparation.
Four years later David returned to
find his father dead and an inheritance
of farm that was mortgaged for all
1t was worth. The young man was
advised to let the farm go for the
mortgage and not waste his energies
trying to pay of the latter.
mo-" said David. Father sent me
to college to learn how to get money
out of the soil. If l hadn't this farm
couldn't put to practice what l have
learned. / am going to work right
here"
David planted his farm with apple
trees. He had to wait long time foI
a return, but he knew just what the
trees needed to make them grow, and
he bought the fertilizing material or
credit. While he was waiting for ap
pies he one day concluded to go oveI
his fathers papers and get rid of those
that were now of no value. Running
over his fathers check books, he saw
certain deposits entered, MARY Sum
mers." David was surprised. Wha
could Mary Summers be doing paying
his father money? He noticed tina
whenever a check came in from MarJ
Summers a check was drawn to DaviC
Torbert for the same amount 1t dc
not require a bright mind to see thai
Mary had been putting him through
college.
He had visited her since his return
as he would visit any other girl. Thu
finding OF the checks made a change
in his feelings. He now went tc
see her oftener. He said nothing
about his discovery. but his mannel
toward her changed. Then one day
when he got his first apples of his
trees he sent them to her. reminding
her that it was she who had suggested
that he go to college. When he went
to see her again she looked very happy
After that David went to see her Otter
and never failed to tell her of his hopes
with regard to his crops Of apples
Then one day after an unusual large
crop had been sold he went to her, in
formed her that he had paid of the
mortgage on his farm and had a couple
| Of thousand dollars ahead. He remind
ed her that his present happy condition
was due to her and he would be fan
happier If she would become his help
| meet.
Mary was delighted. She had seer
| nO blSn LAaL AS hhCW lhAS ShC A0N AAA
uished the means to put him through
college and did not believe he had beer
so informed.
David and Mary were married, and
while David nursed his trees MARI
nursed babies. David never said {
word to her about being indebted Il
her for the wherewithRl to attain hi
| success.
Mary never said anything to Davit
about the matter. for she thought 4
better that he should remain In ig
norance of It So they both lived on
Mary not knowing that David knew
her secret and thinking that he haC
come to love her for other reasons
Meanwhile David continued to rails
bigger and better apples. and wheI
his own trees did not need his atten
ton he gave his services to those VIII
wanted them for a handsome conside:
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