American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-26

very busy. especially when the farm Is
made TO hump itself. growing one crop
right after another. Hardly a day
passed that be or his sister didn't have
TO drive 70 town to sell something.
Whenever it could be arranged Sam al
ways let Florence 90. FOR then be could
De hurrying the heavy work forward.
September anne and Florence enter
ed the high school. but Sam, badly as
be wanted to begin, found 1t impOssi
Die to do so until after Christmas.
However, he began studying at night.
and for all the hard work be did be
managed to keep pretty close up with
his classes.
Late In the fall be dug the acre Of
sweet potatoes. after stripping of the
vines and feeding them to bis hogs,
and found that he had 80 bushels Of
'punkin yams." He stored twenty-five
bushels for home use and sold the
other 125 bushels at 81 per bushel.
Sam Powell never forgot what the
government agent told him about seed.
When his contest acre was at maturity
he went down the rows and tied
strings to the stalks that bore the most
and the finest ears.
In the same way. also. the young
farmer selected his cotton seed Here
and there in the rows be found stalks
that were unusually large and perfect
In shape. These were generally In
some rich place where they had been
particularly favored. If they were
heavily loaded with bolls and the bolls
were large and low down on the stalks.
indicating that they would open early,
Sam tied white strings on them in
conspicuous places.
II may seem that with all this work
Sam Powell had little OF no time for
pleasure or recreation. Such was not
the case. however. though be some
times had 10 work longer hours than
be liked because he was not able to get
help
But Sam had got in the habit of using
his mind. He never. initiated other PEG
pie 10 doing . thing without stopping
TO think why il was done or if there
was a better way. He soon found out
that it pays TO keep oneself fresh and
vigorous. BY taking the proper rests
and breathing spells and working at
certain hours be found that be could
do as much or more work in eight
hours as 10 twelve. After that he did
not commence work before daylight or
quit after dark. as he had beer doing
he saw also that 1t was a good idea
to take a half day or a day of now
and then
One OF the things that Sam enjoyed
a great deal was to ramble through the
woods and fields and study nature. He
was what is called a nature lover-that
is, be never tired of studying trees
and flowers and birds and insects and
animals. 1t was a mighty hard matter
for him TO go after the calves and get
back In time for breakfast. 1t was not
more than a quarter Of a mile to where
the calves were usually found-in a
little meadow beyond the ~creek-but
the earlier Sam started in the morning
the later he would usually be in re-
turning.
He would get up sometimes while il
was still dark and only the first red
cAACAhG VI III ID cuUM liz III TIE east
He would get out in the fresh air and
throw out his arms and take deer
breaths and walk about the yard for
a few minutes: then be would be of
suddenly. whistling a lively tune and
+ scattering the dew from the grass and
plants with his feet.
He liked 10 sit down on the creek
bans in the dim light Of morning and
watch the world just waking up 4
slight noise from some big treetOps told
/, him that crows were leaving theii
, rooSt. \ louder dapping meant buz.
] yards. A splash i'm the creek announc
ed that a bullfrog was taking his morn
ing bath Now and tnen a possun
, would waddle 10y or a belated cool
returning from his fishing up the creeb
/. would stop TO eye sam iuguisitive.y
Crossing the creek and getting pref
" close 10 the calves. be would stoI
suddenly again 10 watch three or foul
. rabbits at their morning romp In tn,
n dewy grass Farther on he might 6nC
a strange flower or shrub and study &
ever so long. trying 10 determine tn,
= name OF il. sam and Florence wer,
: both nature enthusiasts. and Their
were few flowers or trees the name
! Of which they didn't know
Finally. the young farmer would 6u,
the calves and start them home. an,
: he might get there by sunrise II b.
: didn't find something else TO intereS
him.
When he came in. fresh. bright eye
/, and hungry from his walk and foun'
|" breakfast waiting. his mother woull
ask:
"why. what makes you so late get
n ting back. SAM"
70 'Oh. I've been watching OIL Br'e
Rabbit and Br'er Possum." he woull
1 reply. He had read the stories OF On
Gle Remus and always called animal