Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

hens to lay eggs enough 10 pay ~.
the feed they might have saved
foraeing through barnyard. field and
barn.
He went on to the hogpen. an es-
tablishment along similar lines; Con
siderable valuable ground had oeen
given up to the black fellows clio , On
which to remain reasonably SAM
tary Their feed was not Stop. ou. d
formal menu taken from one OF the
farm magazines. Bob recalled that
his fathers smoked ham. his bacon
and his personally mixed sausase
township. But the prices ne re
ceived for them were not uneoualeu,
His pure-bred Rock eggs. Jersey
butter and tasty pork went 10 Jerry
Mills and Hal Grossman fenn3er
hucksters. at the same prices o.hel
farmers received. And ms Prouue'
had cost more to produce, even .ne
vegetables and fruit Bob reme"per,
ed the infinite pains his father ma"
always taken with each tree. the ut
tie extra second spent on each peer,
each head of cabbage. each stain !"
peas. potatoes and beans
His neighbors owned no Seen
scruples. AS result they fatSea
more crops in the same lensth W
time Apparently they were rishss ass
father wrong A great quantity OF
fair quality was what paid nes q ha's
quantity of great quality,
Rust" he reflected grim1S AS sHe
two stood in the orchard OVERLOOKING
the farm. 1.-The reason your lord ana
master hasn't made any mooney "a
farming is because he ties Mp H@fS
time and money in an apple ana az
egg than the market says sRsf ~
worth Now we can't change sa~ NS
man nature of your lord and MASTER
without a lot of trouble and worn ana
maybe we can't change II at an, w hes
are we going to do about NJ
The dog wagged his M eseSs s"Sa.
at Bob's sober face. hdmotS aF"Pss"
it.
.Righto~ declared the boy. There's
only one thing to do, and that is 10
do that one thing" ThoughttuilN ne
started back toward the house. tSaSs
stalked at his heels with Collie ais
nity. his sable brush SwayinS Slowly
with his stride
The next day Robert journeyed back
to the Granger Company TO hand IN
his resignation. Mr.. Jones. secretary
of the concern. heard his decision wiih
grave eyes.
I'm afraid you're making mis-
take. Bob. I'll tell you something II
you agree to keep it confidential. Last
our most promising young men SO ne
could keep his eyes on them ana
help them along as they deserved II.
You were one of the five. You've been
doing good work here. and. we ap-
preciate it. Now when opportunity S
Just beginning to open up ahead OF
you. you want to throw up your
chances to some one else. can't you
reconsider this a little"
Bob shook his head dumbly. That
afternoon on his way back to the
farm he dropped in to see Mr.. George
Good at his substantial brick house
in Three Valleys
I'm taking over the farm" he eX-
planned in a simple. straightforward
manner. I'm going to try to make 1t
a success so dad can pay back the
money he owes you without selling
the stock. I've had some experience
on the place before ] went to school,
but I'm no farmer like dad. At the
same thine I've got training That
think is just as important In farm
ing-I mean business training.
Good looked frankly disappearing,
so Bob went on to explain: Most
farmers can raise crops. but it takes
either a business farmer or a lucky
one to make money at it. and I'm 60
ing to trust to luck. II you don't
mind, I'd like to borrow thousand
dollars on my fathers character TOT
security. / have four thousand life
insurance. Til sign one over to you 10
take care of you in case of my death
George Good rolled his cigar from
one end of his mouth to the otner'
shifted his legs and eyed Bob quiz
zically. He was big man in heart
and body. There were people VINO
said his pear-shaped organ ran away
with the rest of him.
X + 4 X
ct THOUGHT your father had about
everything out there man needs
to raise things"
II don't need the money to raise
things" Bob answered quietly
"Father can tell me how to do that
What need 1t for is to sell things az
profit that will keep me in busi-
ness"
"A farmer spend money to sell his
own crops~ calculated Good.
The boy nodded earnestly, "a
face. He's a business man like any
body else To make a success he's got
to have mare than quarters. macnin-
ery. stockeand technical experience;
He's got to have an idea to sell and
the capital to put it over.
That there word idea dont souho
good to me-" said Good.
1T don't mean a pipe dream, ex-
planned the youth. Il mean a farmer
got to have way of either raising
things cheaper than most peopie VI
raising them better. And il It's the
second way. he's got to have cap1t ,aa
a reasonable profit. That's what I'm
up against out there. -
Good looked incredulous. I'm plain
English, young man. you want 70
spend a thousand dollars TO MAKE
than they've got to pay the other fell
you've got it exactly" cried Bob.
And do 1t willingly, because they
know they're getting more value for
their money"
TT amt solid, economically" de-
at is-absolutely," said Bob firmly.
cit makes dad and me successful
farmers, an asset to the nation
you're aiming to boost the price Of
the thing people have got to nave to
you've got to have clothes to live.
You've got to pay for quality in
clothes"
For one thing. the country might
be a lot healthier. People would eat
less and better food. There wouldn't
be so much wasted in the fields and
other places"
Good looked unconvinced. "Al right,
my boy. If you want to spend a thou
sand dollars trying to change the
world. have it your way. But you get
the money because you're John Muir
rays boy. not on account of your wild
idea. Will you take 1t for year or on
demand. like your father?"
.If you please, make it on demand"
said Bob.
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