The New York herald., 1922-07-09

n
r tacular "farmerette" class the
two daughters OF a wealthy
man who has a gorgeous summer
home have been farming practically
this year and they have succeeded by
their own toll eked out by a couple
Of hired hands. in making the sixty
acre farm which lies to the west of
the family ornamental estate pay for
its keep. This farm has been in the
family for number of years and un-
til now it has been an expensive
luxury.
The two young women are really
young and possess in full measure
the enthusiasm that goes with years
between 20 and 25 They like to carry
out brayely whatever they undertake
and their experiment of actual farm
ing has been In their case no excep-
tion. Last March when various farm
ers and truck producers were dicker-
ing with the agent OF the owner OF the
property In order 10 get it for work
ing on shares or at small rental tie
two daughters of their fathers house
proposed that they should take it
over. They had a little experience
gained by a short season of farm
work at Farmingdale, l.. l., and when
the father said: What are you pre-
pared to offer me in rent?" they were
ready with the figures. They offered
II may be noted, larger rental than
the practical farmers lad done. They
got a years lease on strict business
terms, relationship not entering into
the matter.
Therefore. in March the two young
women started their spring p,owing.
Before this. however, they lad care
fully studied the land and knew or
thought they did where corn, potatoes.
melons. squash, &C, could be planted
with the hope Of best possible results
Nothing was undertaken in a hap
hazard way, but all their plans were
fully matured and careful preparations
made to meet nature at least half way
Stuck to Principle
And Did the Flowing
So far as costume went they already
had their old farmerette dresses and
a new set Of puttees and extra heavy
boots were all they had to provide IN
the way Of correct dress. But neither
one Of the farmer damsels had ever
followed the plow. Were they to
vitiate their principle of doing all the
work themselves by hiring men to
plow?
1T can't be impossible. for I have
seen women do it in Europe and with
PercEeron horses too. Our horses are
not so big as Percherons, and any way
vote that We try the plowing."
On a damp, moist day in March
when the frost was still In the ground
or something else that made it rock
like the two adventurous maidens
fitched a white horse and a black
horse to plows and started to break
up field or two that had partly been
laid in with rye. The crop, II there
was one was sparse and merely made
the work harder. The younger sister
had the toughest Job, for there were
slopes in her ten acre field while the
other which was but OF seven acres
was quite level. .~ ---.-t
The plow In an experienced hand
seems a simple implement enough. II
is not of itself very heavy and there
appeared no difficulty in the way OF
two young women who prided them
selves on their possession OF consider
able muscle. But the plows they used
must have been urged by evil spirits;
they would not stay In furrow and
they we're constantly backing up and
geeing and having In wild way. BY
TIE time one sister had got by
crooked and erratic path to the top of
her field she was on the verge of tears.
But these she kept back, she was too
much Of man" to cry. and she sup
posed tfat her sister in the level field
had encountered no similar difficulties.
What was her JOY to be greeted by a
cry of despair from the other field and
presently her sister Joined her.
Isn't 1t awful? Could you keep the
old thing In the ground? Mine kept
jerking up and down like wild tking.
wouldn't for the world have any
hand see the kind Of track I've left.
What are we going to do? Give II
up?"
Until that suggestion made in a
hopeful voice sounded, Kid" as the
younger girl was called. had intended
to make 1t herself. but now size said:
GIVE up? And at the first attempt!
What do you think I'm made OF? ]
don't think either Of us has got the
hang OF these pesky things yet and