Harmon County Tribune (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1915 Page: 3 of 4
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CiVNT^ ^c^c pen to be tbat sortV
• 5> I InOI-S^j "Well. I'm blamed if I know, to tell
Joe Weston, fourteen years old, decide* the truth stl •• it it'
S^°r:na ^AW5S&3£ . -V."™ J;*1'""? «
books. Mr. Somerville, at merchant, agrees J ; '■■■ 11 of things >011 don t
to help him. know. Now loll your dad, Joe. how
you are {join:; to 'breed' a three ear
corn."
•loo was cuilnjrrassed, but plunged
bravely iu. •
"It takes several years to do it,
daddy. Now. this seed com we are get-
Joe's father Is pessimistic.- Ho 6neera
at bocli farming and book farmers. Mr.
Somerville, struck with Joe's business
ability and ambition, backs him in prizo
competitions.
Passersby on the road linger to watch
Joo operate. Tho sneers that were In
evldesce at first soon ;,ive way to looks ting is 'li.*:e;V at two ears to the stalk —
cf surprise. Joe Is shflwing them some-
thing as a farmer.
CHAPTER V.
Joe's Fa'.iier Interested.
IOE could handle a small single
horse plow himself, but a two! them nubbins."
m
ill horse turning plow was a bit
IsJ beyond his strength.
Jle made a trade with his father,
therefore, who agreed to turn the rye
jinder for *:> on the three acres. Hess
y. tho iii ;--e , had been great
ived by grazing upon the
feWtNgr gfeen food and looked
almost like different animals
The third week in January was
bright and dry. so after the rye had
been turned under Joe borrowed the
harrow ;md one horse and smoothed
the three acres again himself, thus
making it Hue ami level and covering
some of the rye that showed in the fur-
rows left by the plow. The acre of
oats was not disturbed, and John L
And Mike, the Sullivan pigs, were loft
in the Held lo graze upon it
Saturday morning Mr. Weston hitch-
ed up the wagon to go to town, and
Joe went with him
an depend on that much. If we
give it till the plant food it can take
some of it is going to show three ears,
but the third ears are not going to be
much more than nubbins.".
Well. I don't see no advantage in
"Yes, sir; nubbins are good to feed
bogs on. But if we go through that
lie il and pick out the best stalks with
three ears on tliem and then pick the
most perfect ears from the lot and
plant ilie seed from them next year,
the nubbins will be bigger, and more of
them on an average, and maybe some
oO the stalks will show—show"—
"Rudimentary ears." said Mr. Somer-
ville.
"Thanks; I couldn't remember it. bu^
it means just the beginning of an ear-
not developed. Then, if the best of
those stalks is saved for seed, next year
the rudimentary ears will be larger."
"I begin to sort of catch on now."
said Tom Weston
"Each year the selected seed, «tUe
best of the last ycar'jrcrop, will In flint
produce a perfed third ear, and sev-
eral years of this work will -fix' the
habit of the corn so thai every stalk
. ' ;
I 1 le thii greatest crop," nut at
the least cost
CHAPTER VI.
Some Close Figuring.
mill's far Joe bad spent on the
corn acre; for leaves, -70 cents,
having hlrcil Abe Lincoln for
I wo days mi tliat w'ork, but the
other day was charged to the cotton,
which was not a ( ah •; <rop: work
scran'.I; . fertilizer from the lot. 10
con's. Hi-; father did not charge him
for tho fertilizer, ofi'soltlng the graz-
ing of the h i.-'cs on the rye and some
work Joe did against it. The break-
turning It under. $1; a .hundred pounds I doors
'of . ..ei:i.I ferii!i:;er. Sl.tiil; seed 4 t |l;.w, jj
<rorn, $1; total. i?: .o(> I happier than Joo had over seen them
As iho i> st of the four acres was not before.
in eumpetiiion Joe hired Abe Lincoln j The men hi used to be silent, gloomy
whenever be needed him, which was j occasions where each mm finished anil
constantly now. Abe had got Inter ; left as soon as possible; now when the
family met It was a Joyous occasion.
'You know. Mister Joo," said Abe I and each one seemed to have smite-
l ton and a
lie b id given the corn.
TI' • s u, ;o bus;- ones for Joe and
• 'is i ' I her. limb were out of bed by
daylight, lo meet only at mealtimes
'ml at night. Somehow Mr. Weston
■ ecincd lo have taken a new lease on
• c and a belter grip on everything,
le bad plowed the garden and lixed
• fences, and for th.* Ilrst time since
■ •• e.- :M remember Iho family had an
•'1 "in1' i ■ e ef nil sorts of vegetables.
N" that • lie rough work <>f planting
ib.' :. '•■ eii v.-u'i over Mr -. Wostou
claimed iliat and the chi 'liens.and two
pigs* ;■ nd tho cow as her special prov-
ince. a ••si-a. d l«y Annie The out of
Lincoln one day, "wliut's de matter
wil us niggers Is-, we don' know noth
In", cn of we does know we's loo lazj
•to do nulfln' wld hit.'
"Lots of white folks In.the same tlx,"
answered Joe.
"Yasser. I knows ilai, but I been fig
gurin' on all dis yor doin's, an' I made
d • chll'en .at home help me toto leaves
• a' trash, an' fertilizer from de stable
mi' cow lo!, cn' 1 got me er aero loo
I specs tor have sonicthin' some er
dese days nietse'f."
"That's exacily what I am going to
do. Link, and if I can help you in any
way"—
"Oh. you helps me by hlrln' me. I
goes home an' docs whut you does."
"Winit are you going to plant on.
your acre, Link?"
"Well, sub, i's a plumb fool erbaut
sweet tatcrs, dese yor sweet, honey
like yallcr oiies dat jes' melts in
thing amusing and cheerful lo tell.
| "Son, aren't you going to take a rest
day after tomorrowV" asked Ids mnlher
one day iu mid-June.
"Well, l conlil; everything Is getting
along nicely and won't need -anoibur
working inilil next week. What's up?"
i "li s your birthday, and your father
"and I III;,I Ani.b: Hioiiuht we d make a
holiday of it."
"I declare, 1 have been so busy 1 for
got It!" laughed Joe.
"I didn't." said his mother.
The subject was dropped, but on that
wrist nowr ,
"But, man alive, look at that cotton!"*
-\v.\ I -i. don't tell me that boy
of i la Wes;on's growed nil that atufll
hlsself i beiievo some of them govern-
mint fellers Is n-doin' it."
"W hat yon reckon he's done to that
ground In the little field? Looka dUT*
runt from that outside."
"Is ihlfrmit, I' granny; that outsidt
won't hardly grow ragweeds. .Just look
Ivow poor It Is."
"Ile.v, sonny," the man who said tM
go\ erumciii was doing the work called
to .Too."wh.it you ferttlizln'with?"
Brains! called Joo as ho resumed.
II. oi • 1 v ' ; now higher than JorfB
1 :• I ■•:. of J"'"1- "'Id as lie worke«l In It, effectual.
d Ilea.ib!. r and
'iicealeil from view, ho heard many
111 '" 'versatlons regarding him*
self and the crop
lie !f *'11 that the corn was throw-
ing- out . il le Of short blunt points,
or s,ems. each about as large around
" : I" K'il. from tho two Jolnti
just above ;„i-fa<o of tho ground.
Joedi.l not umleratand what they were.
He looked through his book about
agriculture, bis government report*
the slate bulletins. Nowhere did he
find a v.-nrd about corn throwing out a
radiating ade of blunt spikes from
tic lower Joints. Ho was afraid to let
I he Mibjei i drop for fear the corn waa
not d< lug properly He never remem*
'1 s'' illu' ihlng of the sort be-
l"1"- '"it j hen be reflected that he had
novel I ;; very closely before.
He wall;ed down the path leading to
n distant Held where his rather waa
working- to a. I; him If ho knew any*
morning was aliened to ,i.,.p until thing about it. There vve ea fewwra
for hill, stalks standing In tho edge ot tot
1' « ' • ; iuon w.:s ready and ibe year's eorn.leld. He parted the rtZk
whole y climbed In for a ,|;„ at tangle of weedn aboItKm In thehS
Ma n-na l-eli. : -me live miles distant, of finding something .there that wouM
1 '!'e was a beant.ifitl large spring at onligbt. n bin. I
mouf w'en dey's cooked wld er nice . • • — ■-> —
"Tbankeo, Jim, hut to be plumb plain fat possum, an' plenty er dat rich i bream and reek buss. A frying'
,i Dan I:.: I lioell lil'/.iii,lif nlnn.r ...oi u
gravy ter sop 'em in. Man. I s gwlne
ter try ter eat up dat whole acre er
tatcrs merse'f!
about it, by gosh, I'vo quit
believe there is good rn ne.v in early
gjirdeii truck, and we'll try it out and
see. What seed do you want?"
"Bushel and a half of the Alaska po&;
that's nbout the earliest sort that's a
standard, so Mr. Schneiderjmys. and it
"You'll have quite a Job. You ought
(o follow tho potatoes with turnips
this fall/'
'Yasser. I !s—en er good patch Cr
the Bell, which fed a clear, small lake,
famous for its lish. Poles were provid-
ed, crickets caught for halt, and soon
the party was busy landing sun perch,
blue bream and rock bass. A frying
pan had been brought along, with salt,
meal and lard. At dinner tImo the
abundance of fish was prepared for
cooking. Joe got three good sized
The old cornstalks had the sarua
thhigs on them, only much longer, a
double ring of 4 hem. bill each spike
1 1,1 '• I d : rd and entered the
' ' 1 ■ ■'•••• dug some of the
,l:ii a*-' --'111 111 knife bliide—and ha
had (be se- ret! "™
1 ■ i in:-.- of spikes wer ldltlonnl
'""I" v\lii'-li when they made
BIUUU.UU, ail. rilMU'MHT >il,\ illlU U l.i vi. | ;.-s—ti] ( r ^UUIi TI f).,, . . , , . .
don't hnvc to l>e stuck wttli brush for collards too. Don i xt ye:ir <lat ^roun' nnii ,, . . ' , . 1 1 lni%lx^
the vines to run on: also a bushel of ciiine ter make a bale er cotton sl.o'!" . °ln " U'W l"lmiU's
"Well, partner, how's everything can be depended on to bring three ear*,
coming along'/" inquired Mr. Somer- Then a persmi can keep on."
yille. shaking hands ordiallv. "Weil- i;' ",:,t ul 't tho plump limit."
"All right, sir. Got the around in ">*"■* •; "ot tho limit. I'm going to
fine triiape • .v, and a mighty pretty havt':1 foilr e r corn before 1 quit."
■taiui of oats."
ui'll I ll«l CT IU I'U MULU I'l ti. -1J iUI 1 ill Ill'Al \'\\l ' : .1 I f^|t ui
the vines to run on; also n bushel of gwine ter make a bale er cotton sho"!
tho Valentine utringiess green pod snap The >•' re of cotton was planted a day
beans and two quarts of white tipped or so after the 'oni, Then began tin-
l<"rem h breakfast radish.rush to get the snap beans to market
"Very well; I will order tonight." Thirty bushels at e 1.40. with an ex
Getting a new hoe, rake, bail of car- ismisc of Slli for picking, crating, html-
penter'a twine and a sack of commer- hig and commissions, left a profit of
cial fertilizer adapted to vegetables. $80. This added to the amount received
Joe loaded them in his father's wagon, brought the total on tho sweet potato
built a I r S''' tU° fty'US PMU ",Kl v,'i,!' II"' "'""ntl sent out J
jV 7u* -
I 41.212
"What do you think of Joe as a liook
farmer now, Tom?" Inquired Mr. Som-
erville. with a sly wink Mr. Weston
Jouked embarrassed for a moment.
"Think enough of him to foil ;• him
eomc.'' he said. "I've put in four acres
of o«t« and one of rye I'd never a
thought of plnntin' until I seen liirn do
it. Then I've plowed deep live acres
also nil' bedded it up for coin an' cot
ton. only I ain't put no leaves in it or
fertilizer. I want to see if there's any
thing to all this."
have a four ear corn before 1
"You reckon all Unit is really true?
asked Tom Weston.
"Of course it is. Tom. has been
proved too many times lo doubt it. It
Is j rt a question of eflre and pa-
tience."
"Well, well, well! Why. if Joo gets
tiiat corn up to four cars he's got a
pretty good tiling, ain't lie?"
"Got a fortune. It would sell for $5
a bushel for seed."
"Whew!"
"And a four car corn ought to make
200 bushels to thejacre without a bit
of trouble, and bushels at $"> is
"Now. that's the talk. If there is $i,onu an acre. IsL t it. dad?" Ills fa-
you are considerably ahead, and If tlier gazed at him with unwonted re-
tbere Isn't you haven't lost anything sped.
"Think i' l hurry some of them books
•jf you in . ■ d . some readln' myself."
said Tom. "ir;t*l never had no chance
when I was a chap, an' readln" is pow-
erful slow work fer me. I've done
mighty little of it too."
You can't start any sooner. Tom."
but some time.
"That's the way I figgered it "
"Joe. I'm about ready to order the
cotton seed and the seed corn." said
Mr. Somerville.
"Now. that's another thing." said
Tom Weston. "I wanted to see if you'd
prder the same sorj for me you an' Joe 8aid the merchant.
sense, only It is just more say about it.'
CAant. Tears to me the corn we raise
arouud here oughter have two ears on
hit 'stid of one. The stalk's there, an'
hit ain't no uiore trouble to have an-
other ear on hit an' get twicet as much
eom?" Joe and Mr. Somerville ex-
changed brief smiles.
"Why, Tom. you are getting to be a
■ort of book farmer yourself."
"That ain't no book farmin'. That's
)oat boss sense."
"That is all book farming is. just the
latest and newest and most reliable
common
common sense than most of us have
thought of. that's all."
"What cotton have you selected, Mr.
Somerville?" asked Joe.
"A sort the government has tested
on ten experiment farm.: in this 1 -.t•
tude for the last four ,u-.a . It
age* three weeks ahead of anything \"e
have, and the staple, or liber, of th;:
cotton Is over an iudi long, it Is said
to be n very heavy ^bearer also. It
ought to bring a line price if kept free
of dirt and trash and stain."
"All right, sir. That's the kind we
want."
"Jes' order me enough of that, too,
to'* I can plant three aires, Will you?"
asked Tom Weston.
"Glad to do it Tom. The price is a
bit steep, though."
"Don't' care what the price is. If It
makes cotton like you say it does I can
well afford to buy ir. and I'll sell the
seed myself next fall to folks around
here. It beats any cotton ever growed
around this country."
"Very well. I'll order enough for
^.j-ou. And. Joe. I've got a corn that
tWl> t*}13 to ,lle stalk cer-
tain. thu-^Ki •y8"
••I'm going r -I -xl! me a three and
four ear vfl • hTJOW* _
"You're a go!n' to do what?" UMjalfBO
his father sarcastically
"Breed a three nn.l four car vntic^M
Torn Weston lai:g icd. i .■ k> 'In -t-d
cattle an' sicli. but 1 m-ver . 1 noth-
tn' of laneedla' corn." he a I
"How do you suppose this two ear
variety we are going to plant got start-
ed, then. Tom?" Inquired Mr. Somer-
ville.
"Why—why—er—it is—er—it's jest
that sort of corn." he floundered.
"Certainly it to. but why did it bup-
Thnt's right. I just learned that
much."
"1 came in to talk to you about that
fourth acre, Mr. Somerville." said Joe.
"Our yam potato one?"
"Yes. sir We ought to raise more
than potatoes yu It."
"Can we?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then it's our duty to do it. We
ought io do it."
"I thought so, but you're my part-
ner, and 1 thought yon ought to have a
Well. I say plant it. but I don't
know what to suggest—early corn?"
"No. sir; couldn't got that off in time.
I was thinking of putting In a crop of
extra early Kagllsli peas and snap
beans mid radishes and getting them
off in time to plant the potatoes. We
don't have to plant them until along In
jf une'.'
"That ain't farmin'. that's trnck
jrowln'," said Mr. Weston.
"Don't care what yon call it. it's
maaing iiK'uey cut ut the ground," as-
serted Joe.
"Seems lo be n pretty good idea to
uie. c\.-cpt we can't sell all that stuff
arouii.1 here." •
"Nearly everybody In Ilrierfleld'agot
gardens and wouldn't pay fancy prices
lor garden suss nohow." said Joe's fa
tber.
"I know that, daddy, but I'm golnp
to lei Mr. Somerville do the selling
If he'll gel me th" i i 'it sort of crates
and boxes lo | ; !: t!: e things in he
can
Lou
In I
express
s and i
I'lilud Hi
I to net
zo aud St.
ximt right
ruck, and we
and
acre up to $101, and the commission
merchant wrote to Mr. Somerville do
siring to handle the next year's crop,
saying that be'bad never had a nicer,
fresher or more desirable lot of vege
tables.
Joo exhibited the bank book to his
father wirh a good deal of pride.
"Well, by gum, Joe. half of tfcut's
yourn. ain't It?"
"Yes, sir; I've cleared $80,50 as my
part of that acre, and we will get a
good crop of potatoes off It too "
"Why, my gracious, you've made
more money off that acre of truck than
an acre of co;ton brings around hero-
yes. morc'n three times as much!"
The pea vines were pulled up, the re-
mains of tho radishes and the bean
vines were fed to the pigs, which were
thriving wonderfully In a large dry
|hmi built by Mr. Weston.
The vegetable rows were then plowed
up and bedded into rows five feet apart.
Joe had bought a bushel of the rich
yellow yarns -"piitupl.lu ysias" they
were called earlier in •!• ■ scroti air'
bedded them in a dry. Tin pf^ice to
sprout. Be took Hie :,r ; off as they
showed above the ground
rows.
In a few weeks they <
make vines a a
tween the rows. Ot:.
mas
a Her Hi
i , - • Mr each spike bolus
'|i v"':< 'ooked to a crisp, golden the main ar: ay, , r pip... bv which was
,no)v"' conveyed nil lb- sn; lemtiice llio-small-
1 lie dinner in tho basket Mrs. Wes- or ro d ai th- end gathcrud from the
ton had provided, was a line one to so" the foi m of sap to the main
supplement ilie lish. A pitcher of iem- st,'"> of ti- e, i.,n; Ulld thence dls-
onte!e made from the Icy water of the tributcd, to leave-; and other parts of
spring and i.'avoied with sprigs of the plant. Joe sat flat upon tho ground,
mi/it from its edges completed tlie re h,H lrillMl ''iisy with n problem
and Iwm
< and
good
,4. lies of rfto.
I Id. aud tlten
; too old. Hi
Just as Mr. Weston climbed In Jim Sul
llvau rodo up and hitched his horse to
the Somerville Mercantile company
rack.
"What's yer hurry, Tom?"
I "Well. I've got some things to 'tend
to at home"—
"Aw. wait awhile. I've got a gallon
of bugjuiei—th' real old genoowine
redeyi—a com In' on th' noon train"—
"Much obliged. Jim. but"—-
"We can drown our sorrer some,
i Tom"—
"I ain't a-feelin' sorrerful today, Jim;
j besides, I promised the missus I'd fix a
pig lot for her."
"Say. hop on. Tom, an' git a couple of
snorts of that booze."
"Thankee. Jim. but to be plumb plain
about it. by gosh. I've quit. I've wast-
ed too much time an' money I'oolin'
with it. That's <>ue reason I'm as poor
as a snake now and ain't got not bin'.
So I jes' allowed- I'd try another tack
Goodby."
The Weston wagon rattled on down
the street, leaving Jiui Snllivan staring
hi wide eyed amazement at the cloud
of dust in the wake of his old crony of
other days.
April 15 the last o? the peas and rad-
ishes were shipped. Two thousand
bunches of radishes at 3 cents a bunch
brought $00, less IfII expense for pick
ing. bunching, washing, packing and
commission to the dealers.
Sixty bushels of English peas at $2 a
bushel brought $120. with expense for
seed, help, picking, etc., including coin-
missions of $38; total profit thus far.
with the snap beans yet to hear from
$131. *
On the 1st Mr. Somerville had
brought three disinterested mey from
town, who measured the corn acre ex .
actly. put down the stakes and told Joe*
to "go ahead." He had two weeks pre
viously measured the acre himself.
opened the furrows for the corn and
put some commercial <ertilizer In si
that the young corn could get a sturdy
vigorous start. He also planted a hi'
late so there woAhl be no danger o>
cold nights chilli!the corn and givia •
it a bn<-!>-ct. Th • fertilizer In tw<
weeks' time was largely absorbed h> <
the ground, and so there was no dau
get- of its i ; ati-d strength burn
imr the root* < t i e tender plants, ye
the lie. c a y en mints were then
ready fur the hungry baby rootlets.
- The 'measurements of the committe.
were exactly the same us Joe bar
made, so be commenced dropping tin
seed corn, four grains every three fee.
and the row- liiree feet apart Th<
committee lounge,! uuder the oak?
across the read.
When the corn bad been dropped I
the furrows Joe had old Rainy read.-
hitched to a light plow and ran a_shal
I low furrow next to the seed furrow
| This threw the dirt over the corn and
I covered it properly.
j Then the < ommitiee adjourned with
i him to the !)■■':sc. and certified upon th-
| blank funds hi
te?tants for il
they bad seen
ncro of corn ai
signed it Joe
was nu.
From thewef'.rwmd. uxvler the rule -
i of^he jw;!-«t. no >;L.r hand t;..-8 K*
own mtgfcf tourb ti.:' <'-oni until • w -
; safely gathered and boused. The rulis
permitted liim to ea p'oy help in p'e-
paring t!;e ground, but every cent paid
I out had to he entered on thiu record as this was done the potatoes bbi-jvu u
1 ahaeL tile urlze bebig not onlv for thf plowing' and got It, UjtU tLU ftPOliC#-1
"Why - i; iiiM tie.-eorii be sending out
those additional roots?" be asked him-
self.
"If must be hungry I" his mind an-
past, partaken of with keen appetites-
whetted by the zest of novelty.
After lounging nbout on the mossy
carpet beneath the great magnolia
frees In ph asant laziness both Joe and swer'ed.
his father fell asleep, each with a bun "Yes. that's true. But why la It
die ..f fragrant fern fora pillow. While hungry now? Why didn't It do that
they slept Mrs. Weston and Annie way before?"
v' ' l!:" dinner tilings, packed them "It Is almost through making stalk,"
In the wagon and caught a pretty good reason unswered. "By the time those
string of perch for the morning's extra roots touch the ground the stalka
breakfast. It was nearly (J o'clock will begin to put on the rudimentary
when the tired men folks wakened ears, and nature is preparing for the
from their nap. extra drain upon the strength of the
"Come on. Joe; let's have a swim; Plant. It must have more food to ma-
then we've got to be hitching up to go ture the ears of corn."
home," said his father.
Down at the lower eud of the lake
was a famous swimming bole, with
firm, sandy bottom ami a springboard
to dive from. Both went Into the wa-
ter nt once, flurl aft r a good swim nnd |
a brisk i n ..! , n <" I: foil a = if h were j and their fatnilea are invited to
trending on air when he walked. * • , , , ....
I u !: I ; I fallen over the land When ™l)£e8entat the Lodge hall N«W
they got o ;i „f the deep si adows of | Year i;i,-ht. Each member to
^01^1.1,.^ next week
Notice Woodman Circle.
All Woodman Circle members
in the my*- j bring a cake and sandwiches. All
members are requested to come
to the iuill at two o'clock Sarur-
day January 1st for practice
of drill team.
Allie M. Tally.
Clerk
■ o
NOTICE
The 8tate of Oklahoma,
68.
County of Harmon.
' IN THE COUNTY COURT
N''ti' -- is hereby given that oa
e 23 d.d ;• "f D .'.-inber, A. D.
_j15 M'h. Elf' Hamilton tiled in
"iso lIet d^P^' I the ' otinty c m r of the county of
' ds of Wta(Harmon, Btate ->f Oklahoma a
the woods a bout the Ink
terlous recesses of (lie forest a little
. screech owl gave Its shivering cry
tid got three a^ain anil again. The whippoorwill
j in the distance kept advising the whip
commenced to j of "P°°r Will," while others In
ike spaces be- siste;1 they were "just pcor Will's
oud; day when i widow.'
It looked like r.rin Joe and Link began Katydids were arguing with or.e an
to cut tiio vines Info two foot lenglhs;' other that Kntle did—or she didn't-a
then, placing the ends together, the never ending controversy. A great owl
cuttings were doubled into the ground 'n a tfiant cypress tree amoug the long
about six Inches deep, and the remain festoon of gray Spanish moss wanted
der of the acre was planted. A gentle to know "Who-who-who cooks for
rain fell all that night, and In n few you-u. ah?" Back In the lake among
days roots sprang from every leaf joint the marshy edges and lily pads the
beneath the soil, and the acre was bullfrogs began their sonorous chorus.
planted without further cost for seed. J "Deep—very deep, very deep-deep!"
Al>out May i<> Joe went over his cora . "Not very. NVt very* Not reryl" . v -- j 0- • .. .-n. w„
with a hoe and pulled from each bill) "Jug—er— rum! Jug-er—rum! Jug |thtf23'o,day rff D comber. A. D.
the two weakest stalks. A bard rnin er-mm!" 1915 Mi s. Etta Hamilton tiled in
packed the sofl a few days later and '
necessitated another working to break
the crust.
Then Joe and Link had to "chop out'
the cotton. The seed was plan ten
thickly to insure n "stand." and the
object of the chopping out was to re , - - . ...
, , . . "Oh. tefi't it beautiful!" exclaimed St Ue of Old homa.
move the aorplua plants, leaving one Annie and her mmher in one- breath. I And ]-nisUant to au order of
about every two feet in the row. u Uii ;h.- cc-d air of „ight came the snid (/.Untv Court, W edneg-
AS soon as this was done the oats of VQOlU, ;field9f the Ollo,.s of dBr. tl:e 5M, dav of January, 1816
were ready to cut. and the two boys wM auwan, of gI.0Wing tblngs. TLe t at th |;OUr ,,f. -ne ., clO' kV. M.
danced In the denser shades.
east, as rti
confines of the forest, the Immense
rut
, horiz
roiini Siil1"'1.": "'r1:''' :.tor I'^'imof
mile's or the forest, the immc-e i "'"'IS'^t, n to b ^ lS*U "d t ' her
-l<iy full moon hung just above the I ui'on t!,e ' t Wit), Hnmilton
rizon of field and meadow { I'ce''v d, ! 0f t|)e County of
tackled the job with hand sickles,
twisting a few of the oat stalks about
each bundle nnd turning tiie ends un
der so as to tie them. Five hundred
and fifty bundles of oats at 4 cents a I
bundle brought $22 more. Then Joe
turned the stubUe under and bed-t
ded the acre for Mexican June corn. I
He lait Link t
air hire became
fume of yellow
the scent of ma;
denly from high
ripplin; uielody
moor.lrcaffls vibn
heavy with the per-
ismine; farther on,
olia blossoms. Sud-
them a flood of 1
ton and killln,"1 the luxuriantly ;
: the cot
prog
of e
ss than
i-o-ii wa^i
fOlll Wiift ;
RS fast
His pr
■assy al
?t high.
He s*
m, and
It v ns
eh
■•d
|K-rt and record that
ph Weston plant his
ver it himself. They |
led it. and the light i
11 i
• loo^
t?d tL
id
v.Ud
the >
is the
birds
hinisi
Th(
above th
rail
Jo.
of tb
improved by the mocking bird
•If!"
jorooa rascal
in the
or as tb
id ti • . ti'" county court
;• om in ti e t<>■•wi of Hollis, Har-
. i">n Count.', Okl h 'tna, has been
make" tl'ie M P 'nt''' :|S t h•' tiin and place
i <t'-on when
[ i d •.-•here at> rs >us interested
I e-av ai'iipir 'iifie- ntostsaid peti-
| o.i b. il. v.: .: itt ii opposition
I •' ei'- t ■ on tli > {/round of iucom-
| ■ t- r. of t! e :i',d:• 'i-nt or may
; s-e t his 0 "ii i i-;lits to the d-
J ninis'ra' on and .)iny that letters
| 0 • Issued t > hinist'tf.
cried Joe. "It's
lie world, for it
ecmed to hover
ichanted silvery
got) roiled in the
folio
' was now one I
VVitm>
ty of H
Me
a the '
rt* rlie oa
i ib Juiii
.lit pint
bi
. is of
ed I11 tli
jao * " 1 II 3 «l
lc.,l u most black—and stalk aa big as my |
S* l)
CouutK * (
Attorneys.
1224-2
C- Abernethy
•r ty Court of the
, Sfaie of Okla.
e -al of the
h 23rd day of
. 1915.
€. Abernethy,
>nnty Judge.
E
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