Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 22, 1911, Page 13

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.) This is, in part, the story of Jerry Moore, a South Carolina boy. Jerry is one of the farmer's sons who competed, last year, for the prizes offered by- the department of agriculture for the best acre of corn, wholly grown by a boy. It isn't my purpose to tell how Jerry grew his crop,—the fertilizers he usad, the cul- tivation he gave, nor Any of that sort of thing. He must have put on a good deal of work and fertilizer, you'll a/dmit, when he owns up, himself, that his shelled corn had cost him 43 cents a bushel. e had sed bushels and s on his acre. This, when I first d it, made me wonder whether is name ought not to have been| Ananias instéad of Jerry. But, when I found that the crop was grown on @n acre measured by agents of the de- partment, and that three of the de- partment’s most reliable ‘were sent down on purpose to w and meas- ure the crop, I had to take back that unworthy suspicion. The fact seems to be established beyond doubt that this lad raised a simply tremendous erop of corn;—a crop ajmost nine times as big as the averagecorn-yield per acre of the country. (which is only 274 bu); that” he raised it himself, all alone, except for such advice as any corn grower may ask and accept. That the deparfment has no doubt of his accomplishment is shown by the fact that it paild him his prize, and that he was one of the invited guests of honor at Washingtop, last winter. It would not have atcorded him this distinction if it had felt any shadow of doubt- It is apparent that Jerry had “mighty good luck” with his corn. It is also apparent that he did a lot of hard work on it. His good luck has followed him since the crop was gar- nered, for, in addition to prizes ag- gregating nearly $300 which were awarded his fleld, he made such a reputation for his corn that he has been able to sell it all for sead at $3 & bushel, making $684 more, or very nearly a thousand dollars for his work one season on one acre of land. Take the $98 which he admits the crop cost him; double it for costs which he for- got or neglacted to charge, making the assumption that his corn really cost him $196 to produce, and he stiil has about 3800 as pay for his year's work on one acre. Of course, not every boy on every #arm can raise any such crop of corn. lor, if it were possible for many to do would it be possible for them to 1l their crop for seed at any such ncy price. This particular Jerry Jseems to have had mighty good ground to begin with, and a mighty season for corn, to follow his planting, and mighty good advice all through the work,—and almighty good :::k in selling his crop. Let it go at t. But suppose some other little Jerry, up in Windham county, should do as hard work and get only half as big a crop, and sell it for omly a third as much money per bushzl, he still would L 114 —and he would, even then, e about four times better than the Sverage grown-up corn grower of the United States, including those in the famous “corn belt’ fitself. Consider a minute the story of an- other boy, Earl Hopping of Rogers, Benton county, Ark. Earl is now six- teen years old. He was fifteen last spring, when his father lét him have what Is described as “the rockiest acre of ground in Benton county” to try his luck raising corn. The whole acre is said to have been literally covered with fiint rock, loose in" the soil and upon it. Earl was allowed to use his father's mule team to plow the ground and harrow it. All the rest of the work he did either with his own hands or with the help of his goat. First he made a goat-wagon in which he haul- ed off the stones which were too big to let the cuitivator roll them around- But “I didn’t bother with them unless they were as big as a man’'s head,” says Earl. Then the goat helped him mark the fleld, and he dropped and covered by hand. “I then took the goat and his cart and hauled about 300 cart-loads of manure and put on the crosses,” he explains. For first culti- vation he ied an old “onion plow"” drawn by the goat: the rest of the cultivating was done with a small cul- tivator, also goat-drawn. This faith- ful animal did the work well, though slowly, and probably with less damage to the stalks than a horse would have caused. All the work Earl did was @ecording to instructions issued by the U. S. Farm demonstration bureau. He took a little over fifty bushels of good corn off this rocky acre. This was a _small yield, consid- ing the crops grown by some of his €ompetitors. But it was a whacking erop, considering the rock-h on which it was grown, and tha Afieen: year old boy that grew it—and the oat that did the team-work. Do you w, as I read the story in an Arkan- ®ag paper, I feit like taking off my hat to that goat? My early education had led me to consider goats as animals quite usel beyond their habit of eating tin-cans amd butting small bo: into the middle of next week. It is evident that I must revise my concep- tions of goat-hood. Earl Hopping's <rop of only fifty bushels to the acre 4s, it must be rsmembered, almost twice the average crop produced. by the average adult farmer en the aver- age good acre. I don't know whether Tarl got any prizes or not But I know he deserved a big reward. And 1 hope he got it, in some way. Last year a gudiic spirited and pro- gressive farmer of Tulsa Coounty, Ok., fnduced forty discouraged ranchers to Dsotect Yowsself! ot the Sriginal and Genuive MORLICK’S MALTED MILK «The Feod-diink for Alf Ages. - ;:. ? ing children. stop whimpering and try modern methods under his directions. The ra- sult was that every one of the forty i If harvesting an increased year 210 farmers of the have voluntarily put them- selves and their farms under his supervision, agreeing to follow his instructions to the last detail. They have been movad to this by personal inspection of the results the forty ac- complished, last season. But this Ok- lahoma farmer, whose name is Har- ter, by the way, is mot content with directing his grown up neighbors. He has been all winter visiting dis- trict schools and stifring up the in- terest of the boys, till he now has a small army enrolled. I suppose they have already, out in that warm cli- mate, begun the campaign. The lads are to work on their home farms, and all 'Mr. Harter will do will be to fur- nish each contestant enough seed for an acre, and explicit directions as to the growing of the crop. Small pre- miums will be offered to ineits com- petition, but the notable fact about it is that all the boys will be taught the difference between farming by chance and farming with a purpose and along intelligently chosen lines. The longer | live the more “sot” | get in my own w The more clearly I mer term last week with Miss Maud Chapman teacher. see, also, how excusable other old hayseeds, like myself, are in their ad- herence to bvgone fashions of farm- ing. The simple truth is that we old fellows are getting too mentally rheu- matic to be able to turn_handsprings in our farming practice. We've got to keep on, in the main, about as we have been going. “Thus far the Lord has brought us on”, and probably, in His great mercy, He'll continue to nurse us along till we have to abandon the furrows for good. But it's different with the kids. They haven't vet got info the ruts. The hope for future farming is that they won’t ever get into them, but will be enabled to pro- vide their own smooth going along better ways. For that reason, every effort which is made to interest boys in farming,— and in better and better farming,—is a missionary work deserving support and applause. Even if we old 'uns can’t bring ourselves to joining in the revolution, in the name of common sense’let us refrain from putting any hindrance in the way of this boy- farmer movement. On the other hand, let's help boost it every time we get the chance. We old stiff-backs have had our whack at farming, and we have not made any shining success at it. We've raised a good deal of stuff,—on a tre- mendous amount of rich, new land. But, really, we're no great shakes as farmers, compared with those who do real farming on old ground. The av- erage yleld of oats per acre in these United States in 1908 was 25 bushels; in Germany that same vear 50 bush- els. The average yleld of wheat per acre in these United States, that year, was 14 bushels; in Germany almost 30 bushels. The average yield of po- tatoes in these United States, that year, was less than 86 bushels: in Germany over 209 bushels. Most of our farm land hasn’t been under the plow over fifty years; Germany has been cropped for two thousand yvears. ‘We ought to raise, with equal skill and intelligence, larger crops than Ger- many, instead of smaller ones. The comparison {s shamefully to our dis- credit. It stops our mouths when we undertake to brag about the way we've farmed it. What #we have done is not the best that might have been done. Far from it. Let's hope the next generation will come a little near- er to success. That this genera n is being led into new views an practices should be considered no objection. Why, the very fact that our old ways have proved futile and ineffective should be the first and strongest argument for leading us to weicome a trial of new ways,—that are different. If a smelter has been for years getting 90 9-10 per cent. of the gold out of his ore, he may he pardoned for declining to try experiments with some new scheme for extracting the metal. But if he's been for years getting only about 2 pver cent,—has been seeing three quarters of the =old waste in the tailings,—he ought to be glad to try almost anything which is suggested. He may do better: he can’t do much worse. | have a very deep seated belief that the chief work of this twentieth century is to be in the Mne of agri- cultural uplift. We can't help it by planting our cowhides firmly in the mud and straining at our own boot- straps. Put the boys that are coming on aren’t bound by our prejudices nor scared by our fallures nor legally bound to copy our blunders. They're walking toward the light of a new day. Let's do our best to keep their young faces turned towards the east At any rate, let's keep our shadows out of their sunlight. THE FARMER. Artificial Lace. ‘The following is a translation from a French paper on the making of artifi- cial lace: Mechanism and chemistry combined have furnished us with a new product —artificial lace. The general public has heard little abeut it, but the lace manufacturers of Lyon, Calais and Caudry have for some time past been much perturbed over this unexpected competition to which they will have to submit. Artificial Jace is in effect a manufacture of a very simple nature. Therz is no weaving employed in its production. The machine consists in its essential parts of a receptacle con- taining a cupro-ammoniacal selution of cellulose, a metallic cylinder upon which is engraved the negative of the design, and a ulation vat. A ro- tatory motion is given to_the cylinder, over which flows the solution which, entering the interstices of the engraved pattern, fixes itself immediately in the coagulative liguid, eut of which emerges the texture ready to be dyed and dreased. Artificlal lace has a beautiful ap- pearance. 1t is homogeneous and un- alterable: will wear better and is less combustible than ordinary lace. Water does not affzct it. Any desired pattern car he gbtained by engraving a new cylinder. The advantages of artificial lace In every respect are incalculable. Already large ofters have be-n mad for the patent rights in fereign coun- tries. notably In the United Stafes, where there is an valorem duty of 70 ‘per ‘cent. on lace.—From Consul Sam- uel M. Taylor, Nottingham, England. Show for the Money. -~ California has abolished capital pun- ishment; but the San Francisco exposi- tion will prebably punish plenty of capital just th: same.—Grand Rapids Proesy g's Funeral on Fri- day. Horace E. Youn, Horace E. Young dled Tuesday night at his home on the eld Baton place in Bailey Pond district. He married Mrs. Lizzie Dorward six years ago and then settled on the farm where he died. He leaves one brother, William H. Young of Greene, R. L, and two sis- ters, Mrs, Nora Dorrance of Prov idence and Mrs. Mary Hibbs of Paw tucket, His mother is Mrs. Julia Bat- on of Cumberland Hill, R. I., who was with him the last two days of his life. The funeral was held in the church at Oneco at noon Friday, Rev. H. M. Kellogg preaching the ~sermon _and Rev. Samuel Thatcher assisting. Bur- fal was in Oneco cemetery. Last Sunday, special Easter serv- ices were held in the Line meeting- house. The village school opened the sum- ATTAWAUGAN. Mrs. Henry Davis of Quadic spent seevral days this week with her moth- er, Mrs. Cornelia Geer. Mrs. Albert Rollinson and Mrs. Em- ma Weaver spent Friday at Worces- ter. Miss Clara Geer visited in Provi- dence last week. Joseph Glener has moved his family into the place which Harry Gay va- cated. The ladies of the Church Aid so- ciety had a supper in the vestry Tues- day evening. Fred Wheeler spent Easter with his mother and child. Charles Weeks, Jr., and Albert Rol- linson hatched 56 incubator chicks from 100 eggs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wicks ana Edith Wicks spent the week end with ¢ —— The baseball season opened here last Saturday aftérnoon, when a game was played on Columbija Green by Colum- bia and a Willlmantic nin2, Columbia winning, 19 to 13. Fire Damage of $100. The basket factory formerly owned and run by Norman P. Little, located in.the West district, near the Hebron town line, came near being destroyed ‘byfire recantly.. The property changed owners not long ago and a new boiler had been placed in the hoiler house. This portion: of the building caught fire in some way and it was by hard work that the factory building was ‘The’ loss {8 estimated at $100. Thers was no_imsurance. Miss Eliza Hutchins was calling on friends in Talcottville and Rockville one day last week, Mrs. Kate Wolff has been friends in Norwich. Herbert Collins spent Saturday af- ternoon ¢and Sunday with friends in Grangers Get Cold Feet. Columbia. sranss has sent its protest against' - Canadian reciprocity congressman at Washington. as if our farmers were in more danger of jinjury from fright than from the measure itself, should it pass- Joseph Hutchins was a Meriden vis- itor last w Bad Brush Fire. A’number of citizens were calied out to fight a forest fire on last Tuesda; 1ated is not know ,.‘sm‘ gl 1y ?fi?&mm:nmym Hmantic. | Now Method ‘of Orchard Treatment. ]In]sttr":‘_toxg un-‘:m mte gonnwficpg'Af- ricultu colléege at Storrs -were in town on Wednesday-last giving a prac- tical demonstration in orchard work. pruning, grafting, and spraying for San Jose & The fleld selected for the demonstration was an old _orchard owned by Henry and Lester Hutchins, on Chestnut Hill. A number of towns- people were present and some from adjoining towns. On the theory. that the old method of trimming the trees up, so that they could be driven under with a team, is wrong, the new meth- od leaves the lower branches and cuts off the top, thus bringing tha fruit near the ground and letting the sun into the tree. At the same time it is ad- mitted that this heroic treatment of old orchards is as yet but an experi- ment- Miss Vera Holmes, teacher of the Chestnut Hill school, spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Rockville. WILLINGTON Preacher Addresses Bohemians— Easter Services at Baptist Church. At the Congregational church Sun- day morning Mr. Bastel preached from Rev. 14:6." Topic: The Everlasting Gospel. There was a good congrega- tion, some driving ‘a lonz distance. Mr. Bastel divided the time speaking in English and in Bohemian, He is a very interesting speaker, his manner being pleasant and his talk instruct- ive. He will be at the same place at the same hour next Sunday. James Carpenter is acting as sex- ton. . W. Darrow preached from :6. Topic: The Reasonableness Resurrection—a_beautiful ser- mon, which, with the elaborate music by Mrs, Darrow Miss Dunning, both vocal and instrumental, and the lovely flowers, made the service a no- table one. The children sang very sweetly the closing hymn for the Sun Meetings of. Sscond Church ari cluiToflél[ Socisty—Notes find Per- sonals. % R £ A meeting of the Second chureh @nd |:for Ecelesiastical soclety was® held Mor- | Ut day evening, April 17. . The church of-. ficers were elected as follows: - E. B.| Fitts, clerk; H. D. Bdmond, treascrer; Dr. J. M. Trueman, Sunday school su, perintendent; John Fitts and Joseph King, members of the standing com- mittee. E The Ecclésiastical society elected C. | Springfield over daughter. Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Berr have moved into the house whicR was re- cently vacated by Mr, York. - Mrs, Geary, who has been spending the winter in Hartford, will occupy her house for the coming season. John and Ruth Lynch, who a with scarlet fever, are slowly recov- Mrs. Eccles, who has been Il for a number of weeks, {s improving, The next meeting of the Grange will be in charge of the teachers. will be given. ‘Walter Richardson of Rockville was a guest of his brother, Clarence. | Monda; H. Savage clerk, Charles Thom, treas- urer, and Charles Thom, E. B. Fitts and H. L. Garrigus society commit- tee 75 ;. It was voted to accept the college offer to exchange land and move the horse sheds and rebuild the old ceme- tery wall. The saciety roll was revised , and adopted, ~The society committee was empowered to build a piazza on the parsonage if funds could be raised. Spring Target Practice. The cadet company 'is engaged in spring target practice. ‘Two. sliding targets were recently installed in the target pit. The details for target prac- tice are made for 4 to 6 o'clock each day until all of the cadets have shot at 200, 300 and 500 vards, The door on the college safe. which was wrecked by burglars, was opened by a safe expert and the contents of the safe were found intact. The state police are working on the case but without results 3 Miss Maud Hares spent a iveek in New York. Miss Alberta T. Thomas, principa who has been on a ieave of absence because of ill health, will not return next year. Mrs. Elle M. Slater his been spend- | ing the week in Bristol Ferry, R. L. Mrs. Charles L. Beach is visiting the Mayos in Blakesburg, Va.. Dr. Maye Lay an ordinary Corn Flakes packagc on this to see the difference in size, - «GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH” The Big Quality (Red and White) Package —_——— . WASHINGTON CRISPS The ‘most “D-E-E-E-LICIOUS” breakfast food. 10 CENTS : Af(y‘u' -a package exactly as big as the above picture. Eloise Charter spen with Mr. and Mrs. Willlams " Manchester. Hayward was ter with Niles is in Brooklyn, N. Y., for a few days. Miss Rose Liebman of New York and | Easter week with their mother, {*Charles Liebman, | By a French presidential decree the { nnst offices of Madagascar are author- ized to make use of international reply 3, | coupons. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA