. The lure of the land . pump throws water into the tank,showing that the water stands close to the top of the pipe. But to return to the land. Nature smiled her sweetest upon usup to October 20, when there was a 24-hour downpour. Now were up against it, w^e wont get the rye drilled in for aweek or more and that will be too late to get a good start this year,said the Senior Partner. Well if that Farm is anything like our garden you can drill inrye to-morrow, I said. Hand in hand we traveled forth the next day and there were theharrows going merrily over the ground, and though the soil was mois
. The lure of the land . pump throws water into the tank,showing that the water stands close to the top of the pipe. But to return to the land. Nature smiled her sweetest upon usup to October 20, when there was a 24-hour downpour. Now were up against it, w^e wont get the rye drilled in for aweek or more and that will be too late to get a good start this year,said the Senior Partner. Well if that Farm is anything like our garden you can drill inrye to-morrow, I said. Hand in hand we traveled forth the next day and there were theharrows going merrily over the ground, and though the soil was moistit did not cake up a bit. Rye was sown in the afternoon, thus complet-ing three out of the ten acres. The comparison of plowing this land with land cleared in theusual way is interesting. To begin with, the team and driver cost$ per day, while they always charge | per daj for the landwhen stumps are left in. This land plowed at the rate of 1^ acres aday, while tl of an acre is the best they can do in stump The king stump 1 % ft. diameter after the persuasive effect of dynamite 26
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