. The lure of the land . Old times planting. 20th Century 10 to I methods On October 28 I had the pleasure of blowing out our king stump,a chestnut 7-i- feet in diameter. Our neighbors and friends were kind and encouraging, many ofthem came long distances to remonstrate after this fashion: Say, old man (thats not I), were awful fond of you and you havedone a lot for the Island. Wed hate to see you ruin yourself. Forgoodness sake give this thing up before it is too late. You know noth-ing Avill grow here under three to six years. Honest, old man, wemean it. Then the Senior Partner would walk ar
. The lure of the land . Old times planting. 20th Century 10 to I methods On October 28 I had the pleasure of blowing out our king stump,a chestnut 7-i- feet in diameter. Our neighbors and friends were kind and encouraging, many ofthem came long distances to remonstrate after this fashion: Say, old man (thats not I), were awful fond of you and you havedone a lot for the Island. Wed hate to see you ruin yourself. Forgoodness sake give this thing up before it is too late. You know noth-ing Avill grow here under three to six years. Honest, old man, wemean it. Then the Senior Partner would walk around with them a bit andthey would say, Whats that green over there? liye. No, go-wan, it cant be! Go and look for yourself then, he would answer. They went awaynobler and better men. Others would gather in the village stores and decide that we hadpizened the soil with gasses from the dynamite, but as the rye grewstronger and greener they said, Well, anyway, it wouldnt live thewinter through. As the weather grcAV colder the problem of handl
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