. The lure of the land . to handle them. Well I remem-ber them for they were the first pick from the third planting and wewere grateful that we had persisted in our efforts to grow them freefrom disease. That same day we had a flying visit from a member of the NewYork City Board of Education. He came, he said, because he could notcredit the stories he had heard of such marvelous development in soshort a time. He frankly confessed as he went over the farm that itwas almost beyond the powers of conception to realize that elevenmonths before the place was in its primeval state. And truly it was a
. The lure of the land . to handle them. Well I remem-ber them for they were the first pick from the third planting and wewere grateful that we had persisted in our efforts to grow them freefrom disease. That same day we had a flying visit from a member of the NewYork City Board of Education. He came, he said, because he could notcredit the stories he had heard of such marvelous development in soshort a time. He frankly confessed as he went over the farm that itwas almost beyond the powers of conception to realize that elevenmonths before the place was in its primeval state. And truly it was a sight during August. Such wealth of growth,such a variety of vegetation one seldom sees. A three days rain from the northeast in the first part of thismonth gave us opportunity of doing many small indoor jobs. Seedboxes were made, more crates put together, engine room straightenedout, baskets piled and between showers wire stripping put up for berryand grape vines. But at the end of the third day Mike cultivated the 91. Assorted succotashpea patch on acre number three, John drilled in red top and Aberdeenturnips, Ted cut the lawn and trimmed up borders, which shows whata truly remarkable soil this is. The sixth was spent in preparing for the morrows distinguishedvisitors. The day being clear, they were to feast in the open upon thefarm products. Ted also drilled in some spinach between the rows ofcorn on acre number two, the intensive plot. This was the fourthcrop on this land in one year without fertilization. Theres many aslip twixt the cup and lip, however, and county fairs claimed our at-tention to such an extent during September that this fourth crop didbut fairly well during the six weeks drought of this Fall. The seventh was made a purpose for us. Warm, west wind,overcast, just the day to make city bound men glad to be in the coun-try. Our guests arrived at noon; a short survey of the farm from thehouse plot and they sat down to dinner on the lawn by the fountainunder t
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