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Show Texas Boy , 15 , Harvests HarvestsCrop HarvestsCrop Crop "Raised Raised " by Moon " Mykwa , TeasDmer Texas-Elmer Texas Elmer Texas Teas " { -Dmer Dmer - Elmer Alford Fow Fowler Fowter Fowlor ler ter , fifteen f1rteen ; years rears old , who farms farm'i farmi ' 15 15acre 15acres 15acreb acre acres : , 'by by * ' by the moon " and his'eather his \'eather 'eather eather v-eather v 'eatherDm1nuc veatheralmanac ' \ " vcatheralminac - Dm1nuc almanac ) , , Is the envy emy entry of Texas 4 H club clubboys clubboys clubboys clubboysElmer boys boysDlmer boysElmer Elmer Dlmer , barefoot ' ind 'lnd lnd and In ID the fifth grade gradeat gradeat gradeat at & fccbool &chool chool bchool , " waits watts alts for the "full full " of the themoon themoon themoon moon " to plant and aDd harvest har\'et har 'et et \ " ' ' ! because becausea'full becausea a'full afull a 'full full ' * ' full moon mOOD yields a n full harvest " He expects e\pects e pects " \ : to make 05 G5 65 bushels of ofcorn ofcorn ofcorn corn per acre . . Ue lIe He has harvested 7 75 75bushels 75bushels ; ) bushels of peas from an acre and a ahalf ahalf ahalf half and nnd expects to pick plclt as many mnny moreElmer moreElmer more moreElmer Elmer farms while whlic . hia hIs fifty year old oldfather oldfather oldfather father , J . , A . Fowler rowler , ' 'works works "orks orks ' , " out . " "Corn Corn " husks are thick , so yon 10U you cano can o I look 1001 . for a bird hud hard winter , w . inter mter with lots of ofrnln ofrain ofrain rnln rain and ( ' cold 'old old , " he says He knows hnows all allthe allthe allthe the signs of the zodiac zodmc and plans plaDs ac- ac accor according ac according - - cor cording mg to Indications 'Indications ' " Elmer Elmer'b Elmerb Elmer's Elmers ' fithcr hther father slid s'lld slld said ' he foresaw forecaw ; thf the thedepression thedepression > depressIon ' ind 'lntI lntI and traded his $2,000 2000 $ ,000 000 , , city cityhome cityhome cityhome home for his firm f1rm farm Since SlDce 192G l02G 1926 value valueof valueof valueof of the property propert propert3 . } has mounted to $15000Dlmer $15000Elmer $15000 15000 $15000Elmer $ Elmer Dlmer likes llles , to farm because of the thefreedom thefreedom thefreedom freedom 'You You * ' You can work when you youWant you\v you v Want " \ ' int 'lnt lnt to and quit when you want to . " . " |