| OCR Text |
Show FARMER BOY MAKES A FORTUNE BY 8TAYING AT HOME In tho Amorlcan Magazlno Is tho Interesting story of Trank M. Jonos of Oneldn County, Now York, a far-mor far-mor boy who has becomo very rich through developing his hobby that fancy stock pays better than tho ordinary or-dinary tattle. His father was a farmer far-mer of tho old school who thought that cows wore cows, and only after n hard strugglo was porsuaded to sell his herd. For tho price ot thirty cows young Jones purchased two young heifers of excellent llncago oud fed and groomed them with his own hands until thoy reached maturity. matur-ity. Ono of tho two had a calf that was christened Pontlac Lass. When Pontiac Lass first began to yield milk It was plain that sho was an extraordinary ex-traordinary animal. Finally ho asked a group of dairy exports to look her over. The result was thrco world's records for milk and butter. Frank Jones now has 140 animals valued at considerably more than $250,000, but Pontlac Las st'U ll0,d8 tho championship. His cows are bo-vino bo-vino aristocrats. Their lives nro heavily lnsurtd and at tho first sign of Illness n veterinarian hastens to attend them. His experience Is a practical demonstration of tho most up t6 date dairying methods and the profits to bo won from fancy stock raising.. It Is particularly striking when wo remember that Uio total initial capital capi-tal for tho venture was not more than $1,400." - - 1 |
