Show K A BLUE RIBBON EXHIBIT A farmer working with the soil has a a happiness within an uplifted feeling that nn urban resident would probably never These moments may be rare to some farmers and perhaps not felt at all by Some farmers may feel it while looking at a field of waving a crop of red a bushel of or a corn But to I feel it most while Have you ever picked up a handful of freshly plowed broken it in your fin and let it dribble from one hand to the It gives a feeling so so rich in happiness that most farmers will stick to the farm under all kind's of setbacks and even if they could make more money at other types of The farmer has a reward greater than a feeling within himself while he is alone with the He knows it doesn't take the bright lights of the city and large crowds of people to make real A happy farmer must love the A large portion of his work is directly with the soil and the rest indirectly deals with He remembers each piece of how he plowed under green manure let's five years then raised grain for three hauling out manure on this same piece Now it is back in It sure has an abundant crop of hay on it In it is so good that he will probably use phosphate on it to see how much more productive he can make that piece of There seems to be no limit as to how much the soil will produce if a farmer loves to work with For a farmer to properly end or climax a good year's work with the after he has won his fight with the elements and produced a crop he is proud he should prepare an exhibit from his field of red his wheat field or anything he has raised that to him is This is his blue ribbon that proves he has won his with Mother that lie lias worked with the soil and produced a He should be glad to show this exhibit at the County Fair and take this opportunity to show other farmers his He shouldn't let the town guys have to beg and push The County Fair is the farmer's day his day to exhibit his The Bench Farmer |