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of pork. There was no milk for it, because the 

 cow had been sold, because there wasn't any- 

 thing to feed it, because the farmer hadn't 

 planned by a couple of hours' work in June to 

 meet this unfailing midsummer condition. The 

 farmer's wife said the baby was "right puny, 

 this hot weather," and it looked the part. 



Well, anyway, to get back to the practical 

 question, I know perfectly well that this stop- 

 gap method of doing things in garden and barn 

 and feed-lot is enabling us to live and to live 

 well on no money outlay at all. You may say 

 if you like that that's contrary to all reason; 

 but it's true. True things needn't necessarily 

 gee with what we think is reasonable. Nothing 

 seems reasonable till we've grown more or less 

 accustomed to it. But there's the fact. Our 

 table is supplied through careful little savings 

 in time which, but for this practice, must be 

 sheer wastes. We have no loafing hours in our 

 work days. If field work stops for any reason 

 at any time, we make it a point always to find 

 something to do that will make our living con- 

 ditions better and help to keep our living costs 

 at zero. Lean back in your chair for a minute 

 now and see if that proposition doesn't clear 

 itself up for you. 



