80 LIFE ON THE FARM. 



Showed them where the maize was growing, 

 Told them of his wondrous vision, 

 Of his wrestling and his triumph, 

 Of this new gift to the nations, 

 Which should be their food forever. 

 And still later, when in Autumn 

 Changed the long, green leaves to yellow. 

 And the soft and juicy kernels 

 Grew like wampum hard and yellow 

 Then the ripened ears he gathered, 

 Stripped the withered leaves from off them, 

 As he once had stripped the wrestler, 

 Gave the first feast of Mondamin, 

 And made known unto his people 

 This new gift of the Great Spirit. 



THE POTATO. 



The potato plant belongs to the nightshades, a 

 family of plants containing poisonous principles. 

 It is a near cousin to the common garden tomato. 

 The potato is a native of Mexico and Central 

 America, but has been introduced into and is now 

 cultivated in many different countries and climates. 



The tuber, or swollen portion of the underground 

 stem, is the part of the plant used for food. In its 

 native state, the tuber of the potato is no larger 

 than the plum or cherry, but by cultivation and 

 selection it has increased to its present large 

 dimensions. 



Scattered over the tuber are a number of buds, 

 commonly called eyes, and from these buds new 

 plants grow. 



In planting potatoes, the large ones are cut into 



