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how many chickens we had when they were sold, but I re- 

 ceived $1.50 for them. I bought a pig with the money. It was 

 a scrub hog. I kept it awhile and sold it for $9.36. I bought 

 a heifer calf with the money that I received for the hog. She 

 will be three years old in August, and now she has a heifer 

 one year old last May, and a heifer calf one month old, My 

 cattle are nothing but scrubs, but I hope to have something 

 better some day, as my age is only thirteen years. ' ' 



Van Palmetre. 



'* Monday, August 2. — ^Visited the home of Van Palmetre, 

 the boy who now owns three heifers from the spending of five 

 cents. I found Van's father and mother to be splendid 

 people, who are interested in everything progressive. The 

 home was immaculate, whitewashed inside and out and in 

 perfect order. The furnishings were not expensive but selec- 

 tion showed good taste. Van is one of the neatest, most cour- 

 teous boys, just a perfect little gentleman. His younger 

 brother is almost an exact counterpart. Has such an ambition 

 to follow in Van's footsteps. I saw the three heifers and 

 took some pictures of Van and the trio of treasures. The 

 two older ones are perfect pets but the younger member of the 

 bovine family has not learned to trust the human race so 

 completely. Van is planning to improve his herd by the use 

 of pure bred sires. He is going to the Agricultural High 

 School this winter. I shall watch his work with interest. Van 's 

 mother suggested the thrift idea and helped him engineer his 

 first ventures as a financier. The little brother owns a cow 

 and looks forward to making another enviable record. 



In the afternoon of this day I gave a demonstration in 

 the canning of tomatoes at the school building which Van 

 had cleaned all spick and span. 



Reported hy Coxmty Home Demonstration Agent, 



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