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Boy cultivates soil hope in a ruined farm found by science
Sam Powell, a sixteen year old with fresh schooling in agriculture, decides to revive a worn 20 acre farm while staying in town with his widowed mother. He meets neighbors like Bill Googe and Miles Fagan, learns of a county Boys Corn Club contest, and commits to learning books and methods from government agents to prove farming can be a profitable business. The tale sketches his resolve to transform the land through scientific methods, keep ledgers, and enlist community support as he plans to enter the contest and win prizes.
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Boys’ Corn Club
Sam Powell
Sam
Florence
Mr. Powell
Edward Powell
Orst
Miles Fagan
Father
Fagin
Bill Googe
Ell Googe
Ali
Andrew
Sid Joe
Mr. Burns
Missouri
Bob
Bob Fagan
Fagan
Mr Burns
Fasin
Burns
Hin
Mit
Bill
Jim Anderson
Iman
Jacks