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Joe Weston and Somerville Foster Book Farming Challenge
Joe Weston and merchant John Somerville join in a four acre experiment to prove book farming works. They train with agricultural officials, organize a county boys corn club, and invest in soil building through leaves barnyard fertilizer rye and diverse crops aiming for high yields and a state prize.
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Joe
Oklahoma
Tom Weston
Joe Weston
Mr. Weston
Somerville Mercantile Company
Nell
Mr. Somerville
Tom
Weston
United States Department of Agriculture
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Jim Sullivan
John Somerville
Boy
J. Somerville
Weston & Somerville
Somerville
Brierfield
Board of Supervisors
Planters’ Bank
Washington
National Department of Agriculture
Boys’ Corn Club
Annie
Jove
Siam
Yasser
Farmers' Bank
Link
Abe Lincoln
Abe
Jeff
Zac’ly
Cross
Ello
Daddy
South
Milan