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“This is farm country, not encyclopedia country,” they told the city boy from Thief River, “feed sells.”
City finds the last house on his route, sees a man feeding a pig by holding him up to an apple tree. It’s July and both pig and farmer are sweating. The situation looks slippery. City figures he’s got a sale.
“Interest you in some feed for that pig?” City quick-draws a catalog from his pocket. The farmer stops to swipe his forehead but doesn’t answer. .
“ It’d save time,” City adds.
“Sure,” Grandpa explained, “But what’s time to a pig?”