Here's a special peek through the picket fence at some exciting passages from DOWN ON THE FARM. Pull up a straw bale and sit a spell! 
 
From - A Story of "Sowdation"
...' We held our breaths as he rummaged around and appeared to grasp something.  What was it he brought forth into the light of the single bulb?  Nothing but one of those almost forgotten bottles of Crab Apple wine.  We gasped!  Dad brushed the dust off the bottle and held the sparkling liquid up to the light.  "Was a bad batch to begin with," he commented.  "Pretty sour and quite a few years old, but I"m not about to use my good Elderberry on a hog!" '  ...
 
From - Daddy's Little Helper
...' A carefree look is on his face,
you know he'd have no other place.
"Daddy needs my help" says he,
and daddy doesn't disagree....'  

From - Ready-Set-Stucco!
...' There are times in our human existence when we are faced with huge obstacles.  Obstacles that give cause for a dry mouth, clammy hands and weak knees.  I stood, a mere 5ft. 4in. creature, gazing up at the 30ft. monstrosity, suffering all the aforementioned symptoms.  Boy, that house seemed big!  Was it humanly possible to circle it three times, each time plastering on a layer of stucco? THREE times!  I shuddered '...
 
 
From - Disaster in the Parlor
...' Four pairs of hands reached under the cow and lifted the bucket into place.  Thwack! (I wonder if all cows have a mean streak....) She sure knew when we were helpless and took advantage of it.  Swinging her thick tail, Bonnie Bell slapped us repeatedly in the face.  It's rather hard to hook up a heavy milking machine when you can't see for cow hair stinging in your eyes, but within a few minutes it was attached and we crawled to safety away from that cow, only to face another twice as bad!'...