“Good, Ruth,” said her father. “That is what I call using your eyes. What does ‘Minn.’ stand for?”
“Min-ne-so-ta,” answered Wallace quickly.
“Correct! Minnesota has great wheat fields, and so have North and South Dakota, Kansas, and many other states; but the wheat in our loaf grew in Minnesota.
“Wallace, step over to the bookcase and bring me the large book marked ‘W.’”
Wallace brought it in a moment.
Mr. Duwell opened the book and found some colored pictures.
“Here we are,” said he. “What does it say under the first picture, Ruth?”
“‘Reaping and Binding Wheat,’” read Ruth, bending over the book.
“Right! There is our loaf growing, and there is the machine cutting the wheat and tying it into bundles. What does it say under this picture, Wallace?”
“‘Threshing by Steam,’” read Wallace.