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The article focuses on the mysterious diamond found at a Wisconsin pasture by Stanley Devine during the 1800s. Things important to the story happened before Stanley picked up the diamond in his father's cornfield. Stanley's father, Charles Devine, showed the pebble found by Stanley to a jeweler, who thought it was a diamond. Charles then took it to the university, where he got in to see a geology assistant named William Herbert Hobbs. Hobbs looked at Stanley's pebble, tested it and confirmed that it was a diamond. In 1899, Hobbs put his conclusion about the diamond on a paper.

The article focuses on the mysterious diamond found at a Wisconsin pasture by Stanley Devine during the 1800s. Things important to the story happened before Stanley picked up the diamond in his father's cornfield. Stanley's father, Charles Devine, showed the pebble found by Stanley to a jeweler, who thought it was a diamond. Charles then took it to the university, where he got in to see a geology assistant named William Herbert Hobbs. Hobbs looked at Stanley's pebble, tested it and confirmed that it was a diamond. In 1899, Hobbs put his conclusion about the diamond on a paper.

The article presents the story of E. B. Cosgrove, head of The Green Giant Company, who was invited by Employers Mutuals of Wausau in Wisconsin. Cosgrove learned from County Agent Mac McAleavy about the people in Wausau and how the county grew over alfalfa through the efforts of farmers. In his conversation with dealer Herman Rakow, he was informed about the maintenance of farm equipment. He also saw the Marathon Corporation, the huge, modern plant that produces 3 million paper cartons in a day.