The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-09-08
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stcckman

this summer, | saw very unique LIT
tie machine in operation in the har
vest fields. II was a combination
reaper and thrasher, cutting only /,
seven-foot swath. II was operateG
by six horses and everything seemed
to run very smoothly. The cylinder
and concave were the same length a.
the cutter bar; no, Of course, Their,
was no congestion. Now if someone
will get out machine with that com
bination and also include a straw
baler, then our whole problem of har
vesting and thrashing will be solved
The indications are, before winter
is over, we would be glad of two
blades of grass where only one made
out to grow this year.
To what extent corn fodder can be
made to take the place of hay in the
horse barn am not sure, but expect
to know more about il by spring.
Between my place and town there
has been bad culvert all summer,
and the wonder is horse has not had
a leg broken there before this. The
road boss has been too busy with his
farming to pay any attention to the
roads, which calls to mind the truth
that no man should attempt two
things at once.
A man can do everything, but it
availeth little if the weather is against
him. have done everything that |
ever did before to produce a corn
crop, and the Fourth of July saw my
fields in better shape than they have
been in years, but the weather was
against corn and the weather man is
hard one to down. II is easier to
fight weeds than adverse weather
conditions.
The farmer who raises only enough
to feed from year to year is making
haste slowly in the collection of this
worlds goods, unless he has included
in the stock he feeds more than the
work horses and hogs for the family
meat do not belieye in raising
grain to sell, as a generh practice, but
it comes in handy to have enough to
fatten about fifty shosts every year.
Some of the farm papers frequent
ly remind US that we should not harm
the bumblebee. | would be perfect
ly willing to make peace with the
bees, but whenever | NOW into nest
of them they show me no quarter
and am disposed to given them in
kind. A good plan is to let the bees
settle" then throw blanket over
the and stamp lively. The occasional
bee that finds its way out at the edge
of the blanket furnishes the excite
ment.
A thrashing crew were talking
/
about the age at which a man could
do hard days work with the least
fatigue. All agreed that it was some
where between twenty and thirty,
probably attwenty-five. Ihave found
that husking ccrn is a good test. |
could husk more corn at twenty and
twenty-five than | could before or
have been able to since.
Last year tried laying four bum
dies down, log-heap fashion, before
standing anyup. The tall corn shocks
did not twist down as badly, but
those down bundles nodded and spoil
ed more or less. An Oklahoma friend
first told me of this plan. suppose
the down bundles would keep very
well there, but they spoil too badly
here.
This is the first year that ever
used a low-truck, all-steel wagon, and
have been kicking myself for not get
ting one long ago.
1t gives me pain to see a grade
made late in the fall between my
place and town. II means there'll be
mud all winter. along that stretch of
road if there is mud anywhere. Say
what they will, a grade put up any
time after this is not settled enough
before caught by freezing. The road
drag helps some, but laws should
prohibit regular grading after Sep
TENDER first.
When our garden was laid out, a
row Of grapes was planted fairly
across, at the middle, dividing the
plat into two distinct parts. Some