The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-21
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stockman.

winter by the fact that the canning
season is all over but the eating.
Cooler nights remind us that Jack
Frost will soon be here to help us
swat the fly, which is a job he is
welcome to if he will stay away until
the corn is in the shock.
In not too catching weather it is a
good idea to let corn wilt little in
the windrow, then set up in large
shocks. It's the large shock that
stands through winds without falling
down and without damage through
wet weather.
In dumping the bundle carrier it is
also a fine idea to make double
windrow, that is, zigzag the dumps.
| usually aim to dump a foot or two
ahead of the last dump one time and
a foot or two behind the next. Try
this and see how much easier it is to
get at the bundles when shocking.
AS some say, the corn binder may
be a shorter lived machine than any
of the other common farm machines,
but wouldn't 60 back to the hand
knife or the dangerous sled cutter for
for good deal. The corn binder is
high-geared machine, consequently
it isn't best to speed up" a great
deal when cutting. Plenty of oil
and then a little more-is also
factor in prolonging the machines
life.
Good oil is a great deal cheaper
now than poor oil used to be.
Something like fifteen years ago
remember getting my hands we'll
smeared up with the oil that was
being sold then under the name of
machine castor" 1t was a hot day,
and when washing that evening the
Skin came off almost as easily as the
oil. One can get smeared up with
the oil sold now without danger of its
eating into his anatomy.
A Missouri friend writes that
boy went to the city few
years ago and short time ago was
married to young lady of the city.
When visiting a rich and practical
uncle, the groom was being quizzed
about the brides ability as a cook
and housekeeper. He admitted that
she couldn't cook and knew nothing
about housekeeping, but explained
that she could sing like bird. "Well,
Them replied the uncle, wouldn't
a canary be cheaper?"
The worst trouble with some pigs
is that they just won't make hogs of
themselves, no matter how much
or how good they are fed; the worst
trouble with some men is they won't
be anything but hogs, no matter how
we'll they are treated.
A good hedge is pretty good
excuse for a fence when stock learn
how easy it is to crawl through, and
A poor hedge is worth nothing at all,
except to string wires along and
occasionally staple to. These dry
years, though, hedge makes costly
substitute for posts. The average
hedge has taken four-rod toll this
year. ,
Don't put corn in the silo too
green. It's a mistake nine new
beginners out of ten make, then they 6
complain that silage isn't good 8
because the quality of theirs is no ;
better.
Iowa is filling up with sheep; more
n the state now, it is said, than ever
before. Sheep will keep a farm from .
'unning down, but they keep pastures
rom running up. Sheep are hard on
PASTURES and easy on the land. An
I'D sheep pasture raises cracking =.
rood corn, but the stand of grass
;oon goes glimmering with sheep
'ating down into the roots, especially
n these dry seasons.
got my oats stacked this year
Without a drop of rain on them, and
he straw, when l thrashed the other q
lay, was beautiful. wished for ;
DOM in the barn to blow it in, but ;
.ood stack was made of it, so ii will :
AXE little hurt Good oat straw is a
worth something this year because of j
he fact that hay is so high priced
hat it is nearly out of sight. Horses b
nay be fed oat straw half the time c
uring the winter and rather relish I
he change. II
A wood house on the farm is as A