The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-02-08
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stock man.

A feed platform for the hogs will
give them cleaner feed and save its
cost in grain.
The outlay of few dollars for
waterproof rubbers or boots these
thawy days may save many times
their cost in useless suffering and ex-
pensive doctor bills.
Don't be too ''finicky" or mice" to
part the hair around the hogs ears
and along their spines to see if they
are being troubled with lice or any
other kind of parasites.
Any hauling that will be necessary
across the meadow must be done at
once, while the earth is still frozen.
Hoof and wheel cut the life out OF
the meadow land if loads are drawn
over it after the frost begins to leave
the ground.
This is about the time of year that
the farmer ought to be looking around
for material with which to strengthen
and improve his dairy herd. A first
class bull is indispensable, and if you
will add two or three more pure-blood-
ed mixers to the herd, your improve
ment and consequent higher profits
are assured.
| Some wood choppers swear by the
double-bit ak. never could use one
except awkwardly, but presume tits
possible to get used to them, at least
they say it is possible to get used to
almost anything. A few winters ago
| spent few days down in the Ozarks
of Missouri, and there noticed the
double-bit ak was much in evidence.
They kept one edge for use down
about the ground, which is beset with
ak danger in the form of flinty rock
and gravel, while the other edge is
kept keen for straight chopping. This
saves carrying two axes and changing
from one to the other repeatedly.
Clean all grain with the tanning
mill before sowing time. twill mean
more uniform stand of plants than
if all kinds of weed seed, broken,
shriveled and imperfect grains are
sown. Then the crop will furnish a
better feed for the live stock where
the grain is pure; while the quality of
the product will grade high on the
market and command the top price.
The lambs will begin to come on
before long and the farmer must re-
member that they are one Of the most
susceptible animals to chill that there
is on the farm. Have good, snug
place for them; get them started right,
and they are apt to continue that way;
start them wrong and the influence of
such neglect is pretty sure to cling to
them, even till they are matured-
if you are lucky" enough not to lose
them altogether, as you ought to if
you fail to care for them properly.
No matter how carefully the milk
COW is fed and watered she will not
do her best at the pail unless she re-
ceives gentle treatment. This is a rule
that has no exception and the man
who does not have natural liking
for the work Of caring for cows will
do we'll to leave dairying alone.
1t sometimes happens that winter
storms make it impossible for the
mail carrier to make his rounds.
When this is the case it reminds us of
the times when we used to get our
mail only when we were in town to
do our trading or when we could send
by one of our neighbors. 1t lisa pretty
safe guess that very few farmers care
for the return of this part of the
good old days of long ago"
Cold weather makes what few Eng
fish sparrows there are left a greater
nuisance than ever. They come in
under the porch roofs and roost at
night and inhabit other places where
they are not wanted by day. Aneigh-
Dor boy has hit upon a capital plan
for catching them. He has small
flash light and goes out after them on
dark nights. A flash of the light
seems to blind them so they are easily
picked off their roosting place with
the hand.
Judging by the time it takes for
parcels post to become more than a
thing we read about occasionally it