The Butler weekly times., 1912-03-21
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stock man.

Farmer and stock man.
Winter has way of lingering in
the lap of spring, here Of late years,
until it gets kicked out. After March
lst winter is an unwelcome guest.
Let a storm come any time in March
and it seems that fate rules that every
sow or COW on the farm soon to far
row gives birth to young just at that
time. This is one "sign" that invar-
iably proves true.
With the newspapers filled nearly
to overflowing with politics'now, lam
left to wonder what their condition,
as to real news, will be in four or
five months from now. Time was
when also tore my shirt over politi-
cal candidates, but that time is past.
l have learned that the politician who
is solicitous of my views and feelings
before election is hardly liable to
speak as we pass after election, so
now take an after-election view of the
fellow before election.
There is only one way to know
seed corn: That is to know that it
will grow. To guess that it will grow
may prove costly. Get hard and
fast line on it before you plant.
When buy piece of machinery l
like to see the makers name stamped
on it in bold letters, as if to say that
the maker is not ashamed oft. When
you have to hunt around for the
name, and perhaps find only some
iobber's name then, it is a pretty
good sign that there is some No. 2 or
No. 3 stuff embodied in the makeup
of that machine, and that it will prove
costly at any price.
The old-fashioned man who sows
clover on the "last snow" will soon
have to be keeping is weather eye
peeled for the last spring performance
of the beautiful. | always have
wondered how it was possible to tell
when the "last snow" had arrived.
1t is surprising how much can be
gotten out of gallon of gasoline.
Burrows folks have a washer and
wringer that is run by small gaso-
line engine. A gallon of gasoline fur
nishes power to run through four big
washings. The gasoline costs me
twelve cents gallon, and l know
that it is cheaper to furnish three
cents worth Of it than to do all that
work by hand.
am convinced that there is such /
thing as progressive and stand
pat farmer. The progressive does
not stand around and knock on every
new thing or new law that comes up,
but he believes in making progress a
by giving all new ideas, ways and con- c
trivances fair trial. The stand-pat i
is ever for the ways of yesterday, I
would not progress step in the road I
if he lived for century and is forev- X
ever grumbling about something and S
complaining that 'things are not as c
they used to be-" When die hope r
folks can really and truly says, "He y
was a progressive farmer. t
Horseradish time is approaching.
It's the first thing harvested" in our y
garden in the spring, or used to be
until it was all harvested. A new
"start" will be set out this spring, +
and in the meantime find it conven-
lent to call upon neighbor frequent Z
Iy, who has a row of it in his garden. u
By the way, how many Of the school 7
children can tell why it is called horse
radish? t
Talk about hard luck, one of my .
neighbors lost three valuable horses n
from Saturday night to Wednesday g
morning. The veterinarian called it y
blind staggers. My unfortunate >,
1eighbor is diligently searching for "
he cause of the sudden attack. :
In some states the crow is protected
oy law and in other states bounty is
placed upon his head. This represents