The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-15

instead OF realizing from this perlOt
of high-priced grain, altogether too
many Of us are having to buy, thus
high prices work to a disadvantage
instead of to our advantage, as sc
many of the city folks think it does
Nearly all the corn now for sale is
out of farmers hands, around here al
least, and instead of having it to sell,
a great many farmers are having it tc
buy.
Wouldn't it be nice to have all corn
cribs on the farm full and Overlooking
again? would like to see corn piled
on the ground once again, not that the
ground is good place to store corn,
but corn, in piles on the ground is
indicative of surplus, and we sure
DO need surplus of corn more than
, we need many other things.
The man who milks number of
cows usually finds himself in need of
something to help out the pasture at
about this season of the year. 1t is
not so much a question of having to
feed as it is question of its being
profitable to feed. When profitable
to feed extra to piece out the pasture
then one should by all means feed,
even if it does not seem necessary tc
feed.
According to assessors reports, a
good many townships are populated
by more dogs than sheep. Starting
in to get the balance the other way in
such township might be uphill
work. Possibly afew of the cur dogs
would have to be disposed of in an
unceremonious way. l am friend
of the good dog, but not of the cur.
The cost of living is still high in
the cities, although the production Of
many things that enter into a living
has already been sufficient to greatly
reduce the price to the producers.
Somehow a reduction to the producer
is slow in getting to the consumer,
and sometimes it does not get there
at all. There are too many middlemen
along the way, all taking heavy toll.
1t may be possible to overdo the
making Of a dust mulch in a corn
field. A neighbor of mine, after
laying by his corn with cultivators,
hitched one horse to an old mower
wheel and dragged that between the
rows. This put the surface soil into
powder, fine thing, no doubt, as
long as there is no rain, but the first
dashing rain will cause this to almost
cement together. There is such a
thing as getting top soil too fine.
This is the last call for swatting the
noxious weeds.
Choice heifers make choice mixers
save the choicest for the dairy.
Give the boys a premium on every
white butterfly they destroy in the
cabbage patch. They lay the eggs
which are the foundation for your
trouble with cabbage worms.
As a shade tree for hogs or cattle
the box elder will stand as much hard
usage as any planted tree if given
good start before being put into use.
1t is better than the willow because
it does the best on high ground where
the cows like to gather on hot, sunny
days.
Now the weeds along the road,
thus preventing their seeding and
also removing an eye-sore to the
travelling public.
These are the days when moths
begin to multiply most rapidly in the
beehives. Get rid of them before the
honey-making season is over, so all
the honey-comb in the hive may be
filled for winter and left unmolested.
While it is advisable to buy only
the best and earliest calves, II is still
better to select them with a view to