The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-29
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stock man.

SO their vitality Will 60 toward de-
veloping the potatoes, instead of al
lowing them to form long, useless
runners.
| 1t is mistake not to drag the
roads just because they are dusty.
Dragging will draw the dust to the
centre of the road, thus preventing
it from being stirred up so much by
the horses feet in travel.
Keep on good terms with the tur-
keys, so they will be easily penned
when wanted for fattening before
placing them on the market this fall.
Teach them to come up when you
call them and get some grain. It
will prevent them from straying
away and mixing with your neigh
bors' turkeys or being lost entirely.
The automobile germ thrives on
good roads and such crop prospects
as we have at present. 1t is pretty
safe bet that the crop of one farm in
every fifty will be invested in an au-
tomobile this year.
Another help in getting cream to
the creamery in good condition is to
cover the cans with wet blanket
when starting from home. If the day
is very hot and the haul is long this
wet blanket should be covered with
dry one. If this is done the can will
usually be as cool at the creamery as
when taken from the tank at home.
The young things that are unhappy
on the farm are the pig that is shut
up in a tight pen; the calf that is
turned out to the mercy of the flies;
the colt that is left at home while the
mother is in the field and the boy
who is not allowed to 60 barefoot.
Horses, men and boys all dislike
the hay rake. I know any one Of my
teams would rather pull the mower
than the rake, at least they act that
way. When a lad felt big the first
day was allowed to rake, but the
bigness soon wore off and from then
on raking was a bore. The self
dump rakes are great Improvement
over the old hand dump, driver con-
sidered, but they make no difference
to the team.
Flies and mosquitoes are doing
their best, or is it their worst, to Gre
ate shortage in dairy products. The
use of fly spray will discourage them
some, but they usually accomplish
what they set out to do.
The green straw pile is frequently
the sign of a green hand managing
the separator
There is going to be good seed
crop of clover around here and it is
going to be worth saving. He who
uses it for hay will feed expensive
hay.
don't like to see the corn tassel
turn white and dry soon after it
comes out. It's sign that the corn
is thirsty and must have a drink soon.
This is the season Of the year when
pastures are likely to need little
help. 1t is profitable to feed to help
out pasture whenever the increase in
the cream check amounts to more
than the extra feed that is used and
the labor connected with feeding it.
Roughness can not be made to en-
tirely take the place of grain, but
heavy crop of roughness is not to be
desp1sed. Our corn crop is going to
produce heavy fodder this year and
it behooves us to save plenty of it,
remembering the scarcity of such
feed last spring.
The secondhand auto may be a
bargain and it may be the source OF
much trouble and expense. 1t all de-
ponds upon the condition of the Sec
ond-hand car. Some autoists think
they must have a new car each year,
more to follow the fashion in trim
ming and body style than anything
else, and the car they trade in" is
in perfect trim. Again, the second
hand car may look well, but perform
miserably.
The meat eater had just as well
make up his mind right now that he
is not going to get cheap meat within
the coming year. The producer is
going to get good price for his cat
tie and hogs, but it is also going to
cost to produce.
The corn binder is again adjoining
the implement dealers show platform,