The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-11-21
Farmer and Stock man.

months, and that is with the road
drag.
The corn shock that falls down or
twists around until it is practically
down soon spoils in wet weather. A
good plan is to husk it out soon and
reset the fodder, or else feed it or
stack it up. To let the shock remain
down only means that much wasted,
sometimes the grain and all, yet l
have seen folks feed from shocked
field and take the shocks as they
come rather than 60 to the small extra
trouble of taking the down shocks
first.
Short pasturing to save feed is not
economy.
A rubber coat, hat, pants and boots
should form part of every farmers
clothing. They not only keep man
comfortable and in better health, but
actually save him many times their
cost in the course of a year by en-
abling him to do his work when it is
damp or rainy weather.
Try dressing your poultry and find
ing private customers for it.
These crisp mornings make the
horses "feel their OATS" and if they
are left standing without being tied
runaway is apt to result. Horses that
are so gentle they never thought of
running away at any other season ap-
parently cannot withstand the iempta-
ton to run under such conditions.
Giving rope or strap half hitch
around the hand when handling a
fractions horse or cow is good way
of insuring the animal holding to you
also, plan by which you may hang
to the animal after you would like
to let 90, when the rope has bound
and gripped around your hand till you
cannot get loose.
Beware of buying corn in the field.
Usually it deceives one from five to
fifteen bushels per acre. If you cam
not buy it safe, or by the bushel, let
it alone.
Turnips caught in the ground by, the
first light freezes should not be pulled
at once, but allowed to remain in the
ground till the frost leaves it. By
this method the products will retain
their solidity and sweet flavor, but
where they are pulled while the frost
still is in the ground their firmness
and flavor will be affected in thawing
out, often rendering them worthless.
Plenty of exercise and sunlight are
two essentials in pig raising that too
many of us are apt to neglect-to the
detriment of the pigs and at our ex-
pense.
If any of the chickens are roosting
around in trees or on the fences
"shoo" them off and makethem roost
where they belong. Frozen combs,
feet and even dead fowls resulted
from neglect in this very respect last
winter, and is apt to be repeated this.
Even where no visible loss or damage |
is apparent there will be another, he
cause of the fowls failing to lay any
eggs, which they will not do under
such uncomfortable circumstances.
Handling the colts legs while it is
young lessons the danger of kicking
and makes its first shoeing more cas-
lily accomplished.
As these cold snaps and stormy
weather begin to strike us, we should
look around and make lot of prepare
tons for real winter. The school chill
dren must be provided with good
shoes, stockings and clothing from
head to foot to protect them from the
severe weather. Mother" is out
and in doors considerably, and she
will require heavier clothing (alasD
than many farmers wivesare supplied
with. AS for yourself, dry, warm
feet and well-protected body during
the winter months will not only in
sure your comfort, but may save you
a big Doctors bill.
We had rather have scant bedding
and have it dry, than have an abund-
ance of it somewhat damp.
One of the big mistakes made by
most farmers in hog raising, is that
of failing to secure the full value of
tho ovcpovroank from, khoCn on;,~,olC No