The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04
FARM FURROW
Farmer And atoskman .

Farmer and atoekmAA. M
The outside appearance Of stacl
of grain is not the only object the ex
perienced stacker is striving for. Iii
to build stack that will shed waite
like a ducks back and If it will d
this it is a good stack. Looks ar
only skin deep" is all truth whel
speaking Of grain sticks.
There'll be no hunting to find ,
ready market for corn. The man witt
has it will be hunted instead Of hi
having the market.
Poor stocking is responsible for 9
great deal of off-quality grain. When
grain is cut green or is weedy it will
mold quickly if put in round shocks.
Long shocks should be set up north
and south as as to give both sides the
benefit of the drying sun.
The man who believes in thirteen
beinqan unlucky number certainly has
some reason for his belief when this
year is considered, at least from a
corn-production standpoint.
Apples are a drug on the market"
with US a again this year, too many
for home demand and no way of
reaching those who need and would
be willing to pay a good price for
them. When farmers have learned
the value of cooperation this will be
a thing of the past.
Stock is drinking a lot of water this
weather. cannot understand how l
can hold so much water, and with
live stock having capacity in pro-
portion, the drain on the water supply
is something fierce.
The farmer and his automobile are
comrades and may be seen sailing
over the roads everywhere and as a
result there are miles of real roads
being built this year. In few years
it will be possible to take longer trips
without any danger of being mired if
a showers happens to come up. The
farmer will be the last one to COM
plain of the expense of the expenses
Of building roads # the good" are
delivered.
The vegetable is likewise short. l
had a fine start Of rutabagas, but they
they are like knobs of wood now.
Some are so tough l believe they
would stand a nine-inning game of
baseball if used for ball.
A field of blossoming clover is
pleasant to look upon. In taking a
rather long drive few days ago l
made note of the fact that was never
out of sight of one or more fields, not
patches, of clover. When field of
clover can be turned into beef, pork
or butter fat it is rather hard to esti-
mate its value.
Our mail carrier says his auto gets
him around the route cheaper than
his team, but is able to keep it on
4 short ration when not in use, and
the saving in feed amounts to more
han the cost OF using the auto over
he present fine roads.
If there ever was an August that
would kill hedge if cut to the
ground, it certainly would be this
August. There is a possibility, too,
hat the man doing the cutting would
likewise be among the killed.
Learn to stack with fork. 1t is
'asier for both stacker and pitcher
md with a little practice fully as good
tacks can be built.
1t is well for the green hand" to
,eep at a respectful distance and let
hose who understand the work start
he silo-filing machinery. We may,
II course, learn by the experience of
'thers, but too many of them do not
live to tell the tale.
Once upon time tried starting
orn shocks by laying for bundles on
he ground, criss-cross fashion. The
all was rainy and l found that most
# these down bundles, although pro-
ected by having the shock built over
hem, spoiled. They did not prevent
he shocks from twisting down.
II is nice to be able to spend a few
weeks during the heat of the summer
a some mountain restort, but we
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