The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-11-13
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stockman.

to be wintered together in the same
lot, and when it is case of mules and
cattle the combination is even moretoI
be avoided. Mulesare nuisance with
cattle in either lot or pasture. A mule
will often get the better Of a newborn
calf in short order.
The only way some folks take an in
terest in their district school is to
gossip about the teacher.
find that dragging a road before it
has dried sufficiently is work thrown
away; travel only cuts new ruts be-
hind the drag. Wait until the soil
packs under the travel before drag
cling.
Public sales are going on full blast,
with good prices for all stuff of value.
Horses, perhaps, are not selling quite
as high, as the winter feed bill looks
big to purchasers, but towards spring
prices will no doubt 60 higher. The
outcome of the sales certainly does
not indicate that the country is "going
to smash"
If you want to keep sweet potatoes
as long as possible, pick out solid, per-
feet specimens and wrap in news
paper and pack in barrels or boxes,
then store in a dry cellar or cave. l
know by experience that any potato
or apple will keep better and longer
stored in this way.
Knowing that all seeds will be high
in price next spring, more farmers
than ever before are getting hold OF
what they need this fall, before every
thing gets in the hands Of dealers and
spectators. Last week bought four
bushels of alfalfa seed | expect to sow
in the spring, and also got the same
amount for neighbors. We all figure
the price will be So to So higher in the
spring.
The man who would winter stock
cheaply this winter must expect to
make liberal use of wind, as both hay
and grain will be high in price. We
used to hear a good deal about rough
ing horses through the winter, but
this time even the "roughing" WILDE
costly.
The neighbor boys are getting traps
together for winter round Of trap
ping. There is both money and fun
in it, and sometimes, when certain
smellful animal is caught, there is
third quantity to be reckoned with. A
boy never minds the smell, however.
All he thinks of is to get whole hide.
In grandfather's time when a new
ak or hammer handle was needed it
was shaped out of the best timber
grown on the farm. 1t took a little
time to make it, but the handle would
last half lifetime, barring accidents.
Nowadays, wevisit the hardware store
when we want handle, and pay
good price for an article that does not
last long. This generation doesn't
seem to care so much if an article
is shoddy, just so it is easily obtained.
Don't peddle heresay, particularly
about school affairs. Heresay never
is improved by the passing on process,
and very often it causes trouble in an
otherwise perfectly harmonious school
dietrict. Parents upholding the do
ings of the mischievous scholar are
also troublemakers.
The automobile may have its draw
backs like all other things that are
worth striving for, but it also has
many good points in its favor. That
it will be a great factor in bringing
real good roads goes without saying.
In way it brings neighbors closer
together and makes the farm more
pleasant to live on. According to my
notion the chief drawback about the
automobile is that quite often weak
brain guides the hands that are on
the steering wheel.
Five cents per bushels seems to be
more than the farmers in this vicinity
are willing to pay for corn husking
and quite a numbee have bought ma
chine huskers. One Of these with an
elevator at the crib makes short work