The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-30

pretty close 10 carrying ana let I'M
man on cheaper land raise the bee
calves.
Tack some old felt or leather or
the bottom of the ladder, and thu:
avoid the danger of serious accident:
by its slipping.
1t does the herd of milk cows nc
good to drive them a quarter or q
half mile to water, with the thermom.
eter saying it is zero, then to COM
pei the cows to get down On their
knees on the ice to reach the water
when they get there. You can safe
ly figure a shrink OF 20 per cent
arising from such inconvenience and
exposure.
The women folks are beginning to
talk about hen setting and incubator
management. Although below zero
cheer up, for here is the first har-
binger Of spring.
Just now we are sick of the sight
of ice, but next summer it will look
good to us--a reminder that small
ice house on the farm, filled with
what is now plentiful, will prove a
blessing.
Compressed air can be made to do
a great deal of useful work, and
nothing more useful than to force
water where wanted about the house
and farm buildings. A little COM
pressed air does wonders in moving
water through pipes and is much
more satisfactory than to depend up
On gravity.
Being economical by putting on an
insufficient amount of grass seed
when seeding is a small saving at a
big expense.
1t is quite commonly believed that
to severely trim fruit trees, to drive
railroad spikes in the trees induces
bearing of fruit. 1t comes about in
this way-such treatment hastens the
death of the tree, and all trees when
struck with death put forth an effort
to reproduce before death. Thus
fruit bearing is often brought about
at the expense of the tree.
Good shelter means solid comfort
and less feed.
The right time to halter-break colts
is when the colt is still so small you
can make it behave. start with the
halter by midsummer and at wean-
ing time the colt is thoroughly halter
broke. This is better than to wait so
long that the colt has the strength to
handle you instead of you being able
to handle the colt
Have you inspected this seasons
supply of garden seeds? You may
need to buy more of them than you
thought. Not only those which are
actually spoiled, but some that seem
good will, when closel y examined or
tested, show such weak terminating
qualities as to be absolutely worth
less.
See if any of the weaker be colon
les are getting short of supplies.
We rarely hear of a farmer sending
away for change of seed oats, nei-
Their do we notice any appreciate in
crease in the yield of oats. III nine
out of ten neighborhoods the oats
simply have degenerated and run
OUT till the production is only about
one half what it should be.
just because ducks and geese
quack around and act lively is no rea-
son why they should not be given
little attention during cold weather.
See that they have some good water
to drink, toss them a little clean grain
feed every feeding time, and above
all furnish them shelter at night,
where they will not freeze their feet.
Have all the hot-bed material right
at hand to put in the first favorable
day for the work.
Clean the old caked grease from
the axles, grease cups and wheel
bearings of the automobile, thorough
ly cleansing them and oiling to pre-
vent rust through the winter months.
All oil and dust that have accumulat-
ed around the machine during the
season should be removed by forcing
little gasoline against it, wiping the
thicker spots off with a brush.
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