The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-08
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and s tockman.

| FANM FOKKOWS.
Farmer and stockmsn.
do not believe much corn will be
burned for fuel this winter. When
it was selling for from IL to ID cents
a bushel and coal was $500 a ton, il
was the cheapest fuel Of the two, and
l burned some of it then. A like con.
dition will never again exist.
To him who is content to stand
still the world seems to be moving
entirely too fast for safety.
A friend of mine says the cheapest
and best way Of digging the hole for
a large and substantial post is with a
half stick of dynamite. He bores
with two-inch auger to the depth
wanted, sets the dynamite off and
two or three minutes cutting the cor
ners with tile spade completes the
job.
The hay baler puts hay in shape for
storing in small space, hence small
barn may be utilized for the storage
of much hay. Inasmuch as baling
costs very little more than stacking,
and there is no loss by spelling in
the stack, it is a matter of economy
in all ways to bale.
Be sure you are right, then don't
be too intolerably headstrong about
it.
A lumber yard near here is putting
in full stock of stave lumber for the
building of next years silos. The
slaves come already milled, and will
be sold very little above the; price of
common dimension stuff of like ma
terial. 1see no reason why silos
should not be bought in this way,
and at great reduction, considering
what some have cost in the past.
There is talk of cutting out the free
seed graft. The secretary of agri-
culture favors doing away with it. l
have long wondered why the prac-
tice has been kept alive, but, of
course, the mistaken notion of con-
gressmen that it is boost for them
has kept it up. 1t would be just as
reasonable to distribute free fence
staples as free mustard seeds labeled
as turnip. The recipient would at
least know what he was getting.
Winter gives the farmers a chance
to rest up a little and prepare for
greater achievements next season.
Think for yourself; don't be scrap
heap for other mems cast-ofrnotions.
Ere this has been read Santa Claus
will have made his rounds. | hope
all little boys and girls will have been
visited. can still remember when
the visit of Santa was the event of
my life. Hanging up the stocking
is the best way of getting into COM
with the gray-whiskered
old gentleman, according to the re-
membrance of my boyhood days.
Be cheerful; you can't improve any
situation by being otherwise.
The perfect weather we have had
up to the present time makes such
easy work of the chores that it is
hardly enough to keep ones appetite
in working order. This, however, is
not intended as complaint against
the weather man. AS far as our APP
petite is concerned we are willing to
worry along without much change
in temperature"
Rabbits will grid young apple trees
even when there is no snow on the
ground. The only safe way is to
wrap the trees with something to
keep the little nibbiefs away and al
80 discourage them by having shot
gun handy. Some advise feeding
he rabbits on corn to keep them from
he trees. Others advise feeding the
'amily on rabbits. l suppose we may
choose between the two:
Great is blue grass, except in mid
summer. Where possible to have
10Th, the'ideal arrangements prairie
!rass pasture to last through July and
August, the seed months of blue
.rass. He who is fortunate enough
o have both is indeed prepared for a
ong pasture season.
II is mistate to sell Short" on
orn even when the price is as high