The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
FARM. BURROWS.

anything they can't get excited over
Every dog has his day and mayb
some time there will be a father
day.
. The exhilaration Of going down hill
is mistaken by good many folks fo
inspiration. .
Money may talk, but it has to b.
mighty quick about what it says t.
me, it hurries on so fast.
Misery loves company, it's said
but company would rather you woulc
keep the most of your misery tt
yourself.
When there is war news or q
White House wedding, notice that
the newspapers haven't anything to
say about a cabinet members bucolic
love for white radishes.
Old Bill Williams says that the
worst objection to his riding with
some fellows in their automobile is
that they always 60 too fast to make
smoking comfortable.
With the corn in the ground the
real rush season is over for time.
1t is the. rests between the rushes
that makes farming pleasant when
we learn to make use of the rests.
Try to arrange the work so as to
avoid making it a grind.
A few eight and ten-foot panels are
handy things to have around at far
rowing time. They should be as
light as possible, but must be strong
and pig tight. Don't forget that "pigs
is pigs" and that the first few days
are the important ones in getting the
crop" started.
There was not as great a demand
for seed corn this spring as usual,
but those who had an extra supply
found customers if they offered the
seed corn for sale. Quite number
who know a good thing when they
see it are keeping some of their seed
corn over until another season.
If it takes a cold, wet May to fill
The farmers barns with hay we may
not have the hay to do the filling
with this year, but if our corn crop is
bumper, as usual, we will get along
'irst rate. And, before we get dis
let us remember that jim
,les and weather signs are rather un-
'eliable. @
There is a fine prospect for fruit Of |
some sorts in my part of the country.
The cherries and plums had splen-
lid bloom and the fruit has set on
nicely, although the weather was un-
'easonably cool during the early days
If the spring. The apple trees bloom
ID but sparsely, and there will be
'nly small crop Of that fruit.
The county.road enthusiasts are
ust waking up to the fact that it takes
more than "hot air" and laws to re-
move the dirt It may be that before
many moons come and go some of
he knockers" may be willing to adj
nit that the farmers have been up
gainst hard proposition in making
,ood roads with the money they had
0 do it with.
A kind neighbor took me and my
'ood wife drive of about thirty-five
niles in his new automobile the other
lay and we'saw none of the flowers
" the roadside except the ubiquitous
andelion, nor heard single bird
ong except the squawk Of the jays.
When we got home we were re-
reshed, but quite tired. The next
ay we took walk of couple of
niles and we gathered quite a bunch
I violets and buttercups and the
meadow larks gave us a continuous
rand opera. We came home feeling
Ike couple Of kids who had BEEN
aving holiday. Shooting down the
ike on the wings Of gasoline isn't
be only way to get fun out Of life.
A tire explosion is sometimes as
and annoying as a kick
ng mule.
Lots Of people strain every nerve to
eep right up with the procession, no
natter what its destination may be.
Don't make a practice Of eating Il
reakfast in the summer time BY the |
ght Of Z lamp, unless you cook II |
ourself. Such early rising Is apt toll
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