The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-02-12
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and Stock man.

n The doctors have more work to do
during the winter than at other seas
IONS, largely because folks seem de-
termined to keep that best of all
Hphysicians, DR.. Fresh Air, out of
n their houses. We live indoors, eat
three meals close together during the
short winter day, take a good deal
less than our usual amount of exer-
else, indulge the lassitude Of the body
with longer hours Of sleep, and won
der why that dull feeling follows us
around all the time.
H Old Bill Williams says that he likes
his morning cup of coffee, but, ding
dong it all, his wife will not keep it
on the stove for him as late as he
likes to sleep.
n About those western apples | said !
was going to buy month or so ago.
l bought them all right, and they
were nice uniform size all through
the box, so different from the barrel
of eastern Baldwins l purchased
year ago, and they cost enough,
goodness knows. But.they are some
what disappointing after all, l must
confess. They can't compare in
flavor with the same varities grown
in the East or in the central West. l
wish those Yankees down East would
pack their apples little more hon
estly. They are missing great OPP
portunity it seems to me. l wish l
had fine producing orchard right
here of my own.
n | see some of the other big men are
already being suggested for the presi-
dency in 1915. l hope none of my
good friends will be foolish and in
considerate enough to bring out my
name just yet awhile. l wouldn't
have my domestic peace disturbed
and my past life and ancestry pried
into by cynical public for the next
two or three years, for the chance to
run on any uncertain ticket that might
be suggested. Besides, just at the
present time wouldn't be able to
tell what ticket, of the several. pos
sible ones, l should be willing to run
on. Moreover, with such bee buzz
zing around my headgear. ! should
be apt to neglect my little garden
patch more or less, and I'd hate to
see it grow up to weeds.
Whatever else may be said about
the legend of the grounding, it fur
nishes a theme for light conversation
when the season comesaround, which
is better than gossiping about the
neighbors.
! Every stock raiser needs a good
scale and should form the habit of
weighing his hogs regular intervals.
In this way he can keep pretty close
tab on the feed he is handing out to
them. And when selling time comes
he will be on equal footing with the
stock buyer in guessing" at the
weights.
Nature after all strikes a pretty
good balance. The drouth of 1918
which covered so large part of the
corn belt threw terror into men con.
corning their supply of winter rough
age. In turn, we are having one of
the mildest winters that has ever
been experienced and the roughage
supply is holding out amazingly. Cat
tie haven't made as good use of corn.
stalks any time during the last decade
as they have this winter.
The truly progressive farmer is the
one who sees to it that his wife's de-
partment of work is as well kept up
to date in machinery and improved
conveniences as his own. /
/ The carless mixer is a rather ex-
pensive nuisance to have about the
farm. The last is the richest and if
left in the udder the cow is pretty
sure to take it as a hint that she is
paying too much for her feed and
govern herself accordingly.
One of the signs of the times is the
disappearance of the old.fashioned al
manac with the zodiacal signs circled
around nude gentleman with ex-
posed ''innrads.
Woven wire fences may make it
possible to keep small flock of