Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-13
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VI" FARM
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Shade must be provided for the hogs
n they would thrive.
Sponge the horse of under the tall.
II helps to cool and rest him.
Hens In the stable are like pigs In
the door yard. Both are untidy ana
unclean.
The horse that gets well curried at
night is in good temper for work In
the morning.
Provide a dry place for the dairy
salt so It will not gather dampness
and get lumpy.
More machinery on the farm rusts
out than wears out, and shame on the
farmer that 1t is true, too.
The rafting wagon makes poor
music for the good farmer. Tighten
the bolts and save wear and tear.
Calves should be watered at least
twice a day. and 1t goes without say
Ing that the water should be clean and
fresh.
Keep a sharp eye on the lambs.
Give special care to the neglected
ones. Help at the right time will save
many loss.
Well.fed and well-housed pigs Of or
binary breed make good appearance.
in fact they look better than the neg
lected pigs of pedigree stock.
Hogging Off corn pays under right
conditions, as II has been shown by
experiment that hogs thus fed gained
nearly one-third more rapidly than did
those fed in the yards.
The successful poultryman is the
one who can distinguish the dividing
line between the pure bred stock that
is all for show, and the pure bred
stock that is for the egg and flesh
making business.
Be sure the box on your machine
you are taking to the field has in 1t the
tools you may need. A little fore
thought will save the time and
trouble Of going back after what is
needed.
The good old farmers prayer that
the Lord would preserve him from
the itch, tight shoes, cow that holds
her milk, kicks and debt" was born
II q wealth of experience and indicated
that he desired to walk in the easy
paths of peace and contentment.
The successful horse trainer says
that the breaking Of the colt should be-
gin when only few weeks or months
old. Why should not the same prin-
ciple apply to the heifer calf. Get her
used to being handled. Let her know
what It is to run your hands over her
tanks and underneath upon her udder.
Such familiarity will prove invaluable
ut the time Of her first calving. Try 1t
and see.
In q series of experiments made
by the Ontario experiment station It
was found that sweet cream churned
in less time than ripened cream, that
buttermilk from sweet cream con-
tanned more fat than buttermilk from
ripened cream. that the moisture con-
tent of the butter was fairly con-
slant, averaging 1879 per cent, and
that butter made from gathered cream
was as good as that from cream sep
arated at the factory.
The large ant hill can be effectively
destroyed by the use Of carbon bisul-
phide, used as follows: Make several
holes in various parts of the hill and
pour into each hole about a table
spoonful of carbon bisulphide, and
cover the whole nest with a blanket.
The heavy fumes Of the insecticide
win permeate the ant hill, killing all
insect life. The operation may be
made more effective by exploding the
vaDor under the blanket with the aid
of q light on the end Of pole. The
latter procedure drives the poisonous
fumes throughout the nest, rendering
them more fatal to the inmates. The
best time for this treatment is In the
evening, when most Of the ants win
be at home.