Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-13

Lambs three or four months old
should be weaned.
As q rule drilling In small grain Ii
safer method than broadcasting.
Hot weather hath its recompense In
the increased corn growth, 80 don't
growl.
Rutabagas are good for sheep. and
it's not to late to plant some, II you
do II right away.
Some farmers there are TO whom q
hog is hog II It only have q snout and
o tail and squeal.
Don't let the overheated horse stand
In draught. Blanket him and let
him cool of gradually.
The right time to churn Is when the
cream Is ready. Don't permit other
things interfering with the work.
More and more are the farmers
coming to understand that It pays and
pays big to raise their own dairy
cows.
Unsheltered machinery will sufier
more damage during one season than
the wear Of two seasons use under
careful handling.
Don't fail to keep some Of your best
lambs for breeding stock. High prices
are apt to tempt man to part with
animals he will sorely need later.
Dust the sore place on the shoulder
of the horse under the collar with corn
starch, and be sure that the collar Ii
smooth and clean. A little care and
the place will soon heal.
The dairy is q mandatory for the
turning of the vegetation OF the farm
into finished product. Remember that
grain farming depletes the soil fer
tility, but dairying is the sure agency
Of replenishing It.
The average weight Of the average
draft horse is $500 pounds. The farm.
er will find that the horse of lighter
weight on the farm will not handle the
work easily or well. It Is economy to
have heavy horses, and 1t pays to raise
that kind too.
Good butter comes not by chance,
but by cleanliness. good feed, separat-
ing the cream and then aerating cool
ing and ripening 1t, and lastly, churn-
ing the cream when 1t Is ready. The
good butter.maker is the one who OBJ
serves carefully all these points.
Some horses have the trick Of roll.
ing in their stalls. This can be pre-
vented by running strap from ring
fastened to the overhead strap Of the
halter to q ring in the ceiling Just
back OF the manger. The strap is run
through the upper ring. a slight weight
taking up the slack as the horse
raises its head. The strap should be
SO adjusted that the horse can rest its
nose on the ground but not the top
OF its head.
Keep the dog out of the COW lot. His
presence there worries the cows and
anything that disturbs the cow reduces
the flow Of milk. The story is told OF
man who noticed his cows standing
by the pasture gate, and thinking they
should not be there at that time Of
day, set dog on them. In their flight
from the dog they went over pond
dam, one falling and splitting her
udder. AS one man expressed 1t, she
has to be MIXED with club now.
Something usually happens when you
say "sic EN-"
The farmer Is judged largely by the
appearance Of his place. Be neat
around the farm buildings and the
house. Keep the fences in good repair
and the fence rows clean and seeded
to good grass. Cleanliness is the next
thing to being good, and we all like to
be called good. Others will say that
we are good farmers II our farm looks
neat and clean. Keep the barn and
barn surroundings clean for both util.
ity and beauty. The model farmer
makes the living place for the animals
he keeps as sanitary as the dwelling
In which he himself lives. And this Ii
right from every point Of view.