Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-22


lar feeding encourages boiling OF food,
leading TO indigestion.
II is no longer question: Does the
silo payf Rather. what 10 the best
method OF handling the silo?
Don't forget that charcoal Is good
for the hogs. salt, also. Have II where
they can help themselves.
The road horse stuffed with hay
makes a POOR traveller. Feed light on
hay and heavier on oats when using
the horses much.
Good bacon brings good prices. See
that your breed Of hogs Is right, and
then feed for the best results.
Large animals consume less pounds
of dry material per 1000 pounds live
weight per day than do small ones.
The bull that isn't dangerous and
the gun that isn't loaded both belong
in the same class and should be given
O wide berth.
Be sure the chickens. young and
old, have plenty Of gravel. Much
bowel trouble 10 caused by lack OF
good grits.
Intelligent feeding Of live stock re-
quires not only a knowledge OF the
food constituents, but knowledge OF
the animals fed.
When building the hen house be
sure II has south exposure and good
window space. It will make 1t bright
and warm this winter and will make
the hens. feel like laying.
It Is a good thing to have the horse
so gentle as to be able to crawl I'M
der him, and then It is a good thing
not to do It. It Is poor place to be
II the horse should suddenly startle.
II has long since been demonstrate
ed by experiments that corn alone
does not make the best or most eco
nomical fattaning ration. The corn
must be balanced by feed containing
more Of protein.
The board silo can be given a &C.
ment lining by Cheating with lath and
applying the cement. Silos thus lined
should be thoroughly cleaned each
year and then washed with thin &C.
ment to I'LL the cracks which may
have formed in the thin lining.
Cream that has been allowed to
stand too long will break or become
watery and will not make the best
favored butter. The secret of good
butter making is knowing just when
the cream has reached the right stage
Of acidity.
The horse with a long .establlshed
case Of worms should be given pur-
gative before any tonic treatment Is
begun. Administer four drains OF
aloes before breakfast or on an empty
stomach. Also give warm enema OF
four quarts of strong soapsuds. Fol-
low this with a course of tonics. Sui
phate of iron, two drachms; gentian,
four drains, and columbo. two drains;
twice daily. for week or two. Give
at the same time sound, nourishing
diet and gentle regular exercise.
Successful dairymen plan system
of crop rotation which enables them
to have one market or cash crop, be-
sides the profits from the dairy. The
increased fertility brought on to the
farm from the use of concentrated
feed stuffs more than offsets the
amount of fertility removed by the
sale of the dairy produces. Another
factor is that the same help required
properly to conduct a dairy can find
time, outside Of the regular routine
of dairy work, to care for profitable
market or cash crop.
Clean cream, cold cream and rich
cream are the three graces Of the
dairy business. Be clean and sanitary
In milking. Have all pals, crooks,
cans and dairy utensils scalded and
clean. Keep the separator clean by
washing after each separating. Cool
each lot OF cream In cold water before
setting 1t away and have It thorough
" cooled before adding to the general
lot of cream. Have tank Of cold
water or q well ventilated cool eel.
lar in which to keep the cream. Stir
each Of the separate lots Of cream
every day to keep them uniform.