Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-08-20
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Work thought out ahead is half
done.
Keep CHEEKY and half OF your
troubles will disappear.
The runty pig is poor stock to raise
and should never be bred from.
Have YOU ever been able to discover
the economy OF the half-starved cali!
The kind OF crops Q man grows Is
q pretty good index to the mans
character.
A mash OF two quarts Of middlings
will put the pigs In condition for mar
ket next fall.
In picking your breeder for next
year btOCh IcinciubCi thos ehS aS~S'~'
Is more than half the flock.
Open up a burlap bag at the seam
and throw over the cow when milking.
It will prove big protection from the
flies and will help keep her quiet.
Alcohol, tobacco. iced-drinks. stimu-
lating food and strong tea and coifee
increase the effects OF the hot
weather.
The shiftless farmer Is half glad OF
the break in the machine that takes
him to town where he can loaf and
gossip for half day.
The farmer who loves the soft side
of his bed in the morning more than
he does a soft bed for his crops, is the
farmer who never discovers that farm
ing pays.
Clean out the horse stalls every day.
Shake out the bedding. removing the
stained litter and putting the rest on
a rack to dry and air. Then sweep
out the stall so It will get dry.
She Was a Hard Milker.-Summer
Boardtr-"How much milk does that
cow you are milking give?" Perspir-
ing and. Overworked Milker-"She
don't give none. What yer get yer got
TO work hard fer"
Better to try, and in the trying make
mistakes than not to try at all. The
farmer that Is not ready to expert
ment with new methods and new
crops even though his first attempts
are partial failure, is the farmer who
never improves.
Wire fences increase the danger to
stock from lightning, but this danger
can be almost entirely overcome by
running O wire which is In contact
with all the wires Of the fence into the
ground. Such wires should be placed
at about every tenth to fifteenth post.
Pigs in the clover is no joke, Meth
er is It a puzzle. The puzzle Is that
any farmer should try to raise pigs
without giving them pasturage, and the
Joke, II joke there be, is on the fellow
whose hogs are not ready for market
when they should be. It pays to keep
the pigs growing. and good pasturage
with grain feed is the thing that will
do the turn.
Keep your eye on the new machine
for loosening bolts. Small parts are
apt to work loose during the first sea-
sons use. Certain boxes or bearings
may fit too tightly, thus causing them
to heat, while others may need tight
ening. There is nothing that will
shorten the life Of farm machinery
more than the carelessness OF not
keeping all nuts, screws and Tugs tight.
A wrench should always be found In
connection with machines which are
in operation, and 1t should be used
when necessary.
Rye makes a good early pasture in
che spring and a late pasture In the
fan. It is very hardy and will grow
ON very poor land, and make a fair
quality OF hay when cut and cured at
the right time. When plowed under,
II win add humus to the soil, and as q
winter crop 1t Is the best that we can
grow in the north. One matter we
should keep in mind, and that IL not
20 allow It 10 get too large before
Moving under. This makes trouble,
I;or when Lowed under x 70 ant TO
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