Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-05-28
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Plant tree on arbor day.
The safe bull is the one you want to
look out for.
The lambs should have free access
to salt, also good clean water.
Trouble with some people is that
they have more wishbone than back
bone.
To keep the rats and mice from
gnawing harness rub a little castor
oil over II.
II you did not cut out the borers
from the peach. ounce or apple trees
last summer, do II now.
A simple form of filter for the els.
tern can be provided by building a
partition Of porous brick through the
cistern.
Funny how the cattle seem to find the
weak place in the fence every time.
One weak spot may make q mile OF
fencing useless.
n the horse has not shed OF its
winter coat and shows lack OF thrift
he should be clipped before being set
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The man who has learned how to
grow good crops in dry weather has
laid hold of one OF the secrets that
will help him to make money.
When planting q new orchard place
the later and harder sorts on the out.
side rows, as that IL where the frosts
first strike and are the severest.
One load of manure finely and even
ly spread is worth two spread uneven
ly in the Jumps. This is another good
argument in favor Of the manure
spreader.
A mortgage, like a porous plaster. is
a good thing II properly placed, but
remember, 1t is easier put on than
taken off, and the latter process Is
apt to be painful as well.
Start with the breed you think you
want and then stick to It. The stock
raiser who shifts every few years
to a new breed never gets anywhere
in his operations, except nearer to the
poor house, perhaps.
Il Is mixed farming which brings
the surest results. Special crops. In
favorable seasons may net larger
profit, but when the losses Of bad
years are deducted, the balance OF
the account will be found to favor
mixed farming.
You get sick sometimes through
carelessness and injudicious living,
and then you take steps to get into
condition again. How about your
soil? Have your methods put 1t. out
of condition? and are you doing moth
ing to restore 1t to its old time vigor
and productiveness? What folly.
Single your turkeys and keep them
from flying of. The method adopted
by one turkey raiser is to bore four
holes in a single and through these
holes pass strong tape under the
wings close up to the body. Tie the
ends of the tape securely. Sounds
easy. but would the turkeys thrive and
grow under the restraint?
The old farmers OF generation or
80 back used to plant their corn when
the white oak leaves were as large
as squirrels ears. and 1t is said they
raised good corn, too. This suggests
that the farmer Of the old days was
closer student OF nature, carrying out
the farm program In closer harmony
with the seasons development than
does the farmer Of to-day.
When It comes to making repairs
and one finds that because Of lack Of
tool house and work room the tools
are scattered through the house and
barn and other buildings one realizes
how fine It would be to have such a
work room. Don't say you cannot az
ford the extra building. Such place
viii prove true economy In the end. It
will not only bring all your tools to-
gether where they will be handy to
use. but It will economic upon your
time in making needed repairs. And
then one can work In such Q place
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