Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-31
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iou CuHnot uHOru W put nibh'pilCSu
Iced into scrubs.
Keep posted on the market prices OF
cereals and produce.
The pigs need exercise. An Sx1O
Tard will not give II to them.
See that your crops do not suffer
rom cold, wet feet, by draining the
and.
The good farmer Is not always the
good business man. How Is 1t with
you?
The manure that is allowed to &C.
cumulate in the pile will lose about
so per cent of its value.
Cool the milk as soon after draw
ing as is possible. This applies to
winter as well as summer,
The curried horse Is healthier, and
utilities more of the feed given to him
than the uncared.for animal.
The early Matched pullets ought to
be laying now. Feed them up and
get them into the earning class as
soon as possible.
Protect the young trees in the or
chard from rats, mice and rabbits.
shield of tar paper will prove quite
effective II we'll put on.
Calls and sores on horses nine
times out of ten result from limiting
harness. A little care will prevent 1t.
Variety is the spice Of life," and
that is good rule to apply to crops
Rotation Is the thing. Work out some
plan to begin on next year.
Shut-in poultry should be provided
with plenty Of exercise. Feed the
grain in deep litter and make them
scratch for every bit they get They
will enjoy 1t better.
The completion of the 100000 agri-
cultural building by the Missouri
state college next September will
mark another advance step In farm
education in that state.
of course all the farm machinery
has been properly cleaned and housed
before this, and yet We cannot help
but fear that some neglectful farmer
has forgotten. This is by way Of re.
hinder.
Not much encouragement to the
renter to try crop rotation, unless he
takes a lease on the place long
enough to enable him to enjoy the
benefits of the rotation plan. That Is
why the tendency is always downward
with the rented farm.
Some who have tested It declare
that the same amount of feed needed
to produce a pound Of pork will pro-
duce a pound Of gain in chicken.
And when one remembers that the
selling price of poultry Is about twice |
that of pork we feel that big point Is
made in favor of poultry raising.
Now is the time Of year to take nc.
count of things, and see where you
stand. Figure out what your crops
and your stock are worth, try and es.
innate the expenses of the year and |
then strike a balance. Such figuring |
will make Of you more careful farm |
er, and will make you search out |
many a leakage In farm methods.
The easiest and cheapest way OF |
supplying nitrogen to the soil is by |
the growing of leguminous crops. |
Without this element you cannot pro- |
duce good crops Of any kind. Re-
member this and lay out a system Of
crop rotation which includes the grow
ing Of clover or other leguminous crop |
upon the land once in every four or
five years.
It depends entirely upon the soil |
and its condition as to what kind Of |
fertilizer II needs. Some soils need |
lining. Others do not. Some need to |
be built up in humus, some need phos- |
phate, others are sadly deficient in
nitrogen. BY the application Of manure,
special fertilizers and the growing OF
Ieguminous crops there Is no soil but |
which can be built up to high state
q productivity. !