Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-18
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ME- FARM
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Give the little pigs plenty OF room
to exercise.
Keep the lambs growing. Don't let
them have back set.
Shear the tops of early celery ana
get the plants out as soon as possible
An alfalfa field and bunch OF good
mich cows puts farmer on easy
street.
Put IN a lot OF sweet corn to help
out when the pasturage gets short
along In July and August.
Chilly nights and on days when
there are cold rains house the sheep.
You will be repaid for your trouble.
The day of low.priced eggs seems
gone forever, and the farmer more
than ever finds q source Of profit In
his poultry.
There is nothing mean or small
about the American hen. She Is do
Ing great things for the country. es-
pecially the farmer.
Raise the collars en- the horses &C.
casionally. and wipe away the sweat.
It will prevent chatting and will make
the animals feel more comfortable.
In the feeding OF soft and moldy
corn come farmers during the past
winter have found that sulphur and
Glauber salts have prevented any Ill
results.
Don't let the taste uf the surround
ing get into the butter. Set the cream
and make the butter in O clean. sweet
place away from the odors Of the
kitchen.
Know a man by the appearance OF
his cows when the first go out to pas
ture. Some men are either too lazy
or too ignorant to feed and care for
their stock right.
Watch the cows bag just before
.calving Be sure 1t does not get In
caky condition. Better milk her occa-
sionally than to run the risk Of serious
trouble at the time Of calving.
The experiment stations are advis-
ing rs a remedy for gapes in young
chicks the placing Of the affected
chicks in a basket over tub contain
ing a hot brick and some carbolic
acid. The chicks must not inhale the
fumes more than a minute at time.
II is only the stock which are. in
creasing in size and weight which are
producing a profit for their owner.
When a ration is fed which only
keeps the stock from losing ground.
the farmer is losing money. In some
experiments to test the amount Of feed
needed to keep 1,000-pound steer in
condition without making him grow. It
was found that there was required Is
pounds timothy hay, IL pounds clover
hay and seven pounds corn meal. In
other words, unless more than this |
amount of feed was consumed the
steer would not make a growth worth |
considering.
It is lack of sympathy between IA
Their and son which drives many a boy |
from the farm. The father lays out |
the tasks for the boy and perhaps re-
qulres more than he ought to, and
then when any defects In the work |
are discovered It is noted by an angry |
scowl, or a sarcastic word Of criticism
This Is not the way. Try and make
the boy feel from the very first when
as q fodder he follows you around
ana WHILE " uCip thoS NC 10 yOuA
partner and that you can always do
things better with his help. He may
bother you many q time. but never
let him know It. Talk with him about
the work on the farm. get his ideas
about how things should be done, and
kindly and lovingly point out his mis-
takes, give him something that Is all
hts own, a calf or q colt or lamb, and
q Iittlo plot Of ground for a garden.
show him how to care for them and
as the boy grows up he win feel that
he is part Of the farm. It viii be the
dearest spot In all the world to him
and he viii not want to leave II Or
yOu !