Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-09-17
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Charcoal Is good for the hens. es.
pecially in hot weather.
Lime wash all the stables. II VIII
make them sweet and clean.
The cleaner the poultry house the
less trouble there will be with pests
and diseases.
There are always two sides to the
farm help questionable helps side as
we'll as that of the farmer.
Screened stables and generous use
Of the spray will help you through the
summer without much loss in the milk
now.
Don't get in the habit Of dosing your
animals. Provide good care and good
feed and there will be little need to
dope them.
Provide good screens for the house
II you have not already done so. The
day OF the old cloth mosquito netting
should be past for most farmers.
Pigs in the orchard will pick up all
the windfalls and perform a double
service. They will destroy the In
furious insect life and they will also
grow fat on the fruit.
The floor to the hay NOW should De
tight 80 that the dust and SEEDS
from the hay cannot sift through
cracks down upon the backs and into
the eyes Of the horses and other stock,
Let II be a rule of the farm that
nothing shall 60 to waste. Provide
q way by which everything Is used 10
the best advantage, and there will be
no trouble about keeping the bank &C.
count growing.
The regulations governing the In
spection and quarantine OF imported
animals has been changed by the az
ricultural department SO as to require
n quarantine Of 80 days for sheep i'm
ported from Canada for breeding pur
noses. This action has been taken by
amendment 3 to bureau Of animal In
dustry. order 142.
A cream thermometer costs but III
tie but its convenience In accurately
telling you the temperature OF the
cream Is almost inestimable, for the
quality OF the butter made and the
ease with which 1t is churned largely
depend upon having the cream al
the right temperature when begin
ming operations.
To mark your name upon metal
melt tallow or beeswax upon the too
TO be marked, write your name In tne
tallow or wax, being sure to scratcf
clear through to the metal surface
Then pour into the letters thus made
a few drops OF nitric acid. Leave fol
n few minutes. Then wipe on acit
and beeswax or tallow and you vii
ind your tool has your name tina
won't come on.
The farmer needs to know the plants
he would grow as well as the quaint!
Of the soil he would cultivate. Planti
differ widely in composition, range o
root. period Of growth and In thei
ability to gather that which they neet
from the soil. These are facts which
n farmer should be familiar with II
order that he may intelligently MANURE
the soil and plan the rotation OF crop
he wishes to follow In a manner tina
will give the best possible results
A draught of cool water Is refresh
ing when working in the fields. Make
YOU feel like taking fresh grip on tn
work. Don't you suppose the horse
would feel the same way? When !
comes to working hard In warn
weather hauling heavy loads or pullin
the hinder an occasional drink OF va
tar would cool their systems and n
fresh their energy as much as 1t stimr
lates you. 1T is not supposed how
ever" cautions Prof. c. Minkler. tina
any horseman will allow his team .
tank M on cold water when In YER
heated state; but It is reasonable :
expect him to allow them the privileg
of taking Q few swallows to Quenc
their thirst, and dri.e the burning in
pulnoB away.