Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-09-24

Wet the corn before putting In the
silo II II 10 extra dry.
Keep the young chickens growing.
Green food Is essential.
The vitality OF alfalfa Ia much les'
sened by letting II stand very long
after the proper time for cutting.
Il Is the COW which the man 10
anxious to sell that you cannot afford
to buy.
Keep only as many chickens 40 you
have room for. Crowding is always
disastrous.
Salt, fresh water and kind words &c
long way in inducing tho cow to Ill
the milk pail.
Speltz when ground and mixed with
bran or cornmeal makes Q good FEED
for milk cows.
Do you know how to run your farm
as we'll as you think you know how
to run the country?
The stanchion 10 O cruel thing to
keep the cows in during fly time. un'
less the stable In screened.
Kerosene makes good spray to use
In the chicken house, only be careful
Of fire or lighted matches after using
One does not have to look ut the
average farm orchard twice to know
that It is the most neglected spot on
the farm.
Dirt is the great enemy OF milk.
From the feeding and handling OF the
COW to the final disposition OF the
milk you cannot be too careful.
II should not be necessary to re-
mind you that the separator should
be washed and scalded each time 1t is
used. Washing It out with clean cold
water Is not sufficient.
Eggs that are uniform In size and
color find more ready market and q
better price than eggs not so assorted.
This Is one of the strong arguments
In favor OF one breed of hens.
The dairy farm needs power OF
some kind. In purchasing an engine
get one that will do more work than
you will require Of II. 1t will make Its
running easier and will provide for In.
creased business.
After the first year II Is almost i'm.
possible to Judge the age Of hen. and
for this reason leg bands should be
used to prevent you from sending the
young hens to market and keeping the
old ones. The cost Of the leg bands Is
as nothing compared to the convent
ence of knowing each individual fowl.
Register the numbers in a book and
under each number keep a record OF
the hen bearing that number. In this
way you will be able to deal intelli.
gently with your flock and make your
profits more.
A wallow for the hogs IL q good
thing in the summer time for It helps
them to keep cool. One Of cement may
be made by digging a hole 10 inches
deep and ten feet square. In the bot
tom mack six inches Of coarse gravel
or cinders, and on this lay three
inches Of coarse concrete. Smooth on
the surface and raise the sides six
inches higher. This makes a shallow
basin, which will make a good sani-
tsry wallow, and a barrel Of water a
day will be sufficient to keep 1t going.
II you have running water which
can be piped into the basin, SO much
the better.
A method Of curing alfalfa hay with.
out the use of hay caps which has
proved successful is to cut the alfalfa
in the morning as soon as the dew IN
OF, allow II to remain in the swath
as late In the afternoon as possible
and yet get II raked before the eve
ming dews fall and then put It In tall
cocks, II 1t looks like rain; otherwise
leave It in the windrow over night. II
the next day is sunshiny the hay is
scattered after the dew is OF. allowed
to dry until late afternoon and put In
the barn. II the weather is not favor
able for drying, more than two days
will be required to cure the hay.
Here are some feeding maxims by
Prof. Beach which we are glad to
give space to among the Meadow
brook Farm Notes: The more food