Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-02
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NJ FARM
MMM.. III.

by proper pruning.
The ROSTERS should have long since
been taken from the breeding pens.
A lazy man is sure to have lousy
fowls.
Profits Of the dairy are dependent
largely upon the comfort Of the stock
A good rule In feeding all stock 10
to feed only what they will eat up
clean.
Frequent cuttings will kill on sweet
clover which becomes a pest IN some
places.
Surprising what difference hand
full Of grain will make in the ewes and
lambs II fed daily.
The National Orchard congress will
hold its second annual exposition at
Council Bluffs, Ia, November Is to 20.
Look on the bright side Of the
weather and the crops. They both
generally turn out better than 1t 10
feared they will
The drinking water in the summer
is an important matter with the stock,
especially with the dairy herd. Re-
member that foul water is sure to
breed disease.
Sometimes a stick becomes lodged
in the nostrils Of the COW. There
will be indications Of labored breath
ing. Always investigate, and remove
the cause of the difficulty.
Good fencing is required with sheep
and its cost deters many farmers from
keeping a small flock. 1t should be
remembered, however. that the sheep
will pay for the extra fencing neces-
sary If given an opportunity.
Are you particular to see that the
horses are watered in the field as
you are yourself. You take water
with you, why not for the horse,
which is doing far harder work, and
needs the water much worse than do
you.
According to an experiment by the
Kansas experiment station, an early
cut alfalfa will produce more pork
than will late cut alfalfa. A tom Of
the former fed with grain produced
1858 pounds Of pork, while the late cut
alfalfa fed with an equal quantity Of
grain produced only 1913 pounds, less
than half as much.
Clean quarters for the chickens pay.
Never allow droppings to accumulate;
change the bedding on the floor and
in the nests often; 60 among the birds
carefully, not soaring them by quick
movements. Look at things from their
standpoint; 1t pays to sympathise
even with hen II you want to make
her pay.
The poorly lighted, poorly ventilat-
ed barn is poor place to keep any
farm animals, especially the COWS.
Pure milk cannot be produced from
such surroundings. During the sum-
mer time while the COWS are out most
Of the time anyway and the barn lit
tie used, plan to make improvements
which will improve the conditions
and make your barn more sanitary.
Put in more windows and put in some
kind Of a ventilating system.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta
ton the Eve poorest COWS In the herd
ate $40 worth Of feed and returned
Sl4S. The fiVe best COWS ate 1904
worth of feed and returned 1896.
There is a chance to do some think
Ing on that showing. Thousands upon
thousands Of farmers have herds do
ing the same kind Of work as those
I'VE poorest COVE and they do not
yet know about It
Prof. spilIman. United States agrt-
cultural department expert. declares
that the paying dairy consists Of COWS
that eat heartily and do not make
meat, but do make milk Of their feed.
This means that they must be dairy
and not beef cows. A good dairy cow
though she be killed and buried when
she gets too old to give milk. win give
proat that WIN buy each year three
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