Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-10-21
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Test your cows.

Test your cows.
mo waste land on the farm" IL q
good motto.
The rundown farm Is where the
sheep are needed most.
The way to enjoy the fair is to have
some kind of exhibit there.
Corn can be too ripe for putting in
the silo. Guard against 1t.
Current and gooseberry bushes II
Set out in the fall should be well
mulched.
Easier to keep the hogs healthy
than it is to get them well after they
are once sick.
The drudgery Of the farm can be
largely eliminated by planning and
systematizing the work.
What was done with the cultivator
after the last time through the corn?
Hope it was not left out to weather.
When digging potatoes be sure they
do not lie in the sun. They will turn
green If they do and will have bitter
taste.
Don't let the sheep get wet. Takes
q long time to dry out their heavy
coats Of fleece. Provide shelter. 1t
will pay you.
Last call for the state, county or
township fair. OF course you ought
to attend. It will do you good and
wife will enjoy 1t.
II the field is not tile drained and Is
inclined to be q little wet, plow an
occasional deep furrow. This win
carry on much Of the surplus water |
and make your crops better.
Not the farm work first, but the ed |
ucation Of the children. Days taken |
from the school for work on the farm |
should be placed on the debit rather |
than the credit side Of the account.
Contrasting associations as organ |
feed and managed in many Of the |
states now include between 20 and 30 |
dairy farmers who own 300 or more |
COWS. The purpose is to make an in |
dividuRl study of each COW in the
herd. The plan is to secure compe-
tent man to visit the farms once each |
month and remain there for "a hours.
While there he weighs the feed which |
the cow eats, also weighs and tests
the milk. This is done not merely to
see how much milk and butter fat the
cows will give in year, but also to
determine the cost Of producing that
milk and butter fat, and to ascertain
theproflts. He also makes a study Of
each herd and suggests improvements.
For this work the man whom the
association employs usually receives
81 per COW per year for each COW
tested, together with his board and
lodging. Besides this expense there is
an assessment of from % cents to 81 |
per member, for covering necessary
expenses.
Why not plant nut trees? Their
product Is valuable. The accompany
ing table shows the imports Of nuts
for consumption In the United States
during the last nine years, and 1t il
evident from the increase each year
that nuts are entering more generally |,
into the food consumption Of the ma
ton. This may fairly be considered
an encouragement for the planting Of
nut trees. The values in the tables
are only those Of the imports and does
not include the value Of nuts raised
in this country:
1900 ............ssss..s.ss... ,4oloS
Ia0i 3, u.s. ~
loo2 .......0.................. 4,zla6le
700 ....,..................s.... b0oSIIe
1904 D lISsS0o
~ ....,.....,...,........6 .154 SIS
m .....,,.....................T "a 607
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ISOS s,5sa7i2
In this connection, Robert T. Nor 4
rife Of New York says: Il believe that
nut trees are largely to take the place
Of the useless trees which are at pres