Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-06
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Poorly prepared land Is sure to be
followed by a poor crop.
Flowing, like every other depart
ment OF farm work. can be sighted.
Never so hurry the milking as To
make the COW nervous by your haste
Time spent In making things look
tidy about the farm is time well
spent.
Clover hay is best fed to hogs by
chopping up fine scalding with steam
and mixing with the slop.
Mites and lice are tiny things but
they are great robbers Of the profits OF
the hen house. Get rid Of them.
II you have kept the manure spread
during the winter. the spring work Is
going to prove easier than II other
wise would
Founder In horses is caused by too
much food. q sudden change in food.
or too much water when the animal Is
warm and then left TO stand.
Where only few hogs are kept a
dipping tank is not needed but a
good job can be done by washing them
thoroughly with cloth or sponge.
Now is the time 10 get the hen hous.
cs cleaned out and the fight upon lice
and mites begun. Such work cannot
lie begun too early or kept up too
faithfully.
Don't rush your cattle on the pas
ture too soon. 1t is bad for the pas
ture and the cattle once having tasted
the fresh grass will not be content II
inclement weather compels their being
kept In the barn.
Feed the oats whole to the horses
except in cases where the teeth are
bad or you have not sufficient time to
feed and have the horse chew its food.
In case the trouble is with bad teeth,
have the horse looked after.
Any farmers In your neighborhaad
who are always laying their failures
on the weather? 1t is the farmer who
fits his work into the weather that
succeeds. The farmer who stands
around and complains is the one who
makes a muddle of 1t.
A good way to interest the boys and
girls on the farm is to place the gar
den patch in their care and agree TO
pay them market prices for the vege-
tables they will raise. You will be
surprised to find how much interest
they will take in the enterprise and
how much the bill for the crops will
amount TO.
Peach trees badly affected with the
bark beetle should be severely
trimmed back and a generous applica-
ton Of manure and commercial fer
tilizer applied to the soil around the |
trees. The trunks OF the tree should |
be treated to thick coating Of white |
wash three times year, as follows:
The latter part OF March. the middle
of July and the first part OF. October.
Ill.ftting collars and names will |
cause gals on horses, and 1t Is useless |
to treat and attempt to cure unless the |
defects in the collars and names are |
remedied. Remove the cause of the
gals, and then treat with what is |
known as the white cure, which Is |
compounded as follows: White Wit |
riol, three-quarters of an ounce; sugar
OF lead, one ounce; water enough TO
make one pint. Apply to the gall spots
morning, noon and night, with a wash
cloth or sponge, after first washing of |
all dirt with cold water.
Locate the hot bed with southern
exposure. Make the frame at the back
two feet high and that at the front one
foot. Bank up around the outside.
Dig out enough on the inside to have
room for six inches TO foot Of horse
manure. II dry. wet down and let
stand until 1t begins to heat. Then
spread two to three inches Of rich,
sandy soil over the manure, and II too
much heat is generated sprinkle cold
water over it. With your sash in
place to cover 1t you are ready to put
in your seeds. Watch the frame care
fully and give ventilation to prevent
fnl, high q temEerature cooking the