Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-30
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Delayed meals increase the house
wife's burdens.
Penned hogs will not be as profit
able as those on pasture.
Don't monkey with the runts in the
poultry yard. 1t don't pay.
Ashes for the pigs help to make
good strong bony framework.
Cleanliness Is one of the essentials
Of successful chicken raising.
Market your own eggs and make
the profit the commission man would
get from you.
Beekeepers favor buckwheat as a
cover crop, as II not only provides
humus for the soil but good feeding
ground for the bees.
Feed the young chickens freely. Lit
tie danger of overlooking. But feed
the old stock only what they will pick
up clean in a short time.
Put bolt through the crotch Of the
tree which. shows signs OF splitting
before the weight of the fruit causes
the tree to split beyond hope Of re-
pair.
Be sure that the water used In rims.
ing the butter is absolutely pure. If
at all uncertain as to the quality of
your supply, boil the water you need
and cool before using.
How inconsistent to complain Of
conditions in your district and never
pay any attention to public affairs
or use your influence or take time to
vote to have things better.
Some potato raisers make the great
mistake of allowing the weeds to fill
their potato patch. This not only saps
the moisture, but the fertility which
should go into growing the tubers.
If the schools of your district are
not as good as they ought to be, in
terest yourself in the matter and try
to find out the reason why. 1t is
your business and your duty to do so.
The ideal soil condition for wheat
is when by cultivation it has been
pulverized and made compact. The
seeds OF wheat are small and It re-
Quires fine and compact soil to settle
about them for proper termination
and the establishment of a good root
system to carry the plants success.
fully over winter. There is little
danger of making wheat ground soil
too fine or too compact, especially in
a dry fall Extra work in this mat
ter pays well. Young wheat growers
are apt to slight the work Of prepar'
ing the wheat seeded, believing that
light working is enough. The older
and more experienced wheat grower
knows that the soil must be worked
we'll and that when 1t seems to be
worked down and in good condition
It should receive one or two more
harrowings or similar workings.
A combined ice house and milk
room make an ideal arrangement
The milk room section should be well
lighted and we'll ventilated and Of
convenient size, the size depending
upon the amount Of milk and cream
10 be handled. There should be room
for the separator. On one side Of
the room there should be a cooling
tank. high enough to permit nearly
the full depth Of the can to be i'm
mersed in water and wide and lonl
enough to permit a number Of cans
70 stand beside one another sideways
as we'll as lengthwise in the tank
This win prevent tipping and the
SHILLING of milk and cream will bC
obyiated. All of the water pumped
for the stock should be made first tc
run through the milk cooling tank
The inlet OF the water pipe should be
at one end Of the tank and the outlef
to the stock tank at the other. Min
and cream should be put into THU
water In the winter as we'll as in the
gmmmer This quickly cools the mill
and prevents It from freezing. The
can may be weighted down so tina
the surface Of the milk In the can II
few inches below the surface Of th'
water IN the tank. By stirring thu
cream occasionally with a cream stir
rer. quick cooling win be facilitated
and ths cream win be more uniform
n So consistency.