Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
Make the .Arm interesting TO the bog
and no will not want to leave Il.

MAKE inc .LIu thtcfcbunb 10 tuo IVY
and no will not want to leave II.
Have the feeding racks for the
sheep movable so as TO keep the
ground even and clean.
II tales more food 10 grow the
larger breeds of fowls, but you have
more to show for your work.
Why not raise few sheep and help
Uncle Sam out In his demand for wool!
Millions OF dollars worth imported
each year. -
Remember that many times delays
come at critical moments because you
did not look ahead and order that need.
ed part for some machine which you
knew needed fixing.
Your implement maker may not
urge you to build sheds to house your
machinery. for the sooner you rust
your machine out the sooner he will
get chance to sell you q new one.
II is not the way cream is separated
from milk. but the way It is handled
after being separated. which deter
mines the quality OF butter II will
make. II kept until 1t ferments 1t
| will x,nakn NM. huttar
Very little trouble to put sterilized
piece OF cheesecloth oyer the top OF the
milk pail when milking. Try It and
you will be surprised at the amount OF
dirt 1t will catch and which would
have gotten into the milk II the cloth
had not been there.
In a slaughter test OF the different
breeds of chickens the American breeds
dressed out better than either the Med.
iterranean or Asiatic breeds, and in
general. pullets dressed out better
than cockerels. When rather small,
weighing less than three and half
pounds live weight, the cockerels of
the Mediterranean and Asiatic breeds
seem to dress out better than the pull.
let's.
There are several solutions which
may be used for killing the San Jose
scale. Among these are soluble oils.
whole oil soap and kerosene oil, emul.
sified. These should be used not
stronger than 30 per cent. solution
for peaches and plums, and not strong.
er than 30 per cent. for apples and
pears. The soluble oils are effective
materials. They come in concentrated
solutions and are diluted according tc
directions for use.
Remember his youth-the youth of
the young horse which begins his
first seasons work this spring. Such
a period in the horses life Is a critical
one. In almost every instance the
man is to blame for any injury. We
are all more or less forgetful, and we
are especially forgetful of the young
horse In the team. We are so used
to driving the old team that knows
enough 10 take care of itself that we
fall into the habit Of letting the young
horse take care of himself. When he
hasn't sense enough to do 1t there is |
sure to be injury ahead.
Not many four-year-olds can meas,
ure up to this record: From January
IL to January %, 1909, four-year-
old Holstein cow-Kiatta Mercedes
Wayne-produced 20.525 pounds of |
butter fat from $500 pounds of milk.
This is not considered a remarkable |
record when compared with some high.
producing cows nowadays, yet at that |
rate Kiatta would make over 1000
pounds of butter per year, which is
not bad showing for any young COW.
A herd of ten like her would produce
$4,000 worth of products in one year,
which, too, would not be bad.
In Judging the qualities of COW as
to whether she will prove profitable
first look at the head. It should be
comparatively small, clean cut in out
line and thin. The neck should be
small and tapering, and quite narrow
Immediately back Of the head. HeI
eye should be clear and prominent
This indicates nerve force and energy.
The body Of the COW should be slightly
wedge-shaped with good, ample heart
girth. The udder is the third point OF
great Importance. 1t should be well
developed, not fleshy. and we'll velned.
These are the main points in the dairy