Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
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MT FARM
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Provide ample pasture ior ens
calves.
Be patient. The sunshine and the
warmth will come.
Have q wind break on the north
and west exposure OF your chicken
yard.
Dip the sheep right after clipping
them and then again about ten days
after to be sure and kill those that
hatch after the first dipping.
Hare a driveway right through your
barn. II will prove valuable in many
ways. especially in the matter OF
keeping II clean.
Nothing better for growing swine
than good pasturage, and there Is no
more economical method OF raising
them, either.
The brood SOW after narrowing
should be slowly brought to full feed
TO prevent thumps and scours. A
month Is not too long time to bring
her back to full feed ration.
Remember that the first years
growth of the calf is all important.
Don't imagine 1t will make II up art
erward. If it ever does It will be at
the cost of extra grain.
The garden should be planted IN
rows far enough apart to permit the
use of the horse cultivator. You VIII
be surprised how little work the gar
den will prove, handled this way.
Cultivate the spirit and feeling OF
partnership between the boys and
yourself and there will not be so much
danger OF their becoming dissatisfied
and leaving the farm.
Roofing by the hogs Is the nature
Of the beast. Don't try to curb the
tendency. Put them in the right place
where they can root and root to their
hearts content.
The calf cannot lick the pail clean
enough to keep 1t free from germs.
Scald 1t out occasionally. That is the
only sasa way. Many case of scours
is started through a foul feed pail or
trough.
The oldfashioned. foul, ill-smelling
swill barrel is thing Of the past on
most farms. But II you are still cling.
ing to that old, easy.going method,
stop it. 1t is a menace to the pigs
and q sure cause of loss to you.
The cement flooring with movable
slat platforms makes the ideal form
for the hog house. The cement floor
alone is too cold and damp for the
hogs, but with the Slated flooring on
top which can be taken up to clean
out the place there is nothing which
is better.
Horns are going out of style, decid-
edly Horned cattle and horned
sheep are rapidly disappearing. Many
of the cattle bred and fed in the corn
belt are hornless. Breeds of this kind
are growing in popularity. In the
mountainous countries and on the
plains wild cattle needed long horns
for the protection of themselves and
their young Now, however, with the
plains country thickly settled and
with few wild animals the cattle do
not need horns. Among the hornless
breeds are the Galloway, Angus, Red
Poll and Polled Shorthorn. Polled Jer-
zey and Polled Hereford are also COM
ing into favor. By the application Of
caustic potash the growth Of the horn
is prevented in the young calf.
Keep the horns from growing on the
calves. II taken before they are two
weeks old II Is an easy task. Clip the
hair close to the nubs and apply caus-
tic soda OF caustic potash freely sew
eral times letting 1t dry slightly be-
tween applications. Care should be
taken that the caustic is not
moistened sufficiently to run down on
the head OF the calf as this causes
needless pain. The stick should also
be wrapped in paper where the users
fingers come in contact with it. One
thorough application will do the work
and do II so well that when grown the
animal will have the appearance of q
natural poll. The sticks Of potash or
soda can be procured cheaply at near
ly every drug store