Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Owls are vermin destroyers. I'm
courage their presence on the farm.
An improbable farm hand Is the
fellow who Is brutal with the stock.
The people who are looking for
trouble are seldom dLsappointed-eVer
notice that?
An occasional day of does dad and
the boys lots of good, even II It's only
a fishing trip to the creek.
You would find a portable forge on
the farm will save you many q trir
into town for small repairs.
Charcoal is good for the pigs and
the chickens. Be sure that there is
supply always accessible for them.
II Is poor economy to pasture the
grass too close. Don't try to keep
more stock than you can successfully
pasture.
A Jersey man has discovered that
box kites flying over his chicken runs
protect them from the attacks OF
hawks. Worth trying.
Look after the horses teeth care
fully. II defects have developed 1t Is
easier to fix at once than to let them
develop into serious conditions.
What would the merchant be who
did not plan ahead and have the stock
he is going to need ordered ahead. So
with the farmer IL he is going to be
successful he must plan far In ad'
vance.
The condition OF the horses neck ut
this stage OF the farm work Is pretty
good evidence as to whether the collar
was made to fit when the hard work
was begun In the spring, and whether
It has been kept adjusted as the
shoulders have settled to the hard
work.
Handle the colt just as you would
the growing boy in your home. VINO
would think of leaving the boy until
he was 81 before teaching him what
It meant to obey and perform certain
duties? So with the colt. He should
not be allowed to get his growth be-
fore being what is called broken. 1t
is much easier to begin from the first
to accustom the colt to being handled
and to lead and drive. Try 1t.
Many a farm can be made to yield
a larger profit by laying out the fields
differently and planning a rotation OF
various crops. The government will
be glad to send pamphlets to farmers
suggesting how this may be done,
and will furnish special information
for individual cases where desired.
Farmers ought to avail themselves
more fully Of the splendid services OF
the government agricultural experts
than they do.
At the national dairy show at Chi
cago last winter samples Of milk and
cream sent in for testing for flavor
were heated in q water bath to a
temperature of about 100 degrees.
This heating seemed to bring out OBJ
jectionable flavors In more marked
degree than when the milk was cold,
although tests were made Of both the
cold and warm milk. II one has
never collected a promiscuous lot OF
samples and made tests Of this char
acter, he will be surprised how easily
off fiavors may be detected, and how
much the quality Of the flavor varies.
To throw a horse easily try this
method. Take a three-quarter-inch,
rope about 40 feet long, double 1t at
the center and at this point tie a loop
about tive feet long. This forms a
sort Of collar which is slipped over the
horses head. The free ends Of the
rope are then brought down and be-
tween the front legs and each passed
under the fetlock Joint of a hind leg
preferably from within QUIT, passed
once around itself and the end then
run forward through the collar. AS
slstants now pull backward on the |
ropes while the horse is backed. This
draws his legs well forward and up on |
his sides. AS soon as the horse Is
down the feet can be tied In this POSI-.
ton with the rope.
Is any butter fat getting away from |
you? The daily loss may be small, |
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