Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-10-21

The weed which Is allowed to 90 70
seed means lot Of extra trouble next
season.
Feeding experiments have proved
that silage is good in fattening cattle
II properly fed.
The root Of a hog like the root Of q
tree h4lps It to grow, therefore give
the hog a chance to root.
Clean water for the hens should be
the rule. Have the water dish SO ar
ranged that the chickens cannot foul 1t.
Cold fall rains never helped put
milk in the udder of the COW or flesh
on the backs Of steers. Provide proper
shelter.
Keep the ground stirred and the
weeds out Of your strawberry patch.
You will reap the rewards Of your Ia
Dor next season.
Even with the flock which has
range It is well to provide a box OF
grits and charcoal SO that they can
easily help themselves.
Keep the machinery on the farm up
to date, but don't go to the foolish ex'
treme of thinking that every new ma
chine is better than the old and tried
one.
More dairymen are following the
practice Of keeping individual records
OF their cows and Of also keeping q
debit and credit account Of their en-
tire business.
Success in dairying IL determined
by the wisdom and care which Is dis
played in breeding better cattle, by
selecting the right feed, and increas'
ing the fertility Of the soil.
Look over your fields carefully, con-
slider the varying conditions Of your
soil and then consider II there Is not
some other layout of fields and crops
which would improve the farm and
give greater profit.
An old dairyman declares that
farmers make o mistake by looking
too much at the creamery, the price
they are to receive for their milk, and
not enough at the farm end-what
their milk is to cost them to pro-
duce It.
That piece Of meadow which 10 get
ting thin but which is hardly ready
for the plOw can be greatly improved
by a liberal scattering Of seed follow.
ed by light narrowing. II this ia done
Just before a rain so much the better
win the results be.
Don't let the long ladder stand
against the building after getting
through with It for the night. A strong
wind might throw II over to the
wrecking Of the ladder and damage OF
other things.
II you are going to get new breed
ing stock for your flock secure 1t this
fall, as now you can get better Sc
lection at q better price and VIII give
the birds a better chance to become
acquainted.
Pears are best ripened in doors.
The time to pick Is determined, hrst,
By their known season Of ripenlng,
and, second, by the ease with which
the stem parts from the branch when
the fruit is slightly lifted. Most pears
are marketed in . green, but mature
state.
Loco disease, which aflicts stock in
some sections of the west, has been
investigated by the bureau OF animal
Industry and proved to result from
eating certain poisonous plants, known
As purple loco-weed and rattleWeed,
which are common In a dozen plains
states. The best remedy Is to destroy
he weeds and remove the stock nom
access TO them. Ordinarily the stock
will soon recover when 80 removed
md fed upon alfalfa and other nutri-
ious grasses.
The square or Oblong silo are OBJ.
Iectionable because It ID difacult to
build the walls strong enough to
Itand the pressure caused by the
Zreat weight Of the Stage, and the
mount Of silage lost in the corners
EfIl amount, in q few years, to . con-
IIderable value. The best shape u
circular. A $40 should be more than
vice a. high 81 wide. DO not build
40 too large IN dIamelter, as the
,o,,rt NJ rilaQe oDollod from day 10