Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-08
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NlD FARM
AMMs.r III

Mcldy corn is dangerous feed for the
horses.
Provide roomy places for the cows.
They do better than when kept In the
rigid stanchions.
Don't get impatient. Much good land
has been spoiled by trying TO work 1t
when Il Is wet.
Get the lambs to eating grain as
soon as possible. They should have
the grain diet ten weeks before wean'
ing.
High-priced feeds will return profit
II put into a good COW, not a poor one.
No kind Of feeding pays In the case
OF the poor COW.
Raise colts, but don't try to do 1t
with the poor, rundown, over-worked
mares. Strong colts cannot be got.
ten In this way.
BE sure that you get q standard
grade Of cement and that 1t is mixed
in proper proportions with the other
materials r you want to get good
results.
Give the boy some animal he can call
his very own. Let him raise lamb or
a calf, and then have the money when
II Is grown and ready for market. In
this way he will take an interest In
things.
The blanket is needed to protect
the horse against the sharp chill winds
of spring as much as during the cold
Of winter. Remember this when the
horse has been warmed up by long
drive or a hard bit of work.
If you have overhauled the machin-
cry during the slack days OF winter
you are in good condition and frame
Of mind to enter upon the spring &C.
tivities. If you have not looked over
the machinery and put 1t in good con-
dition, do II at once.
Experiments have demonstrated that
between the ages Of six and thirteen
weeks of chickens life II requires
from four to four and three.quarters
pounds of feed to produce pound OF
gain. Between the ages OF 13 and 26
weeks 1t re~uired from four and three
quarters to five and three-quarters
POUNDS of feed to produce pound Of
gain.
Pin worms in the membrane lining
the rectum of the horse are exceed
ingly annoying and cause irritation
which seriously interferes with
horses working capacity. To remedy
give rectal injection two or three
times a week Of three quarts of soapy
warm water TO which has been added
a cupful of decoction of tobacco made
by pouring boiling water on tobacco
stems and allowing to soak for a few
hours.
According to test made by an ex-
pertinent station 1t was found that the
eggs of the different breeds in order
of their weight were as follows: Black
Minorca, Light Brahma, Barred Rock,
White Leghorn, White Wyandotte.
Rhode Island Red, White Crested
Black Polish, Buff Cochin. A great
deal may depend upon the strain, as
It is known that some hens of any
breed normally lay larger eggs than
others of the same breed.
II you wish to test the soil to see II
It needs lime, take small samples from
several points in the field and mix to-
gether thoroughly. Then take q cup
full Of the mixture and moisten 1t just
enough so It will pack firmly In the
cup. Thrust knife down into this soil
and work 1t back and forth so as to
leave an opening. Be ready with strips
of blue litmus paper. This is a form
OF blotting paper colored blue with
dye made from certain MOSES Of lich-
ems. 1t has the property of changing
its color from blue to red, and from
red to blue when put into acid or aka.
line substances. After the hole is made
put piece OF this blue paper down
into It and push the soil up around
Il. Let 1t stay there half an hour
or more, then take the paper out and
dry 1t. IL there is much acid In the
soil the blue color viii change to
pink or red-the more acid the dark.
er the color. II It does turn a pink or
darker you may conclude that the soil
needs lime. But make more than one
test to make certain.