Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24
Trent the hired man kindly.

To allow the chickens to drink I'm.
pure water is inviting disease.
A hen house may be plastered, &C.
mented or lined with tar paper or
oiled muslin.
II the hens are overcrowded on the
roost they will fuss and quarrel worse
than children.
Ash Is the mineral portion OF most
feeding stuffs and is used largely In
making bones. egg shells. etc.
Pillow at least part Of the chicken
yard up, spread a little lime over It
and SOW thickly with clover seed.
The government is making extern
sive Investigations on the poisonous
plants that grow in the national for
ests.
The cows should not be allowed to
sleep out on the cold ground when
the nights are cold, where they may
be chilled.
Silage can be put up and fed as
cheaply as clover hay, and the steers
receiving silage make better use OF
the corn they eat.
The men who took the precaution
to raise their own meat will soon reap
abundantly in the shape of sausage,
spare ribs, ham, etc.
Kindness, like grain, is increased
by sowing, and the more kindness you
SOW in the poultry yard, the more
benefit you will reap.
A prominent buyer was heard to
say recently: Anybody that is look
ing for a big run of hogs this winter
better have his head examined"
The more the separator comes into
use the better the quality Of the but
ter. Cream SKINNED from sour milk
does not make first-class butter.
II the poultry raiser has o comfort
able poultry house and a flock Of
early Matched pullets, getting eggs in
winter is largely controlled by the
feeding.
Keep your fowls away from all
kinds Of decayed or spoiled meat, and
feed only fresh green bone and beef
scraps that Is sweet enough for your
own table.
Poultrymen would make more
money II they would find regular Gus.
toners who would take their eggs two
or three times week, while they
were perfectly fresh.
The poultryman who has vigorous
stock free from faint Of hereditary
disease. and who gives his flock
proper care, will not be bothered
much with sick fowls.
Where eggs through the winter are
this only consideration, the fowls to
be marketed as soon as broody, then
provide the summer temperature. and
give the reproducing food.
Tender roses and other half-hardy
plants that must be left outdoors all
winter, should be protected in some
way. Wrappings Of straw, or cover
ings Of leaves. soil or manure, are
needed.
The man who has so little self.re-
spect that he will allow himself to
work around cows that stand in a
filthy stable lacks considerable Of
reaching up to the mark Of q good
dairyman.
Before sitting hens are placed upon
eggs Tor Matching the nest should ne
thoroughly saturated with some prep
aration to kill any mites that may be
present and-to forestall immediate in.
festation.
On heavy land coarse manure tends
to open 1t up and make 1t till with
greater ease, and when It comes to
the matter of calculating the value of
the fertility In fresh and rotted ma
nure. the advantage is clearly in favor
Of the fresh.
MIX requires no preparation. has
no waste, and is more thoroughly d.
gested than most vegetable foods. As
source of protein. the most ex.
pensIve Of the nutritive ingredients, It
IA especially economical.