Baxter Springs news., 1910-05-12
Thoroughbred stOGk pays best.

De USED tor DOnure Luei.
One-third bran and two-thirds corn
meal Is q good food for little chicks.
A light porous clay loan having
some lime in It is the best soil for
fruit.
A cure for cornstalk dlsease-the
silo. It cures By eliminating the
cause.
The farmer who sells butter h not
complaining much about the 30 cent
prospects.
The litter carrier should be kept
in q constant state of good repair. Il
is a necessity.
Mulching will keep the fruit clean
and the soil in good condition during
the fruiting season.
Milk is one commodity in which the
buyer refuses to recognize the differ.
ent grades Of excellence.
II the skin Of the horse is kept clean
he will sweat more freely, which Is
necessary in keeping him in good con-
dition.
To a very considerable extent the Sc
lection of a suitable or unsuitable site
decides the fruitfulness and value Of
the orchard.
Repeated paintings to keep up sup.
ply, may in a measure be avoided by
sowing early medium and late varie-
ties at one sowing.
Many of the wastes and by-products
Of the fruit farm and household are
utilized by the fowls and changed into
valuable poultry products.
FAN pigs and spring pigs both
should be kept growing from the very
start. This does not necessarily mean
that they should be kept over-fat
To give milk Is the natural function
Of the COW, but this function cannot be
performed to advantage unless 1t Is
fostered by the right kind Of care and
feed.
It's a shame to whip or jerk skit-
tish horse that has SHE'D or been
frightened by an unusual obstacle.
Soothe him rather than try to un-
nerve him.
With fruit trees the constant effort
should be to keep the fruit bearing
surface as near the ground as pos
sible. It will make the harvesting OF
the fruit much easier.
II stock has breeding, quality and
uniformity, It is easy to At 1t for the
show ring, on account Of the fact that
they will put in the right place every
bit Of feed that they can use.
Bees will produce more extracted
honey to the hive than comb honey
yet the higher price that comb honey
win bring makes the income derived
from either hive about the same.
For the general farmer and others
keeping not more than one or two hun
dred general-purpose fowls, the natur-
al method Of Matching and brooding
cannot at present be improved upon.
Sick fowls, or those a little under
the weather, should always be fed
soft mashes, preferably cooked and
in small amounts. It is best also to
separate them from the other fowls
and put in dry warm quarters.
Popcorn should not be planted near
field corn or sweet corn. II the gtig-
mas OF the popcorn are receptive when
the pollen Of the Indian corn Is ripe.
II viii mix. Popcorn usually natures
earlier than Indian corn and may be
planted later.
II your system Of farm manage
ment has not been profitable, reduce
the area Of arabic land. It is no dis
grace to fail in the management OF q
large farm. Few men have such ex'
traordinary ability. You may have
success with small farm. Try It
The one great advantage In hatch
ing ducks early Is that they can be
nut on the market early and better
price be realized. II well-fed, ducks
grow very rapidly and win be ready
for market By the time they are ten
weeks old, at which age they VIII
weigh as much again as chickens OF
the same age.
In selecting q site for the garden.
II must be remembered that most
vegetables require sunshins as well
a. Dlant food and moisture. Other
things being equal, southern ex-