Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-08-11
shade and water are important

The ret If the setting hen shoulc
be kert clean and free from vermin.
Cum exuding from the roots Of the
peach tree? Bores at work; get after
them.
Whsn the colt is dropped It should
receive nourishment from the dam
within the first half hour.
Sow some turnips In SUCCESSOR
every two weeks. A row 20 feet long
will produce large quantity.
Agriculture is an art which adornA
the land 30 that It addr to mans
physical health and mental pleasure.
VS. o. J Til U9s6s by spraying, but
they will not stay dead without Rota'
ton. moving and paEturage Of the
land.
Ifter the sweet ON ms Deen uBea
cut the plants and fSsd tESm to the
COWS. The land nv hsn be used
for late beans.
At no time Z the skimmilk in q
better condition to make the most OF
It than when It 10 fresh and sweet
Just from the separator.
With a good supply Of straw for
bedding much good manure can be
made every year, and manure 10 the
very life and success Of q farm.
II your fruit needs thinning and
you have not already thinned It, do
It at once. It IL better to thin late
than to run the risk Of injuring the
trees.
Prune bIackberries and raspberries.
Cut back the canes and remove all
dead plants. This will greatly re-
juvenate the plants and cause fruitful
ness next year.
Keep the weeds down. A garden full
Of weeds Is no Endorsement for you as
O husbandman. Late cultivation Is
necessary, for weeds are not retarded
by the summer sun.
II the flower garden crops are not
making due progress stimulate them
with nitrate Of soda. A teaspoonful
worked into the soil about q dahlia
is about the correct proportion.
II the grass on the entire lawn
seems sickly and does not make a
good growth, It may be that the soil
is sour. In such case give the entire
lawn a dressing Of lime to sweeten
the soil.
As there is no proportion between
equal things, your farm, to be pro-
portionaIly beautiful, should be made
up Of uneQuals. Unequal fields, I'M
equal garden beds, unequal buildings,
UNEQUAL rooms, and so on.
Don't build q large house, lay ex-
tensive yards, and then I'LL them with
expensive fowls until you have given
the business a fair trial on q less
elaborate scale. Practical experience
Is a valuable asset in profitable poul-
try raising.
XIII the weeds In the corn and pota-
toes. Weeds take up moisture the
crops need and prevent the circulation
Of air, thus encouraging the spread OF
plant diseases. They shade the ground
and keep the soil from absorbing heat
an important factor In corn growth
Theoretically one would think that
the work horse ought to rest at night
instead Of being obliged to Craze Tor
several hours during the natural rest
ing period, but practically the effect
Of the grazing and the night exercise
Is conducive to the very best kind Of
health and thrift
Every farmer knows that rsheep viii
make better gains in desh on q dry
clover hay ration, with the same
amount Of grain, than any other kind
of farm i've stock. The reason for thil
Is that sheep consume a larger portion
Of the leaves Of the clover hay and moi
so much Of the coarse, woody stalk
The best investment any farmer can
make with his surplus money ts In i'm
proving his farm. When some farm
ers get ahead and have spare money
they either buy more land or begin
to lend money for the interest It VII
draw. These are not unWiSe things t.
do. but they are not the best thing
to do with money.
! Dairying has the advantage In that
| II enables the farmer TO utilize the
labor Of his family, the forage and
Grain grown on the farm, and 70 make
the most possible out Of q small farm
u nav IA naid further that e bring