Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-29

One cannot expect to raise large
and valuable draft horses out Of colts
by giving them nothing hut some hay
and free range OF the straw stacks to
live on during the winter months.
Roughing It does not encourage
growth. neither does It develop hardl-
hood a. Is 30 generally supposed by
many farmers. Our perfect specimens
Of pure bred horses, cattle, sheep and
swine have been made possible only
by having been given the best feed
and ca10 as well as breeding and BY
their ancestors having received like
treatment.
The stallion should show strong
masculinity, az indicated by vigorous,
bold eyes and q massive, well crested
neck. The mare should be feminine
In character, as indicated by mild
eyes, comparatively small head and
slender neck, which together with q
somewhat more roomy barrel should
constitute q breeding appearance.
In these days Of exceedingly high
priced concentrated feeds. 1t behooves
the farmer, depending principally on
dairying, to produce on his own land
as much as possible Of the rations
necessary for his herd to make pro-
fitable flow of milk. In order to do
this, 1t is not too emphatic to say he
must grow alfalfa.
II you are going in for few sheep
this season, don't overlook the matter
of shelter. Sheep must be kept dry "a
to fleece and feet, otherwise your ven
ture will result disastrously. Provide
dry quarters for wet weather and
you'll not have much difficulty In car
rying them over.
Great Britain imports much less
live stock than formerly. In 1903 the
receipts Of live cattle were $4,000
less from the United States and 5000
less from Canada titan in the previous
year. At the same time It imported
greatly increased quantity Of chilled
beef.
The cows should not be fed their
roughage, nor the bedding be stirred
up before milking, and as far as
possible the barn should be opened
and aired also before the milking
time, SO that the foul air which
taints milk SO readily may escape.
With cheap corn and other grains
any man who could buy few pigs
and finish them for market could
make a little profit, but 1t requires
skill and ability to grow pigs and fat
ten them on 60-cent corn and make .
reasonable profit.
Any system Of farming which pro
vides regular summer and winter
work for the horses will prevent the
waste caused by their "eating their
heads on" half the year or SO that
they may be available for work at
other seasons.
Weeds In the lawn are an indica-
ton that the soil is poor. They diner {
from cultivated plants in that they
require poor land. II the lawn Is
good and rich the grass will grow 6
and crowd out the weeds. I
Don't feed dusty hay to horses. II Q
you have no other kind sprinkle 1t Z
with water just before feeding. Many G
horse troubles may be traced directly q
to dusty hay and these are much more
easily prevented than cured. y
Sell on the cockerels. Do not In +
breed. II you are not going to NIL h
the incubator before March you will 4
not need a cock before February.
But don't be stingy when you buy /.
him. r
When spraying the chicken house
there is no good in making seven
sighths job Of It. because the vermin
eft in the last one-eighth viii quick :
y multiply and spread all over the 7
1ther seven.
It is a mistake to dump potatoes
after digging into :
wagon box and shovel them into pits :
while they are easily bruised and the a.
kin broken with rough handling.
Cream on the average viii weigh 2
bout eighteen pounds to the gallon. :
,ut will vary according to the per :
,ent. Of butter fat It contains-butter 3
at being lighter than cream. ;.
Many people are realizing the profit :.
n raising heavy geese, as they are y
worth more a pound than the lighter g
,reeds, and every year there Is more
lanand for the Toulouga