Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-26

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Most farmers are pretty good judges
Of horse.
Watch the weeds closely to turn
them under In time.
It is a mistake to breed from under
sized, poorly developed fowls.
Fences in good repair add material
ly to the appearance Of the farm.
Burn all the old straw, egg shells
and debris on the garden or some field.
Rich mellow soil should be worked
in among the roots Of newly planted
trees.
The profits of the poultry business
have never been better than during
the past winter.
Plenty Of clean bedding will not en-
gender disease. It's the filthy nest
that does the harm.
The most important thing the small
poultryman has to do is to keep poul-
try continually on the land.
Scarlet peach blossoms and white
plum flowers have unfolded, and give
us inspiration for spring planting.
A dairyman has something to sell
every day in the month, and moreover
he is usually able to set his own
prices.
The value Of alfalfa as fertilizing
crop on run down and worn out lands
IL Just beginning to be realized by
many farmers.
The best preparation of the soil is
fall blowing, narrowed early in the
spring and thoroughly disked before
planting to kill weeds.
Take pains to exercise the horses
and harden them up before the real
spring work begins. This is necessary
II you wish to avoid delays and risks.
Well-fed, well-handled early pigs can
make a pound of growth on alfalfa
or clover or bluegrass up to July with
a pound and a half or two pounds OF
corn daily.
In selecting a brood SOW It is i'm
portant that the number Of pigs she
farrows, the number she raises, and
her attitude toward them be deter
mined before purchasing.
Il does cost more to get large eggs.
II you have hens that lay that kind of
eggs. you must hunt up somebody who
Is willing to pay you more for them,
or you will be playing losing game.
One SQUAD raiser at Morristown,
N. j.. last year sold $4,000 worth Of
these birds. Most Of them went to the
big hotels and restaurants Of New
York and to supply the great steam
ship lines.
Share the early vegetables with
your fowls. But It is better for you
and the garden, too. that you gather
the fresh vegetables for them your
self. Fowls have little respect for
the garden when allowed the privi-
lege Of grazing.
An English fruit grower declares
that he has been able to preserve his
apple trees from the woody aphis by
scraping of the loose bark and apply
Ing a thin coat Of parafin. Each
tree requires about one pint Of paraf-
I'm, and the application is made three
times a year.
Fall sown oats have survived the
sudden freezes and are now very
Those who had the wis
dom to plant plenty Of oats for early
feeding are now congratulating them
selves. The fall and winter grazing
has in some cases paid for the seed
and cost OF sowing. The value Of
the crop will be clear profit.
A COW does not come to her highest |
and best flow of milk till about the |
fourth week after freshening. During |
these first weeks Of lactation she |
should not be given all she win eat,
nnd part Of the feed should be Of .
laxative nature. She may be placed
ON full feed at the end Of the fourth |
week, when the flow win be at fits
best.
Wheat bran, shorts or middlings,
ground oats and peas. any one Of |
these grains, or q mixture Of them,
win be suitable to feed with skim
milk 70 brood sows. II Is also well to
feed q few roots or small potatoes,
ana give the soWs plenty Of exercise
before Throwing. The same or q
similar ration can be continued after
narrowing. gradually increasing the