Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-22

show an inclination to eat solid food,
and the pigs may be given cured
clover hay, shelled corn or other suit
able pig foods. Letting them nibble
during The day at hay or other solid
food will keep them from becoming
SO hungry between regular feeds and
will allow the times for feeding to be
reduced to twice daily.
Bee keeping is being carried on with
both profit and pleasure by many
thousands Of people in all parts Of
the United States, and while az q
rule 1t is not the sole occupation OF
those who pursue 1t, there are many
places where an experienced bee
keeper can make a good living by de-
voting his entire time and attention
to this line Of work.
Take up gladioluses, tuberoses, ia
cobean lilies, tiger lilies and all other
tender bulbs, place bulbs on boards
uIder the shed to dry for few days,
then pack boxes between lays Of saw
dust or wheat char and store in mod
erately warm dry cellar. The tenn
perature Of cellar should not 60 below
80 degrees.
Cabbages can be kept well pre-
served by digging a trench and bury
ing them under six or eight inches
of soil. Do not cover to this depth at
once, but gradually, to prevent over
heating. You will get far more salts
faction from this method than by try
ing to keep them in the cellar.
While It is not uncommon to put in
few Of the largest eve lambs 1t Is
never wise to do so for the reason
that ewes thus treated are prevented
from the best development Of which
they are capable, and the lambs OF
immature mothers are seldom equal
to the produce Of older stock.
The colt should. have little grain
feed, such as bran and oats and a lit
tie cracked corn, about the middle OF
each forenoon and afternoon while
its mother is at work, as well as
always at regular feeding time in a
little trough all its own.
With a good, pure-bred beef sire, Q
herd Of native cows and plenty OF
pasture land, a farmer may in two
or three years time develop o good
grade beef herd, which will largely In
crease his profits and maintain the
fertility Of the soil.
A flock Of sheep can be classed as
the tender part Of the stock Of the
farm, but they are, to great extent,
self feeders and ask but little OF the
flock owner but they want that little
done at the proper time and in the
right manner.
In setting young asparagus in the
spring It should always be done be-
fore the shoots start, because the
first buds that start are always the
strongest, and II these are broken in
setting weaker buds have to do the
work.
Don't allow too many pigs to sleep
together in the same bed, for they
will pile up, sweat and contract colds,
causing them to cough all winter.
They may be so stunted that they
never will make good hogs.
There are not many horses which
can stand sudden changes in either
quantity or kind of feed. Violation Of
this rule brings sudden disaster, In
fact, undertaking is much to be pre-
ferred to overlooking.
AS a rule It will not pay to hold the
pig crop for prices to rise unless they
are making good gains all Of the time
thye are being held. Where few
feeders win out in playing the market
game, many lose out.
The trouble with a great many poul-
try keepers is that they think they
can fly before they are really able to
walk. Take time to learn the bust
ness. BY and by the flying will come
easy enough.
The practice Of using young gifts
for breeding purposes and allowing |
them to run with the fattening hogs
during the period Of growth and ges-
tation, is largely responsible for small
litters.
Where a-number of calves are be-
ing grown by the hand method at the
same time, feed each calf from a sep
arate pail. In this way each will re-
ceive its share and none win over
feed.
Good blood IL essential to the pro.
ducing Of good horses. but not any
more 20 than the material that forms
the food for producing the ami
NAL when once started In life.
Farmers usually do nOt-pay sum