Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-14
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W. ARM-
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Good butter is always in demand.
The best hay, next to alfalfa. IL
clover.
The little pigs should be supplied
Q variety of feeds.
It is better to be an honest man
IN one language than liar in I'VE.
The total output Of farm wagons In
year Of normal trade approximates
100000.
Pure.bred poultry costs more than
the other kind. but bring better prices
when sold.
Replenish the stock of wood on the
back porch. Do. little better than
that-increase the pile.
Most shepherds believe that the
blood that goes to maintain lOhg fat
tail should 60 into the body Of the
lamb.
The decrease Of beef cattle from
1907 to 1908 was 1,492,731, and the
present supply falls short Of last years
total by $4,000
The growing and harvesting Of rape
for seed is an industry worthy Of at
tention in districts where the soil and
climate are suitable.
Be sure that the new hen house is
located where the drainage Is good,
and not in a place where water VIII
stand for any length Of time.
In winter as much variety should be
furnished the sows and pigs as posi-
BILE. They need some roughage. They
will eat clover hay and corn stalks.
In economical pig feeding we must
make the most Of our grain feeds by
minglIng them with coarse cheap
foods, thereby reducing the cost Of
the ration.
Egg.eating hens are usually hens
that do not have sufficient meat diet.
Give them plenty Of meat scraps or
bugs, worms and insects and they
won't eat eggs
Corn silage has proved to be the
most excellent feed in fattening
steers where a heterogeneous concen-
trate, such as cottonseed meal, has
been used with II.
Mate your animals in breeding with
reference to individual characteristics
as well as known pedigrees. The pedi-
gree alone will not always insure the
greatest merit in the progeny.
The Osler theory, modified, ought to
apply to poultry; when a hen sees her
grand-daughters running around and
figuring on being mothers, too. it's
about time to make chicken stew.
Some farmers say they do not keep
sheep because they are subject to dis
ease. which is a great mistake, be-
cause properly cared for sheep have
fewer ailments than any other farm
animal
Bean growing, harvesting and
threshing, like everything else. has
been SO much improved upon that
where conducted upon anything like a
large scale. It is now anything but
hardsor risky work.
The best plan Of feeding fodder de-
ponds a good deal on conditions. II
an old tough pasture IL available. the
most economical plan from every
standpoint Is to haul the fodder from
the shock directly to the pasture.
The amount Of nitrogen put into
the SON BY crop Of clover win, Of
course, vary much. but q good crop
WIN probably add enough Of this Inn
portant element to grow several crops
~ grain. Il WIN probably add about
900 to $50 pounds 20 an acre.
The most foolish thing IN the world
4. 10 take an old, WORKOUT mare and
raise-coIts from her. You stand sood
chance to get colts that are Worth
little. and then. Is Il not adding insult
10 injury to treat q poor old horse
nat way9 Get your colts nom good,
found. bright. lively stock. Then you
viIl have something to be proud Of. ]