Baxter Springs news., 1910-01-27
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Shear the sheep early.
Gapes come from filthy grounds.
Everyone speaks of scarcity Of
Logs
A cheap feed is called for. but who
can find It these days?
Increase the profits by decreasing
the number of old hens.
All weeds allowed to go to seed
will cause more trouble next year.
Cultivation is just as essential in
raising large crops Of fruit as It Is In
corn raising.
Mice in the g-anary often cause a
big loss in feed, bit, ordinarily, they
can easily be exterminated.
II the sow's milk supply is small
the pigs will become stunted and this
must be strictly guarded against.
Those farms from which the worst
stencil Is constantly emanating have
the most frequent use for q veterina-
rian.
Parsnips improve with freezing lind
should be left in the ground. A pick
will lift out what you want during the
winter.
During the breeding season use two
cocks, keeping one penned up three
days while the other is running with
the hens.
Unless a man Is especially adapted
by nature to handle horses, he should
raise only the draft breeds and sell
them unhandled.
Cement walks around the house
make 1t easier for the wife to keep 1t
clean. There Is no mud dragged all
over the place from ground walks.
The question Of how much grain
may be fed with profit must be gov
erned largely by the condition Of the
cows, the price Of milk and It's prod
ucts and the cost of the grain foods
that are to be fed.
A shed rooted over, with sides in
closed with wire fencing to keep out
night providers is a big step in sd-
vance Of tree tops as a roosting place
for turkeys and is great deal better
than closed poultry house.
II egg yield is what we are after,
Gull out all birds over a year old;
early puIlets will lay better than the
yearling hens, but the hens do good
work in the fall, will set earlier in the
spring and make better mothers.
Cement floors, cement troughs, ce-
ment barns, etc., help the farmer to
take better care Of his live stock
and that with less work. This makes
farm life more attractive and helps to
keep the boys and the hired man on
the farm.
II is the proper attention paid to
seemingly unlmportant details that
SPELLS success for the beekeeper, and
the failure to attend to these things
at the proper time accounts for the
poor success of so many in vocation
that is full Of great possibilities:
About IS to 20 inches room at the
racks should be allowed each sheep,
additional racks being constructed to
accommodate the growing flock.
Plenty of room at the grain troughs
should also be provided. About ten
square feet of floor space Is neces-
sary for each mature sheep.
Two or three new milking machines
are now in evidence and as usual We
are told that the problem is at last
nolyed. These reports come around
quite often and have for is year.
There is some truth in them. too. but
the makers ask for guaranteed men to
use them before they win guarantee
their machines.
To have clean dairy utensils, It IL
absolutely necessary that the construc-
ton Of the utensII be such that II e
poasIble to keep II clean. MIX pals
ana cans must have seams and joints
that are not left with crevices that
can readily an up with waste product
that form q ready place for the
rrowth and development Of bacteria