Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-12-01

the only effective means OF aruncial
control where established, is by cut
ting on the Overwhelming nests dur
ing the late fall, winter or early
spring and destroying the larvae with
in. This, OF course, can be supple
mented by spraying with an arsenical
mixture when the caterpillars appear
on the foliage in spring.
Farm poultry is too often allowed
to run in one large flock. The chicks
cannot be fed properly and are almost
sure to become infested with lice from
the older fowls. Often ducks, geese,
chickens and turkeys are all turned
together to fight for supremacy. The
more the fowls are distributed over
the farm In summer. the most produc'
tive they will be.
Every flock owner Of long experience
in handling breeding ewes fully rea-
Lies that the condition Of the ewes at
mating has q decided influence upon
the breeding qualities Of both ewes
and progeny.
Heartsease was formerly not worth
considering as a honey plant. because
Of It's scarcity; but Of late years It has
become plentier, and this year 1t Is
worth many dollars. Same with dan
delion.
To make hens lay, put some oats In
q box, pour warm water over them,
and keep In a warm place. Feed
small quantity to hens each morning
after the oats begin to grow and get
green. Oats soaked In milk are splen.
did.
Prepare cultivated ground the same
as for strawberries for transplanting
raspberries and blackberries. but pillow
burrows ten feet apart for blackberries,
eight for red, yellow, and purple rasp-
berries and seven for blackcaps.
An average sample of the droppings
Of high-fed hens contains about thirty
or thirty-two pounds Of nitrogen, thir-
ty pounds of phosphoric acid and AZ
teen or sixteen pounds of potash in
each ton.
What furnishes more material for
the white Of eggs than corn does? A
bushel Of wheat contains about one.
tenth more protein, three per cent. less
fat and nearly three times as much
fiber.
AS o rule, transplanting should be
done when the plant is dormant. This
applies to all fruits, but for convent.
ence we sometimes transplant straw
berries during the growing season.
At the close Of the honey season,
when part or all the bees are run for
comb honey, some sections may be
capped partly over. while some viii
be partly filed but no sealing done.
Much unnecessary energy is expend-
ed in trying to avoid labor. Those who
are not willing to give honest, con-
sclentious labor need not expect phe-
nomenal success on the farm.
Cows feed little at night II well fed
during the day, and II the stable is
well ventilated they are as comfortable
here as anywhere, and the gain to the
manure pile Is considerable.
Before starting in fruit culture for
market visit the progressive. practical
fruit culturists and study details; also
learn the cost of bushes, method Of
culture and the returns.
Different farmers In different sec
tions have stated times for sowing
winter wheat. Some SOW early and
some SOW late, each claiming equally
good results.
There is no one who ought to have
better garden than the farmer who
has all Of the land necessary with
teams and usually help to care for It
Whatever you do, don't select seed
ears from stalks on which smut has
developed. for that's one Of the best
ways of encouraging this trouble.
When the asparagus tops have be-
come ripe they should be cut on and
burned up. In this way the spores Of
the rust fungus are destroyed.
Different qualities Of the same
kind Of grain and hay enter the bal
anced ration Of the different expert.
ment stations for horses.
For picking apples a half bushel
basket, lined with burlap and pro
vided with a strong hook, win prove
better than q bag.
Salt improves both the flavor and
keeping qualities of butter. as well as
increasing it's weight at q small pro.
portionate cost,
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