Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-07
Buy a dairy Thermometer.

To be successful a man must be
particular with his breeding stock.
Cold and discomfort are unproflt-
able things to keep in the dairy barn.
We can't preserve the flesh on our
cattle II we want the largest quantity
of milk.
Every change in feeding should be
gradual and with an eye open to note
the results.
Mismanagement or lack Of thought
makes a good deal Of trouble in the
handling Of stock.
Breed only pure bred sires in every
class Of stock and you will soon be
blessed with-pure bred dams.
Lettuce is relished by the laying
hens and can be grown very easily
II intended for that purpose only.
Feeding the brood sows plenty Of
slop made Of wheat middlings and
skim milk will help milk production.
The young duck is a nervous indi-
vidual and should not be unduly ex-
cited. Dogs. cats or strangers irritate
them.
The more active the breed the slower
to fatten. Remember this II you are
breeding for the market in ffesh as
well as eggs.
No animal on the farm is as dainty
as the sheep when It comes to drink.
ing water. II must be clean before
the sheep will touch It.
Some pouitEymen advise camphor
gum put in chickens drinking water
once or twice every ten or twelve days
as a good preventive against cholera.
Some poultrymen advise the use OF
chopped corn. mixed with turpentine,
or wheat soaked with turpentine as
preventive feed against gapes in
chicks.
Manure IL never so valuable as
when fresh. Exposure to air and wa
ter in the barnyard does not improve
It; nothing is added, except water and
much is lost
To give good results either in the
breeding pen or feed lot sheep must
have strong constitution and narrow
chested, straight ribbed sheep rarely
II ever prove profitable.
Whenever you see a flock Of un.
locked sheep, be sure the farmer. does
not know his business. Docking
means cleanliness and It gives q sheep
q more blocky appearance.
A knowledge Of corn Judging is
worth q lot to the farmer. The crops
can be improved only as the seed is
carefully selected. Judging makes It
possible to select the best seed.
One way to plump dressed fowl IL
to dip It for ten seconds In water
nearly or boiling hot and then immedi.
ately In cold water. Hang in a cool
place until the animal heat is all out
When the hogs are confined keep
the floors of the pen as free from dust
as possible. Hogs lie with their noses
close to the floor and in this way IN
hale more dust than any other farm
animal
In choosing a breed Of cattle or any
other class Of i've stock due consider
alton should be given to the question
Of environment, Where one breed
would be a failure another would per.
hRps be a success.
Some Of US are dairymen Of natural
born instinct, some have acquired
knowledge Of the business by hard
study and practical experience and
some are dairymen because they keep
few cows. All Of US have much to
learn.
Sheep should be graded according
to size. putting the prime ones in a
lot to be fed BY themselves; and II
you are determined to keep the poor
ones, put them In q different lot and
do the best you can with them. Bet.
ter sen them, though.
There e no more certain way Of
burning up money than BY permitting
manure TO stand IN the barnyard IN
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