Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-24

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room women are more handy than
men.
Watch out for worms in the hook;
they will cause lots Of trouble and
loss.
Feeding sour or sloppy food is one
way Of inviting bowel trouble in the
young chick.
Opinions vary somewhat as yet as
to the comparative feeding value Of
pea vine silage.
The farmer who keeps better poul.
try, or the best, is on the right road
to a paying business.
Asparagus shoots should not be cut
too late. as late cutting will injure the
vitality Of the roots.
The proper way to apply manure is
to remove It from the stable directly
to the field and spread It.
Impatience with the heifer that is
freshening for the first time Is one
sure way of spelling the cow.
Do not attempt to raise fall pigs
without having first prepared per"
feet system OF housing for the winter.
Tomatoes should be given the last
working with cultivator and then
bedded just before the vines fall over.
II dusty hay is fed, sprinkle with
water and It will save the horse much
annoyance; but better not feed It at
all.
The greatest forage crop in the
world is corn, and the silo 10 the most
economical device for use in dish
ing It up.
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to run In
the highways and through the neigh
bors' fences.
Stall manure applied to the ground
fresh is much better than manure
that has been weathered. by standing
in the barnyard.
All vegetables which require warm
soil, as okra, beans, tomatoes and
egg plant, should have warm manure |
and never muck.
Farmers everywhere are looking for |
some economical way Of maintaining |
the soil fertility or improving It.
is the answer.
Fence corners full Of dead weeds
make a fine alternating place for all
kinds Of bugs 'hich will get busy with
your crop next spring.
The alfalfa farmer is not cutting as
heavy a crop this year as ordinarily,
but he is Just as many laps ahead Of
he all-grain farmer as ever.
The man who Is sincerely interested |
n his dairy work is pretty sure to
,e a prosperous dairyman and In his
,ase the dairy business booms.
Stall manure, mixed with ground
phosphate and applied on the ground
resh. is vastly better as a fertilizer
han manure in any other form.
The cream from the milkings must
lot be kept SO long that It viii de-
'elop a sharp acid. for that would
mpart an unpleasant flavor to the but
err.
You would think the manufacturer
! fool who would feed cotton into his
mill and expect silk goods to be woven
rom II. and yet the hen Is simply a
Try the plan Of flushing the ewes
rom now until breeding season, then
ollow with good pasture, and you will
ee from results that the plan makes
most profits.
We need to have q clear idea Of
that breeding does. Of what feeding
oes Of what care and environment
o, II We secure and maintain a
rofitable dairy herd.
In order that a good horse may re-
ult the colt should not only be given
good start in life, but should be
ept in healthful and thrifty condition
trough the growing stage.
Cabbage will continue to grow late
/ the fall II the ground IL clean and
ie surface fine and loose. The same :
true Of celery. beets, carrots and
ome other hardy vegetables.
Lines Of breeding which q century
as developed and stamped with ap-
roval ought to prove safer than
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