Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28

Soil plus season, plus seed, plus
farmer equal crop. 1. O., good and big
crop.
Plucking Of the fowl begins imme-
diately after killing and should be
rapidly done.
Some Of the most successful breed
ers Of fancy poultry have very mex
pensive houses.
A good draft horse IL q good farm
horse either to wear out in the field
or to sell when mature.
The success Of turkey raising de-
ponds upon the kind OF care given for
the first Ave or six weeks.
The expense of putting the third
100 pounds Of weight on a hog puts
a premium on early marketing.
When you are ready to start feed
ing silage take every bit Of the moldy
top of and remove It from the barn.
Save the wood ashes during the
coming winter and you will have the
best kind Of fertilizer for the orchard.
Breed the filly late in the summer
and that will bring her to foal at q
time when you can put her out upon
grass.
Eggs that are absolutely fresh and
perfectly clean are more attractive in
appearance and naturally make q
ready sale.
Whether you should breed your two
year.old Ally depends somewhat upon
the care she has had and the condi-
ton she Is In.
Waiting to teach the colt to eat
grain until 1t is weaned Is poor econ
omy, as the colt will surely receive
q bad setback.
Geese fattened wholly on pasture
or with the addition Of a little corn
make a tender juicy article of flesh
not to be eQualed.
The successful feeding of poultry
depends largely on the ability Of the
feeder to notice the condition Of the
chickens on feed.
Vigor and health are necessary II
a hen is to lay right and the only way
that these can be gained is through
proper care and feed.
II you want to raise good crop OF
mice and insects that will damage the
orchard trees, let the weeds and
grass lie thick on the ground.
In locations where testing associa.
tons have been formed, the average
production per COW has been more
than doubled in many instances.
To keep poultry from roosting over
feed managers and other places that
ought to be kept clean nail small
wire four inches above the board.
The symptoms Of tuberculosis IN
chickens are not sufficiently character
istic to permit of positive diagnois.
but they may lead to strong suspic-
ion.
No COW can produce her maximum
unless she has the right kind Of care
and food and II she does not produce
ner maximum she win not give the
best profit.
It Is better for q horse to turn both
toes out than to turn one toe out
while on the other hand 1t Is worse
for a horse to turn both toes In than
to turn one toe in.
Whether the pure-bred herd win
pay or not depends very largely upon
the keeper. One thing IL absolutely
certain, II q man will give the cows
half chance profits will be his.
Keep plenty Of grit and oyster shells
before the poultry ct all times, espe-
cially when they are confined in the
winter time when they cannot obtain
the necessary grinding material.
As the cold weather approaches the
separator bowl should be filed with
hot water before the milk is allowed
to run through It. When It is thor
oughly warm skimming win be more
efficient.
Two pastures are better than one,
because while the hogs are feeding
IN one field the other viii be recoV-
ering. and later furnish much more
attractive feed than II both pastures
are used as one.