Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
m grading up the chickens Gun an
hut the most vigorous.


IN grading mp the chickens Gun an
hut the most vigorous.
Mutton breed lambs should receive
grain as early a. possible.
Women are better fitted by nature
than men for poultry keeping.
Not enough attention has been Civ
en- to the character Of seed corn.
The best fertilizer for asparagus
is rotted manure from granted
horses.
The farm is the ideal place for
growing all kinds Of poultry for meat
and eggs.
Feed your fowls q suflcient amount
Of animal food. plenty Of vegetables
and bulky foods.
Young trees must be carefully cul-
tivated, kept clear Of weeds and the
soil loose and mellow.
To dispose Of crop at satisfactory
prices is often a more difficult prob
lem than to produce It
A horse that Is too straight In his
posture Jars himself and gets all the
conclusions Of che road.
The thermometer must be used a.
regularly in the dairy during the sum.
mer as during the winter.
II soil lacks water some form Of
fertilizers are q positive detriment II
they are present in abundance.
Il 10 common sense that q mature
cow will produce larger and more
perfect pigs than q very young one.
Butter made in a sanitary dairy 10
always easier to keep than that
which Is made under poor condi-
lions.
Don't let the buck run with the |
does when his breeding season 10
over, but confne him in q pen BY |
himself.
Dairy.bred stock 10 scarce, and It
will take many years to apply the
rapidly increasing demand for dairy
bred cattle.
Beans can be turned into cash the
quickest Of any farm crop, as It Is
possible to sell them in ninety days
from planting.
Hogs will not thrive on sour and de-
composed food any more than men
will. See that they get fresh. clean
water to drink.
Cabbage Is one Of the easiest vege-
tables to start from seed and to trans
plant and to be made to grow In the
garden or field.
An incubator will not run itself any
more than an automobile will. A hui
man brain must stand back OF the
best machine invented.
Women as q rule are more progress
i've and quicker to seize a new idea
and put It into practice in the poultry
yard than the sterner sex.
The fall fresh COW IL the preferable
COW and II you have not come to re-
alice this, Just try 1t this year and see
II you will not be readily converted
Sunshine is necessary in the milk
house in the winter time, but just
now all the shade that can be found
will be acceptable. Trees and vines
help.
The condition and the appearance
Of the creamery should be the very
best for this will have an influence
on getting favorable market for the
butter.
Spring is the natural time for young
to be born and they do better.
all other things being equal. when
they are ushered into this world at {
that time Of year.
It pays to supply the fowls. espe-
cially growing ones. with charcoal.
ground bone, either fresh or dry; oys- &
ter and clam shells. and a continual 9
supply Of best grit.
A good way to avoid the credit sys- .
tenn Is to grow the living at home. II
ls usually possible to grow the most 9
yet the most necessary. ar
ticles Of food on the farm. {
At our present rate Of deforestation J
ruel and fencing materials will be {
very scarce within few years. Plant '
waste lands in forest trees to supply o