Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-11-16
Winter is coming. batten the cracks.


warmth.
What water is to a person a dust
bath is to a hen.
See that your fowls are absolutely
free from vermin.
II the feathers are to be sold, ducks
must be dry picked.
There is profit In breeding turkeys
up to the fifth year.
The value of butter increases as
the quality improves.
A good horseman never trots a
draft horse, even when he has no
load.
Laying hens need from IL to %
per cent meat scraps added daily to
their mash.
Don't feed hay or otter forage.
which will raise dust, before or dur
ing milking.
Tainted, musty or mouldy feeds
should never be served in the dairy
herd rations.
The best market for skim milk on
the farm is afforded by good dairy
calves and quick growing pigs.
II the cream In the churn foams up
and runs over, the churn Is too full
or the cream Is improperly ripened.
Simply because a calf is given her
ration Of milk each day, 1t does not
signify that she does not need water
also.
Cholera and other diseases Of swine
attack herds which are in poor condi-
ton and consequently most suscep-
tible.
II your horse is troubled with in
digestion have the animal clipped
and its teeth attended to by veterin-
arian.
Until recent years the poultry bust
ness, especially on the farms, was Of
so little importance that not much at
tention was paid to 1t.
Prune out old canes OF raspberries
and blackberries and burn them. Thin
the hills to three or four shoots. Gull
tIvate, and add some manure TO the
soil
The red mites or lice do not stay on
the fowls during the daytime, but
hide in cracks during the day, sally
ing forth after dark to seek their
prey.
Orchardists who have never used
dynamite should be sure to get all
possible information from the manu-
facturers Of the explosive before at
tempting to use It.
II celery is to be brought into the
cellar for winter storage cut the top
root, lift It from the ground and then
with a strong knife cut of the branch
ing roots and most Of the earth.
Lousy fowls are necessarily weaker
than fowls that are free from lice, and
strength and vitality are quite i'm
portant factors while the fowls are
producing their new suit Of clothes.
II your fowls have the range Of the
fields and orchards and can pick up
number OF insects and worms daily.
you will not need to bother much
about the meat supply in the ration.
The raising OF poultry on the farm
or in conjunction with fruit growing,
can be made very profitable with the
same kind Of management that is de-
voted to raising good stock or good
grain.
Everything should be kept as clean
on the little chicks feeding floors as
II 1t is on the floor Of the kitchen.
II this is done the little birds will
never have gapes or many Of the
chicken diseases.
II you are feeding clover, remem-
Der to cut down the bulk. This Is a
hearty food and you can't use as much
Of II as you can Of timothy without
doing your horse harm.
In filling a silo attention must be
given to the outer edges, for when
the silage begins to settle there is al
ways a draw away from the wall,
leaving an air space that makes the
silage spoil.
There is no better germ slayer than
an ounce Of carbollc acid added to
pail Of whitewash. Give the walls and
ceiling Of the hen house a good coat