Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-10
Drown the rats and mice.

The silage that is left in the silo
will come handy before the summer
is over.
Do not permit your chicks to 90
into the cold, wet grass In the early
mornings.
BY judicious planting fine supply
CT onions may be secured throughout
the season.
Included In the long list Of feeds
available for the farm stock, grass
has no equal.
Rub OF the water spouts of q tree
as soou rs they appear. You can do
it. with your fingers.
A $40 rooster is generally cheaper
than a 81 one. The good blood will
tell the second year.
Pigs that are apt to have differ
ences OF opinion" should be separated.
Fighting takes of flesh.
Oyster shell is absolutely the best
shell.making food for the hens. Keep
It before them constantly.
Don't plant any flowers in straight
rows except hollyhocks or sun
flowers, or plants for borders.
For family eating plant the white
pole cherry beans among the sweet
corr. at first or second hoeing.
II YOU think Of setting out an or
chaId and have had no experience
better hire a man to show you how.
Roosts or perches should not be
more than two feet above the ground
and one should not be higher than an.
other.
Newly broken colts should not be
worked too hard. They are apt to
overstrain themselves and be injured
for life.
A balky horse is made 30 by
cranky or cruel driver. and can rarely
be cured. So be very careful in break.
ing the colts.
Many farmers who keep cows lose q
large share Of the profit because the
milk is not produced and handled in
the best way. =
Live stock husbandry gives US year
around employment, converting idle
time during the winter season into
profitable labor.
Watch for cabbage bugs and cab.
bage worms. These insects usually
cause trouble when the weather gets
dry and food is scarce.
Whether the season is wet or dry, |
or the land rich or poor, thorough cul-
tivation is the chief secret" in hav-
ing a successful garden.
The brood SOW that is kept upon
pasture with a little supplementary
protein food stands the best chance
of making the biggest profit
The onion is akin to the turnip and
cabbage; you must see that the roots
are we'll In the ground. but need not
be so particular about the bulb.
The good dairy COW has a capacity
for a tremendous amount Of feed and
this feed must be furnished her IL
she is going to yield the best returns.
The really successful farmer is the
man who solves the problem Of Ia
Dor. It is we'll nigh impossible to get
help at once competent and intelli-
gent.
Chicks that are sheltered from the
weather and given plenty of good
water will find much of their feed.
and prove the most profitable crop on
the farm.
In selecting q ram always pick out
one that stands square on his legs,
shows courage and masculinity. A
slow, poky animal will prove a dis
appointment
Remove the milk at once from the
stable to a clean, dry place, where the
air is pure and sweet. Do not allow
cans to remain in stables while they
are being filed.
A New Zealand dairy report says
that an acre Of pasture on the island
Of New Zealand returns all the way
from SIS to t45 per acre when sold in
the form Of butter fat
The experienced poultryman only
smiles when he hears some one boast
that his hens have laid right along
during the moult. He knows full wen
that the poultryman must pay heavy
toll for this unnatural drain on the