Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-11-30

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Inbreeding too much will cause pig
cons to go light"
Persistency is one Of the valuable
qualities Of good dairy COW.
Do not allow the pullets to roost In
the coops where they we're raised.
The horse that slobbers when eat
ing should have his teeth examined.
The experienced poultryman will
breed only from his best winter lay
ers.
Onions. unlike potatoes and other
root crops, will not keep in a moist
cellar.
Tile drainage by making the soil
firm, enables earlier cultivation in the
spring.
Low ground drained can be cultivat-
ed earlier than high ground not
drained.
Prune the currants and gooseber-
ries as soon as the leaves fall, or
early next spring.
At this season Of the year with the
coming Of the fall rains, dry shell
ter should be provided for the sheep.
Almost every wrong act Of the
horse is caused by fear, excitement or
mismanagement," said a great horse
man.
Begin a systematic culling of the
flock this month, and get rid Of all
unpromising birds before cold wealth
er sets in.
A dairy barn can be kept practically
free from unpleasant odors, but we
never saw more than half a dozen
such barns.
It is Just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all
the time as that a man should wear
his own shoes.
Save the small potatoes and imper-
feet heads Of cabbage and other waste
vegetables. They will all be relished
by the hens in the winter.
Work horses, that have been push.
ed in the fields all summer should
now have the advantage Of every hour
possible in the fall pastures.
Where a number Of horses are kept
in the same barn the sides Of the stall
should be low enough to allow them
to see each other as all horses love
company.
Let the same person milk the same
COWS every day when possible, be-
cause q strange mixer always makes
the animal nervous and affects the
milk flow.
The first test to be given a new
workman on the farm Is to send him
out with a team. II he handles them
kindly and skillfully he is prett.' sure
20 be a good all-round man.
II you find a workman kicking or
beating q horse back him up into a
corner and give him a sound lecture.
Then watch him carefully and II he
repeats the act send him adrift.
When a man sends his horse pell-
nell down hill with a loose rein he
not only jars the shoulders. springs
the knees, weakens the nerves, but
runs the risk Of breaking his horses's
knees.
Put new sand on the floor Of the hen
house Immediately: otherwise II will
not dry out thoroughly before cold |
weather comes but viii remain damp |
and make the house uncomfortable |
throughout the winter.
There is no economy in feeding mus |
~ grain Of any kind to the chickens,
even II It can be had for q quarter Of |
the price Of good grain. The fowls
will eat IT,. II other food is withheld,
but It is not good for them.
In many Of the big sheep states the |
farmers find It profitable to engage
the professional shearers with a ma
chine. They 90 about from farm to
farm shearing the fiocks singly or
have several iocks brought to q cen
tral point.
Sheep require different feeding and
handling from any other animal on
che farm. Even though you are an
experienced sheep raiser, don't get /