Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-06-08

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Among all dwarf.growing trees the
japanese naples stand first
II possible grow potatoes on clover
sod; this saves buying fertilizers.
Oats is the standard grain for tho
healthy development of young ami.
mails.
In the fattening pen give the pigs
all they will readily clean up but no
more.
Many farmers use boar Of differ
ent breed Of that Of their sows to pro-
duce a cross.
Sound, healthy cows can only bS
had by good stabling, careful feeding
and good water.
When the chicks can get away from
II at will, plenty Of heat under the
hover is a good thing.
After the calf has learned to drink
a little fine hay should be tied up in
the pen for the calf to nibble.
Almost all flower seeds terminate
more quickly II soaked in warm
water for few hours before planting.
Do not plant trees with bunch Of
spreading roots. Trim them of to
within four or five inches Of the root
stock.
Don't forget to give the little ducks
plenty of drinking water, and after
one week old they want It to swim
in, too.
Horses that are clipped dry OF
fast at night. This is better than
having them stand around in heavy
wet coat.
A once lively faith in the existence
and possibilities Of strains of hens
which would produce 800 eggs year
has decayed
At the end of five to eight days re-
move the calf to roomy, clean box
stall aud give clean dry bed Of
wheat Or oat straw. $685.
The feeding and management Of the
young calves should be in the hands
of a competent hand and not left to
the boys or careless help.
Many a man has been surprised at
the effect of one load of barnyard ma. |
nure scattered about under a tree. |
1t gives new life and fruitfulness.
The only way to make a profit with |
poultry is to attend closely to busi-
ness and not leave the feeding and
management of the flock to hired
help.
Extreme care must be taken Of the
tiny seedlings, for II allowed to get
dry they will almost surely die and
If kept too moist they incline to
damp or"
The great secret in successful root
culture is clean, mellow deep soil.
liberal fertilizing, early sowing and
early culture as soon as the plants
can be distinctly seen.
A light sandy soil will be rather
benefited by working it when moist,
as such will have tendency to make
1t more compact and consequently
more retentiTe Of moisture.
Rhubarb is of easy cultivation, and
when once planted, the ground kept
clean, mellow and heavily MANFRED,
will furnish generous supply of juicy
stalks for eight to ten years without
removal.
The horse can be made to masticate
his food by putting finely cut hay with
the grain. A ration Of half prairie
grass hay and half alfalfa will give
almost as good gains as a ration Of
alfalfa alone.
A Virginia man writes that for
years he has sown a small patch Of
buckwheat for his hens and he says
he is quite certain that they thrive
better and lay more eggs than they
did without this grain.
Since the cost Of growing an acre
Of roots is two or three times as great
as that Of growing an acre of corn,
the yield of dry matter being little
more, It seems poor farm practice to
abandon the silage In favor Of roots.
Poor soil management means in the
end complete or partial soil exhaus.
ton, which is a condition of the sod
in which IT is deficient in humus con
tent, or food content, or moisture CON,
tent, or all three, and they usually &C
toRther