Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-03


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Named your farm yet?
Salt the steers in the pasture.
Cats are a source OF grave danger
to chicks.
Bookkeeping is a profitable adjunct
to poultry raising.
Fight the weeds Of all kinds and
keep bad ones from going to seed.
II you want to kill weeds, cultivate
or hoe them when the sun shines hot.
The boar should always receive
some consideration as we'll rs the
SOW.
An electric power is the most con.
venient power for operating a power
churn.
Demonstration plays a very promI.
nent part upon the prolifcacy Of
animals.
Have regular hours for doing the
milking and milk the cows in the
same order.
The market garden furnishes a
large amount Of waste products which
may be utilized for poultry food.
II you buy a homer that has large
warts on its beak you may be sure
that 1t is more than two years old.
Cream should be kept at q uniform
temperature and that should be as low
as possible as long as 1t stays on the
farm.
Any person who can secure coed Of
black or honey locust can readily
grow his own trees Of these two
species.
DO not let the little colt follow the
dam while she is at work. II the dam
becomes heated the milk is injurious
to the colt.
Remember that rape may be sown
any time in July. 1t grows very fast
II moisture is valuable and soon
makes feed.
Much depends upon the selection OF
the dairy COW. Do not expect the beef
type of animal to I'LL the requirements
of the dairy.
During the warmer months horses
doing the ordinary farm work derive
much benefit and comfort, II given q
pasture lot at night.
The time is here when thought must
be given to the comfort Of the cows
II their owners expect to sleep with no
twinge Of conscience.
Do not change the work horse from
grain to grass too suddenly. In fact,
horses on heavy work every day
should have very little grass.
Milk with clean, dry hands, never al
lowing the hands to come in contact
with the milk. Do not allow dogs and
cats to be around at milking time.
An authority says that potatoes
should not be planted in hills. II is
much better to plant them in deep
burrows and keep the ground level.
The eggs laid by the pullet in the
FIRST vigor Of her life and the eggs
laid after rest Of the hen are the
eggs that produce the strongest chick
ems.
Keep the turkey hens with their
broods away from the old turkeys Of
the flock as the latter are sometimes
spiteful to the young and may injure
them.
From early spring until August
SOW q few rows of summer lettuce
every two weeks or so, and thus try
to provide continuous supply of good
heads.
The cost Of q concrete floor can
often be saved In the amount Of fer
tlllzer that is kept from going to
waste. II also makes q more sani-
tary stable.
Steers fed on clover hay will not
only consume more roughage, but also
more grain than those fed on timothy
hay II grain and roughage are fed &C
cording to appetite.
Milk paint. properly prepared and
applied, makes about the best and
cheapest weather coating for wooden |
and fences that there is !
that is. where milk is on hand. Of
course.
There are other men who succeed |
with sheep, and there are men who
want to kick q sheep every time they