Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17

The making OF good hay Is an art.
Sheep are good stock to have on the
farm.
The COW test association 10 a great
thing for any dairy locality.
Brood sows as well as cows should
be selected for their milking qualities.
The manure that washes away and
II wasted represents an actual money
loss.
Milk is an excellent food for the
young fowls, but requires skill in
feeding.
II takes two years or more for the
white grub to reach maturity from
the egg.
The comb is as sure an indicator Of
the health Of the bird as the tongue
10 Of the person.
Young pigs need perfectly dry quar-
ters, especially during the first weeks
Of their existence.
II IN milking q part Of the milk is
bloody, gtringy or unnatural in appear
ance the whole should be rejected.
The March pullets are the ones
that will begin to lay in November
II they have been given proper care.
A hay cap will shed a reasonably
heavy rain and keep the larger part
of the cock Of hay from getting wet.
II 10 a great thing to know Just
when a plant needs water. 1t 10
matter that requires close observa.
ton.
The very best kind Of a pen for
ducklings 10 one that can be easily
moved from one part Of the yard to
another.
The condition Of your neighbours
field makes little difference to you.
Your attention should be centered in
your own.
Old orchards can be renewed in
such q way as to produce good fruit
for the family while the new orchard
ls coming on.
The silo enables the dairyman to
keep more live stock on the same
Of acres and at less cost in
feed and labor.
shropshires are very hardy sheep,
their wool brings a good price and
they seem to be healthier than some
Of the other breeds.
Naturally the COW that gives the
greatest profit is the one that gives
The most milk during the winter for
milk il then highest priced.
Never give drugs to q horse any
more than you would to baby unless
he Is downright sick. Shutting OF
his feed will cure all minor ills.
The size Of the tile to be placed in
! drain will depend upon the length
If the drain, the depth Of the dis
.ance apart the drains are placed.
The high grade draft horse, the
product Of q pure bred sire and a good |
mare, has made one Of the most prof
table industries upon the American
,arm.
Veal calves IN hot weather will |
grow better II kept during the day in
! dark, cool stable. but the stable
must be cleaned out and well venti-
ated.
A hen may cease laying II not prop
,rly fed before she uses up all her
stored energy, and It occasionally hap
,ens that q hen dies by overegg pro-
luction.
II English farmers can afford TO use
,ure-bred draft horses that are worth
800 for ordinary farming operations.
Why cannot our farmers afford them
y we'll? ya
A really good horse is never Of q
I'D color, but some colors. such as
,erfectly dappled grays, pure blacks
md blue roans, command better
Irices than others.
II takes some grit to say NO when
he butcher gets his eye on the incest
Amb you have-the one you wanted
o save for yourself-but that very
Rmb win by and BY bring you a great
cal more than the meat man VIII
,iVe you for II now II you keep It.
A sick COW II the hardest Of all
arm animals to treat. owing to her
omplex digestive appartus. AT the
rst signs OF q arrangement the rem
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