Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-04-06
Eliminate the middiemaA-

The milk yield of the average COW
10 400 gallons per year.
Onion sets should be set out Just a.
early as ground can be worked.
True scientific farming consists
largely of good common sense.
A hot bed and cold frame enable
you to get your plants started early.
The trimming Of a foals hoofs 10
IN easy matter II 1t Is done once
month.
Profits come from the grown chick
ems. not alone from the number
Matched.
Analysts say that butter IL the most
nutritious article Of diet, and that BE-
con comes next.
Successful efforts to reclaim waste
marsh lands by raising celery are be-
ing made in Bermuda.
Egypt's land is FOR the most part d.
vided into small holdings Of from half
an acre to Ave acres.
Every one who has room on which
to raise more poultry should, BY all
means, plan to raise more.
Once settled indoors, the house
plants must be sure Of regular atten-
ton II they are to be a success.
Sow oats on fairly fertile land, but
not too fertile; because the crop may
lodge when grown on very fertile land.
A pure bred bull on the farm Will
double the value Of q scrub or low
grade herd of cattle in very short
time.
A sheep that is in good order at the
beginning Of winter will come out In
the spring with its head up and on all
tours.
Commercial fertilizers can be used
to advantage as Q rule in the grow
ing Of oats. by direct application to
the crop.
Well-bred heifer calves may often
be purchased cheaply' Of people who
live in town and KEEP but one cow for
family use.
AS a rule the most money Is made
from the production Of eggs and the
income is continuous throughout most
Of the year.
A queen bee lives from two to I'VE
years, workers from forty-fve days to
six months and drones seldom more
than five weeks.
No man can select good cows with
unerring certainty. for there are many
internal defects OF which there is no
outward evidence.
Every good farmer knows that
hard and lumpy soil will not grow
good crops no matter how much plant
food It may contain.
II pigs destroy more than they are
worth, business rules command that
they be dispensed with as too ex-
travagant for the farmer.
While II is not absolutely necessary
to have the heaviest horses for the
farm, It is essential that they weigh
from 1.400 to 1900 pounds.
The shredded stover is much nicer
to handle than cut fodder. and II
shredded fine there is but little that
is not eaten by horses or cattle.
By generous application Of barn
yard manure and good cultivation,
sugar beets may be grown with good
results for many years on q given
field.
One OF the most important consider
ations of the present time, with much
of our land worth 800 and more per
acre, is the maintenance Of soil fer
tility.
Careful and intelligent handling at
all times is as important to the suc.
cess of the small sheep grower as the
selection and breeding Of his founda-
ton stock.
One Of the most general methods
adopted for cooling milk Is to place
the cans in a vat containing water
which reaches a point slightly above
surface Of milk.
The secret Of success IN wintering
the fall pigs, lies in the ability Of the
man who has the pigs in charge to
make the conditions favorable for a
constant growth.