Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-11-02
Look out for draughts.

AS the sheep bites close. they will
eat down weeds TO. the roots.
In order to have good sized sheep
grow them rapidly while young.
Clover or alfalfa seem to contain
Just what the dainty COW needs.
The total value of farm property in
the United States is $4,000, 100000.
Alsike clover seed cannot be sepa
rated from timothy because Of its
size.
Cool the new cream to the same
temperature as the old cream before
mixing.
Always II possible remove the SOW
from the pigs and not the pigs from
the SOW.
For draft work the mule is valued
higher than the average horse. in
nearly every instance.
Farmers who are going to feed live
stock through the winter should try
to have the best possible.
Rutabagas are very satisfactory
root crop for winter. yielding as high
as Is tons to the acre at times
II necessary to assist the eve in
delivering. use vaseline on your hands
before commencing the operation.
Woven wire is used a great deal for
reinforcing concrete and In some
cases old barbed wire is also used.
Watch out for ticks on the ewes, X
does not pay to raise them and you
better watch out for them. It pays.
Farmers will soon be feeding new
hay and new grain. Change from the
old to the new should be made grad.
ually.
Many farmers make a practice OF
turning lambs into the corn field in
the early fall to gather up all the
weeds.
The proper treatment OF barb wire
cuts on horses will mean fewer blem-
ishes and less serious consequences
generally.
In feeding fattened stock and dairy
cows, gain and profit come in proper
ton to the amount OF food the animals
put to use.
A small quantity OF linseed meal fed
in the milk will balance up the ra-
ton and make 1t practically as good
as the whole milk
Sheep-farming has been practiced
since the earliest times, and is one Of
the most profitable branches Of the
live stock industry.
Colts and young horses should have |
bone and muscle producing feeds in
their rations. such Ms clover or alfalfa, |
hay, bran and oats.
II Is very necessary that an animal |
used for breeding purposes should have
a good pedigree. yet 1t is not always
an indication Of its value.
A dairyman who has a good herd Of
cows will do we'll to carefully exam
Inc the newcomers in the barn and
thus avoid introducing some dis
ease.
Alfalfa is a very good feed for
horses provided 1t is fed properly. al.
though It is not considered as valuable
for road horses as for working
horses
Experiments have shown that stub
BILE burning not only decreases the
amount Of humus returned to the soil.
but also accelerates the exhaustion Of
that already present In It.
In hogging down corn, fence OF
only q limited area at a time, as the
hogs will eat more Of the stalks and
other heritage on the ground, and
they will not waste as much Of the
grain.
Many farmers In the corn belt SOW
rape with the grain to furnish addi-
tional feed since this affords an
abundance Of succulent forage late in
the season up to the time of severe
frosts.
II big bunch Of young pigs is al.
lowed to sleep together in cramped
quarters, in cold weather, they will
pile up. and the under pigs will suf.
fer. Easy to separate them into lots
Of eight or ten each.
tuberculosis in live stock is the