Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-13

0oslings must have free range.
The quickest returns are from bah,
,eef.
Exercise is essential to the bes
growth of the foal
You have some things to learn afte
Tou get an incubator.
The best time to cut the lambs tai
md castrate is at one week old.
Calves make more gain with giver
AMOUNT of food than does older stock
Too much emphasis cannot be lait
1pon the use of cover crops In Oul
orchards.
Giving water at irregular times II
injurious not only TO chicks. but t
sid fowls.
II is seldom that the very early
varieties of potatoes yield so well al
hose a little later.
Mans object in fruit growing is the
production and improvement Of the
edible portion Of the fruit.
Good ventilation is essential; but II
should be so arranged that the COWS
shall not be exposed to a draught.
Everybody knows that in July
weather COWS give a larger amount OF
milk than in cold and wintry weather
Build q good shed to shelter the
:ools; 1t is doubtful II you can make
80 1-3 per cent. profit in any other
way.
There is a best temperature for
each individual lot Of cream, but this
Fan be determined only by expert
ence.
Are there any old apple trees In
your orchard bearing undesirable
'ruit? Easy to graft good varieties
Upon them.
Keep on good terms with the ewes
so that you can catch and handle
them without causing undue disturb
Rnce in the pens.
There is no phase Of the dairy bust,
ness that needs more study or moro
careful management than does the
breeding Of the COW.
As the time draws near for calving,
the COW should be put into comfort
able box stall, having plenty Of bed
ding to keep her dry.
The open swill barrel standing by
the kitchen door is a direct invita-
lion to typhoid, diphtheria and like
diseases to enter the home.
When live stock prices drop It is al
ways the man who knows how to
make meat at the least cost per pound
who realizes the largest profit.
When the fruit buds come very
thick most people take It as a sign
Of a big yield, but when fruit grows
too thickly it must necessarily be very
small.
II the udder becomes hard or shows
q tendency to garget, apply unsalted
lard and give It vigorous rubbing;
after which give the eve a good dose
Of salts.
Skim milk, which is whole milk,
minus part Of fits fat, and which costs
only half as much as whole milk, fur
nishes protein about four times as
cheaply as beef.
When the COW is comfortable and
contented, she responds with a flow Of
milk far In excess Of that which she
gives when she has been uncomfort-
able and irritated.
Cherry rot or brown rot affects all
stone fruits, including peach, apricots,
etc. 1t is by far the most serious and
banning Of cherry diseases to the COM
mercial cherry grower.
Never feed hay, or sweep or In any
way stir up dust just previous to milk
ing time, for this will contribute to the
Of bacteria, which con-
teammates and Injuries the quality Of
the milk.
In dipping pigs great care must
be exercised TO cover every part Of
his body from tail to snout. II
patch as big as a thumb nail is left un-
touched It may contain the nucleus Of
4 new crop.
At the time Of mating, II the ewes
are put on an aftermath or flush pas
ture, they are more apt to come IN
heat and take the ram quicker. and
his brings your lambs IN a shorter