Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-04-06
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Teach the calf to drink at once.
Spring blowing for oats is usually
not desirable.
Through eating insects. birds do
their best for farmers.
The drag system is rapidly forging
10 the front in good roads work.
There are over 170,0OO00O acres un-
der wheat cultivation In the world.
Corn will give all the elements for
fat and heat to meet the young grow
ing needs.
It is not possible by any known
method to make dirty milk into clean
butter.
There Is an average Of about one
COW to every FIVE persons In the
United states.
Fresh seed you must have, to be
good, and good seed is necessary to
get satisfactory crop.
Regularity in milking helps the
flow during the present and all subse-
uuent tactical periods.
The exports from Australia Of rabbit
skins to the United States have near
ly doubled within year.
Much Of the success OF farmer de-
ponds on the proper and economical
management Of his live stock.
To the farmers birds are chiefly val.
liable as insect destroyers, as mouse
destroyers, and as weed destroyers.
A powerful microscope is recon-
mended by the department Of agri-
culture as a kitchen utensil to detect
adulterants.
Have a supply Of good milking
stools in the dairy barn, but use them
for milking purposes. and not for
beating the cows.
A restless hen will never answer to
use as a hatcher early in the season,
when. steady warmth is an imperative
condition OF success.
A large proportion Of the so.called
Holland towering bulbs imported into
this country every year in reality come
from the south Of France.
II farmer has the tools with
which to work. he can repair the
wagons and the different farm imple-
ments during rainy weather.
The handled calf INTENDED for dairy
purposes can be made a much better
animal than the one allowed to feed
from the COW in the natural way.
Once or twice during the season II
will be necessary to go over the field
with hoes in order to stir the soil and
kill the weeds between plants IN the
rows.
Now is a good time to plan for next
years garden and truck patch. Select
the seeds and order them early that
you may have them on hand for early
planting.
Asparagus sells at high prices in
the grocery at all times, but especial.
" very early in the season, therefore
asparagus is a profitable crop to grow
for market.
Rats steal eggs by passing them
along from one to another like the
bucket brigade, and in this manner
they can transport them safely up
and down steps.
Wheat screenings, having more pro
tein, are superior to the plump grain
for laying hens. and when they are
good and clean are very much cheaper
than good wheat.
Do not allow inferior cabbage, 20
tatoes and beets to freeze; store them
for the hens. The time is near when
they will need such feeds as add sue
culence to the ration.
Timber is protected from dry rot
and insect attacks by boiling It and
allowing It to cool in and absorb a
saccharine solution by a new process
that comes from Australia.
Legumes, such as clover, peas, al
falfa, ETC., are especially important be-
cause Of the fact that with the aid Of
certain soil bacteria they are able
to draw their supply Of nitrogen from
the air.
It is a sad mistake to feed laying
hens any sort Of stimulating food.
That IL one Of the old fashioned the
ories that does more harm than good