Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

Sows should be bred In trios.
Put the lambs out of the hearing O
me ewes.
Never sacrifice a good mother or
prolific SOW.
II costs no more to raise a goo,
hog than q poor one.
overcrowding is the cause Of man!
deaths In the brooder.
Give plenty OF oats or barley will
some corn and good pasture.
Push the shoats and early sprinL
pigs, and get them to market early.
The most expert Judge cannot Sc
lect q dairy bull by appearances
alone.
Great care should be used In water
ing horses. A little and often Is the
best way.
There is no question that beef cat
tie relish silage just as well as dairy
cattle do.
In grading up the chickens, only
those that are most vigorous should
be considered,
Early matches do better than those
brought of after the heat Of the sum-
mer has begun.
A Cheap" harness is really about
the most expensive thing on the farm,
as It sometimes costs life.
Whatever material is used for bed
ding, It should be changed sufficiently
often to insure cleanliness.
It Is nearly always best to save
some Of the old sows. especially to
6arrow the early spring filters.
Sweet corn is one Of the very best
crops to grow to feed as a solling
crop to the dairy COWS in summer.
Green fodder at the tail end OF the
summer is relished by the cows as ice
cream Is relished by the school chill
dren.
All eve lambs that are not desir-
able to raise as breeders should be
given extra feed and sent to the block
early.
The dairy cannot be managed just
right without the use OF a thermome-
ter-and 1t must be q good one, no
IS cent affair.
The ultimate end Of the hog is pork
and the quicker the growth to market
maturity the more profit there is in It
for the feeder.
Ensilage is not considered good for
sheep and II It is fed at all It should
be fed very sparingly and at intervals
of two or three days.
At no time Of the year Is dalrying |
more unpleasant work than during |
the time when pastures are short and |
the flies are troublesome.
hen that nina ko unaok NAV law
steadily for a week in the spring and
summer, and then 80 on q vacation
6or the balance Of the year.
II the onions are not growing well,
Q little nitrate Of soda or hen manure
sown broadcast before or during a
rain often helps them to I'LL out.
Prune out old canes Of raspberries
and blackberries, and burn them. Thin
the hills to three or four shoots. Cul.
tivate, and add some manure to the
soil.
Stirring and pouring the freshly
drawn milk will reduce in part the
peculiar odor present in quality and
with more good butter on the market
more IL consumed.
After narrowing when the digestive
system of the SOW has reached q norI
NAL condition her ration should be
gradually increased until she is get
ting all abe can eat.
There is no animal that responds 30
quickly to good treatment and gens7-
Gus feeding as the pig. And none
that will degenerate 80 rapidly II not
cared for and poorly fed.
Every farmer should work out and
adopt a permanent system Of agricul-
ture under which he can increase and
maintain the fertility Of his land, en- !
10Y q good living, rise In social value, ]
ana WELD q good influence in his COM
munity.
Every dairyman should get n pair !
Of scales that can be conveniently I
huuR near the cows, and weigh every {