Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
PrunO correctly.

That fresh COW is the most profit
able animal on the farm just now.
There is more danger in letting the
incubator get too hot than too cold.
Horses are most economically fat
tened II they are not exercised at all.
In spite Of the dry season the coun-
try seems to have plenty OF rough
feed.
Cut the ice for use next summer be-
fore 1t gets too thick-16 inches Is
enough.
Where is that surplus Of dairy pro-
ducts some folks said we were to have
this year?
II the fruit Is stored in the cellar,
It must be we'll ventilated and per-
fectly dry.
A COW that Is a small eater Will bear
watching. She is pretty sure to be 4
small producer.
The ration should be balanced to
meet the needs Of the COW at all
stages Of lactation.
Pruning done correctly will increase
the size and improve the quality OF
most common fruits.
One thing that can be given the
fowls, and which they lack very often
Is pure drinking water.
You can tell q laying hen as far as
you can see her. Her comb is always
bright and healthy looking.
Cooking will improve turnips fol
fattening hogs because 1t takes Out
considerable Of the water.
The coolest weather does not kill
the insects. Therefore spraying is the
safest method Of killing them.
For seed production cowpeas should
be planted in rows so that an oppor
tunity is given for cultivation.
Sell wheat, cloverseed and timothy
but feed all the rough forage and use
your straw for feed and bedding.
Contrary to popular belief more
chickens die from June until Septem
Der than in all the rest Of the year.
The man who can raise good liv'
stock and does not do 1t Is piling VI
a lot of profitless work for himself.
Just the right time to clean III
around the lots. It is surprising how
much litter can accumulate during thu
year.
Excellence is always relative. III
relative degrees can only be gauga'
with accuracy when accurate record
are kept.
Both oil meal and cottonseed nea
may be used in the fattening hors
ration in amounts as high as tire
pounds daily.
Two pounds OF mixed shorts an
bran per COW per day is not su6icien
for COWS that are expected to give Ill
eral flows Of milk.
The best place for the incubator
the one where the temperature is mos
nearly uniform from day to day, ur
der natural conditions.
Unlike other poultry the turkey ha
never been thoroughly domesticateC
but has remained practically a will
bird in its requirements.
A record should be kept when SOW
are bred and they should be sepal
ated from the other hogs a week O
two before due to farrow.
Swamp land, when drained an
lined and worked in corn for yea
or two, should be seeded to grass an
kept in permanent meadow.
After the chrysanthemums hav
quit blooming. set the pots in the ce
lar, 30 the plants will stand dorman
and be ready to set out next spring.
Selected cows, feed crops that ar
grown on our farms, will yield fai
profits to any man who likes tn
dairy business and will stay with 4
An ideal way Of keeping feed, bu
one which many western dairymeI
cannot have, is to have a roof over
all. This way no feed is spoiled an
feeding in cold, windy weather lose
Its terrors.
II q young pig becomes chilled
take 1t to the house and plunge II 4
warm water (as hot as you can bea