Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-01-18

The best egg producers are not al
ways the best market fowls.
He that abuseth his colts may ex-
pect to be kicked by his horses.
Leaves mixed with straw make an
excellent cover for strawberries.
The silo has come to stay as per-
manent form Of farm equipment.
Clover hay is about three times as
valuable as corn fodder or shredded
fodder.
Oats and timothy hay have long
been considered standard feeds for
the horse.
It is still q question whether or not
Dissemination Of milk Is beneficial In
every respect.
Well drained yards and pens will
help to keep the hogs more thrifty
and profitable.
The covered barnyard is rapidly
coming into favor as a commodity to
the farmer and dairyman.
Sweep up every particle Of silage
in the chute and alleyway and give 1t
to the COWS at every feeding.
Cold weather is not much Of a de-
triment to chickens, providing 1t is
dry cold and the atmosphere pure.
When opening your silo bear in
mind that whenever you change feed
the change should be made gradually.
A new poultry roost is made OF per-
forated iron tubing which has been
soaked in o solution deadly to insect
life.
Young geese are not to be picked
the first year, unless you sell them
dressed, very dificult thing for the
novice to do.
Spraying has come to be one OF the
unacceptable tasks of the agriculturist,
whatever his particular line Of pro-
ductiVe enterprise.
A well-bred animal costs very little
more to purchase, and generally less
to feed, than a bad one, while the prog
eny is always salable.
Scarcity Of stock cattle Of all kinds
and high prices asked and offered is
q common local condition reported
from the corn belt states.
The meadows look good for pasture
in the fan and early spring but the
man who keeps his cattle OF Of them
always gets better crops Of hay.
The dust collected from numerous
vacuum cleaners has proven to be a
valuable fertilizer, and its sale has
become a regular business in Paris.
The novice when selecting a ram Of
the Downs or other hornless breeds Of
sheep should be very careful not TO
select one with stubs-miniature
horns.
Il is not the little, fat, chubby fe-
males which should be retained as
breeding animals, for they almost al
ways prove disappointing at farrow-
ing time.
Try finishing some Of your poultry
this fall before marketing. II II pays
to convert corn into six-cent pork, 1t
may pay better to convert some Of It
into twelve-eent poultry.
The fall, as soon as the leaves are
cut BY frost, is the best time to make
new plantations Of rhubarb and horse
radish. The ground for both Of these
plants must be deep, mellow and rich.
The temperature Of cream for
churning should be 81 to so degrees.
We also churn about One-half hour.
When butter comes before half an
hour It indicates too high temperature
Of cream.
Fowls cured Of roup must not be
used as breeders, however well they
look. They will do for market, or for
market eggs. but never breed from
them as they win transmit the disease
to their offspring.
In starting q new hedge begin It as
soon as the ground is workable from
recedIng frost. II pays to dig out the
son and enrich It a. for making q
garden bed or border. The digging
should be to the depth Of two feet
Fan plowing IL to be preferred 70
spring plowinG This applies also to
land for corn that II 10 be MANFRED
during the winter and spring. A rea-
sonable dressing Of coarse manure
may be disked IN without difficulty,
and h N better position to aid the
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