Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-09-25

Sheep are beneficial to the land.
Never allow the milk to sour in thu
swill barrel.
Give the colts attention. It will
not do to neglect them.
For the fence-nying habit, trim ont
wing. II is a painless cure.
Churning should be done on time
Better put of something else.
II you want to keep eggs for any
length OF time turn them over ever!
day.
First grow bone and muscle. ther
put the fat on. Corn is splendid fol
fattening.
A feed OF something while milking
will often make stubborn COW LEI
down her milk.
The working hours OF the poultry
man extend from early till late; there
are no holidays.
The Babcock test for q cows pro
duction is often an acid test OF hei
owners gumption.
Try raising the farm horses in
stead OF buying them. II is the safe
and profitable way.
Don't expect every chick Matched
from those high.priced eggs you bought
TO be prize-winners.
The chilled or wet chick gets a set
back from which 1t will not soon re
cover--sometimes never.
With pastures burned up the man
with silage left over from last winter
is now finding good use for 1t.
Even in rush time II pays to take
a half day of every week to keep the
machinery in good working order.
Chicks that have been drowned IN
water tanks that someone forgot 70
empty would make a good-sized flock
Old pastures are sure to have inter
nal parasites and this is one reason
why frequent changes should, be
made.
The sooner the calf can be grown
I'D to COW or steer size the more
profit there is in the business OF rails
ing cattle.
The better way to raise chicks is to
keep them in a yard enclosed with
poultry netting until they are well
feathered out.
Save the soil moisture by working
early in the spring and keep this Idea
Of saving the moisture clearly before
you all the time.
The feed for maintenance may be
the same for a COW that returns 6OC
pounds OF butter fat per year as fol
one that returns 100 pounds.
Hens will eat a great quantity Of
coal cinders. and they are very good
for them. Try putting a load In the
chicken yard and watch the result
Throw the milk strainer In the
scrap heap. The cloth strainer over
the pail is the only thing. Dirt kept
out will not have to be strained out
Where the cows run in rough brush
and pasture there will be cuts and
scratches on udder and teats. Keep q
bottle Of vaseline handy at milking
time.
Keep close watch Of the potatoes
Do not allow the bugs to get settled
in their destructive work. but prevent
It by spraying in season or other
methods.
The breed isn't all and the feed
isn't all. eB sure you are on the
right track with both and there VIII
be no disappointment in the dairy
business for you.
The planting Of a few shrubs as
spirea. lilac, mock orange, highbush
or cranberry about the edges Of the
lawn or in groups. often adds to the
value OF the homestead.
Health. is natural and disease un-
natural. In the fight between the
two nature will usually come out vie
torious II I'VE give her a little en-
couragement in the way Of humane
treatment and sanitary surroundings
The American Pigeon Keeper says:
though we have handled hundreds
Of birds we fnd II impossible to dis
tinguish the sexes except when about
three weeks old: then the female IL
generally smaIler. and the legs and
feet Of the male bird are larger than
those Of the female.