Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-24

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The success OF the dairy farm de-
ponds upon the man behind the
cows"
Butter is usually good or bad &C.
cording to the process by which 1t Is
made.
A cross bred male cannot be re-
lied upon for producing uniform on
spring.
There is no profit in keeping a pig
or any other animal when there 10
no gain.
Are the cows paying for the feed
they consume? II not. there are those
that will.
Never feed dusty feed II you can
avoid it, but II you do. sprinkle 1t with
water before feeding.
Sand that will grow good crops of
clover will grow. or can be made to
grow almost anything. y
In butter-making use salt that will
dissolve readily, otherwise your but
ter is likely to be gritty.
The COW that gives the most milk
when fresh is not always the best
mixer in a years time.
The dairy cows, especially, will
greatly relish and do we'll on the odd
turnips, bets and cabbage.
One way OF increasing profits In
dairy farming is to cut down the herd
to the actual profit makers.
When you breed full bloods, grades
or native stock, never use an imper-
feet animal for breeding purposes.
The only successful hen house Is
the open front-one that has at least
one-third of the south side entirely
open.
Four quarts OF good oats. mixed
with warm water. make a fine feed
for the COW just after the new calf
comes.
On the farm, as in other business,
never undertake more than you can
do at the right time and in the proper
manner.
Where hard coal is burned the Gin
ders may be saved and substituted foT
grit. They are not half bad for this
purpose.
The difficulties in the way Of max
ing good butter may all be overcome,
and good butter will always find a
remunerative market.
One reason why separators do not
always do good work is because they
are not set up right. Look we'll to
that in the very beginning.
BY actual experiment 1t has been
found that by feeding alfalfa hay with
corn the cost of fattening pigs has
been decreased about one-half.
Contrasting associations are being
organized in many neighborhoods.
Dairymen are beginning to see the
wastefulness Of working in the dark.
Indigestion is the cause Of more
than half the diseases Of the horse,
and largely caused by improper food
and working horses on full stomach.
Horses should never be made to
eat moldy hay, as nothing is worse
in leading to worrying, whistling
and other arrangements Of the
wind.
Skim milk, when fed In connection
with grain, makes a very valuable
food for hogs at all periods Of their
growth, but practically so during the
earlier period.
The farming business is getting to
be a big proposition. Farm lie Of to-
day means more than the daily round
of chores, with the long. idle winter
spent reading the almanac.
From the fact that so many good |
mares are raising mule colts, and so
many fine stations have been con-
verted into carriage horses Of the
heavy harness type. a veritable horse
famine IL close at hand.
Have you planned to let the small
boy of the family have at least one
acre Of land to plant and care for,
with the privilege Of using the money
he may make from the products Is
he may wish? Try Il. The plan has
Paid With others and II ought to DO
ven On your farm.