Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-09

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Crowding hens invite disease.
Keep the sheep uniform In type and
size.
Quick profits from hogs are usually
greatest
The pen Of pigs that Is uneven In
size needs asserting.
About fifteen different breeds Of
sheep are now recognised.
The root cellar needs ventilation
IN order to prevent mold and decay.
Have you cut out and burned those
old raspberry caneS that have fruit
ID?
Hens are supposed to be honest but
they are frequently caught stealing
. nest
Weed seeds, shrunken grain. and
bits Of earth and stone never VIII
grow wheat
Reliable statistics show that sheep
are relatively free from disease dan
gerous to man.
The foundation OF all successful
iairying must be the education OF the
individual dairyman.
II the little colts are slow to shed
their coats. feed a little oil meal or
use the horse clippers.
A steer that can get II when he
wants It will consume about one-fifth
Of a pound OF salt per week.
Feed your horse clean food: II your
oats are dusty, clean them. and don't
feed hay full OF dust or dirt
The type Of the sheep that combines
. large body with a good fleece II
the one for the small flock owner.
The United States government looks
upon the poultry industry as one OF
the greatest industries in the country.
One mistake In hen culture IL not
10 feed the hen we'll when she 10
dry" A melting hen il doing hard
work.
As young pigs grow their rations
should be gradually increased, as
quick growth Is necessary for the VeSt
profit.
The cow with the biggest appetite,
other things being equal. Ii the one
which will give the most milk and
butterfat
Corn sIlage and alfalfa hay make
an ideal ration for the dairy COW
which requires little. II any. grain to
balance II
The main reliance Of the poultry
breeder IL the certainty that he win
always have u fairly profitable mar
ket for his meat and eggs.
It isn't necessary to be without q
Job Just because there isn't much
field work to do. Fall Is q good time
70 slick up q bit around the place.
Some poultrymen in order to OBJ
tain the best prices for their brollers
hatch from October to February /,
and have all the stock marketed by
July l.
When hens become too fat the TO
suit 10 apt to be egg bound. soft and
irregular shaped eggs, dizziness, ap-
poplexy, liver complaint and kindred
diseases.
The folks that eat eggs are more
and more demanding good fresh
Eggs. That is Just what they will get
from the nests Of the upto-date poul-
Try farmer.
The finest remedy for scaly legs II
10 dip the parts affected in a solution
Of equal parts Of sweet oil and coal
sil, in which has been mixed one OF
two handfuls Of sulphur.
In selecting ducks for breeding
purposes size Of frame, length OF body
and general activity should be looket
tor. Without size Of body We cannoI
expect to obtain large ducklings.
There are profits in raising geo.
horses and mules a. one Of the fea
lures Of farming. Get q few goot
mares and let them bring you q gooS
income raising horses and mules.
The skin Of the Langshan is u purI
white, and not q dark or bluiSl
white. The meat IL fine grained
tender and Juicy, thin skin. and small
bone, and while possibly not so muel
admired in the market as the yellow
skinned breeds, none surpass Il 20
tenderness and flavor when ssrveI
On the table.