Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-08-14

Gull out the old hens.
Store pumpkins In the field.
Rotation OF crops is advantageous.
Not all COW keepers are dairy farm
era.
Study the individual cows and d
not feed all alike.
Fine cabbages follow beans. but d.
not grow well after potatoes.
Lice, Nth and draughty and over
crowded houses cause a majority o
poultry Ills.
Keeping stock helps materially Il
market the bulky products OF the farm
advantageously.
When short OF room, train squash
vines on trellises or wire fence; thel
are good climbers.
Many failures from spraying result
from working when the temperature
Is below 40 degrees.
A daily rubbing with a stif brush
makes the cows take kindly to you
Helps them shed, too.
You can tell laying hen as far al
you can see her. Her comb is always
bright and healthy looking.
A good COW Is better than two poor
ones-yes, better than three that can't
more than pay for their feed.
1t is always a good plan to give
feed Of a laxative nature on the first
sign OF udder trouble in COWS.
Three pounds of cornmeal to the
gallon OF skimmilk is about the right
proportion to push pigs along.
Clean up one part of the stable
The chances are that you won't be
content to leave the rest dirty.
II is poor economy to put OF feeding
supplemental. feeds until everything
green in the pasture is consumed.
Carrots will grow we'll In soil en-
riched with the cleanings from the
henery without any other manure.
When not diluted with water butter
milk has practically the same food
value for pigs and chickens as skim
milk.
Many a good farm has been paid for
by the cows. Many more might be
II farmers lived up to their privi-
leges.
The more motor and railroad en-
gines there are the more work there
is for the horse to do to keep them
going.
The state OF New York boasts Of
more than 1,500. 900 cows. Wisconsin is
a close second, while Iowa il third, with
!, 100000.
II often pays to grade strawberries
very carefully. A customer pleased
and satisfied means q steady market
for the produce.
Kindness, cleanliness. good feeding
and blood-that spells successful dairy
farming. One without the others
availeth not much.
In selecting cows, all signs may fail.
but the Babcock test is absolutely re-
liable. 1t will tell you whether the
cows are good or not.
Fruit trees, as a general rule. do not
appreciate light, sandy soils. Make
sure that the site for the new or
chard can be easily drained.
Collect the eggs regularly at least
cree, better twice, day In moderate
weather and more frequently in very
warm and very cold weather.
It is time we developed q class Of
young farmers capable Of handling
some Of the problems that are driving
older farmers from the best farms in
the country.
Move the chicken coops, at least,
every other day, for Hhe filthy drop
pings that accumulate will poison the
blood Of the young chicks. causing q
host Of diseases.
The walls and fittings Of COW sheds
and stables should receive q coat Of
fresh limewash at least once a year,
and the floors soaked with a solution
Of sulphate Of copper. i've pounds to
ten gallons Of water.
Be careful how you introduce new
plants into your garden, even though
they come under the guise Of friend
ship. The loved morning glory be-
comes one Of the worst weeds IN the
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