Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

Goats like sunfower leaves.
Silage never goes out Of season.
Market eggs at least twice 4 week.
Get rid OF the hen that IL never
caught on the nest.
The warmer the weather the less
corn should be fed to poultry.
II is better to cut chickens head
on than to let him eat 1t OF.
The COW that is always bawling is
seldom best at filling the pail.
The modern poultry house have ev-
erything inside It easily movable.
The dairy COW offered for sale
cheap" these days is not to be trust
ed.
Head OF the lice and mites. Now Is
the time to thrust In the whitewash
brush.
Just because the calf Ia large and
thrifty is no sign 1t will be a wonder.
full COW.
Unless very poor. better give blue.
kAR ccin nf irving
TO re-seed it
Feed at regular hours and the fowls
will always be ready and waiting for
their Inst meal.
Tho common curly lettuce is the
best for early use. Head lettuce is
better for late sowing.
Breeding stock cannot be divorced
from outdoor exercise without being
injured more than benefited.
in q corn.growing territory cow
peas are mostly grown with corn.
sowing broadcast or otherwise.
Be sure the flock has plenty Of fresh
water. II the sheep drink from
springs. keep the approaches dry.
Corn silage is a safe feed for lambs
when II is free from mold and does
not contain an excessive amount OF
acid.
Commercial growers Of plums and
peaches who have tried thinning con-
slider it very important in getting good
fruit
Rotation OF crops is one OF the sim
pie. practical methods Of increasing
the productivity OF the farm and dis
trfbuting labor.
An acre Of corn yielding eight tons
Of silage will keep four cows $50 days
an acre OF pasture will keep only
one COW that long.
A well built grape trellis not only
improves the looks Of the back yard,
but affords excellent shade. besides
increasing the yield Of fruit.
The sweet cherry is the only tree
fruit that can be universally set
out IN the fall successfully and be
better than for spring setting.
These are gala days for lice. Fight
them strong and hard. Kerosene Will
do deadly work. Pour II In every
crack and crevice. Don't spare'it
In picking Strawberries It should be
borne in mind that bruised fruit
will not stand shipping. A careless
picker has no place In strawberry
field.
What a young SOW loses in growth,
that she should make before farrow-
ing her first litter. It is questionable
whether she can ever BE made to
make It up.
with hogs It is not best to crowd
the breeding stock to their full ca
pacity. A thrifty growth without too
much, fat is best for the stock intend
ed for breeders.
Corn breeders claim that It Is pos
able to double their crops by I'm
proved methods. Is It not possible
for M to double our pig crop with
out keeping more sowsf
The richest color OF the cream Ii
vheu Il first rises to the surface, and
a. churned In that condition the butter
WIN be yellow. II 1t remains exposed
a The light and changes OF tempera-
ture the rich yellow color disappears
live stock men say that improved
methods OF feeding and marketing
hors. together with the public demand
Tor more lean meat and less fat In the
rork line. explains the decrease IN
welrht. The same Il true about cattle.
ns~f steers are averaging much light
shan thirty years ago.