Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08

Keep thrifty, vigorous ewes.
Handle the new calf as you would
new baby.
Don't SOW alfalfa seed on very re-
Gently plowed land.
All sources of plant food should be
utilized by the farmer.
No animal will attain to as good re-
suits as the one literally fed.
Rhubarb or pie plant is one OF the
perennials that should be in every
garden.
The big secret in keeping butter is
to have 1t good to begin with. then
keep 1t cold.
For cheap but effective milk
strainer nothing beats several thick
nesses OF cheesecloth.
Let the cream can have the coolest
place in the cellar II tank OF cold
water is not available.
Dairying goes by spurts, but don't
you squirt. Keep a steady hand on
the squirting apparatus.
To sell off a COW because she will
bring a good price does not go far
toward improving the herd.
Turkey hens are considered profit
able until five years old, but toms
ought to be changed every year.
The cause OF dead chicks in the
shell can sometimes be traced to stock
that has been too closely inbred.
Letting the calf run with the COW
sometimes has a good effect on hard
mixers and other udder troubles.
ice.cold water checks the milk flow
and SO affects the COW that it Is apt
to be detrimental to her unborn calf.
In dairying there is no excuse for
the man who goes at it blind!y to
blame luck and weather for his failure.
Two of the best acreage saving
money making propositions up to
the farmers today are silage and al
falfa.
Have another round with the insect
pests of your hen houses. II will help
your birds to do their level best this
season.
Whether brood mares or geldlngs, It
is the well-fed horse that exhibits the
greatest endurance and efficiency in
the harness.
Know what you must spray for,
then do the work right. Don't expect
any one spray material to be a uni
versal remedy.
Hogs by nature like a good clean
bed to line In. They will do all the
better for It, because they will be
more comfortable.
In purchasing a boar 1t is well to
hear In mind that one with heavy
bones Is more to be desired than one
of the slight build.
At no season Of the year should
water stand around the trees and
vines. Their, roots viii not stand It.
There must be proper drainage.
Don't wait till planting time to Sc
cure seeds, and then buy package
seed from the grocery store. This
seed d apt to be Of inferior quality.
Throw away the first few streams
of milk from the teats. This milk is
very watery and Of little value and is
quite apt to injure the remainder OF
the milk.
II takes q little time to remove all
refuse matter from the last feed be-
fore Giving fresh rations, but this
pIeases the COW and It Is worth while
TO humor her fancy.
A good plan is for the poultry yard
10 open in the barnyard, and 1t is bet |
ter Il Il were located near the straw
stack. There should always be an
abundance Of south front
Trim out the dead limbs, suckers
ana branches that are too close to
qefher among the shrubs. Shrubs that |
cover IN the spring should not be
pruned until they are through bloom
ang.
Healthy, fowls do not need medicine
.nv more than does q member OF the
.onman family who is in good health.
~ gince It q the nature Of all hens to
- there Is no reason why stimulants
-hcu]d be given. There are many
$780, which win, no doubt. increase
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