Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-16

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Never leave a boot on . horse over
light
Clip the horse. It will help keep him
Iealthy.
Laying drains too near the surface
b q great mistake
In 4 dry season the value Of . sic
b especially appreciated.
Proficiency in the sire Ii not assured
until proven in the offspring.
Il takes more than q few weeks
brought to put alfalfa out Of business
Fumes OF ammonia from reeEng
piles OF manure will injure . horses
eyes.
Plan 10 take good eare Of the fall
pigs. They have a hard enough time
at best
Teach the colts to walk well and you
will lay the foundation for all the
faster gaits.
One part of cedar oil to two parts
Of vaseline is an excellent treatment
for sore head.
Heavy shoes on horses are not nec-
essary on the farm. Light shoes make
II easier for them.
Be careful with the mares In foal.
and don't let them slip down nor hold
heavy loads downhill.
Sweet clover seed is at . premium
"a bushel will give the boy some ap-
preciated spending money.
Sheep that are kept as scavengers
soon assume the appearance that
their purpose would signify.
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Do not let the horses cool OF too
suddenly after hard work or driving.
as the nights begin to grow cool.
You can make a young sheep, but
It 70 not so we'll to do It as to wait
till ram and eve are well-developed.
The feed and care Of the brood SOW
before narrowing time has much to do
with the health and vigor of the lit
Ter.
The dairy industry il q rapidly grow
ing one, and a dairyman to succeed
must be ready TO meet up-to-date con
ditions.
With lambs II IL better to feed and
have them a little hungry at each
meal than to have them on their feed
for q week.
The expense Of caring for q mule II
less than for a horse. He eats less,
requires no blanketing. no stall. and
u more easily kept clean.
Mutton can be raised cheaper than
any other meat, because the wool can
be made to almost, II not altogether
pay the expense Of its production.
Every up-to-date farmer should
have a silo,/ He owes It to his stock
and what Ia more he loses money ev-
cry day that passes until q silo u
erected.
A good horse will always command
q good price, no matter how popular
the automobile becomes. and this ap-
plies to draft, harness and saddle
horses alike.
Lice multiply rapidly IN hot weather
b nothing Is done to check them. The
busting will help greatly. Spade up q
Spot in a shady corner and watch the
hens enjoy themselves.
Don't allow your horse b 90 TOO
long without shooting. You can train
the shape Of the foot easier by keep
ing him well shod and prevent trouble
arising nom shoes remaining on TOO
long.
A little extra care with . good fOod
aUf wheat at night viii soon bring the
en- supply up to what II wns In the
UDEinR months. The eggs are much
bottsr In price now than thay were
IN the spring also.
Hominy feed or houainy chops con-
sists Of the hun. germ and part Of
the starch Of corn grains. and con
aains Isss starch, ahOat the ssme
amoant q prOtsin and more Absf anA
a. than corn meal
Three grains Of nitrate q potash
~fVon n q httlo warm NIX three
sinss each day Win GrOaklg aasist n
uV.reomiug EhsumatAsm h hogs. ThiI
66ss \ for grown hou- n gigon =
-. o. growing nhcata. abOut tArsa
Grains for saeh hundrsd p0unA q
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