Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-06


Be gentle with the horse.
A lousy hen is Improbable.
Pigs must be watched for lice.
Every pig raiser should have patch
Of rape.
Don't let the weeds get start Get
the start Of the weeds.
Young pigs never have thumps
when running in pasture.
For quick results In improving the
soil sweet clover Is superior to most
other crops.
II the cream Is still warm after
separating. don't put the lid on the
can down tight
Do not condemn q breed simply be-
cause a few fowls do not come up to
your expectations.
To brood over things that cannot be
helped is worse than a setting hen
trying to hatch stones.
The physical condition Of the soil
II often just as important as the sup
ply Of available plantfood.
Take of the harness, collar and all,
when the horse comes in to feed.
He will rest better without It.
Pigs like variety, and make much
more satisfactory and profitable
growth when this fact is kept in mind.
Never very suddenly change the
young calf from whole to skim-milk.
Taper It on gradually for at least q
week.
II the SOW eats her young, she VIII
stop It Immediately II she Is fed salt
pork. A small quantity is usually suf-
ficient-
II takes time to build up profitable
poultry business. II is necessary to
work hard now to have q fine flock
next season,
Hogs should always have a yard Of
their own away from the other stock
for It is always found that returns
are better in the end.
Sweet clover is adapted to a wide
range Of soils, and while It does best
on good soils It will make a satisfac-
tory growth on very poor soils.
When watering do 1t thoroughly.
Don't spread little water over a
great surface. Be sure to break the
crust which forms after watering.
Coarse, masculine looking pullets
never make the best layers. Select
those whose heads have a distinctly
feminine appearance and expression.
Don't let your tools lie out in the
weather to rot and rust. Rust and
the effects of the weather will do more
damage TO tools than proper usage
will do.
The farmer who planted tested seed
10 likely to be the man Of whom his
neIghborB will say this fall: Hes al
ways lucky fellow. Look at the crop
he's got"
For vigorous plant growth the
ground must be well filed with hu-
mus; this is supplied by stable ma
nure or thick grass and clover sod
plowed under.
The time when grasshoppers can be
most successfully destroyed is in the
egg, or as young larvae, which Is best
done by blowing and narrowing the
fields early in the fall.
There was never any butter that
was finer than that made by the old
time farmers wife. II farm butter
making Is in danger Of becoming q
lost art It is high time that steps were
taken to prevent It.
The usefulness and value of horse
depend upon his early training. He
should be handled and taught when a
colt. This will develop his intelligence
from the start and very much increase
his subsequent usefulness.
To secure the best returns from
sheep raising It is not necessary to
keep them exclusive Of all other live
stock, but q small flock, Just what can
conveniently be accommodated along |
with other farm animals and given |
the best of care.
Hens demand some mineral matter |
70 form the shell Of their. eggs. Do |
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