Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Poultry must nave shade.
Good cows are hard to buy.
The toad is the farmers friend.
Strawberries need lots of water and
sunshine.
Have q regular time for milking
morning and night.
Cultivate the growing crop-it will
pay In a better harvest.
Every poultry house must be rat
proof apd free from vermin.
All pruning must take into account
the habit of growing of the tree.
Raising live stock is one OF the most
far-reaching means Of economy on the
farm.
The good shepherd will see to II
that his lambs are entirely free from
ticks.
Save every good heifer calf. There
ia a scarcity Of good cows all over the
country.
II the cows are put in the stables at
milking time. let each one 60 quietly
to her own stall.
The udder and its possibilities are
born with the COW and are as impor-
tant as the stomach.
The implanted house takes from the
sale value of the farm and from the
living value Of the home.
Over.ripe cream makes butter that
is Just a little bit of favor. Churn
when the cream is just right.
Keep the ground around the black
berry bushes grubbed clean Of shoots,
as they will be as bad as weeds.
A dozen eggs can be produced for
much less than a pound Of butter not
considering the difference in cost Of
labor
Keep a box filed with rock salt
where the horses can reach 1t at all
times. 1t can be nailed to the feed
troughs.
Water the horses as often as pos
sible; but let the horse that comes in
hot drink a few swallows only, until
he Is cool.
All kinds of hay when cured In the
windrow and shock has nearly double
the feeding value OF that dried broad
cast In the sun.
The dairy farmer can raise hogs
cheaper than anyone else and natur-
ally this makes better profit for him
IRON luis one llnS'
: The beginner with sheep will do
we'll to invest little money for q
good sheep book. One lost sheep will
cost more than several books.
When oiling the separator or the
churn. see to 1t that the oil does Tot
get where it does not belong-into the
cream or the skim milk.
Great care should be exercised when
manures and mulches are applied to
the strawberry plants to Sc that they
are free from grass as well as weed
seeds.
Not every dairyman can afford a
$4,000 bull, but, like the bantam hen
with her eye on q goose egg, 1t is a
good thing to keep your eye on, and
go ahead.
The turkeys thrive we'll on a bal
anced ration Of grasshoppers, alfalfa
and small grain and when marketed
at holiday time will net their owners
q tidy sum.
Cows know when It Ia milking time;
YOU can't fool them. Try 1t by making
them wait far beyond the proper hour,
and they will make you pay for 1t by
the lessened amount they give.
Quack grass is a vicious weed when
Il gets into q grain field, and spreads
by the large strong creeping root
stalks, crowding out grain or anything
else that is trying to grow on the
same ground.
All kinds Of poultry II on free range
will supply much of their meat food
and grit by foraglng, but 1t is well to
keep a supply on hand and feed 1t &C.
casIonally to make sure that they
have enough Of these two very neces-
sary things.
Everyone who raises poultry should
have q truck garden stocked with AL
sorts Of vegetables. Cabbage Is the