Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-04-30
Repair all farm tools.
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A cows value is determined by the
solids in her milk.
The home fruit garden is just the
place to grow peaches.
In pig feeding. nature tends to be
lavish. and science economical.
The plan Is to raise and keep al
heller calves from the best cows.
Thinning the fruit is an important
feature in the growing Of fine apples.
Quality crops are the kind to grow
provided you can grow a quantity Of
them.
Before you offer your stock for
sale see that they are In proper con-
dition.
Turkeys will soon become weak and
subject to disease where inbreeding
is practised.
In laying of the garden the char
acteristics Of the vegetables should be
considered.
Every man who handles horses
should have the fundamental gift OF
common sense.
As a rule poultry on a farm gets Its
subsistence from what otherwise
would be wasted.
Rye will come out early in the
spring, and will be the first OF all crops
ready for pasturing.
Soy beans may be cut for hay from
the time the beans begin to set until
the leaves turn yellow.
Much valuable time is saved during
the busy season by keeping the horses
shoulders in good condition.
The hatching-egg trade and the
raising Of stock for breeders have
assumed the dignity Of specialties.
The freezing Of corn silage Injuries
its feeding value but little. provided II
Is fed soon after the frost is out Of It.
Find out what are your best cows
by use Of the Babcock tester, and
then give them the attention they
need.
The number of hogs that may profit
ably be pastured on an acre Of alfalfa
depends largely upon the amount OF
grain fed.
Oats and peas may be depended upon
as q hay crop. The hay produced by
these plants is very good for all classes
OF live stock.
You'll usually get better seeds by
booking your orders early. Stands to
reason. doesn't 1t? THE first come
the best served"
Successful handling OF poultry in
the winter depends upon feed and
care. Remember this when looking
after the chickens.
The drone hen has no more use In
the poultry yard than the robber COW
has in the dairy herd. Cut them both
out and save feed.
The regular use Of q milking tube
will remedy defects Of hard milking
COW, but do not have such q COW and
you won't need the tube.
It won't pay to try to brace up that
old tree that blew down during the
heavy storm. Make irewood OF It and
plant a new tree in its place.
II the ground is plowed in the fall or
early winter, the soil has a chance to
freeze out and is thus better prepared
for more perfect pulverization in the
spring.
An old farm is not necessarily a
poor farm. There are farms In Europe
that have been cultivated for $50 years
producing larger crops than when first
brought under cultivation.
Secure a supply OF seed wheat
needed in good season. Be sure It is
clean OF weeds Of every kind, that II
has sound, plump grains and when
put In the ground will terminate
readily.
Where the garden is necessarily
small It Is much better to plan a
proper rotation Of vegetables than to
crowd all in, then, later in the sum.
mer, have the most Of the garden
growing only weeds.
A flock OF sheep that gets the same
attention that IL bestowed on other
stock will pay a larger profit for capi'
~ tn,aatad than any nfher rlaaa of