The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-22

of COWS and horses: the cost is small and
they are certainly enective. AT night one
can add much to the comfort of the cows
by having screens to the stable windows
and seeing to It that all of the flies are
driven from the stable before the COWS are
brought in. 1t costs but small sum to
make these screen windows or even doors
If needed and the milk from a small herd
which will be received over the quantity
from Il herd annoyed day and night by
flies will pay for large number OF
screens.
JUNE THE MONTH OF LICE.
Tho chicks Will make good growth or be
stunted during this month according to
whether they have to fight lice or not Lice
breed prolifcally during June and hardly
too much can be done to get rid Of them
If the poultry are on the range during the
day take the opportunity to purify the
houses. Do not forget the value of hot
soap suds Use them freely with stiff
brush on the rocsts and III every place
where lice are Likely to congregate. After
the places are dry sprinkle Will. a solution
Of carbolc acid or kerosene. Treat the
nest boxes every few days with insect
| powder and change the nestng material
| frequently. If the fowls or chicks get
droopy look for lice and apply the remedy
Do not allow the growing chicks to run too
| freely on bare ground particularly if such
ground has been occupied by poultry pre-
| vious.y. Turn them on to the range and
| If they are quite small see that their grass
| plot IS cut rather short SO they will have
| less trouble in finding the bugs. Don't for
ger the water for water. pure and plenty,
| is almost rs necessary to the growing
lchlck as food. Have some vessels in shady
places in the range SO that the birds will
| nave free access to them and change the
water several times daily, even If one has
many birds this VIII not be hard task
Is one has plenty of vessels. 1t is I'M
portant that the chicks be kept growing
this month and plenty of clean water and
freedom from lice will do much toward
making them grow.
POINTS FOR PEACH GROWERS.
1t takes brave man to denude a tree Of
a portion of its embryo fruit but the man
who has the courage to do it generally
finds he has done profitable work. When
tree sets very full it is not to be expected
1t will mature crop of first class fruit
and just so long as the best specimens
bring the higher price just so long 1t will
pay to thin the fruit. This applies to other
orchard fruits as well as to peaches. The
time to thin the peaches is after the guam
tty have dropped naturally which Is al
ways the case and usually in June, al
though the period varies according to
climate. When starting in to thin go over
the tree in systematic manner examining
poorer specimens SO that those remaining
will be five or six inches apart. Do not
get the idea in mind that 1t is more profit
able to prop up tree that is overloaded
than to thin out the fruit. If your tree
does not split in the first place the fruit
cannot be first class and YOU will have
much more of it to handle for even less
money than you will obtain for the fruit
from thnned trees.
SELECTING THE NEW FLOCK.
If one is raising lambs both for market
and to perpetuate the flock the animals
ought to be carefully watched during the
period of growth so that the best ones
may be selected, marked and reserved
for breeding purposes. 1t takes some little
time and close watching to know Just
which lambs are the best but it surely
pays to spend the time and thought neces-
sary Be careful also about the pasture
the lambs have; the old sheep can manage
more or less tough grass but the lambs
should have the tender plots and should
also have access occasionally to field of
rape to furnish variety. Unless the pas
ture for both lambs and sheep is all that
1t should be do notdepend t;o wholly upon
1t but feed more or less in the way OF
good hay, the tender portions going to the
lambs, of course. Then remember the
question of water bearing in mind that all
domestic animals suffer from thirst during
get in very warm weather and so treat
your animals on the water question as IL
they were your other selves
VARIOUS INSECTICIDES FOR LICE,
There are a number of excellent powders
on the market Which will destroy chick
en- lice but they are only effective used in
the nest boxes or on the birds themselves,
hence something in the way of wash
must be used on the roosts and in the
tod, oy1,o1 ~
is used mainly as disinfectant although
1t has some effect on the lice The lime
and sulphur wash is also effective but the
kerosene mixture if it can be used with a
Kerosene water pump Is the most effective
In ordinary houses where one is not
blessed with the up to date apparatus tho
pure kerosene can be used but requires
more time to use it though time we'll spent.
We have small hand sprayer which we
find useful although we always go over
all the roosts afterward with a small wisp
| broom wet with the kerosene so as to get
a liberal portion of it in all cracks and
crevices: bear in mind it is the mites we
are after with these washes, the powder
viii take care Of the live lice; the best
way. however. is for the poultrymar to
destroy the mites so there will be no lice
A SORTING TABLE.
On any farm where vegetables ARK. grown
IN any quantity and particularly where
potatoes are grown sorting table is a
great convenience; indeed some sort of
table should be made which can be used
for any such purpose as we'll as for drain
ing vegetables after washing The table
4 may be made of any desired length and
width though table six feet long, two
and one-half feet wide and about eighteen
inches high will be about right The franc
is made of any light material that is
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