The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-23
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M FARM
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Profits of the dairy are dependent
largely upon the comfort of the stock
A good rule In feeding all stock 10
to feed only what they will eat up
clean.
Surprising what difference hand
full of grain will make in the ewes and
lambs II fed daily.
The National Orchard congress will
hold its second annual exposition at
Council Bluffs, Ia, November Is to 90.
Look on the bright side of the
| weather and the crops. They both
generally turn out better than 1t is
feared they will.
| The drinking water In the summer
Is an important matter with the stoek,
especially with the dairy herd. Re-
member that foul water is sure TO
breed disease.
! Sometimes a stick becomes lodged
In the nostrils of the COW. There
| will be indications of labored breath.
Ing. Always investigate, and remove
the cause of the difficulty.
Good fencing is required with sheep
and its cost deters many farmers from
keeping small flock. 1t should be
remembered, however. that the sheep
Will pay for the extra fencing neces.
sary IL given an opportunity.
Are you particular to see that the
horses are watered in the field as
you are yourself. You take water
with you, why not for the horse.
which Is doing far harder work. and
needs the water much worse than do
you.
The poorly lighted. poorly ventilat.
ed barn Is poor place to keep any
farm animals, especially the cows
Pure milk cannot be produced from
such surroundings. During the sum
mer time while the cows are out mos,
of the time anyway and the barn lit
, tie used, plan to make improvements
which will improve the conditions
and make your barn more sanitary
Put In more windows and put in some
kind of "a ventilating system.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta
ton the Ave poorest cows In the herd
ate sli0 worth of feed and returned
! sli3. The five best cows ate s20i
worth of feed and returned 1895
There is a chance to do some think
ing on that showing. Thousands upor
thousands Of farmers have herds do
ing the same kind ,of work as thos.
five poorest cows and they do mo-
yet know about 1t.
The following dip is good for shee,
, suffering from seab. 1t is said /
will not stain the wool: Tobacco, i
pounds; oil of tar. three pints: sod:
ash. 90 pounds. soft soap. fou
pounds. Boil the tobacco and dis
solve the other ingredients in a few
gallons OF boiling water and ad,
, enough water to make so gallons hi
, the sheep in 1t while lukewarm. Thi
. mixture should dip SO sheep. If eaoi
when taken out is laid on drai
board and his wool well squeezed. |
will be necessary to dip a second O
even third time In persistent cases
fpff ha
/ orchard late in the season and a Gro
can then be sown upon the land. Thi
crop may serve as a cover or protet
+ ton to the soil and as a green ms
3 nure. A green manure improves tn
3 soil by adding fiber to 1t and by IL
\ creasing its fertility. II catches tn
I nitrates which. earlier In the season
are ssed by the tree-roots. vegetabl
. fiber in the soil increases its power c
/ holding both moisture and plant foot
The crops we'll adapted to this lat
sowing are few. Vetch is probabi
the best which has been well teste
in the state. But everything point
to crimson clover as the ideal orehar
cover and green manure.
What does II cost YOU to produc
your eggs? Do you know? Prof. Or.
ham of the Storrs Comm experimeI
l. station says: Il have been very niue
:, surprised at the data received frol
/. several OF the experiment stations r.
garding the cost of egg production
In some cases l find eggs have CO:
as high as Is cents q dozen and som
as low as cents dozen. includin
labor. ! find that. speaking general,
the larger the range the less foe
7 was required: ~ fact, where bird
had free range the cost was anywher
= from s to 10 cents. and in cases wher
= the birds were on limited range tn
cost was under twelve cents. Tn
= has forced me to the conclusion thu
: IL is very hard work for q man