The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-08
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Test your cows.
NO waste land ON the farm" is .
good motto.
The rundown farm IL where the
sheep are needed most.
The way to enjoy the fair is to have
some kind Of exhibit there.
Corn can be too ripe for putting in
the silo. Guard against 1t.
Current and gooseberry bushes II
set out In the fall should be well
mulched.
Easier to keep the hogs healthy
than 1t Is to get them well after they
are once sick.
The drudgery Of the farm can be
largely eliminated by planning and
systematixing the work.
What was done with the cultivator
after the last time through the corn?
Hope 1t was not left out to weather.
When digging potatoes be sure they
do not lie In the sun. They will turn
green II they do and will have bitter
taste.
Don't let the sheep get wet. Takes
long time to dry out their heavy
coats Of fleece. Provide shelter. 1t
will pay you.
Last call for the state, county or
township fair. OF course you ought
to attend. It will do you good and
wife will enjoy 1t.
II the field is not tile drained and is
inclined to be little wet, plow an
occasional deep furrow. This will
carry or much OF the surplus water
and make your crops better.
Not the farm work first. but the ed.
from the school for work on the farm
should be placed on the debit rather
than the credit side of the account.
Don't let the long ladder stand
against the building after getting
through with 1t for the night. A strong
wind might throw 1t over to the
wrecking OF the ladder and damage of
other things.
Pears are best ripened in doors.
The time to pick is determined, first,
by their known season OF ripening,
and. second, by the ease with which
the stem parts from the branch when
the fruit is slightly lifted. Most pears
are marketed in a green. but mature.
state.
Contrasting associations as organ
lied and managed in many of the
states now include between 20 and 80
dairy farmers who own 800 or more
cows. The purpose Is to make an in
dividual study of each cow in the
herd. The plan Is to secure q compe-
tent man to visit the farms once each
month and remain there for "a hours. |
While there he weighs the feed which |
the cow eats. also weighs and tests |
the milk. This Is done not merely to |
see how much milk and butter fat the |
cows will give In year. but also to |
determine the cost OF producing that |
milk and butter fat, and to ascertain |
the profits. He also makes q study OF |
each herd and suggests improvements. |
For this work the man whom the
association employs usually receives
81 per COW per year for each COW
tested. together with his board and
lodging. Besides this expense there il
an assessment of from Is cents to 81
per member. for covering necessary
expenses.
Why not plant nut trees! Their
product Is valuable. The accompany
ing table shows the imports OF nuts
for consumption In. the United States
during the last nine years. and it ia
evident from the increase each year
that nuts are entering more generally
into the food consumption of the na-
ton. This may fairly be considered
an encouragement for the planting Of
nut trees. The values In the tables
are only those Of the imports and does
not include the value Of nuts raised
in this country:
is0 90
iN 8 75s. l3