The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-08-06

Careful that you do not overfeed
the young pigs.
Give the livestock relief from the
ny pest by the use OF some kind OF
spray.
Half.starved hens show a poor idea
Of economy. Better overfeed than un-
derfeed.
A small grain ration to pigs on pas
ture will more than pay by extra rap
Id growth.
II the chickens are confined to a
run. be sure that grits and lime are
provided for them.
Prof. Bailey says the trinity OF or
thodox apple growing Is cultivation,
fertilization and spraying.
/ During the threshing time gather
up the chaff and keep for the chick
ems to scratch in next winter.
The SOW pigs should be gone over
and selections made for future breed
ers. Pick only the biggest and the
most thrifty looking.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta
ton lambs of fed pea silage made
large profits during an experiment last
winter. Worth trial by farmers.
Begin to Gull out the old stock.
Don't wait too long. II you do there
win be little sale for them, for the
young stock will command the mar.
ket.
The drinking water for the fowls
should be kept in the shade and
should be SO arranged as to prevent
the chickens from fouling 1t in any
way.
II Is said that an old horse collar
buckled snugly around the neck of
the COW that sucks herself will prove
an effectual check to the pernicious
practice.
The well.fed horse ought to be sleek
II properly brushed. A little linseed
meal fed occasionally helps to smooth
the coat. Wipe with a damp cloth
after brushing.
Now do keep the hen house clean.
It may make the lice and mites un-
comfortable but not so the hens.
They will return you good pay in in
creased egg yield.
1t is a good plan to water the horses
II not too warm, then let them eat
hay for half an hour or so and then
give the grain feed.
A good cultivation during the dry
spell is as good as a rain storm. for
it puts a mulch upon the top which
keeps the moisture in the soil from
evaporating and makes it more avail.
able for the plants.
Barn manures are generally more
economically used when applied to farm
crops than when applied to orchards;
yet they can be used with good re-
suits, particularly when rejuvenating
old orchards.
II you want to keep the boy on the
+ farm make 1t point to enlist his
interest. Ask his advice. talk things
over and make him feel that he is an
p active factor in the responsibilities OF
0 the farm and sharer in the profits
1 and benefits.
: In cleaning milk dishes try the fol,
Q lowing method: First wash them with
warm water. containing a good wash
ing powder. A brush should be used
r Then they should be sealded with boil.
| ing water and turned upside down to
: dry Wiping the dish with the ordin'
4 airy dish-towel should be condemned
l. as il undoes the effects of the boiling
e water. and the heat of the dishes i'm,
k mersed in hot water is sufficient to
/. dry them. The rays of the sun will
Q also dry the dishes and destroy any
n bacteria.
Leghorns are good foragers because
they are light birds and get about
n quickly. They roam much farther
X afield than some of the heavier breeds
They are thus cheaper to keep on
h a farm than some of the breeds tina.
Q show an inclination to hang abou,
the barns and sheds and wait for
Q feeding time. Besides, they are more
k useful from the standpoint of insect
: destroyers. This is matter of con
e siderable Importance in some years
r when the grasshoppers are very nu
e merous. The forgers get better quail
4. ity food than the birds that depend on
n getting grain feed, for the reason thai
insects are very rich IN nitrogen
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