The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-16

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After all the market is more import.
ant than the soil. II an ideal soil
(sandy loam) for gardening purposes
Is far remote from a good market, II
Is difficult to be financially successful.
II, on the other hand. the soil is quite
unfavorable, but near a good market
and available supply Of manure. 1t Is
comparatively easy to make q imam
clal success Of market gardening. 1t
Is important. however. to select soils
which are naturally loose and friable
II a mixed line Of gardening is to be
followed
In preparing beds for flowers 1t
should be remembered that most flow
ers which produce q yellow bloom
should not have much organic mat
ter In the soil. Red or purple flowers
will do best on soil with reason
able amount Of organic matter. and
plants which are grown for their foil
age should be attempted only on rich
soils. We speak of that now because
this is the ideal time to prepare next
years flower beds.
II you have only common cows.
breed them to a male OF standard
dairy breed and the result will give
grade animals. These half-blood
grade animals bred In the same line
will give animals more nearly pure
bred. and this breeding and selection
with judgment will result in herd Of
high producing animals that will make
money for the breeder or the man who
buys them.
Trimming the orchard is imperative
and trimming the hedge rows is Just
as important. An untrimmed orchard
not only fails to produce fruit but is
also Improbable in the shabby APP
pearance It gives the farm. The un-
trimmed hedge Is even more objec-
honable as one gets his first impress
sion from the outside.
Humus making crops are such
grasses as timothy, clover, blue grass,
bronze grass and alfalfa. 1t has been
found that grass land plowed and put
into crops is under better conditions
OF moisture and freer from weeds than
hand that has grown grain continu-
ously.
When the fowls begin Noting they
will practically cease laying. As the
growing of new feathers Is a heavy
drain on the fowl extra feed should
be given. A small amount of linseed
meal can be given to an advantage.
Feed wheat and oats rather than much
corn.
Don't let the young orchard trees 60
into winter without protection.
Anything that shades the bark will
protect from sunscald but a covering
that gives the tree immunity from
both sunscald and gnawing from ro-
dents Is better.
A well drained soil with good eleva.
ton. slightly higher II possible than
the surrounding area. fairly heavy In
character. with a deep. strong, but
not hard-pan subsoil furnishes the
best conditions for successful apple
growing.
While there Is never any very large
profit In selling either turnips or
greens" the crop is one that requires
80 little care and Is SO sure that II
Will pay anyone handy to . market
to Cow some for sale.
There are three kinds of bees In
every thrifty hiye-one queen, during
the summer season several hundred
drones. and the rest workers. These
workers are all females. undeyeloped
queens.
This being the cement age. cement
floors are good for the new poultry
house. for they are dry and easily
kept clean. They can be covered with
dry earth In summer and cut straw In
winter.
Examine the horses teeth fire.
quently." II might be added that a
most important time to do this IA
when you are being importuned to buy
. horse that II "as sound a q roach.
We frequently see young colts fol-
lowing along the fields after their
dams. walking many miles during the
hot weather. Useless and poor busi-
ness.
Generally when the comb of a fowl
b bright colored. showing It to be full
Of blood. the fowl IL In healthy con.
dition and the fowls are usually GO
tive.
Grass. clover. corn fodder and COW
peas. when fed In green state, are rel.
ished by farm animals much more than
after they are cured.