The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-08-12
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Kill Canadian thistles and quick |
grass.
Wheat bran and oats make strong |
bones In the colt.
The usual time required for churn- |
ing is about 20 minutes.
improvements furnish q few com.
forts and all something to admire.
Rub on the water sprouts between
the thumb and finger as soon as they
appear.
A lazy man should never breed
colts. for he must be alert and on the
lob II he wishes to succeed.
Man initiates nature. BY grating
schemes he improves on nature.
After that nature initiates man.
An attendant should be on hand at
the time OF birth. for a little timely
help has saved many q valuable colt.
Clean water. pure air and sunshine
are all free; and they are necessary
In the production Of pure. wholesome
milk.
Filth and dampness are great hind
RANGES. The first fosters vermin; the
second brings most dangerous all
nents to fowls.
Watch for cabbage bugs and cab.
bage worms. These insects usually
cause trouble when the weather gets
dry and food Is scarce.
All of the corn ground should be
MANFRED or otherwise we'll fortified
for large yield, and no farmer should
be content with a small yield.
Eternal vigilance Is the price OF
having the best; so one must watch
for insect pests and be ready with in
secticides and fungicides to destroy
them.
The cows appetite is important. but
1t should not be abused. AS much
harm comes from allowing her to eat
too much as comes from not allowing
her to eat enough.
~ l. In, IN all q.
ton down around the hives. SO that
II will not interfere with the flight
of the working bees. their hive and
he feeding ground.
The best dairymen now practise In
tensive methods with their cows, ma
king them yield the greatest amount
of milk possible by liberal feeding and
the best OF shelter and other care.
Geese may be picked every six
weeks In warm weather. but they must
be well fed. When they are picked
often they do not lay. as the growth
of new feathers weakens and debili-
.ates them.
Attractive flower beds add much to
the charm of the flower garden.
Coleus, saliva and phlox are we'll
adapted for bedding purposes. Plants
may be bedded now II they are wa
tered occasionally during summer.
Few sheep have as good care as they
leave them to shift for themselves.
They can't do their best that way.
Make much of your sheep. They are
one of the best kind Of property on the
farm.
The day of feeding stock Of any
kind, and especially sheep. on the
ground has gone by. 1t was q most
wasteful way. Sheep will drag more
hay out on the ground and spoil 1t for
their own eating or that Of any other
animal than any other farm animal.
Racks are cheaper than hay.
The texture Of butter depends part
" on the animal, partly on feed. and
partly upon the temperature OF the
cream when churned. Cows that give
the richest milk make the most solid
butter. In summer the feeding OF q
small quantity Of cotton seed meal Will
help to make the butter firm.
Bisulphide Of carbon On a piece Of
burlap G oakum. thrown quickly down
a pocket gopher's burrow. preferably
when the soil is moist. Professor
Washburn. Minnesota entomologist
says has killed many pocket gophers
In his experiment work. He uses hall
q pint Of bisulphide at burrow.
All soils with q retentive subsoi
should be tile drained. and work should
be most perfectly planned and exc
cuted. Should water stand few hour
ON the land q seasons crop may b
lost. Soil that II well drained will al
low tha heat and air to penetrate to