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


years Of heavy applications Of stable
manure we made that old orchard
yield at the rate OF 1900 bushels Of
apples per acre In one year." The
trees were so close together. however.
and the yield SO large that they were
greatly weakened. We then took the
bull by the horns and cut out every
other tree and are going to have splen-
did results this year"
The udder OF q COW has a good deal
to do with her value as an economical
producer. An ideal udder should not
be too large. but should have sufficient
capacity to allow the continued
growth Of the cells necessary In the
manufacture Of milk. The udder
should be evenly balanced In front
and behind and should be covered
with soft, velvety hair and be free
from blemishes and deshiness. II
should extend well forward and well
up behind and the teats should be
evenly placed.
Humus Is q variable, infinite sort
OF matter. difficult to classify. chem.
ically complex. sometimes highly nj.
trogenous and sometimes nearly nj.
trogen free. composed Of mixed AMI
mails and vegetable matter-mostly
the latter In its intermediate forms of
decomposition. but not complete.
A little green corn will help out
amazingly when the pastures get
short these hot, dry days. Care must
be used in feeding It, but It is doubt
full II 1t can be made to bring a big
ger profit than when fed green as q
supplement to failing pastures. And
you get full value for the entire crop
when used In this manner.
It takes twothirds of all the good
cow eats to keep her alive and with
out loss Of flesh. and the other third
to give milk. The expense of two
thirds of the money earning rations
has to DO incurred when the COW Is
earning nothing.
Angora goats of both sexes will
sometimes breed when five months
old. and often at six months, but from
the fact that they are at this age but
a month or two from weaving time
and are not nearly full grown. 1t Is OBJ
vious that they should not be permit
ted to breed.
With native grass lambs or with
lambs fresh from the range country.
1t would not be advisable to begin
heavy grain feeding when first placed
In the dry lot, as an abrupt change Ia
not conducive to the best health nor
to the best future gain with any class
Of animals.
With the present short pastures and
promised advent of extremely dry. hot
weather, IL must be remembered that
now is the opportune time to feed the
sweet fodder corn We urged you to
plant through th6se columns last
spring for soiling purposes.
The proft from poultry depends
upon economical feeding, from utili-
zing materials which would otherwise
be wasted. When grain must be
bought for supplying their principal
needs close figuring Is necessary to
avoid loss.
Do not let the radishes that were
left for seed become too ripe before
the seed Is gathered When the pods
break the seeds spread over q great
deal of ground and are equal to q
weed pest the following year.
In dressing fowls for market II pays
to be particular In dressing them. A
well dressed. dry picked fowl should
bring several cents more per pound
than one that has It's skin torn and
lots Of pin feathers on II.
Unless q person is willing to pay
attention to little details and not
only do them once but as often as &C.
casion may require. 1t would hardly
be advisable for them to undertake
poultry keeping for profit
The young bees. Matched from Au.
gust first on. will constitute the colo
ny to be wintered. and for this rea-
SON II II wise to see that much brood
is ready. even II We have to resort to
stimulative feeding.
Do not allow the pullets to get too
fat. as 1t will set them back In ma
king start at egg production. Be-
sides, this overfat is apt to create too
much animal heat. which often results
In mott out of season.
A clover crop In which Bladder
Campion Il prevalent should be cut
early for hay. then deeply plowed ard
thoroughly fallowed during the bal
ance Of the season. preparatory to q
hoed crop.