The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-08-04

into the cold. wet grass In the early
mornings.
BY judicious planting q fne supply
CT onions may be secured throughout
the season.
Included IN the long list Of feeds
available for the farm stock. grass
has no equal.
Rub on the water spouts OF Q tree
as soon as they appear. You can do
IL with your fingers.
A $40 rooster 10 generally cheaper
than q 80 one. The good blood will
tell the second year.
Pigs that are apt TO have differ
ences Of opinion" should be separated.
Fighting takes on flesh.
Oyster shell 10 absolutely the best
shell-making food for the hens. Keep
II before them constantly.
Don't plant any flowers In straight
rows except hollyhocks or sun.
flowers. or plants for borders.
For family eating plant the white
role cherry beans among the sweet
corr. at first or second hoeing.
II yoh think Of setting out an or
chaId and have had no experience
better hire . man to show you how.
Roosts or perches should not be
moro than two feet above the ground
and one should not be higher than an
other.
Newly broken colts should not be
worked too hard. They are apt to
overstrain themselves and be injured
for life
A balky horse 10 made 90 by
cranky or cruel driver. and can rarely
be cured. So be very careful In break
ing the colts.
Many farmers who keep cows lose .
large share Of the profit because the
milk is not produced and handled In
the best way.
Live stock husbandry gives US year.
around employment. converting idle
time during the winter season into
profitable labor.
Watch for cabbage bugs and cab.
bage worms. These insects usually
cause trouble when the weather gets
dry and food Is scarce.
| Whether the season Is wet or dry,
or the land rich or poor. thorough cul.
tiyation Is the chief secret In hav.
ing a successful garden.
The brood SOW that Is kept upon
pasture with a little supplementary
protein food stands the best chance
of making the biggest profit.
The onion IL akin TO the turnip and
cabbage: you must see that the roots
are we'll In the ground. but need not
be so particular about the bulb.
The good dairy COW has a capacity
for a tremendous amount OF feed and
this feed must be furnished her II
she Is going to yield the best returns.
The really successful farmer 10 the
man who solves the problem of Ia.
Dor II 10 we'll nigh impossible to get
help at once competent and intelli.
gent.
Chicks that are sheltered from the
weather and given plenty of good
water will nnd much OF their feed.
and prove the most profitable crop on
the farm.
In selecting a ram always pick out
one that stands square on his legs.
shows courage and masculinity. A
slow. poky animal will prove a dis
appointment
Remove the milk at once from the
stable to q clean. dry place, where the
air Is pure and sweet. Do not allow
cans to remain IN stables while they
are being filled.
A New Zealand dairy report says
that an acre OF pasture on the island
OF New Zealand returns all the way
from SIS to s45 per acre when sold In
the form Of butter fat
The experienced poultryman only
smiles when he hears some one boast
that his hens have laid right along
during the moult He knows full well
that the poultryman must pay heavy
toll for this unnatural drain on the
hens vitality.
The fattening chicks may be crowd.