The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-08-25

The best chemical to use for killing
Canada thistles is coarse salt.
The idle curry comb and the fat
horse seldom live I'm the same barn.
Orchards in full bearing may be
seeded to grass and pastured with
'heep.
The dairy COW Is worth more than
the beef steer whatever way you look
at her.
Whenever you discover sheep
limping along, catch him and examine
his feet for rot.
The old spring houses that are found
on many farms tell OF tho early ex.
periences In dairying.
Catalogues, watermelons and cttron
can only be probably grown In
deep mellow loan soil.
by sowing a pinch OF lettuce seed
every ten days there will always be
tender salad on the table.
The winter dairyman In the coming
man. but he cannot AFFORD to milk In
cold. dirty stable or barn.
breeding ewes should not be too
fat; see that they are In strong.
healthy and vigorous condition.
Pick out the breed you like best
and stick to Il: study up everything
you can about that particular breed.
One OF the difficult problems for the
poultryman to solve is how TO easily
provide pure. fresh water for his
fowls.
Few dairymen realize the tremen-
dous Significance Of the cream trade
that has been developed during the
past few years.
IL you want to raise good crop OF
nice and insects that will damage the
orchard trees, let the weeds and grass
lie thick on the ground.
Tho cows should be MIXED In the
barn during the summer. but the
barn should be kept Just as clean
as Il Is In the winter time.
Keep the cultivator busy. Don't let
the weeds get ahead Of you. Remem-
Der that they use the plant food that
should 20 into your crops.
BE sure that you furnish proper
quarters for the narrowing SOW. You
can't afford TO lose single one Of the
little "squealers" this season.
Never give drugs to q horse any
more than you would to baby un.
less he 10 downright sick. Shutting
on his feed will cure all minor Ills.
No COW can do her best or even
keep up q normal now OF milk when
compelled TO stand out In the hot mid
day sun Of August and fight the
dies.
One of the most important things
In running a dairy successfully II
brains. Brains must be applied by
every branch Of work II the best profit
IL TO follow.
.ra- n.L "a ~,.hhi. s~u.~ a. - q.
vitation to the cattle to try the other
side and II always works = hard
ship. especially so during the busy sea.
son Of the year.
No farm should be without some
sheep; they clean up the weeds. make
fine fertilizers and wool. and produce
lambs. all Of which may be- turned In.
TO a good profit.
Diversified farming Is adapted to
the man who does intensified think
ing. The intensive thinker 10 always
q success A . farmer or any other oc-
cupation where alents lead him.
The pig that has been supplied
with an abundance Of pasture and q
small grain ration during the sum-
mer should weigh from $50 TO ITS
pounds By the latter part Of septsm-
Der.
Duck eggs are In demand By con-
fectionsrs. A. they import Q glass to
their icing. which cannot be had with
hens eggs. For making plum pud.
ding. duck eggs are moro economical
than those Of fowls. being both larger
In siss and richer.
Too many chicks In one yard. coon
o. brooder b disastrous. Older ehicks
viii trampls on and crowd out youne.
o. onas. and the ones last hateAea
stand small show for feed. grovtA a.
even liSs. Il u best to separate
broods widely over ths orchard