The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-04-26


given a clean bed often.
A little pig, just like growing
plant, needs sunshine. In both cases
it seems TO be a sort Of tonic that
makes the best development possible.
Sudden changes in ration are mad
visable for any Of the domestic ami
mails, but this holds true especially of
those that are carrying or are nursing
their young.
Pouring a little coal oil on the seed
corn In the planter box may prevent
crows and gophers from molesting the
seed after it Is planted, but it is also
likely to weaken the vitality Of the
young corn plant.
Skimping the ration with the dairy
cow Is usually no economy at all, but
merely expensive mismanagement.
This. Of course, provided she does not
belong to the star boarder' class and
u not already eating her head OF.
A blanket Of fat on a horse. like
charity, Is a mantle that often serves
to cover a multitude of defects. From
the standpoint Of both utility and in
vestment 1t is often wise to buy the
thin animal and do ones own fatten-
ing.
To-
son recently completed his fifteenth
consecutive year as head Of this depart
ment Of the government. This is the
longest term ever served by any pre-
vious appointee to this important po-
sition.
The value Of oats as ration for
poultry is largely Offset by the draw
back due to the harsh and rough coy
ering. The digestive operation needed
to remove this covering requires to on
set 1t about all the nourishment the
kernel contains.
A good wash to rub or spray on farm
animals pestered with lice is made by
borax in quart Of hot water and add
ing four ounces of aqua ammonia.
Enough should be applied to wet the
hair where the lice are thickest
Skimmilk Is one of the best addi-
tons that can be made to the ration
OF the laying hens. furnishing as it
tn;n in, oh nj flo, Il
gested form. More than this, it Is
much rellshed by the hens, as Is true
Of practically all foods of large pro-
TEN content
A Dakota hog raiser who had consld
cradle trouble from his sows' eating
their little pigs cured them Of the NOR
bid craving responsible for the habit
by giving each SOW half a pound OF
salt pork. This seemed to satisfy their
carnivorous instinct, and they have
given no more trouble.
That restless boy might be busted
during a good many Of his spare hours
this summer if you will take the trou-
be planted and cared for by himself
And 1t will be better for the growing
things in the garden and the boy if he
Is allowed to keep a portion of the re.
ceipts from the sale of the garden stuff
The writer has found an excellent
substitute for the butter fat in whole
70 ha TO
be a handful of scalded oil meal,
having the consistency of thick
cruel. The youngsters will soon count
on this and eat 1t greedily when they
find 1t at the bottom of the pail. In
some respects 1t Is much better than
the fat Of the milk, because it Is rich
In bone and muscle forming materials.
In the basin Of a partly dried up
lake In the Mohave desert, in southern
California, has been found a deposit
OF readily soluble potassium salts Of |
such magnitude that the experts of
the federal department of agriculture
believe it will furnish all the potash
needed in the United States for the
hCAC thirty years. HIS Is kOOu news !
for sure and will relieve American
consumers Of the exactlons of the Ger
man commercial fertilizer trust In
which the kalsers government plays |
an important part.
According to figures compiled last |
pall by the Missouri state board Of hor- |
uculture, sprayed apples brought on an |
average 61.7 cents per bushel. while |
fruit not sprayed brought 493 cents .
per bushel. Another advantage Of !
spraying. which the data gathered |
should make plain. but do not seem
to, Is the gain In yield per tree due to |
spraying. The writer has found this |
to be considerable item and would |
doubtless make the showing in favor |
OF spraying much stronger than Is In
d1cated by the above price figures
alons.