The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-20

S4ii@Ai dH-oanC OF straw on the floor
is desirable. Another common cause
of pig losses is smothering or crush
ing by the SOW This a be pre-
vented by providing pig rails around
the narrowing pen. The rail should
be substantial enough to ward off the
SOW when she lays down and should
be placed approximately six inches
from the floor and six inches from the
wall. 4 careful attendant who knows
his business can save many pigs By
being present during the narrowing
period.
To Can Dried Fruits
Along about this time of the wear
the jam on the pantry shelves reaches
a low ebb and the home economics
workers of the Montana Extension
Service offer the following sugges
lions in the way of replenishing the
supply from dried fruits.
Peach conserve: Two. cups of dried
peaches, two cups grated pineapple.
one orange, n lemon, one-half Gun
almonds. Mix soaked peaches, pine
apple, orange and lemon and eweaten
to taste. Cook together until lie. ired
consistency is reached, then add the
blanched and shredded almonds and
cook ten minutes more.
A dried prune conserve NAV he
made from two pounds of dried p~runes.
three cups sugar, three n and
the rind of one of them, and three
tourths pound of shredded almonds.
Remove stones from prunes and cook
prunes, oranges and sugar together
for 45 minutes in water in which the
prunes were soaked. Blaneh and
shred almonds, add to cooked mixture
and cook 10 minutes longer.
A tasty conserve can be made from
apricots and pineapple using two
pounds of dried ~apricots, two oranges.
one cup shredded pineapple. Add an
amount of sugar equal to the amount
Of pulp. Cook until thick. These con-
serves may be put up in sterilized
and covered with parafin.
Plan Hot Beds Now
Hot-bed making time for Montana
is almost here and right now is a
good time to be making plans for it.
In picking out a place for the hot
bed, select a protected spot, out of the
wind and where there is a southern
exposure. If there is some old sash
about the place that may be used it
will be found economical to make the
of such size as will permit
the using of this sash, otherwise six
feet wide by twelve feet long is a
convenient size for the ordinary farm
family. Dig a hole the desired size
and about two feet deep. Build a
the size of the hole with one of
the long sides about twelve inches
high and the other about six inches.
Place frame over the hole so that is
to the east, thus catching the
sun. Fill the hole with rotting
stable manure to a depth of sixteen
inches and cover with about six inches
OF good rich garden soil free from
clods and foreign seed. A little
rich soil may be sifted on top of this ,
provide the best possible seed bed.
Pack lightly to insure an ever texture
throughout. Place sash in position
and allow hot-bed to stand for about
a week to insure the proper tempera-
ture conditions.
The cold frame is a piece of equip
ment that goes naturally with the
hot-bed to provide an intermediate
stage for plants between the hot-bed
and outside conditions. The cold frame
is constructed simply and inexpensive
ly. All that is necessary is a frame
and a sash similar to that used in the
hot-bed. No manure and no trench
are required. If sash is not available,
muslin may be used in its place. The
cloth material is often recommended
because with sash there is a possible
ty of forcing plants too rapidly.
Corn Not Complete Ration
Corn is a good feed for higs, but
it is not a complete feed, because it
does not contain sufficient protein for
proper growth and development. For
this reason the Montana State Col
lege Extension Service is urging the
planting of a legume + such as