The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-03-14
County Agents Column
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for veterans placement In about
five times the volume of last year.
Forest Trees
Do you need any forest trees
ON the farm to plant for wind
breaks or shelterbelts?
They may be obtained again
this year at a very small cost
from the Federal-State forest tree
nursery at the State College Of
Washington. Just write to them
to the Department Of Forestry
and Range Management at the
State College, Pullman, Washing
ton.
If you want to know the kinds
of trees you may get, see your
county agent. Ask him for the
price list. This list also contains
information about each species Of
trees and tips on how to choose
the right tree for each use and
planting situation, as well as Sug-
gestions on how to plant and care
for the trees.
John p. Nagle, who is one Of
the foresters at the State College
says that a wide selection Of
trees for all parts of the State
are on hand, provided for under
the Federal arke-McNary act.
This includes seven evergreen
and IA hardwood species that are
produced in the nursery at Pull
man. Also available are the
coast form Of Douglas Fir, Port
Orchard Cedar and Sitka Spruce
which are species native to west
ern Washington and are provided
for the first time, through q CO.
operative arrangement.
Complete five-row shelter-belt
assortments are offered at par
ticularly low prices in order to
encourage this type Of planting.
These shelter-belt assortments
consist of Caragana, Chinese Elm,
Black Locust and two types Of
Evergreens. Enough trees for 800
feet Of shelterbelt may be had for
six dollars
Don't forget, these trees can be
ordered from the Department Of
Forestry and Range Management
at the State College, Pullman.
You can get a price list and other
information from your county
agent.
Swine Breeding
The month Of March is q time
when many pigs will be farrowed
in the State Of Washington. We
have here some tips for swine
breeders to remember at farrow.
ing time. The tips are supplied
by Joseph Muir, the Extension
animal husbandman at the STATE
College of Washington.
Muir's first tip Is:
1. Check sows every two q
three hours each night and day
Be on hand to assist the new
born pig to free itself from thu
lplacenta and. reach its mother'l
lteat.
2. Safeguard the young agains
freezing BY providing q warm DO,
for them, or BY keeping them b
la warm room until they are dry
Where electricity IS available
build an electric Light brooder b
lone corner of the farrowing pen
3. Watch the sow for cannabal
istic tendencies. e she shows a
inclination to harm the pigs, kee.
them away from her for severa
days, returning them only for th
nursing period every three Q
four hours.
4. Burn or bury the afterbirt
Immediately, clean out the pc
and add new straw within q fey
DAYS after narrowing. Air-slake
lime helps disinfect and dry ia
floors.
S. Clip the needle teeth 500
after the young are born, for thi
will enable the PIGS to nurse bel
tier and with less irritation to ia
mother. Also, disinfect the naval
with iodine to prevent navel II
lection.
6. Keep all feed, except watel
AWAY from the sow for the fir!
day or two; thereafter, for Sc,
leral days, feed her very light!
only gradually returning her
full feed.
z. Put the pigs out in the SUI
shine and on clean pasture ,
soon as you can, preferably will
in two or three weeks after the
are born. IF no sunshine is avail
able, cod liver oil must be fed
them to prevent ricketts,.
8. The sow needs plenty Of pr
tein feeds in order that she ms
produce q full flow Of milk. R'
commended feeds include ski
milk, tanlage, fish meal. me
scraps. pea meal, alfalfa me-
linseed oil meal and middline
If protein of vegetable origin
fed. an additional amount Of mi
erals IS necessary in order for Il
sow to have proper nutrttio
such as iodized salt, ground linn
stone or oyster shell. flour q
: bonemea1.
.. ep-feeding Of pigs =
aid 70 their rapid development