The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-10-03
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signs OF "a Prosperous Farmer.

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signs Of "a Prosperous Farmer.
We clip from an exchange tho following
appropriate observations on the signs OF
successful farmer, and we earnestly com
mend them 10 the consideration oil overy
thoughtful reader;
When lights arc scen burning in HE house
before the break OF dag, IN winter especially
IL shows that tue day will never break on
the breaking ia Of tho winter OF adversely.
When you see his barn larger than his
house, IL shows that hc will have large
profits and small Affections.
when You see him drive his work instead
Of his work driviag him, IL shows that he
Will never be driven from good resolutions,
aud that he will certainly work his way to
prosperity
When you sec in his house moro lamps
for burning l.rd or groase, than candlestcks
for more expensive purposes, il shows that
economy is lighting his way to happiness
and plenty with that light which should
enlighton every farmer in the world.
When he has house separate from the
main building, purposrly for ashes, and an
iron or tin vessel 10 transport them, il
shows that he never built his dwelling for
a funeral pyrO for his family, and perhop-
himself
When his hog.pen IL boarded outside
and in il shows that he ia "Soing the whole
hog or none" in keeping plouty inside his
house and poverty out,
When bis sled is safely housed in sum.
mcr, and his farming implements covered
both winter and summer, it plainly shows
that he will have u good house over his
head in the summer of oarly life, and the
winter of old age.
When his cattle are properly shielded
and fed in winter il evinccs that ho is
acting according to Scripture, which says
that "a merciul man is meroiiul TO his
beast"
When be is seen subscribing for nows-
paper and paying for II in advance, it shows
that he is speaking Ike hook respecting
the latest movements in agriculture, and
that ho wilFuovor get his walking paper
to.tbe land of poverty.
FLAVOR IN FRUlr.-Iargo fruit should be
arrested somewhat in its growth, 50 as TO
improve quality. Tho fruit, being larger,
can afford to he reduced, which smaller
makes little better 10y concentrating and
moro thoroughly maturing. II is tho quail.
ty we are after, especially in largo fruit
which is too often deficient IN flavor aud
richness. Another thing well-limed
soil III producing quality--and yearly coat
of salt of few bushels to tho aero, will
still further improve--while thoso also add
10 the growth, seemingly without much
injury to the excellence Of the fruit. Prun.
ing, summer pruning Is sometimes sufficient |
check; putting in grass is another Grass
arrests, in measure, the growth OF trees. |
becoming M it were an ament--nlways !
favorable t. fruit we have grown N an |
al, Ia, IL,
grass, thus holding in check what would !
otherwise have been an unusual heavy |
growth, as the soil was rich and deeply |
mellow. Summer pruning aided us. In a
light soil, moderately fertile, cultivation ia |
necessary. Then apply lime and salt, and
cover with mulch.
TREES A PRoTECrfoN Against lNsECTs..-
To one who has lived upon our prairics
for series OF years, there is little new in |
the statement that injurious Insects are
rapidly increasing both in variety and mum.
her throughout the West. The cut worms,
potatoe-bugs, chinch bugs, etc. etc, are
becoming almost intolerable pests. While !
we are all casting about to fluid some secur
ity against their ravages, we should not
forget that there is ono means already
known and easily brought to bear, that we
do not, as a general thing, give sufficient
force. II is the planting OF trees. Ii all
our farms were dotted over with screens
belts and groves Of timber, the birds, among
the most destructive natural enemies Of
noxious insects would be lured to the pra-
ries that are scarcely visited by them now,
and in return they would prey upon our
enemies and greatly losson their number,
Certainly the advantages thus accruing are
not among the least Of those arising from
general planting of trees on tho prairics,
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SEE To YouR SuEEP.-See that your sheep
have salt in n trough, always when they
want 1t; aud uuder this salt put tar Thus
the sheep, in eating salt will get his nose
smeared with tar just what ho wants to
keep of tho gay.ny, which 40 annoys shcep
in summer, dcposting its eggs in their
nostrlS, where they are at once hatched
and crawl up iuto the head among tho
Rinews, where they attach themselves
there to remain till the next spring.
You can readily tell when sheep are an
noyed by this post, Thcy will gather, says
Randall, "in dense clumps, with their noses
held down to the ground, lC driven away,
they turn without raising their heads, or
rapidly thrust them down again, as ii they
had somo very urgent motive for retaining
them in that position. Occasionally they
stamp OF strike violently with their fore feet
near their noses, as il an enemy, invisible
to the spectator, We're assailing thom at
that point Tdlley Farmer,
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SETTING FENcE Posrs.- Where it is neces.
sary to set wooden posts il will Toe found
that their durability will be greatly promo.
ted by slight oharrng or carbouizius the
surface before inserting them ia the soil.
There are few substances more indosruct,
ible than charcoal when buried beneath the
surface and kept constantly in contact with
moist soil, or soil that ia constantly wet.
We have soen posts thus protected, taken