Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-12
Agricultural Uncommon Sense,
FIELD CROPS.


A SANDY soil produces lively crop of
sand burs and fleas. If the latter crop
proves a failure you want to keep eleven
Gorgs and hire "Lo' family to work
the farm.
Corn does well in several ways. 1t isn't
bad in the shape of "corn dodger, in
jun pannack," >" 'innn pudding or hot
"mush" II is likewise palatable to some
in the fluid form. 1t is then, however,
dangerous Sod corn has been known
to break up whole families and sell u
farm at Shernr's sale.
Barley isn't Il bad crop to raise. We
have known men to grow fat by raising
barley. 1t generally makes the rest of
the family poor, however.
Hops do best in tamarack timber, only
they require the same attention kind
mother bestows upon the wayward urchin
with "a fine tooth comb, about picking
time.
Wheat pays when you get forty bushels
/ to the acre. When you don't, you can al
ways get trusted by pledging next years
/ crop. 1t is safe crop to keep mans
credit good at the grocery.
Rye don't pay. We know apOOr fellow
that rye sent to the Poor House, still he
persisted in . raising" it every chance he
got.
Oats, if not wild oats do well
enough, but the trouble is there are toe
many sowing wild oats nowadays. The
crop don't pay.
VEGETABLES.
''Turn-ups" are not of much account
unless you lack one of going out; then tC
turn up Jack, amt so bad.
Cabbage heads are too plenty to b
ANYTHING of a rarity. They are a drug il
any market
Beets won't do, especially dead beats.
All kinds of garden truck will do L
raise; for what you don't feed to the cat
tie and pigs, will do to send to your cour
try editor on subscription.
LIVE STOCK.
Fast horses, like fast women, send a ma
to the devil. They don't pay to raise. !
good horse is nice thing 10 take you
girl out sleigh-riding, when you war
to keep ahead of the other fellows
If you are particularly sweet on hel
however, a lazy animal is best for the
you are always behind in the procession
Y and have the whole field to yourself
ID Cows are friendly, and a man can't we
/ keep house without one. They are
+ good thing to keep fellow awake night
and can beat the Peak family all hOllO
q at btlll AllSlllS' II IL huSh ioi N'"N "
r shouldn't have any cheese with which
!. bait our mouse trap.
|. Hogs are the music of the farm. The
Il save the expense of piano. They fee
o well, and amt particular whose murphi
they root. Mammoth hogs and Learnt
o pigs are good for sideshows at ii circu
n Two-legged hogs are common, and !
Ic longer a curiosity. Hogs and hominy
d Root hog or die. - and Pig under q
Is den gate" are old-fashioned stock.
b. Sheep look best at a distance. Th
ne amt nice pets, even if Mary did have
II little lamb. Many a farmer gets the VIC
pulled over his eyes by fancy blood
TO They are good for one reasOn-they crea
ne q anecessity for dog law" and ma
ne business for the Legislature every W
er ter.
ne SUMMARY.
MS Farming is one thing, and owning
Is farm another The former is "A healt
no. exercise and the noblest occupation Il
God has given unto man. The latter il
m. source of pleasure, sometimes, but gen
m ally poor investment if you rent it o
Fl There is considerable that we do
on know about farming, and that we fear
,lr shall never learn. One thing we do kno
however and that is that weeds spread
mr. fast as vice, and that it takes rs hard We
If. to raise good crops as ii does to make
mr. good Christian out of a Jew.-BdHt
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