Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-10-08
Test your cows.

No waste land on the farm" Is a
good motto.
The rundown farm is where the
sheep are needed most.
The way to enjoy the fair is to have
some kind of exhibit there.
Corn can be too ripe for putting in
the silo. Guard against it.
Current and gooseberry bushes If
set out in the fall should be well
mulched.
Easier to keep the hogs healthy
than it is to get them well after they
are once sick.
The drudgery of the farm can be
largely eliminated by planning and
systematizing the work.
What was done with the cultivator
after the last time through the corn?
Hope it was not left out to weather.
When digging potatoes be sure they
do not lie in the sun. They will turn
green If they do and will have bitter
taste.
Don't let the sheep get wet Takes
long time to dry out their heavy
coats of fleece. Provide shelter. 1t
will pay you.
Last call for the state, county or
township fair. OF course you ought
to attend. 1t will do you good and
wife will enjoy it.
If the field is not tile drained and is
inclined to be little wet, plow an
occasional deep furrow. This will
carry off much of the surplus water
and make your crops better
Not the farm work first, but the ed
ucation of the children. Days taken
from the school for work on the farm
should be placed on the debit rather
than the credit side of the account.
Don't let the long ladder stand
against the building after getting
through with it for the night. A strong
wind might throw it over to the
wrecking of the ladder and damage of
other things.
Pears are best ripened in doors.
The time to pick is determined first,
by their known season of ripening,
and, second, by the ease with which
the stem parts from the branch when
the fruit is slightly lifted. Most pears
are marketed in green, but mature,
state.
Cow-testing associations as organ
lied and managed in many of the
states now include between 20 and 80
dairy farmers who own 800 or more
cows. The purpose is to make an in
dividual study OF each cow in the
herd. The plan is to secure compe-
tent man to visit the farms once each
month and remain there for "a hours
While there he weighs the feed which
the COW eats, also weighs and tests
thC his uOut uOl IltIGly W
, see how much milk and butter fat the
cows will give in year, but also to
determine the cost of producing that
milk and butter fat, and to ascertain
the profits. He also makes study of
each herd and suggests Improvements.
For this work the man whom the
association employs usually receives
81 per COW per year for each COW
tested, together with his board and
lodging. Besides this expense there is
an assessment of from 25 cents to 81
per member, for covering necessary
expenses.
Why not plant nut trees? Their
product is valuable. The accompany
ing table shows the imports of nuts
for consumption in the United States
during the last nine years, and it is
evident FROM the increase each year
that nuts arN entering more generally
into the food consumption of the nG-
tion. This may fairly be considered
An encouragement for the planting of
nut trees The values In the tables
are only those of the imports and does
not include the value of nuts raised
In this country:
1900 4s4 500
1901 1885, 131
laG2 ......,................... 4214676
1908 5,03S72
1904 5.473 306
1905 ......................... 6,l545l5
g06 ...,............,......... 7,22S6
.sO7 Observation-Disclosures. 6315S S91
00s s.563742
Ia this connection, Robert T. Nor
ris 0f New York says: Il believe that
nut trees are largely to take the place
,f tba uselesa trees which nra at nrac