Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27


land. Put it to work.
Many an idea is picked up at the
state and county fairs which will put
gold into the pocket of the farmer
who uses it wisely and well.
The hard milker Is the result Of an
abnormal contraction of the sphincter
muscle regulating the flow Of milk
from the inner glands to the teat.
The scale should have place on
every farm. Know what goes off the
farm and be sure you keep tab on the
weights of stuff brought onto the
farm.
Dip for ticks. If your ewes are not
rid of the external parasites, you can
rest assured that the lambs will suf-
fer, for they like tender skins to
work on.
A few years ago the silo was con-
sidered valuable only for the dairy
farm, but it has been found by ex-
periments that all stock thrives on
the succulent feed when fed in the
right proportions.
One farmer who has made spe-
cialty of pears has found that the
Bartlett, Kieffer and Duchess respond
ed to cultivation and seemed to be
hardy. They prove profitable for cold
storage keeping.
Stock raising and specializing in
crops will not only give the farmer re-
munerative employment at all seasons
but the rotation of crops and feeding
live stock will keep up the fertility of
the land.
The robin eats insects largely. Tbs
farmer can afford to give him the lit
tie fruit he eats in consideration Of
the service he renders in eating bugs,
worms and SO forth. DR.. Forbes has
investigated and found robins eating
cut worms extensively in the spring.
Pigs should weigh from 60 to 80
pounds when weaned at three months
of age, and should then go on alfalfa,
clover or other fresh green pasture,
and have corn twice a day. Late in
the summer there should be ready for
them pasture of rape, field peas or
soy beans, besides the corn. If their
teeth become sore, change to shelled
corn, soaked "a hours in water, slight
ly salted.
There are two methods of maintain.
ing soil phosphates. By the pur-
chase of feeding stuffs containing
phosphates, and by the purchase of
phosphate fertilizers. BY buying bran
for feeding, phosphates may be largely
maintained on dairy farms. By the in
telligent use of important phosphate
fertilizers also, such as ground steam
bone meal, raw rock phosphate, and
acid phosphate, the phosphates of
most soils may be absolutely main
tanned at a moderate cost.
Cut received by animals should 1e-
ceive prompt attention. Wash the
! wound out with warm water to remove
dirt and germs that might cause in
fection. Disinfect the wound with a
solution of carbolic acid in ten to
| twenty parts of water, and then bind
up or grease the wound to keep out
germs. An animal that is somewhat
wild may have to be tied for the first
two or three times, but most any ami
NAL will soon learn to know that you
| are working for it's good and will like
the treatment and become tame there
after, especially where the wound must
be dressed daily for several weeks.
Anyone can raise ducks successful
ly. The brooding time is only half as
| long as that for chickens, and the
| ducklings do not need nearly as much
heat in the brooder. The proper food
for ducklings Is bulky one. The
| following mixture is good: One part
bran, two parts cornmeal, one part
| beefmeal. This last must never be left
| out, as 1t is essential to make duck
lings thrive and grow big To this
mixture is added about five per cent.
sand. Water must be available at all
times, but not deeper than the duck
| lings' bills, and not cold. 1t must also
be protected SO the little fellows can
not get In 1t. During the warm
weather provide plenty of shade. For
old ducks almost any shed will do II
dry. Always use plenty of bedding.
For nests have ten-foot boards placed
one foot from the wall and left open
at both ends, so the ducks won't pile
| up and break the eggs. Partly filled
with straw, in which the ducks will
bury the eggs. When more than one
flock is kept the birds should be
mated about January 1. Just as they
are planned to be kept; that is. no
changes should occur after once
mated. If allowed TO be together thus
for two or three weeks and then an
attempt is made to unite the fiooks,
1t will be found that each will sep