Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06
Orchard trees don't like wet feet.


spray.
Half-starved hens show poor idea
of economy. Better overfeed than un-
derfeed.
A small grain ration to pigs on pas
ture will more than pay by extra rap
i'd growth.
If the chickens are confined to a |
run, be sure that grits and lime are
provided for them.
Prof. Bailey says the trinity of or
thodox apple growing is cultivation,
fertilization and spraying.
During the threshing time gather
up the chaff and keep for the chick
ems to scratch in next winter.
The SOW pigs should be gone over
and selections made for future breed
ers. Pick only the biggest and the
most thrifty looking.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta
tion lambs of fed pea silage made
large profits during an experiment last
winter. Worth a trial by farmers.
Begin to Gull out the old stock.
Don't wait too long. If you do there
will be little sale for them, for the
young stock will command the mar
ket.
The drinking water for the fowls
should be kept in the shade and
should be SO arranged as to prevent
the chickens from fouling it in any
way.
It is said that an old horse collar
buckled snugly around the neck of
the cow that sucks herself will prove
an effectual check to the pernicious
practice.
The well-fed horse ought to be sleek
IL properly brushed. A little linseed
meal fed occasionally helps to smooth
after brushing.
Now do keep the hen house clean.
II may make the lice and mites un-
comfortable, but not so the hens
They will return you good pay in in
creased egg yield.
1t is good plan to water the horses
as soon as they come in from the field,
lot hor
hay for half an hour or SO and then
give the grain feed.
A good cultivation during the dry
spell is as good as a rain storm, for
1t puts a mulch upon the top which
keeps the moisture in the soil from
evaporating and makes it more avail
able for the plants.
Barn manures are generally more
economically used when applied to farm
crops than when applied to orchards;
yet they can be used with good re-
suits, particularly when rejuvenating
old orchards.
If you want to keep the boy on the
farm make it point to enlist his
interest. Ask his advice, talk things
over and make him feel that he is an
active factor in the responsibilities OF
, the farm and a sharer in the profits
and benefits.
In cleaning milk dishes try the fol.
lowing method: First wash them with
warm water, containing good wash
ing powder brush should be used
Then they should be scalded with boil
ing water and turned upside down to
dry. Wiping the dish with the ordin
ary dish-towel should be condemned
as it undoes the effects of the boiling
water, and the heat of the dishes i'm
mersed in hot water is sufficient tC
dry them. The rays of the sun will
also dry the dishes and destroy any
: bacteria.
Leghorns are good foragers because
they are light birds and get about
quickly. They roam much farther
afield than some of the heavier breeds
They are thus cheaper to keep or
farm than some of the breeds tha
show an inclination to hang abou
the barns and sheds and wait fol
feeding time. Besides, they are more
useful from the standpoint of insec
; destroyers. This Is a matter of con
siderable Importance in some year,
when the grasshoppers are very nu
merous. The forgers get better quail
> ity food than the birds that depend OF
getting grain feed, for the reason tina
insects are very rich in nitrogen
For the general farm, it is doubtful
8 If any breeds excel the Leghorns, s,
r far as looking out for themselves II
4 concerned