Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-17


Proper feed and care Is the secret
Of healthy chickens.
Cut out the old raspberry and black
berry cane and burn.
Relieve yourself and watch the 9TH
er fellow for new ideas.
Experiment to test out a new idea
or theory, but don't experiment in an
aimless sort of way.
A good dairy thermometer is quite
necessary where much cream is
handled. Test your cows.
Picnic lunch is fine, but don't for
get the horses that haul you to the
grove. Have feed for them, too.
Lots of chance for leaks on the
farm. Look out for them. Stop them
up as quickly as possible when found.
To keep water in common jug cool
OUT III Iue uetu lily ploShh6 ~ III ="
pail and covering with coat or
blanket
Wet ground can be successfully put
down to red top and alsike clover.
The plowing and seeding can be done
during a very dry spell.
Feed the young chickens freely. Lit
tie danger of overfeeding. But feed
the old stock only what they will pick
up clean in short time.
Know what your cows are doing for
you by using the scales in weighing
their milk and the Babcock tester in
determining the quality of the milk.
Better farming means better crops,
and better crops mean more money
and more comforts on the farm. Why
not study to improve your methods?
Put bolt through the crotch of the
tree which shows signs of splitting
before the weight of the fruit causes
the tree to split beyond hope of re-
pair.
An enthusiast on nut culture urges
that nut trees might well take largely
the place of what he calls "the useless
trees which are at present planted for
decorative purposes in public and
private grounds" and adds: "We have
in America at least 25 kinds of nut
bearing trees that are notable for
their beauty as we'll as for their
value" A good suggestion. Plant
some nut trees this fall.
Alfalfa is first cousin of the clover
family, and high-culture crop which
must be handled with especial care. 1t
should be cut when about one-tenth
in bloom. This gives a better chance
for subsequent cuttings in the season.
1t must be handled in such a way that
the leaves will not be lost, for if they
break off, the part of the plant most
rich in protein is lost Each season
two or three cuttings of alfalfa may
be harvested if care is used at each
time, and if the season is at all
natural.
!, Weeds often become a serious pest
? in agricultural communities because
some one failed to do his duty in eX.
!, terminating them at the first discov.
! cry. Such carelessness is intolerable
J because it is usually a comparatively
easy matter to get rid of weeds in
\ | hi, as,N;@ -g
! weeds are left to grow and spread be-
cause the land owner does not realize
} that the new plant is damaging tc
crops, until the pest is thoroughly es
tablished. Perhaps in no other period
t in American history has there beer
< so much complaint among farmers OF
5 account of spread of noXious weeds as
2 now. This is due in large measure
( to the impure seed that is foisted upor
t for their supply.
e Swine feeding Is a science The
e Illinois experiment station has founC
: that pigs fed on ground corn and wa
= ter alone for period of six months
q the fourth to the ninth months in
elusive, made gain of only 20 pound!
per head during the entire period a!
t compared to $50 pounds gain made b,
g other pigs fed mixed ration during
e the same period. The gains in tn,
: former case required 21 pounds o
J. ground corn per pound of gain, ant
d in the latter 4.6 pounds of feed pc
t. pound of gain. 1t was further showl
l. that ground corn, water and minera
J. matter, such as salt, wood ashes
l. bone-meal, charcoal, etc., without 9th
l. er feed, will give very good and prof
d table results when fed during the las
e portion of the feeding period to pig
t. that have been properly fed up t
s. six months. BY giving pigs access t