Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-09-23

for treatment of old orchards to plow
as early as possible in the spring, har-
row at once and apply about b00
pounds of fertilizer to the acre, then
harrow about once in two weeks un-
til the middle of August, when a Gov
er crop Of rye or spring vetch should
he sown. In working among the trees
he finds the traceless harness Of great
value. The exact time and method of
tillage Is not SO important as to be
sure that fair amount of tillage is
given.
\ In the production of milk and cream
on the farm the farmer seldom stops
to consider that there should be
placed a value on the forage which
the cows consume when on pasture
or that the labor necessary to feed,
milk and properly care for the COWS
and the milk should be considered as
an expense. On this account, too
often, the farmer fails to fully under
stand the actual cost of his butter
when ready for market.
The number of sheep in the world
is estimated at 5S0,000000, number
much greater than any other meat
producing animal OF this number
there are in Australia SS,000,000; Ar
gentina, 67 100000; Turkey, 45,000,000;
Russia, 45000,000; Great Britain, 27,-
100000. There are an even 100000
900 goats, with not enough of them in
the United States for enumeration.
Wedding out the poorest COWS is the
best way to improve the record of any
dairy in the amount of milk and but
ter produced, in proportion to the
number of COWS kept. This process of
wedding out will also aid materially
to increase the profits.
Large bands of sheep do not thrive
so we'll under farming conditions as
smaller ones, and are moreover espe-
cially apt to injure the land, for they
not only crop the growing plants too
closely, but by buncnlng, tend to pud-
die the ground.
cided advantage in making up the
rations of the dairy COWS 1t should be
used to excess as 1t will make cream
hard to churh while the butter will
he pale rather than golden yellow.
When the time for culling the
young stock comes, the experienced
breeder has decided advantage over
the beginner. The former can tell at
a much earlier date those birds that
1t will be profitable to keep.
The time to place on surplus boxes
is when the hive or lower story is full
or nearly SO. AS long as bees have
abundant room in the brood chamber
to work they will not go into any sur.
plus boxes.
II there were fewer dogs there
would be more sheep; and as soon as
farmers make up their minds to have
more sheep and fewer dogs, they will
bring that healthy condition to pass.
Perhaps the reason more root crops
are not raised is that they require
more work both In their cultivation
and harvesting and in their storing
and feeding.
Use up all the old straw stack fol
bedding the animals before warn
weather comes. Manure is a by-prod
uct that figures part of the profits II
live stock growing. Make the bes
of It.
1t always seemed to us a great mis-
take to fatten sows and sell then
after they have raised a litter. A SOW
that develops good breeding qualities
should be kept as long as possible.
The COWS of Holland live in thei
owners house. But don't imagine tn,
stalls are filthy like ours. They ar
as neat as your sitting room.
ducing of good horses, but not an,
more SO than the material that form
the food for producing the anima
when once started In life.
Ventilation, both night and day, is
essential to the health of poultry
Many diseases among fowls are tracs
able to the want of pure air
BY some seedsmen sweet clover /
catalogued as Bokhara or bee clover
It is fine thing for bees, as the flow
ers secrete fine quality of nectar an
large amounts of It,
Remember to supply plenty of gri
to the young poultry. They need
as much as mature birds. Grit form
part of their digestive system.
The increase in a flock of sheep rel
resents almost entire profit to the ma
who has no rentals to pay and keep
his sheep on government lands.