Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-07-15

Air and cool incubator eggs daily.
Already the demand for dairy cows
is much in excess of the supply.
The brooder and brooder coop must
be amply ventilated at all times.
| Make the milker wash his hands
with soap before he begins to milk.
Corn is assuredly the most fattening
farm grain that may be fed to sheep.
Lack of constant supply of clean,
pure, fresh water before the fowls
means defeat in the end.
Any food that will keep hens in
prime condition and with vigorous ap-
petites will cause them to lay.
Do not think that the separator is
difficult piece Of machinery to handle
and that 1t is hard to take care of.
To every ten pounds of butter In the
churn mix one pound of dairy salt
and two pounds of water.
Two essentials must be observed to
keep milk sweet and clean for two or
three days so that it can be shipped
distance or held at home for use.
Many varieties of trees will in a
few years grow large enough for fuel
and for small timber, such as poles,
which can be used in many ways.
Select dairy cows that have every
indication of being milk producers,
but determine this positively by the
use of the Babcock test and the scale.
1t is estimated that there are 95,000,-
600 head of horses in the world. The
United States and European Russia
have the greatest number
Pumpkins should never be planted
in the garden. The vines take up more
room than they are worth. The corn
field for the pumpkins.
Pea vines, which were formerly
thrown away by the Gamers, are now
being used for stock food. They are
preserved in silos, or stacked in the
open air.
Cowpeas belong to the family of
plants known as the legumes, which
have the power of taking nitrogen
from the air by means of the bacteria
which live on their roots.
You can afford to buy feeds for pigs
and lambs at the prices these animals
will bring this summer, and the pas
ture will soon help out the feed ques-
tion.
A nationwide battle against the
common house fly has been started
and it is expected to be waged vigor-
ously during the present year, direct
ed by government scientists.
To force rhubarb the best success
J is obtained by placing it under green
: house benches or in a rather dark
cellar; but little light and heat is re-
! quired to force good rhubarh.
Millet is a warm-weather plant and
/ consequently it may be sown any
| time up until the middle of July with
7 reasonable assurance that it will pro-
duce a satisfactory hay crop.
To prevent rats and other animals
} from killing and carrying off young
| chicks use tight board coop provided
D with a small run and all securely in
= closed with one-inch poultry netting,
including the top of the run.
e Milk and butter are higher priced
1 today in the large cities than ever
= before. There is no danger of an
: overstocked market for many years
i to come. This is especially true if
( the dairymen produce premium milk
and butter.
d Several different things may cause
S the suppression of milk in one or more
S sections of the udder. Generally the
d cause may be traced to an injury of
e some kind received when the heifer
y was running in the pasture, or 1t may
d be traced to an inherited weakness.
When gathering flowers always use
), sharp knife or scissors to cut them
e smooth and clean. Early In the morn
r ing is the best time, and the blooms
d not quite developed will last longest
= 'Souse'' the stems deeply in water fol
8 an hour or so before making bou
J. quets.
A very considerable extension ot
II live stock farming would materially
o Increase the cash output from farm.
t. and at the same time save millions tc