Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-10-21

good horse fork, there should be a
good moving machine, rake, tedder,
wagons and hand forks and where
there is large haying there should
be a self.loader.
Ordinary farming, as formerly and
even now generally carried on, and
scientific market gardening are SO un-
like that experience in the former
would help but a little in general
way, but would by no means fit one
for successful market gardener with
out long special training in that spe-
cific kind of farming.
When horses neck or back be-
comes sore, do not be content with
rubbing on salve, but look for the
cause Of the trouble in wrongly ad-
1usted harness. Remove the cause
and this will help greatly to prevent
the result
Alfalfa is making good in the east,
and farmers are realizing that 1t is
comparatively easy to get stand, by
the use Of lime and plenty of stable
manure. This is ideal pasture for
swine and no harm will be done the
crop If pastured lightly.
To read about the care of fowls in
detail makes 1t seem quite lot of
work, but when once you get started
and give your poultry the same care
you do other stock there is nothing
on the fam that will pay as well for
the money invested.
| Ducks are nervous creatures and
will often loose much flesh on account
of their nervousness at night. II one
becomes frightened he soon starts the
entire pen into a stampede Avoid
this by keping lantern burning at
night.
II you have running water in the
house, and the garden is near, in
droughty seasons you can save your.
self much Juggling of water by simply
connecting few lead pipes in the
garden with the house main.
sow's condition should not be fat
like that of hog fed for the butchers
market when she is due to farrow.
but she should be smooth, sleek, well
rounded out and in condition of per-
feet thrift and health.
OF the various shell making mate
rials which those who live inland can
easily procure one of the best Is old
mortar or plaster, but any OF these
things should not, on any account, be
mixed with the food
One of the most difficult and trying
problems which the poultry keeper
has to meet Is that of keeping his
poultry houses and stock reasonably
free from lice, mites, and other exter
nal parasites.
1t is a significant fact that the fines
hogs brought to the stock yards ere
consigned by the dairymen. Thi:
means something when hogs are
worth over eight dollar per hundred
weight.
There Is general unanimity o
opinion amongst experienced poultry
men that poultry do best upon some
form Of green or succulent food dur
ing the winter months.
In keeping poultry plant free from
lice there are two points Of attack
One, the birds themselves; the other
the houses. nest boxes, roostinl
boards, etc.
Brood sows will nose through thre,
inches of snow to get the green bite
and will range about on their feet TO
hours, which is in fact the main oh
ject.
The drop apple from an average OF
chard will maintain quite bunch o
, shoats, and will put them in marke
, condition at a minimum expense II tn
orchard is sown with rape.
, In preserving eggs in water glass
I any other favorite method remembe
tndt every eBB So useu niuSt 10 SeiAS'
ly fresh. One spoiled egg will cor
taminate whole batch.
The introduction of strange bird
: into a flock often serves to bring fres
starts of all kinds of vermin to a pei
fectly clean flock.
The pigs soon learn to find troug
/ and will be found waiting there 10
their feeds when feeding time come
around.
Z Frequent change to fresh pasture
e one OF the best ways to stimulat
the growth of both the grass and tn
pigs.
, Turkeys will do very we'll withou
) any other feed than that which the
pick up on the range, but they wi