Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-10
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RANT some BtraWDerrleS tnlS bpTluB.
If hen is very sick, 1t scarcely pays
to doctor her.
Strawberries work in well with
vegetable growing.
:. The first week is the critical time
IN the life of the little pig.
Don't try to feed ten hogs in
trough big enough for only six.
Under domestication the hog has be-
come an animal of wide distribution.
Now is the time to produce lots Of
milk. Plenty Of time and prices are
high.
A weak point in dairying is the lack
Of cleanliness at all times and in all
things.
Treating small grains with formalin
is too important to be overlooked by
farmers.
To give profitable returns dairy
cows must be well bred, well fed and
we'll managed
The most profitable nut trees for the
middle states are the chestnuts, wal
nuts and shellbarks.
The first great requisite in the care
of stock Is perfect cleanliness, pure air
and abundant sunshine.
A hen that does not lay usually
does not bother the trap nest unless
she is after eggs for food.
Flax has been found a profitable
crop in the West and seems well
suited to the prairie soils.
In buying barrel churn don't get
one too small; If you do you will find
it takes a long time to churn.
Raising of broilers is a business by
itself. Start on a small scale and then
with success increase the capacity.
Scrub poultry may serve a good pur-
pose in the pot, but they should not
be permitted to propagate their kind.
Stables should be well lighted and
so arranged that the light will not
strike the animals directly in the eyes.
Few farmers and poultrymen know
! about the feeding value of bright,
well-cured clover hay for laying hens.
You can not make a greater mis-
take than to confine your breeding
ducks, especially If they are Indian
Runners.
One of the very important things to
! do this month is to make your selec-
tion of seeds and plants and order
them now.
Pruning apple trees involves sc
many principles that only the most
general survey can be given in short
discussion.
The dairy COW is one of the best
money makers on the farm but, like
hens. she pays only according Il
value received"
The Holstein, the Ayrshire and the
milking shorthoru are the best breeds
for the milk farmer to raise. Fol
cream select the Guernsey.
Good comfortable housing and judi
r cious feeding are the two cardina
principles of successfully winterint
the breeding ewes.
The value of skim milk on tn,
e farm when fed in conjunction will
grain Is greater than it is usual.
given credit for being.
8 1t Is a good time now to take an In
!, ventory of your farm and plan to keel
i records of all transactions connecte,
with your farming operations.
d Don't be in hurry to get rid of tn
e old bull Remember that he has prov
: en- himself and the calf that you bu.
will be more or less Of lottery.
# A chilled egg will bring forth
y weak chick If 1t matches at all and
e weak chick that has hard work to liv
0 is sometimes worse than no chick a
all.
n During the breeding season mat
/ one drake with four ducks until tn
It last of April, then diminish the nun
/, ber of brakes to one drake to five o
six ducks.
l. The lack of success which so man
d farmers have with chickens in largel
e due to lack of planning, and the
e neglect to give the fowls the attention