Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-11-17
A lousy hen is always a poor layer.

hOb manu- bhChh thy CB6os
The better bred the horse is, the
more generally useful he Is.
For fall feeding Of dairy cattle sweet |
corn is exceedingly valuable.
The separator needs to be set per |
fectly level on a solid foundation.
The feed bill of the poultry yard |
can be cut in two If you know how.
Continued care In handling the
dairy products Is the price Of success.
The value of silage as the cheapest
and best succulent for cattle and hogs
Ia fully established.
Regularity in feeding and milking
Will go long ways towards making
dairy work successful.
All milk utensils should be heav-
lily timed and as free from seams as
1t is possible to get them.
Many of the irregularities in the
health of the farm stock can be
traced to injudicious feeding
Wooden pals readily absorb milk
particles, making 1t almost impossible
to keep them sweet and clean.
Tho hatching-egg trade and the
raising of stick for breeders have az
sumed the dignity of specialties.
It is to the poultryman's interest
to keep his stock up to the best type,
healthy and vigorous all the time.
A cold rain, fall or spring rain, will
check the milk flow as much as
snow storm II the COWS are exposed.
1t will be noticed that though the
prices Of other farm stock are falling
of. the dairy cow still holds her own.
In hot weather lice breed in pigeon
houses by the million and extra care
min.
Rats in a pigeon house not only de-
stroy the young but their presence
frightens the birds so that they will
not thrive.
If one has a large flock of sheep
much time will be saved and better
results obtained by the use of the
machine clippers.
Sheep are extremely nervous and
when being fattened for market they
must be quiet and free from sudden
. alarm which will cause excitement.
Pigeons Matched in March are ma
tured and ready for breeding in July
and IL the surroundings are congenial
will continue to breed every month
= thereafter.
A young girl who raises about 100
, White Plymouth Rocks, always brings
! every bird in the flock flying to her
. feet by a single particular cry ;he
. utters.
v 1t is as impossible to estimate the
[ productiveness and value of cow as
3 1t is to guess the exact number oi
? bushels of corn a certain field will
yield.
l. While sheep will eat grain and any
:, kind Of grass and some kinds O.
q weeds, they are, after all, dainty feed
9 ers and their feed must be absolutel,
clean.
" There are several signs that indi
Il cate good health-a bright red comb
]. activity, readiness for food. and
h glossy and smooth appearance Of tn,
feathers.
,, French pigeon fanciers feed mile
q with q slight mixture Of hemp seed
d and also very small peas soaked Il
II water. The feeding is done by ham
in many cases.
" The Massachusetts, experiment sta
g. tion says that lime is an aid to goo
ID farming but cannot take the place G
,r fertilizers, stable manure. thoroug
cultivation and proper crop rotation
ID A small flock of sheep in additio
ID to furnishing excellent profit an
,t keeping down weeds. furnishes tn
Is most practical meat supply for tn
farmer, especially during the summe
I'd Every colt should be taught fas
a walking gait This can be done b
I'd gently pushing him while walkin
D. but he should never be urged to
e. long at time before changing hi
gait.