Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
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Nl FARM
By Axaz,,. 6a
Guard against the gophers.


sunfower seed is hard to harvest.
Dogs are also drawback to sheep
raising.
Fir is better than tamarack for
silo construction.
The depth to plow will depend upon
the character of the soil.
A pig that is fed grain all his life
usually fails 20 pay expenses.
Cows become much harassed by the
heat, and show 1t largely in their milk
flow.
The leaf-roiler Is little insect that
in it's larva stage is injurious to straw
berries.
When your cows do not pay for their
feed, it's time to change the feed-or
the cows.
To do good work the cream separa-
tor must be level and on a good solid
foundation.
Alfalfa is one of the oldest culti-
waited plants the farmers of the world
have knowledge Of.
In cutting tracts of timber the own
er should aim to grow a young and
vigorous forest in place of the old one.
II you have a patch of anything
green let the chickens run on it. They
will scratch up lot of alternating in
sects.
The silo enables the dairyman to
ber of acres and at less cost in feed
and labor.
Only potatoes entirely free from
disease should be planted, for dis
eased seed will be sure to grow dis
eased crop.
great variety of small fruits, which are
borne on low-growing. upright or trail
ing woody stems.
Every dairyman should conduct his
business in such manner that he can
say TO any man: 81 am dairyman and
! am proud of it."
There is no crop which will furnish
as large an amount of nutritious feed
| for hogs as alfalfa after it has once
gotten a good growing start.
The farmer who plants corn that he
is not sure will grow is acting as
sensibly as the man who loads a
! gun with ball out no powder.
Every successful poultry breeder is
| frequently asked which breed of poul-
try is the best, and he as often has to
say that there is no best" breed.
Provide clean, dry hay or straw or
| q suitable material for the nests, re-
new the material frequently and al
ways when 1t becomes wet and soiled.
| Plan to raise fine flock of general
purpose standard bred birds this sea-
son. They will yield much more sat
isfaction and profit than mixed
| flock.
The liquid manure contains a large
part of the nitrogen voided by the
animal, and is therefor of especial
value, and should be taken up by
straw or other litter.
| A whole lot of the trouble caused by
the marketing of stale eggs is caused
by the lack of ness. The hen hides
her nest and sometimes the eggs are
not discovered for days
Bad health, wea:: vitality of breed
ing stock, insufficient moisture or the
lack of 1t in the incubator, and the
lack of attention on the part Of the
operator is the cause of chicks dying
in the shell.
More broilers, squads and capons
are being demanded each year. OF
course. more are also being produced
but there are plenty of good markets
left for all the chicke" products thai
can be produced.
Spinach is one of the best things
to grow. 1t is better to sow 1t in the
fall for as rule II cannot be sowr
early enough in the spring to get 4
good start. However, We have seer
many fine beds of spring-growr
spinach.
1t should be borne in mind that the
roots Of alfalfa are fine and tender
4 and are not liable to start well In {
coarse or cloddy soil, 80 1t Is exceed
inely important to pu. the seed boz
In the very best condition, as fine al