Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-20


Turkeys kill many insects.
Dampness is bad for poultry.
- Shelter for animals Is humane.
Swine must have warm sleeping
quarters.
The hooded pail is long step tow
ard cleaner milk.
Damp houses are the greatest pro
moters of disease among fowls.
The average cow is at her best as a
producer at from to years old.
Unless wisely fed and cared for, a
Idly.
The difficulty in ensiling rape is that |
there is too large percentage of |
moisture.
The average calf is badly neg
lected animal, especially during the
fall and winter months.
The dairy COWS, especially, will
greatly relish and do we'll on the odd
turnips. beets and cabbage.
For good churning qualities and uni
form grade Of butter, avoid mixing
cream or different skimmings.
1t is expensive carelessness to hitch
a warm horse inadequately protected
from raw winds or a drizzling rain.
Shelter for animals is not only hui
name but it shows up in the feed bins
or in the bony animals in the spring.
There has not been better time in
years to take hold of the chicken
business in vigorous way than right
now.
The growing pig requires protein
and not much corn. It Is all right to
give a little corn, but too much is
harmful.
Are your curry combs and brushes
in good condition? You just can't af-
ford to use poor ones. New ones cost
but little.
Neither rape nor clover alone will
do for growing, fattening hogs. They
must have some grain twice day for
best results.
Feed green corn or any soiling crop
that will keep up the flow of milk un-
til the pastures have been revived by
the fall rains.
Hogs by nature like good clean
bed to lie in. They will do all the
better for 1t, because they will be
more comfortable.
A cough in hog can usually be
traced to one OF three things Dust,
worms or cold, but there is no telling
what it may result in.
By actual experiment, 1t has been
found that by feeding alfalfa hay with
corn the cost of fattening pigs has
been decreased about one-half.
Poultrymen who have tried It,
claim that teaspoonful of Venetian
red in gallon of drinking water is
good boweltrouble preventative.
A very good way to raise dairy
calves is to feed them whole milk
from two to four weeks, depend
ing upon the physical condition of the
calf
Great care should be exercised tha
breeding stock, young chicks, or eggs
for Matching be secured from focki
which are free from white diarrhea in
fection.
Where only a small flock of sheer
is kept they should be good, thrifty
vigorous ewes. Sell off the old one:
and keep lambs enough to keep VI
the flock.
When sick fowl is discovered, re
move 1t at once Maybe If you will
attend to 1t then and there you Cal
save it, whereas IL allowed to wait to-
long it may die.
Select your breed for the specia
purpose 1t is to be kept for. If ther
is no definite purpose. study the mai
ter over carefully till it is know
what kind OF poultry will net the bes
returns.
When a stop is made, turn tn
horses toward the wind, IL possihl,
30 that they may cool off. Whe
they arc resting, take the load o
their necks. If possible. Give ther
chance to rool and scratch then
selves when they are unharnesse
! at night. They should be given