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


Don't send any of the lambs to mar
ket In thin condition.
The sheep barn should be put in
shape for the winter.
The COW barn Is poor place to in-
stall the cream separator.
Boards are cheaper than hay and
grain for keeping stock warm.
1t may be set down as rule that
it does not pay to fatten old COWS.
A silo 18 feet in diameter and 40
feet high will hold 200 tons Of silage.
It is not an easy task to break a
COW from the habit Of sucking her
self
Farmers at the present time can
own no better stock than healthy grow
ing pigs.
No animal that gets only food
enough to support life can make
gain or profit.
Any man who will strike horse
in the head should never be allowed
to touch one again.
Treat a calf mean and all the feed
you give him never can make any
thing but a runt of him.
Poultry netting tackled on the inside
Of windows in the hen house will save
the cost of many a glass.
Well bred stock and good feeding
are requisite to obtaining the great
est benefit in stock raising.
Pneumonia kills many pigs before
they get used to sleeping in damp
pens, drafts or snow banks.
A solid concrete foundation for the
separator insures 1t against vibration,
which is hard on the machine.
Don't forget that If the sheep are
not kept constantly in good condition
the quality of the wool is affected.
Silage may be fed to young stock
twice day and it is very good feed
for all kinds of young dairy animals.
Remember the limited capacity of
the hogs digestive apparatus and
form his concentrated rations accord
ingly.
It is claimed by those who have
tried 1t, that cross of Moscovy drake
on Pekin ducks will produce sterile
progeny.
A eve In good flesh almost invaria
bly, Is a good breeder and good suck
Ter, something that thin ewes cannot
very well do.
Bruises, cuts and small sores may
develop into serious wounds, If moi
properly looked after and protected
from the flies.
In purchasing boar 1t is well tc
bear in mind that one with heavy
bones Is more to be desired than one
of the slight build.
Regular careful milking permanent
ly improves the animal as a mill
producer, aside from directly in
creasing the milk flow.
One way of keeping dirt, flies, etc
from dropping into the pail whil
milking is to cover the pail with cleal
, cheesecloth and milk through 1t.
The small farmer can keep vari
ETY. of live stock sufficient to produc
something to sell and bring in bit o
ready cash every month in the year.
Did you know that you can get tn
confidence of the horse? He is c
ten a better Judge of human natur
than many a man is of horse nature
Build the silo next to the cattle bar
where the feed can be taken righ
I from the silo into the barn. A fee
s carrier makes light work in such
g case.
Charcoal and grit should be keI
where the fowls can have access
n them at all times. They are pr
ventative as well as cure for ind
$ gestion.
Dampness and contaminated groun
are fruitful causes of poultry disease
= The quarters should be as dry as
II chip, and the ground in the runs pc
n fectly pure.
Do you know that feeding ry
straw to pregnant ewes is a bad pra
Il tice? The straw contains a conside
q able amount of ergot, which is like