Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-13
Use a pure-bred sire.

Ewes should be two years old be-
fore being bred
Thorough milking is good for the
udder. 1t develops it.
Unless a man has q great love for
a horse he should not handle colts.
The very best of feed and care will
be at least partially wasted on scrub
COWS.
Other things being equal, the busy
hen may be depended on to lay the
most eggs.
A poor, half-fed eve cannot do her
work any more than can thin, ema-
ciated horse.
Barley is hard grain for chickens
to digest and it is best to feed it only
occasionally, If at all.
A little granulated charcoal mixed
with the soft food for the poultry is
excellent in cases of diarrhoea.
Onions from the garden, chopped
up and mixed with the feed, will help
keep the flock vigorous and healthy.
He who wishes to ride safely should
make it a habit to examine the har-
ness before getting into the carriage.
A good way and one that will appeal
| to most fiockmasters is to save piece
Of the second growth hayland for their
USE
The silo means excellent feed
stored in small space. Just what is
needed when the grass in the pasture
is dry.
A chickens stomach is not made
of iron, and the same diet day after
day harms them as much as it does
human.
II the heifers kick some when you
begin to handle their little udders,
never strike them. Speak quietly and
be patient.
Keep an egg record and do not fail
to make entries daily. The successful
poultryman must be business-like in
every respect.
The hen that lays so eggs a year
costs just as much for, feed and care
as does the one that lays $50 eggs
Take your choice.
A cover for the separator when not
In use has it's share in turning out 6
cleaner product and lengthening the
life of the machine.
The last milk drawn from the uddel
contains 10 to 12 per cent. Of fat while
that milked out first has only about
per cent. Pays to get it all.
The best and most profitable cow
are the first to suffer from exposur,
to cold, because they are the mos
highly and sensitively organized.
Every careful dairy farmer shoul,
have good stock but he shouldn't bu,
such stock until he is sure he cal
give it the kind of care it deserves.
The most fertile and productiv,
he
run down one be enriched accord
ing to the management of the owner
When the fall rush of work come
along, it is not always easy to do tn
milking at regular hours, but thi
should never be neglected, even for
, day.
. Udders should be wiped with
cloth, and all possible means used {
prevent dust from rising in the al
. of the stable and afterward settlin
! into the milk.
Pick out sire with a good diept
sition. Never raise colt from a ma
, urally vicious tempered mare. p,
! culiarities of disposition are almos
invariably transmitted.
Clean the poultry drinking dishe
, or fountains every day and disinfec
. them with boiling water twice wee
! to kill the germs of disease, which ar
; likely to accumulate there and infeS
the whole flock
Hens that are kept for breeder
= should be ones that have never bee
forced for heavy egg production. B
cause of the terrible strain on the
reproductive systems the larger p'
! cent. of their eggs are infertile ar
; what chicks do hatch are weak.