Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
Gull out the old hens.
Furnish sand to the ducks.

Furnish sand to the ducks.
Keep the milk cool and clean.
Keep up the war on poultry lice
Always scald the churn out well be-
fore churning.
About fifteen different breeds Of
sheep are now recognized.
Don't be afraid of getting the soil
around the asparagus too rich.
Sheep do not drink much water, but
what little they drink must be clean.
A lamb that is large and strong will
stand weaving better. and also winter
better.
There are few crops grown in the
garden that cannot be followed by
later crops.
The calf that has dainty appetite
is very apt to develop into COW with
similar habit.
Sheep are a persistent agency Of i'm
provement to the soil of the farms on
which they are kept.
What is the use of struggling along
with sugar beets when good old al
falfa Is the better crop?
There is much risk and little to gain
In breeding heifers to calve while un-
der twenty-eight months old.
The Indifferent farmer is the one
who is always most slow and careless
when 1t comes to working the road.
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This Is good time to begin teach
ing young stock to roost indoors. II
they haven't been In the habit of doing
SO before
Color OF the egg shell has nothing
to do with the flavor of the eggs as 1t
is Influenced by the food and the sur
roundings.
quarters Of hens or pullets while lay
ing, for 1t usually checks or stops egg
production.
The sooner the chicks night quar-
ters are made rat-proof the better.
There is nothing to gain by running
risks with rats.
AS the weather grows cooler more
corn and kafir can be added to the
ration, but it is bad practice to feed
these grains exclusively.
Don't forget the sand for ducks.
Besides visible supply handy at all
times. their morning and night mash
should always contain some.
Do not throw out the sour milk;
give 1t to the chicks; it's valuable
Skimmilk or buttermilk is also good.
To prevent the further spread Of
apple scab a second application Of
lime sulphur diluted one gallon to
forty gallons of water should be
made.
Parsnips and carrots are much bet
ter II allowed to remain in the ground
until the weather freezes. Cover them
with manure and they can be dug up
at any time.
The young stock on the farm, espe.
} cially the calves that are stunted in
their early growth. are seldom as well
! developed as those that grow from
the very beginning.
Many growers do not know the
value of humus; they are satisfied
with their soil. Humus is the life OF
your land. Add vegetable matter to
your soil whenever you can.
The prosperity Of any agricultural
; community is dependent largely upon
t the character of the soil, as we'll as
upon the climate, market facilities
l character of the people. and other
, factors
Never has the summer silo beer
t more valuable than it has this sea
t son. Such year ought to convince
t every dairy farmer that he needs JUS
y such provision as this against posi-
a BILE shortage of feed.
The Maine Experiment station tonit
n for fowls is as follows: Pulverize.
8 gentian, one pound; pulverized ginger
}. one-quarter pound; pulverized salt
9 peter, one-quarter pound; iron sui
d phate, one-half pound. Mix thorough
e ly, and use two or three tablespoon