Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-08

- .-O~-'
Store pumpkins in the field.
Rotation of crops Is advantageous.
Not all COW keepers are dairy farm
ers.
Study the individual cows and do
not feed all alike.
Fine cabbages follow beans, but do
not grow we'll after potatoes.
Lice, filth and draughty and over
crowded houses cause q majority of
poultry his.
Keeping stock helps materially to
market the bulky products of the farm
advantageously.
When short of room, train squash
vines on trellises or wire fence; they
are good climbers
Many failures from spraying result
from working when the temperature
is below 40 degrees
A daily rubbing with a stiff brush
makes the cows take kindly to you.
Helps them shed. too.
= You can tell laying hen as far as
you can see her. Her comb is always
bright and healthy looking.
good COW is better than two poor
ones-yes, better than three that can't
more than pay for their feed
1t is always a good plan to give
feed of laxative nature on the first
sign Of udder trouble in cows.
Three pounds of cornmeal to the
gallon of skimmilk is about the right
proportion to push pigs along.
Clean up one part of the stable.
The chances are that you won't be
content to leave the rest dirty.
1t is poor economy to put of feeding
supplemental feeds until everything
green in the pasture is consumed.
Carrots will grow we'll in soil en-
riched with the cleanings from the
henery without any other manure.
When not diluted with water butter
milk has practically the same food
value for pigs and chickens as skim
milk.
Many good farm has been paid for
by the cows. Many more might be
If farmers lived up to their privi-
leges.
The more motor and railroad en-,
gines there are the more work there
is for the horse to do to keep them
going.
The state of New York boasts OF
more than 1,500, 900 cows. Wisconsin is
"a ciuse second, while Iowa Is third, with
100000.
1t often pays 10 grade Strawberries
very carefully. A customer pleased
and satisfied means a steady marke,
for the produce.
Kindness, cleanliness. good feeding
and blood-that spells successful dair,
farming. One without the Others
availeth not much.
In selecting cows, all signs may fail
but the Babcock test is absolutely re
liable. 1t will tell you whether tn,
cows are good or not.
Fruit trees. as a general rule, do no
appreciate light. sandy soils. Max,
sure that the site for the new or
chard can be easily drained.
Collect the eggs regularly at leas
cnce, better twice. day In moderate
weather and more frequently in yer.
warm and very cold weather.
It is time we developed a class o
young farmers capable of handlin
some Of the problems that are drivin
older farmers from the best farms Il
the country.
Move the chicken coops, at least
every other day. for the filthy droI
pings that accumulate will poison tn
blood of the young chicks, causing
host Of diseases.
The walls and fittings of COW shed
and stables should receive a coat @
fresh limewash at least once year
and the floors soaked with a solutio
of sulphate of copper. FIVE pounds t
ten gallons of water.
Be careful how you introduce me-
plants into your garden. even thoug
they come under the guise of friens
ship. The loved morning glory b,