Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-02-13

Diversification is excellent.
Alfalfa does best on manured soil.
British India alone has 34,0o0,000
head Of goats.
The proper way to SOW alfalfa is
with some form of drill.
Be sure that the male at the head
Of the flock is pure bred.
Don't try to winter more birds than
you have room for, or time to care for.
The man who has already used the
silo will tell you wether 1t pays or
not
Crowded houses are sure to become
damp, and hens will not lay when
crowded.
Don't expect good COW to develop
from a stunted calf. They don't grow
that way.
Feed plenty of charcoal, as it is one
of the best things for keeping the poul-
try healthy.
A scrub hen is not worth much, but
she is as good as any for the man who
will not give his flock good care.
1t is claimed that early-sown fall
wheat is benefited when pastured with
sheep to keep down the rank growth
| One of the successful ways to grub
out white grubs in old sod ground is
! to enlist a drove of active pigs in the
good work.
When removing a calf from it's dam,
do so while the COW is away from her
stall so she will not associate with
the loss Of her calf.
Adding the silo to the farm simply
means applying one of the first prin-
ciples of modern manufacturing indus
try to the oldest of all industries.
Don't sacrifice your heifer calves to
the veal fiend. Cows are going to be
in demand and you may not only have
none to sell, but will be compelled tc
buy.
The boy who has an interest in the
farm is usually pretty quick to see the
possibilities of the farm and he is not
in SO much of a hurry about getting
away.
Celery banked with earth late in the
fall seems more palatable than where
boards are used. Do not bank wher
the foliage is at all moist as this viii
aid decay.
Newly purchased hogs should bt
carefully examined for vermin, ant
should not be turned out with the
herd until they are known to be fret
from these pests.
When you test your cows for quan
tity, you must also test for quality il
order to determine definite results
Some cows give greater per cent. o
butter fat than others.
The first thing to do after drawing
the buttermilk from the churn is t.
pour a pailful of cold water on tn
butter and give the churn three o
four quick revolutions.
Are you getting the most out o
your dairy herd? If not, Is it th'
fault Of the breed. the individuals o
the owner? 1t Is up to you to warl
out this problem yourself.
Shredded fodder is much more con
venient to feed than the shock fodder
; The time and labor saved in feedin
shredded fodder about compensate
; for the time and labor taken in shred
: ding.
Pigs may be taken from their mott
ers as soon as they eat heartily. b
selling the pigs young the SOW ma
be relieved of the necessity of nourisl
ing her pigs and soon prepared for tn
second litter.
Green ground bones are rich in a
bumen, phosphate of lime, and phoi
phoric acid, which go to make egg
! and shells. 1t will pay any poultr!
l man to buy bonemill to grind bone
D for his fowls.
3 Too much emphasis cannot be pr
3 upon regularity in the dairy work. L
regular hours greatly interfere wit
8 the milk production. and long della
: in milking must be painful. For bes
: results there should be regular feedin
y hours.
Good seed corn is profitable Il
vestment at from 81 to SIS If you don
? have 1t. If you can select, store, an
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