716 MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO. 



Spring I harrow the ground well, then rake off by hand and 

 sow tlie seed with a drill, keep them clean, and about the first 

 of August drill turnip seed between the rows, which gives two 

 crops from the same ground. I also raise some cabbage, celery, 

 Russian turnips, beans, peas, etc., enough for my own use and 

 some to spare. 



STOCK. 



For stock I keep two good grade Short-Horn cows. 1 cal- 

 culate to raise one calf each year, and to turn one cow off, 

 either for a milker or for beef, annually. I find it as profitable 

 to milk in the Winter as in the Summer, as I keep my cows up 

 any way until after haying, cutting clover for them when it is 

 large enough, and buying some old straw stack for beddings 

 thus making a large quantity of manure. 



SHEEP. 



I also keep from five to ten sheep, to keep down the briars 

 inmj wood lot. The sheep I change quite often, buying a 

 few culls "^from large flocks, and putting them by themselves. 

 They soon improve so as to bring a good price. 



HOGS. 



I also keep quite a number of hogs. Generally have one 

 or two sows, and raise pigs to sell whenever I get a chance. 

 From the time they are four weeks until they are six months 

 old, I find they pay well. I buy from one to two tons of shorts 

 in the course of the year to feed to the cows and pigs. I keep 

 one good horse, and sometimes for a short time two, and by 

 watching things closely and working hard, I manage to do well 

 on a small farm. 



