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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, MARCH 22, 1879.
NO. 12.
roe SAUL
OB SALE— Oliver Chilled Plows.   Best ln nse.
* W. J. KERCHEVAL, Agent. Danville. Ind.
OR 8ALE-Egg Baskets for sale at B. O. BAG-
LEY'S, Indianapolis, 60c per dozen.
FOB SALE—I have a few G. S. Bantam eggs for
sale, at 6 for |1.   J. G, KINGSBURY, Indianapolis.	
FOB SALE—Purebred Toulouse Geesa eggs, at 12
per dozen.   Address M. B. SPUBOEOK, Bcotts-
burg, Indiana.	
I7*,0B SALE—Largta second-hand family carriage,
1    all ln good repair for •J90, at U. H. BHOVEB*S,
174 E. Market street.	
FOB SALE—Bed Brazilian Artichokes. Jl 00 per
bushel of 50  pounds.    Apply early.    J. M.
TBUITT, Hillsboro, IU.	
TTlOB SALE—Pure-bred Chester White pigs. Prices
J_ reasonable. Address 8. !_, McCOBMICK, Caf-
tersburg. Hendricks Co.. Ind.	
T_-<OB SALE— Bouen Duck Eggs, from ducks weigh-
I1 Ing eight and ten pounds each, at .160 per sitting.
jTB. DCTY. Waldron, Indiana.
-TT^OB SALE—Farms in Marlon, Bush and otber
X) counties in Indiana. Q. W. ALEXANDEB.SS
___ Market St., tslde door Central Bank).
-r-flOR SALE—At 10 cents each! Eggs for hatching
V from hrstclass P. Bock and L. Brahma fowls.
FBANK WILLIAMSON, Nora, Marlon Co.. Ind.
FOB  SALE—Sweet  Potatoes,  and to sprout on
shares.    A premium offered.   For terms and
directions, address ALFBED LEK, Kokomo, Ind.
-gT-IOR SALE—Light Brahmas exclusively. Have
J* bred this stock for six years with best crosses.
WM. TOLIN, Trader's Point, Marion county, Ind.
FOB SALE—Bronze Turkeys—Either single, in
pairs or trios.  They are flne, large, well-marked
birds.   FBANK BABBER. Washington, Indiana.
-C10B SALE-Houdan Chicks. Eggs for hatching
X at reduced prices. My chicks are of the very
-aest strains.   Address P. G. Cauble, Champaign, 111.
FOR SALE—J. It. Brown, Manilla, Bush county.
Ind., breeder of Light Brahmas of Felch and
Dafiley's stock, and White Leghorns. Send orders
. -for eggs. *
FOB SALE—Eggs from Partridge Cochins and
Bronze Turkeys, at fl 60 _per 13. Hens ln my
yards will score 90 points. W. D. LATSH AW, Oak-
town, Knox county, Ind.
FOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Priceil each. Address INDIANA FABMEB
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—SEED COBN—Famous and Jackson
varieties. The finest corn that grows in Southern Indiana. Small quantities at two cents per pound.
Address ALFBED BEEL, Vincennes, Ind.
OB SALE—Eggs for hatching from  high-class
      Brown Leghorns.   Imake thlsbreed aspecialty
and am prepared  to furnish  eggs at   . 1  per dozen.
Address FRANK STOKES, Waynesville, O.
F
FOR SALE—Short-horns— Fletcher a younjj Marys
Phylis, A rat haa. Brides, Gems, etc. Bulls and
heifers, choicely bred. Correspondence solicited.
__K. C. THOMPSON, Lock Box 1, Edinfcburg, Ind.
F
OR "8At__~CHOIC_- GARDEN SEEDS; ^3«-d
lor Descriptive Seed Catalogue and Price-list
Address, N. B. OROFF,
77 East Market street, Indianapolis.
F
OB SALE—Two Hand Drain Tile Machines, all
complete; good as new.   Address
MARTIN _ VAN OVEN,
NapervlUe, Dupage county, Illinois.
FOB SALTS—Eggs. Light and Dark Brahmas.
fl 50 for 13. White Leghorns, (1 for 13. Tolouse
reese and Bronze turkeys, tl for 9. Best strains.
JEBBY CABTEB, White Lick, Boone Co., Ind.
F
OR SALE—The Athens Poultry  Association-
Breeders of high-class Poultry.   All the leading
- varieties.. Eggs, $2 per 13.   Circulars sent free on ap-
flicatlon.   JOE GBUBB, Manager, Crawfordsville,
ndiana.
FOR SALE—A. J. C. C. Jersey Bull Dettas Prince,
No. 3545, age 9 months, color gray. Price, $60.
Dake of Putnam, age 2 months, color fawn and white;
price, f40. J. R. MAKAN, Spring Hill Farm, Green-
castle, Indiana.	
FOR SALK—EGGS, EGGS-Dark Brahmas, pen
No. 1, $2 per 13; No.2,$150 per 13 Plymouth
Rock, *2 per 13. All prize-winning strains. Orders
filled now. Chicks for sale. WILLIAM R. ZIEE,
Morristown, Ind.
msce_--LA-€i_oiJS.
s
M. GOODE—Dentist, over 80 North Pennsylva-
t   nia street.
C.
C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office In room 4 Va-
Jen*s Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.
TO TRADE—A new and elegant Cabinet Sewing
.  Machine for a horse. Address Horse, this office.
LLEN'S    DKTJG    STORE,   OPPOSITE  POST-
LOFFCE. Drugs,Patent Medicines/Toilet Articles.
TO  TRADE—A well-fitted Job  Printing Office,
centrally located In Indianapolis, for a small
farm.   Address Farm, this office.
JpGGS—actly 27 Grand Prizes at Indianapolis and
Li Lafayette, on our stock of Dark Brahmas, White,
Black and Partrldjre Cochins, Plymouth Rocks,
Brown Leghorns. Bronze Turkeys and Toulouse
Geese. Our birds have scored trom 90 to 95 points by
B-    N-_Plerce.     Eggs, p wr sitting.     WEST Jk
WHICKER, Pecksburg,
ELECTION AOTICR-Notice is hereby given
that the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Mlllersvllle Gravel Road Company, will be held
atthe company's toll house, in Washington township, Marion county, Indiana, on Friday, the 11th
day of April, 1879, at 0 a. m., to * elect five directors
for the ensuing year.   BENJAMIN TYNER, Sec'y.
EGGS FOR HATCHING. DARK BRAHMAS,
LIGHT BRAHMA8.-Dark Brahmas of Louis
Wright and C. W. Chamberlain stock. Unsurpassed
in points of excellence. Light Brahma&ot Jay and
Danley stock. No ttner fowls in the West. A limited
quantity of eggs of both kinds at (2 for 13, or two sittings for $3 50. Address W. H. BOLLINGER, Pendleton, Ind.
FOR TRADE—We have a company owning and
controlling 18,000 acres of Western lands, mostly In Kansas, fine soil, perrect titles, to exchange for
Indiana farms: will pay cash difference for good
farms; will not trade for Incumbered' farms, rather
Say cash difference.   See or address us. No. 2 Iron
lock.   Indianopolis,    Ind.     FULLENWIDER   A
WASSON, Agents,
TO SELL OR EXCHANGE-A bull four years
old. deep red, possessing all good qualities, good
Setter. My reason for parting with him is because I
ave several of hlB own family and cannot use him
longer. His dam was a young Mary, and sired by
Patrick. Any one wishing his pedigree and record
in head book can have it by addressing SAMUEL
DINSMORE, Bloomington,Indiana.-
LOAKS.
LOAN—Six per cent, loans made on long time
on real-estate security at 6 per cent, interest.
Special arrangements for those wishing loans in from
6 to 12 months at lower rates. A. W. PRATHER,
State Agents.
Agents wanted in every county in the State. Office
28 North Delaware street, Indianapolis, Ind.
<Jfw«" §MdcIt.
FOB SALE—Don't forget it! Artichokes should be
planted early lf you want to find Light Brahmas,
Partridge Cochins, and Oolden Sebright Bantam
Eggs of best strains at low rates. Send for circular.
HlsNBY COMSTOCK, Liberty Mills, Ind.    	
FOR SALE—High-class poultry—White Leghorn
eggs, $2 per 15, or *)3 per 30; Pekin Duck eggs, {2
per 13, or |3 per 26. Baspberry plants, Mammoth
Cluster, fl 25 per hundred, or 19 per thousand! Doo-
little, 75c per hundred, or (6 par thousand. HENBY
MENDENHALL, New London, Howard Co., Ind.
FOB SALE—"Snowflake," "Victor," or "Maho-
pack". potatoes; f3 per bbl, on board cars. Also,
•-White Providence" seed oats, 75c per bush; 3 bush.
for 82; 10 bush, for W. packed. Also, pure Jersey bull
-Pedro" (J yr) A. J. H. Book, 152S; price, .IOO; is all
right, will pay for himself in one year. Address A.
C. HABVEY, Lafayette, Ind. 	
FOB SALE—Farm of 160 acres 1 mile from Kokomo, at •(30 per acre. With -[1,000 improvement
th, farm is worth (BO per acre. It will require (2,000
cash, balance on time at 6 per cent. Poor men need
not apply. This is capable of being made one of the
best farms in the State of Indiana lor a home.
T. A. GOODWIN,   *
29 Thorpe Block, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOB SALE-SEED OATS—My oats are called
Maine Oats, grow from five to six feet; heads
average 15 inches. Last year's yield from 60 to 70
bushels per acre; was exhibited but once, at Shelby-
vllle Fair, last year, and received first premium.
Price 75 cents per bushel; five bushels for $3. No
charge for bagging. O. C. WOODYARD, Morristown,
Ind.
FOR SALE—One of Sinker, Davis _t Co.'s first-class
10-horse power Portable Engines. Also, a Universal Iron Cross-cut Saw-table; Edging and Plowing table: a long Edging table; a new Scroll Saw; a
."**"**ge Grindstone; two long and two short counter
shafts, with pulleys and arms; about 500 feet of good
rubber belting. The machinery is ln good running
•"der.   Address G. C. DOLLMAN,
79 West Market St., Indianapolis.
W ASTED.
\"*j/ ANTED—To exchange spring mattresses and
It   lounges for country produce.  No.45Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis.
TrrANTED—The Gerard Colony Company, Leba-
*1     non. Ind., wants enterprising men to Join
'"em ln obtaining a free home In Southwest Kansas.
TlTANTED—To exchange a pair of Black Spanish
» T    chicks, or a pair of White Guineas, for a Bronze
""■key ben.   Address SILAS ROTHEBMEL, East
*i**-**-'-nantown, Ind.
TIT ANTED—Yon to see the "Vincennes Reporter"
,* I a Greenback paper published at the home of
•ne Blue Jeans Governor. Send a 10 cent piece in a
afUS-U01*1 *et* three spdcimen copies. Address J. W.
HECK, Editor. Vincennes, Ind.
TTTANTED—Every one who Is In want of a good
Mii BuB8y. Carriage, Spring or Farm Wagon to
J*}'and examine my stock before purchasing. All
J-ork warranted. Especial attention given to all
!"nd«iof repairing. G. H. SHOVER, No. 172 and 174
5-_____Market street. 	
TIT ANTED—All the old settlers who lived in Ma-
i"' non county 60 years ago, to go to Lacey's gal
-"7 and have a free sitting for cabinet photographs*
liJL*" m*"*ing a large g.onp, and invite all old set-
ciS!' *??*■ F- M* LaCEY; Vance Block Gallery,
iff?" Washington street and Virginia avenue, In-
".anapolts.
TtTANTED—Every   one  to   know   that   Chills,
r," I. __Fevers. Bllliousness. Neuralgia, Torpid Liver,
ty. Loss of Appetite, can
i and kept cdred by using as
-f,*^** —.euig's Ague Cure in liquid or jillls.   bold
ri.Jr"yes-tats.   Agents wanted.   PEBSIIING - CO.,
S______factnrers, Plymouth, Ind.
J,!__* Positively cured
»» ftS? i'.eb,g • A*ue
if. DrPI!*gt8ts.   A rents
TlTANTED-To trade a good farm of 73>_ acres for
(J*, 'and ln Southern part of Kansas. This farm
n. v.,e, a barn M*58 feet. young orchard, a well qf
Com.. Un? water, good timber, containing walnut,
JSrl"., maple, oak, ash, and other varieties. Also
tlt^i.'i?0*1 water the year round. For further par-
_""-"■ address WM. ZOOK, Denver.Miami Co.lnd.
Jj r?? SEEKEES—Desiring to visit Kansas or
foun^i? . ra<1o. should address me for reduced price
Srin- .p "okets, and information respecting lands,
»»**Poiii I'a D' £INC*-SBUBY,Talbott Block, Indi-
SAL.E   OF   TIIOROUrJUBRRD  STOCK   AT
STATE   AGRICI'LTURAI.   COLLEGE.
„ The jsaJe of blooded stock at thfe farm
of Purdue University on the 12th, as advertised in the. Farmer, was attended
by a respectable number of farmers and
others, but the prices bid for stock were
ridiculously low, considering the superior quality of most of it, and the expense and care taken in its selection.
The cattle in particular sold at ruinously
low figures. The Short-horn bull which
cost, when a calf, $750, sold for $90. The
best Jersey cow offered brought but $125,
while the three-year-old Jersey bull was
knocked off for $50. The Jersey calves,
ranging in age from ten months down,
sold at an average of less than $50 each.
The prices paid for the Essex and Berkshire pigs were but little better in proportion. We regret the necessity, if such
it was, that led to this wasteful sale. It
looks very much like taking a long step
backward, in so far as the agricultural
feature of the management isconcerned.
Among the most important experiments
that should be made on a State agricul
tural farm are those with improved
stock. Our farmers need to know the
advantages of such stock over the com
mon or native kinds, in regard' to feed
consumed, fattening qualities, etc., and
there seems to be no place more suitable
for conducting such investigations economically, impartially, and in every
way successfully than at our excellent
State farm. In this view ofthe matter,
it is more to be regretted that the sale
was made at all, than that the stock was
sacrificed at such prices as we have reported.   ^__________________,
Stallion Shows in Spring.
The awarding of a prize for "the best
stallion" in any given class at a county fair
held in the autumn does good undoubtedly.
It furnishes horse breeders with an opportunity of seeing good horses. If the prize
is for the stallion and a showing of his
colts, it gives an opportunity for seeing
those which have proved their excellence
as sires. But there is no certainty that
any direct future good will come from such
a prize, beyond its stimulating effect. Often
the winner is not owned in the county, or
if he be, he is often sold or removed for
the next season.
Would not awarding prizes to the best
stallion to make tho next season in the
county do much more good? Our circumstances are so different we cannot well
adopt the plan which has proved so successful in Scotland—of having representatives
of various societies annually come to a
great national stallion show and pay handsome premiums to secure the standing of
their choice of stallions in their districts,
with a fixed service fee, but there is nothing
to prevent a more general holding of spring
shows of stallions, thus giving breeders an
opportunity for comparison aud selection;
and the plan of offering prizes, with condition of the season being made in the
county, would be an advisable step. As the
taking of the prize would give some reputation and help in receiving a good patronage, it might be well to include in the condition a moderate sum as the maximum fee
for service.—National Live-Stock JournaJ,
Chicago. .:
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Profits of Raising Good Stock.  V
Editors Indiana Farmer: '*.
The profits of breeding to' thorough-brea
stock is well illustrated in a recent number of the National Live Stock Journal.* A
farmer in Illinois had taken to market or)e
car-load of cattle, and two care of hogs—14
head of the former, and 100 head of the latter. The cattle averaged 1,483 pounds In
weight, and soldat $5,- making ?1,048. The
hogs weighed, average 496.3 pounds at $4 35
making $1,158 70. Total, for hogs and cattle, $3,196 90. The market reports for that
day showed the average price for Bteers U>
be $4 35, and for hogs, $3 85, This farmer
then realized 65 cents per 100 pounds more
by having a good stock of cattle than if he
had had even medium or average, and he
got 60 cents per 100 pounds more for his
hogs than if he had even an average lot..
By figuring it up the reader will find this
farmer received nearly $400 more for hip
stock than he would have received for an
average or medium lot. This sum would
buy a good Short-bull and a good thoroughbred boar to use on breeding stook, and
have money left. The -farmer would also
have other benefits from the use of such
males, by getting a good class of milch
cows, and the general profit he would make
in other ways. I have not figured in this
but what scrubs would weigh as much
as well-bred stock,; but we hardly ever
find a native steer that would weigh 1,483
pounds. If a scrub weighs 1,000 pounds
at four years old, he is. a good one. It pays
in dollars and cents to have good stock, and
farmers are standing in their own light, who
persist in raising the scrubs or native cattle of Indiana. H.
Cambridge City, March 10.
Jersey Reds,
Editors Indiana Farmer:
After having finished some business
which took me to Franklin, the oounty
seat of Johnson, a few days ago, I drove
up the Franklin and Greenwood gravel
road as far as Greenwood, and there
called upon Mr. G. D. Eccles, living near the place to see his lot of Jersey
Red hogs. His hogs are undoubtedly the
best I ever saw; the pigs couldn't be beat by
any lot of pigs I know of. I was astonished at the docility of the hogs; from
sucking pigs to the head of his herd,
"Success," a beautiful hog about 10 months
old, every one was perfectly gentle. They
have good bones, broad hams and shoulders, a very pretty head, legs well set under,
and are altogether very symmetrically built.
Mr. E. has only recently begun to breed
them, but he is a man of good judgment,
and knows what constitutes a good hog. I
am satisfied that he will not keep anything
but the best strains of the breed.
After an excellent breakfast I visited Mr.
E.'s apiary, which is quite large. The bees
went through the winter all right, and were
in a good condition. He uses the "Queen
Bee-hive" mostly, but has remodled it
until it is quite different from the original
patent, and much more convenient.
Shelby Co., March 14. S. A. M.
 1 »  i
R. B. Ii. and A. P. will find answer to
their query in advertisement of J. M.Truitt
in this number.
PURDUE
UNIVERSITY   IN
I.ATURE.
THE  LEC'IS-
Hog Rings.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I. W.. M., Gentry ville,. wishes to kiia-j-^
whether the hog ring Is a humbug or not
and whether the ririg is injurious to the
nose or not. I have been using hog rings
for eight years; I commenced with a ring
made from small wire annealed and inserted with awl, closing the ends and twisting them together with pincers. These answered every purpose required. The ends
being outside did not keep the nose sore.
The objection to them was that it was a
tedious matter to insert them. AVe then
tried a patent ring inserted with pincers,
that closed the ring in the nose. These kept
the nose sore in many cases until they
would finally work out. The nose never
gets well with the ends of the ring working
in the flesh, and we have found that a pig
or hog with a sore nose will not thrive or
take on flesh satisfactorily. After discarding this ring we tried another patent ring
set with pincers, and made so that when
properly closed the ends would be outside
the nose. These do not keep the nose sore
and are no inconvenience to the animal except when it -tries to root. Some times we
find an animal that will root with two or
three rings in its nose. But only in wet
weather and low land. Practically a round
ring with point outside the nose, is found
to answer every purpose we wish.
Roxabell, O., March 18. J. M. J.
A Curious Cure for Thumps.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In answer to J. L. R., who asks for cause
and cure of "thumps" in hogs, I would say
I know a farmer who treats his pigs when
they have thumps as follows: He takes
hold of them by the two ears or fore-legs,
raises them two or three feet from the
ground, and lets them drop, the "other
end" striking the ground, and repeating
the operation several times. Some time
ago one of my pigs had "thumps" for some
time, and at last died. The remedy or treatment above referred to I did not try, because I had no faith in it. A post mortem
examination disclosed the following cause,
in this case at least: There was a rupture,
about large enough to admit a man's finger, through the diaphragm, close up to the
back, and through this rupture or opening
part of the intestines and their contents
had passed! into the cavity of the chest,
crowding in close upon the lungs and heart,
making breathing difficult. The intestines
and contents which had passed through this
rupture were inclosed in a sack, or bag,
about four inches long, the mouth of which
was attached to the diaphragm all around
the edge of the rupture. I have no doubt
that the treatment described, if it had been
applied in time, would have forced the displaced intestine back to its proper place,
and perhaps effected a cure. I would advise J. L*. R. to try it, and report the result.
Columbus City.-March 10. "VV. S.
The Ohio Poland China Record Association havo issued a circular of interest to
all who are growing this breed. It can be
obtained by addressing L. N. Bonham,
secretary, at Oxford, Butler Co.
 .   . —  *	
There will be a public sale of Short-horn
cattle by Henry C. Meredith, at Oakland
Farm, Cambridge City, lud., some time in
June.
QUERY  AND   ANSWER.
J. M. C: In answer to your query of the
10th, would say: "There ls'such a company
as you inquire about in this city, and we
regard its managers as responsible and reliable."—Eds.
Editors Indiana Farmen
Will rats eat harness greased with tallow
and neat's foot oil? J. F. S.
f   La Gro, March 12.
—We wouldn't trust them unless yon feed
them well with something else.—Eds.
C. W. M„ Centre Point: For the desired
information in regard to constitution and
by-laws for cheese association, and any
other information upon the subject, address
G. C. Stevens, 72 West Fourth street, Indianapolis, who has that matter in charge, for
the Dairymen's Association of the State.
Cashmere Goats.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please inform me through your valuable
paper, where I can obtain some first-class
cashmere goats that are thorough-bred.
Oxford, O., March 15. J. C.
Stock Artist.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I see in your paper an inquiry for my address. Please let me know what stock man
was inquiring for me. Address, Henry
Dousa, Blue Ball, Warren Co., care of Wm.
C. Hankinson.
March 14.
Marking Sled.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I_et us hear the views of some of your
correspondents on the best plan of cheap
checking sled for laying off corn ground.
The farmers of this community are beginning to lay aside their corn drills and
adopting the old methods. C.
Wayne Co., March 15.
Asthma Cure.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
After seeing the reference to asthma in
the Fabmeb of last week by A. H. C, allow me to say that I have tried smoking
mullen leaves, and know by happy experience that such treatment will cure most
cases. Also very beneficial for catarrh. The
leaves should be gathered in July or
August and dried in the Bhade, then put
up in paper sacks and hung in a dry place.
Indianapolis, March 14. J. S. M.
Amber Cane Seeds.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I sent to B. Hall as per advertisement in
tho Fabmeb and received by return mail a
pound of Early Amber Cane seed as he
calls it. If it is Amber Cane, we have been
raising Amber Cane for six years in this
county. It is a good kind of cane the best
out of seven different kinds we have tried.
Will some of the readers of the Fabmeb
describe this Amber Cane, as we want the
best. C. V. S.
Jasper Co., March 11.
Flax Seed.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
Please state in your valuablo paper what
kind of soil is necessary to raise flax seed,
and how many bushels can be raised to the
acre, and the price at the present time.
Will some ol your readers that raise flax
seed inform me through your paper how
much to sow to the acre and the necessary
cultivation before sowing it?        H. D. B.
Switzerland Co., March 9.
—In a late number will be found an article on the subject that covers most of the
points inquired about.—Eds.
At the hour of going to press the Tile-
Makers'Association had not convened. We
will give report of proceedings in our next.
The House appropriation bill was before the Senate on Friday of last week,
and our readers will doubtless be interested in knowing the sentiments of that
body upon the propriety of increasing
the appropriation to our State Agricultural institution. "We therefore give
space for remarks from several of the
speakers, condensed from reports in the
dally papers.
The bill as it passed the House appropriated $2,000 for the University for the
next two years. The Senate committee,
to which the bill was referred, reported
an amendment adding $2,500 to the
amount appropriated by the House,
making the total appropriation $4,500
for the two years.
Mr. Dice moved to strike out the
$2,500, added by the Senate committee,
leaving the bill as it came from the
House. Upon this motion the following
discussion ensued:
"Senator Menzies said, in his opinion,
the State had no right to vote one cent to
either Purdue University or the State Normal school. If the State has such a right
let her make a liberal allowance. He did
not believe that it was ever the intention
of the institution to extort a tax from our
citizens to educate a favored few in special
branches. The intention of the school system is to give a good general education,
but we are under no obligations to support
institutions for the education of young
men in any profession. Let us try to
make Purdue University do without an
appropriation. $4,500 is asked, and if such
an ambitious institution cannot get along
without that amount, let it go down. It
already has an annual interest from Its endowment fund to the amount of 115,000,
which ought to suffice."
If Mr. Menzieo' position is correct
the State University and the Normal
school should have their allowances cut
off in like manner.
"Mr. Reeve read article 8 of the State constitution, thinking that clause should remove all doubt, but that the framers of
that organic law had in their minds just
such schools as the Purdue University, the
State Normal, and the University of Bloomington. - He spoke at length in favor of bestowing upon these institutions the fostering care of the State."
"Mr. Trusler said as Purdue is the only
State institution which makes any profession to work in the interest of agriculture,
he felt it a duty to stand by Purdue. He
saw no good reason in retrograding or
going backward, and if we wipe out Purdue
it will be only a question of time when
there will be no farmers occupying seats on
this floor where there are now 21 lawyers,
and comparatively few representatives of
the agricultural community. He wanted
to see the agricultural interests better cultivated, but so long as you listen to the
siren songs of these professional lawyers,
so long the agricultural community must
occupy the background. It is the agricultural Interest that pays the most taxes, and
it is for the interest of the State to stand by
Purdue University. He desired to see the
farmer elevated. The wealth of this country has to start from the soil, and why now
stop the only Institution that represents the
oldest art known to man? Commerce and
manufacture might be stricken down, but
educated agriculture can reproduce them
all. Agriculture is the fountain of all
political power, the guardian of liberty, and
if the fountain is impure the stream must
be foul. Elevate the farmer, give him hope
for elevation and reward, and it will be
found to add to the interest of the State and
the entire country."
"Senator Dice said he believed it was the
express understanding when Purdue University was established that it should not
be a charge upon the State, but in the face
of this fact that university has been knocking at the door of the State treasury every
year, asking for an appropriation. We have
just as much right to support an institution for the education of blacksmiths as we
have to support a technical school. If a
farmer or a lawyer wants a scientific educa-
cation, let him go to a private institution of
that character and pay his way there. I am
in favor of education, but not in favor of the
State spending the people's money by supporting such institutions."
"Senator Briscoe said he did not believe
the intorests of the farmer were represented
in Purdue University. The great object
originally intended by the university kas
been swallowed up in teaching of science
and technology. The State has already appropriated ?92,000 for Purdue in the last six
years."
"Senator Kent said he didn't understand
that the object of Purdue University was
to teach boys to raise potatoes and pumpkins. Its object is to educate the sons of
farmers so as to till the soil intelligently.
The Senator from Fayette has complained
that there are so few farmers on this floor,
while there are twenty-one lawyers. This
is easily explained.   Intelligence and brain
always push to the front. We must educate the farmers so as to make them capable
of representing the masses in this body.
We want to educate the farmers so that
they can make two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before. It is the duty
of the State of Indiana to foster and encourage this college."
"Senator Streight said in his opinion it
was the duty of the State to give the whole
people the best possible education, but it
was not her duty to attempt to do for the
few what she cannot do for the many. There
should be no favoritism. When we send
the brighest of our young farmers to suoh
an institution, they do not come back farmers, but lawyers and doctors. What Purdue wants more than money is a practical
farmer, one who will inculcate habits as
well as learning. We need to reorganize
that institution on a practical basis, but I
shall vote for this institution, because I understand that in a few more years it will be
self-sustaining, and be an honor to the
State."
"Senator Hefron said, in  opposing this
appropriation, he was aware that it would
antagonize two very worthy classes of our
citizens, those who believe in education regardless of limit,  and the farming class.
It is because I am devoted to the common-
school system of Indiana, that I am opposed to spending money on snch institutions.   Purdue purports to be an agricultural college, but it is only such in name.
From the last report we find that there are
only five students of agriculture in the
entire institution.   The farm itself fails to
pay its own expenses by ?1,100 a year.
What advantage is it to the hard-working
farmer who digs his living out of the earth ?
The same branches that are taught at Purdue are also taught at Bloomington.   Why
divide the two institutions, then ?   I am in
favor of a concentration of the State educational   institutions, but not in   favor   of
supporting   useless institutions  at  Terre
Haute and Lafayette for the benefit of those
cities.   Not one citizen in 50,000 derives any
benefit from Purdue, and it is wrong to appropriate the hard earnings of the masses
for the benefit of a few."
If Senator Hefron had examined the
application made for this appropriation,
he would have learned that it is the intention of the managers of the institution,
in case the grant is made, to conduct a
series of agricultural experiments on the
farm that cannot fail to be of great benefit to the farmers of the State, as soon as
they are perfected and published. The
effect of the appropriation, if made, will
be to add very materially to the development of the productive resources of the
State.
"Senator Kramer said if it were true that
the people derived no benefit from Purdue
University, it would be wrong to vote the
appropriation. But such is not the case.
I consider that it . is the duty of
tho State to foster her institutions of
learning. If the management of Purdue
has been inefficient, let us correct that, but
not discourage the college. We want to
make the business of farming attractive to
our young men. This college bids fair to
become a self-sustaining institution, and
this will probably be the last appropriation
asked for the University."
"Nearly all the educational interests of
the State are incorporated in sectarian colleges,    universities,   and academies.   We
need an institute of this kind, one that will
advance the utilitarian interests of the State.
We have but one institution of that kind,
and that is Purdue University, and I insist
that, in pursuance with her contract with
the general government, the State of Indiana is bound to sustain that university.
We have done little or nothing in the specific agricultural line, because we have had
neither  the  means nor the ability to do
this, and it is for this purpose that we ask
the pitiful appropriation named in the bill."
"Mr. Hart referred to the fact that men
are quitting the business of farming, and
lawyers and doctors are becoming thicker
with every passing year; consequently it
is the duty of the State to encourage institutions devoted to the advancement of agricultural interests, and to encourage everything that will tend to elevate the farming
community, and thus in the speediest manner possible put this country upon a prosperous footing again."
The motion of Mr. Dice was lost by a
vote of 38 to 9, and the report of the committee recommending the appropriation
of $4,500 was concurred in by a vote of
35 to 11.
The bill as amended must again be
acted upon by the House, and it is by no
means certain that it will become a law.
Mr. G. A. Danley, the well-known Light
Brahma man of this city, has placed a very
handsome picture, representing his well-
arranged yards, buildings, and fowls, upon
the wall of our office. It's rather the most
attractive picture we have to show our
friends when they call.
The Clinton County Fair will beheld September 15 to 19.        Cyrus Clark, Sec'y.
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