YOL. XIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, MARCH 29, 1879.
NO. 13.
FOR SALE.
■aoB BAI."-—Oliver Chilled Plows.   Best In use.
ruW, J.lCERCHEVAWAgent. Danville, Ind.
;iOR BAIE— E^g Baskets for sale at E. O. BAO-
•   LEY *S, Indianapolis, 60c per dozen.
FOB SALE—I have a tew G. 8. Bantam eggs for
sale, at 6 for {1,  J. 0, KINGSBURY, Indian
apolis.
ITIOR SALE— litre bred Toulouse Oeese emirs, at (2
I    per down.   Address M. B. SPURGEON, Scotti-
jarg.lndiana.
F~   OB SAttEr-Eg-gs from first-lass Fartridare Cochins at llvlag prices.    Write D. M. KINNEY,
jj„«bville,Ind.,
FOB 8AM*f-E8gs of pure-bred Pekin Ducks, *i 60
per W.   Ad3resa MBS.  ANNA  B.  FaSSKS,
Anr-A, Scott Co.. Ind. 	
-f^OB^ALE—Larg;. second-hand famllv carriage,
r all l» good repair for |S0, at O. n. s"HOVER*S,
fit E. Market street. 	
;-.OR SALE—Red Braililan Artichokes, tt 00
'    bosbel  of 80  pou~J-       - ■-•
TBOtTT, milsboro. Ill
FOB HAJufc— Kea -raiman Artichokes, tt 00 per
bosbel _of 80  pounds.    Apply early.    J. M.
JrioB SALE-Pure-bred Chester White pins. Prices
I reasonable. Address a L. McCORMICK, Car-
rsburg. Hendricks Co., Ind.
FOR SALE—Kouen Duck Eggs, from ducks weigh,
inc eight and ten pounds each,at {1 60 per sitting.
j B. DUTY. Waldron, Indiana.
FOB SALK—Farms in Marion, Rush and other
counties in Indiana.   O. W. AI.EXANBER, 36
__ Market St., (side door Central Bank).
FOB BALE—Sweet Potatoes, and to sprout on
shares.    A premium offered*.   For terms and
directions, address ALFRED _BE,Kokomo, Ind.
FOB SALE—Light Bra-hmas exclusively.   Have
bred this stock for six years with best crosses.
WM. TOLIN, Trader's Point, Marion county, Ind.
FOB BALE—Bronze Turkeys—Either single, in
pairs or trios.  They are flne, large, well-marked
birds.  FRANK BARBER. Washington, Indiana.
FOR SALE-Hoodan Chicks.   Eggs for hatching
at reduced prices.   My chicks are of the very
best strains.  Address P. O. Caubie, Champaign, III.
FOR BALE—J. L. Brown, Manilla, Rush countv,
Ind., breeder of Light Brahmas of Felch and
Paniey'B, stock, and White Leghorns. Send orders
fcr eggs.
FOR SALE—Eggs from  Partridge Cochins and
Bronte Turkeys, at H 50 ner 13.   Hens In my
yards will score 90 points.   W. _.._,.    "" "
tows, Knox county, Ind,
my
ATSHAW.Oak-
FOR SAL""***—The Farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price »1 each. Address INDIANA FABVMER
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—Eggs from Light Brahmas, Partridge
Cochins and Pekin Ducks, at "Jl 50 per dozen.   A
. few ducks for sale; fine birds; come quick.   J. L.
BBENTON, Petersburg, PSke Co., Ind.
FOR SALE—Eggs for hatching from high-olass
Brown Leghorns. I make this breed aspeclalty
and am prepared to furnish eggs at »l per dozen.
Address PRANK STOKES, Waynesvilie, 6.
FOR SALE—Short-horns-Fletcher s young Marys
Phylis, Agatbas. Bri'l(*4.._e—ia, *to^MJ<iH**i sn.1
heifers, choicely bred. Correspondence solicited.
K. C. THOMPSON, Lock Box 1, Edingburg, Ind.
F
OR SALE-CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS.   Send
ior Descriptive Seed Catalogue and Price-list
Address. N. B. OROFF,
77 East Market street, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—Eggs.    Light and Dark Brahmas,
•""2 50 for 13.   White Leghorns, ?1 for 13.   Toiouse
Jeese and Bronze turkeys. *f2 for 9.   Best strains.
ERBY CARTER, White Lick, Boone Co., Ind.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-On easy terms, a flne
black stallion; seven years old. For further information call on or address D. REEVES, ofllce No.
1 Exchange Building, Union stock Yards, Indianapolis. -
FOR SALE—The Athens Poultry Association-
Breeders of high-class Poultry. All the leading
varieties. Eggs, *J2 per 13. Circulars sent free on application. JOE ORUBB, Manager, Crawfordsville,
Indiana.
FOR SALE—A. J. C. C. Jersey Bull Dettas Prince,
No. 3545, age 9 months, color gray. Price, ffiO.
Duke of Putnam, age 2 months, color fawn and white;
price, **>0. J. It, MA HAN, Spring Hill Farm, Oreen-
eastle, Indiana.
FOR SALE—EGOS. KGGS-Dark Brahmas, pen
No. I,*f2peri3; No, 2, }150 per IS. Plymouth
Rock, 12 per 13. All prize-winning Rtrains. Orders
filled now. Chicks for sale. WILLIAM R. ZIKE,
Morristown, Ind.
FOR SALE-EGGS! EGGS! !-Here is what I want
—high class L. Brahma and P. Cochin eggs for
sale at}125 for 13, or *2 25 for **.« packed and delivered
at express office. Send early. LEROY GRESH,
Milton, Wayne Co., Ind. 	
FOR SALE—Don't forget it! Artichokes should be
planted early If yon want tofind Light Brahmas,
Partridge Cochins, and Golden Sebright Bantam
Eggs of best strai ns at low rates. Send for circular.
HfcNKY COMSTOCK, Liberty Mills, Ind.        	
FOR SALE—Eggs-»ctly 27 Grand Prizes at Indianapolis and Lafayette, on our stock of Dark
Brahmas, White, Black and Partridge Cochins,
Plymouth Rocks, Brown Leghorns. Bronze Turkeys and Toulouse Geese. Our birds have scored
from 90 to 95 point* bv B. ■*■*. Pierce. Eggs. taper
sitting.    WEST & WHICKER, Pecksburg, Ind.
Cluster, fi__ per hundredVor -J9 per thousand: Doo
Bttle, 75c per hundred, or "**6 per thousand. HENRY
MENDENHALL, New London, Howard Co., Ind.
F
OK SALE— "Snowflake," "Victor," or "Maho-
pack." potatoes; ?3 per bbl, on.board cars. Also,
""White Providence" seed oats, 75c per bush; 3 bush,
for |2; 10 bush, for 86, packed. Also, pure Jersey bull
-Pedro" <s yr) A. J. H. Book, 1525; price, ?100; is all
right, will pay for himself in one year. Address A.
C. HARVEY, Lafayette, Ind.
TO TRADIS—A well-fitted Job Printing Office,
centrally located in Indianapolis, for a small
farm.   Address Farm, this office.
CHAS. W\ GOIt-sTJCH, 15 Virginia avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, dealer In Real Estate, Stock,
Bonds and Mortgages, collections of claims in any
portion of the State. All business Intrusted to his
care will be attended to with promptness. Thankful for past favors be solicits a continuation ot tbe
public patronage.
ELECTION
that the annual meeting
NOTICE.—Notice is hereby given
of the stockholders of
tbe MillerevUle Gravel Road Company, will be held
at tbe comp&oy's toll house, in Washington township, Marion connty, Indiana, on Friday, the Uth.
day of April, 1879, at 9 a. tn., to elect five directors
for the ensuing year.   BENJAMIN TYNER, Sec'y.
EGGS  FOR  HATCHING.
LIGHT  BRAHMA8.-
DARK BRAHMAS,
Dark Brahmas of Louis
Wright and C. W. Chamberlain stock. Unsurpassed
In points of excellency. Light Brahmas ol Jay and
Danley stock. No finer fowls in the West. A limited
quantity of eggs of both kinds at f2 for 13, or two sittings for *3 5a Address W. H, BOLLINGER. Pendleton, Ind.
TO SELL OR EXCHANGE
old, deep red, possessing all ro< _ 	
etter.   My reason for parting with him is because I
A bull four yearn
ood qualities, good
ave several of his 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.
X.OAK-*.
T OAN-MONEY-In sums of $300 to $10,000, on
JLJ improved farms in Indiana, at eight per cent,
interest, payable annually (nocommissions charged).
The principal, or any part of It can be paid at any
time. II, B. PALMER A CO., No. 78 East Market
St., Indianapolis, Ind.
J* OAN—Six per cent, loans
_J
made on long time
_ on real-estate security at 6 per cent, interest,
Special arrangements for those wishlngloansln from
6 to 12 months at lower rates. A. W, PRATHER,
State Agents.
Agents wanted In every county in the State. Office
26 -North Delaware street, Indianapolis,Ind,
Wivt sktotlx.
Messrs. Benj. Parmbrouoh, Boggstown,
Ind., and Richard Kitley, of Juliet, Ind.,
have bought from Wm. Meikle, Pendleton, Ind., importer, the Clydesdale stallion
known by the name of "What's Wanted."
Price said to be $800.
Mb. A. C. Farrow, living near Greencastle, claims to have pure blood Cashmere
goats, and judging from a sample of their
wool he has sent us we can readily believe
his -claim 'is just. It is' the firiest","* silkiest wool we have ever seen.
Hon. T. B. Hart, one ofthe most earnest,
conscientious representatives in the Senate,
employed John Nutter, ono of the best
stock men of Morgan county, to purchase
for him a Short-horn Durham bull, which
was shipped to Mr. Hart's farm, in Warrick
county, near Boonville, Ind., for the accommodation of his constituents who may
desire to improve their stock.
-_ m  m»   » —•	
From a copy of the North British Agriculturist handed us by William Meikle, of
Pendleton, we learn that a premium of
150 pounds,—?750—was offered and paid by
the Highland Society at Perth, Scotland, at
their Clydesdale Stallion Show in February,-for the best animal exhibited. Twenty-
eight horses were entered in competition,
and great interest in the display was manifested by the farmers, who were present
from the different parts of the country.
Such premiums as this have developed the
horses of the Clydesdale breed to their
present high standard of excellence.
i «* — »	
A Little Adv. in the Farmer.
Editors Indiana Farmen
The short notice I placed in your vain-
able paper last week has sold for me, to W.
A. Mayhall, of Jackson township, Putnam
county, the fine Jersey bull Dettas Prince
No. 3545; also two promising heifers from
as good butter stock as there is in America. So much for a little adv. in the Farmer.
I    Greencastle, March 17.    J. R. Mahan.
FOR Sale—Farm or 16o acres Xmlle from Kokomo. at-JS-) per acre. With $1,000 Improvement
the farm is worth (no per acre. It will require !3,O*0O
•ash, balance on time at 6 per cent. Poor men need
pot apply. This is capable of being made one of the
best farms in the State of Indiana for a home.
T. A. GOODWIN,
29 Thorpe Block, Indianapolis, Ind.
WANTED.
V17 ANTBD^To exchange spring mattresses and
»V   lounges for country produce.   No. *15 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis.
WANTED—The Gerard Colony Company, Lebanon, Ind,. wants enterprising men to join
tnem in obtaining a free home in Southwest Kansas.
WANTKD—Every one who is ln want of a good
Buggy, Carriage, Spring or Farm Wagon to
tali and examine my stock before purchasing. AH
york "warranted. Especial attention given to all
Wnds of repairing. G. II. 8HOVER.No. 172 and 174
East Market street.
TJ7"ANTED—All tbe old settlers who lived in Ma-
,"" rion county so years ago, to go to Laeey's gallery and have a free sitting for cabinet photographs,
we are making a large g*onp, and invite all old set-
"ens, tree. F. M. I.ACEY, Vance Block Gallery,
•corner Washington street and Virginia avenue. In-
"Uan&polis.
TTTANTED—To trade a good farm of TUX acres for
•it land in Southern part of Kansas. This farm
•ontains a barn 50x56 feet, young orchard, a well of
never-l-aillng water, good timber, containing walnut.
Poplar, maple, oak,ash, and other varieties. Also
jtood stock water tbe year round. For further particulars, address WM. ZOOK, Denver.Miami Co..tnd.
-afisceti.ANF.ors.
o.
M. GOODK-Dentlst, over 80 North Pennsylvania street.
C. BURGESS, Dentist.  Office in room 4 Va-
Jen*s Exchange Block. N. Pennsylvania Bt.
IO TRADE—A new and elegant Cabinet Hewing
_Machine for a horse. Address Horse, this office.
ALLEN'S    DRUG    STOKE,   OPPOSITE  I'OST-
OFFCE. Drugs,Patent Mediclnes.Tollet Articles.
LAND SEEKERS—Desiring to visit Kansas or
Colorado, should address me for reduced price
round-trip tickets, and information respecting lands,
»«««. etc., 8. D. KINGSBUKY.Talbott Block, Indi-
^lapolls, Ind.
Ta^OIt |i I will procure the patent, oOrovernment
a, deed to your farm lf on rile. If delivered here-
torore and lost. I will get a eertMed copy for f2 60. G.
™- BAXLABn. Indianapolis, late Kecelver United
States Land Office..
A Cure for Hog Cholera,
Every paper in the United States ought
occasionally to keep the fact before its. readers that burnt corn is a certain and speedy
cure for hog cholera. The best way is to
make a pile of corn on the cobs, effectually
scorch it, and then give the affected hogs
free access to it. This remedy was discovered by E. E. Locke, at the time his distillery was burnt in this county, together
with a large lot of store corn, which was so
injured as to be unfit for use, and was
hauled out and greedily eaten by the hogs,
several of which were dying daily. After
the second day not a single hog was lost,
and the disease entirely disappeared. The
remedy has been tried in a number of cases
since, and never failed.*—Lewiston Gazette.
 a)   iaa»   a>	
A Singular Case.
One day last week the fine mare of Mr.
Myron H. Weaver, of this place, was taken
suddenly sick. Several of our horsemen
were called upon to ascertain, if possible,
the nature of her sickness, but all fonnd it
difficult to determine; some suggesting oiws
remedy and some another, but nothing
seemed to do any good. Finally she was
taken to Mr. C. J. Dewitt, a blacksmith of
this place, who upon learning that rye
straw had been used for bedding, and that
occasionally she had been fed with it, soon
found tbe cause of her ailment. Putting
his hand in her mouth and raising up her
tongue, he found about two handfuls of rye
beards, which being removed, the mare got
better at once, and is now as well as ever.
We publish this item as a matter of information to owners of horses that are fed
straw, and particularly rye straw.—Havana,
N. Y., Journal.
Sheep Breeding. -
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have been frequently asked advice In
reference to establishing and managing a
flock of sheep, and heretofore have repliiWl
by private letter. It may be of some interest to give my views and experience
through, the Farmer as some such inquiries have recently reached me. In
establishing a -flock of sheep ior ordinary'
practical purposes, whether a,large or small
flock is intended, I should begin by purchasing a lot of good, strong ewes from
two to four years old, which may be had
at from f2 50 to f4 per head after shearinje;,
and sometimes the lambs they have at side
can be had at tbese -rates without charge.
Theso ewes should be kept for two years,
getting two sets of lambs from them and
then turn off either to the butcher or hold
for breeding purposes, when they will
bring as much as you gave for them, the
wool will go a longways toward paying for
their keep and you have two sets of lambs
for little more than the interest on your
money.
The rams used with the ewes should be
well-bred Southdowns/ and the lambs
should Be kept until one year old before breeding* them to a ram so that the
ram in this way will do two years without
inbreeding. The reason why a Southdown
ram is recommended is that this breed is
noted for its great hardiness, Imparting
constitution, prolific breeding qualities and
the ewes are groat sticklers. The lambs
come strong and are lively from the beginning. The -Southdowns are great meat-
producers and have more flash—not fat, but
lean meat—than any other sheep. After
the second crop of lambs has been raised
you have a basis on which to found a valuable flock of sheep—just like building a
house, you have laid a stone foundation
and can proceed now to put up a good, substantial building without fear ofthe under-I
pinning givingwayand allowing the itn.«.f -*££«g™
ture to topple over. Suppose now you wish
to raise early lambs for market in June or
July, you should continue with a pure bred
Southdown ram and breed the ewes early
so the lambs will begin coming tho latter
part of January, and by first of March be
all dropped. I have found by experience
that, take one year with another, lambs
can be saved better in February than any
other month before grass comes, the lambs
are very little trouble though they require
a good shelter and some care. During
lambing season I usually seo my ewes
every two or three hours; I go to their
house the last thing before going to bed and
the first thing next morning.  *
When a ewe is found with young lambs
I put her in a little box I have fenced off
about three feet square, and hero she is
kept for a day or two, owing to how strong
the lambs are. Some young ewes are not
inclined to own their lambs when among
the rest of the flock but if held until the
lambs suck once and then penned to themselves for a day or two they become very
fond of the lambs. The ewes should be fed
some hay—clover is best—and grain, either
threshed oats or cracked corn.   It makes a
good feed to mix either oats or barley with
shelled corn—one part of latter to two of
former:   Some people think sheep never
need water but they are greatly mistaken.
During the summer season when on tender
grass sheep drink very little water, but
when fed on dry feed they should have it
every day, pure and fresh.    This is the
reason  why you were  recently asked if
threshed oats were fit food for sheep, saying that it was claimed that it perforated
the stomach. You answered correctly, that
oats were good for sheep, but I will say
further to that reader that the sheep he referred to had suffered and died from want
of water, and not because of wrong food.
In addition to the above feed and care have
a good blue-grass pasture that has not been
grazed too closely in the fall and turn your
sheep on this every day during the winter
when there are no rain storms to wet their
wool.   If you want your sheep to do well
do not let them stand in the rain and get
thoroughly soaked any more   than   you
would stand in the same storm yourself.
If you have an open shed for them they
will take good enough care of themselves.
I house my sheep every night, not only
to protect them from dogs, but to feed and
care for them.   It is very little trouble to
turn them in from an adjacent pasture, and if
they are fed a little every day they will come
as near the barn of.an evening as they can.
I have found by years of experience that it
pays to take care of sheep as well as all
other stock, and the farmer who will give
his sheep as much care as he does his'hogs
will find that sheep will pay the best, taking
everything into consideration.  In case you
intend raising sheep for wool and expect
to turn the wethers and excess off at from
two to three years old,   I would advise
breeding the second cross from a Cotswold
ram. This would give the sheep more si-wand length of staple. Tbe Cotswold cross,
if successful, might be continued for a term
of years, but in any event the Southdown
ram should occasionally be resorted to for
the purpose of impressing more fully its
qualities upon the flock.   When it is in
tended to establish a flock of thoroughbred sheep a start will have to be made
jrom well-bred females as well as rams, and
one can make his own selection from the
variousbreeds, any of which have, their
good and valuable qualities.
* I am preparing a Short-horn cow for our
next State fair to be fed on thistles and run
on the commons and will have her fat. It
is with the understanding, however, that
Dr. Brown will exhibit a fat, hardy scrub,
fed and kept in the same way. * H.
Cambridge City, March 18.
 «   a_   a.	
Decrease in Sheep Raising.
The Wool Growers' Association in their
petition to tho Legislature for a better
sheep protection law, which unfortunately
tbey did not get, made the following surprising statements in regard to the decline
in the business in the State: "Wool-growing in this State ranks sixth in importance
of agricutural products. The raising of
'sheep, both for mutton and wool, when
undisturbed by their natural enemy, tho
sheep-killing dog, is fairly remunerative,
and is especially adapted to much hilly
and broken land, at present unproductive,
and is suitable to farms of every grade.
Notwithstanding these facts, the decrease
in the number of sheep grown in Indiana
for the past seven years was nearly 50 per
cent., and was 11 per cent. less than seven
years ago. The number reported for 1870
was 1,612,080, and for 1877, 003,177, showing
that while the population and the clearing
and settlement of new lands is rapidly Increasing tho growing of sheep is as rapidly
decreasing."
ctmmirjj.
Sick Mare.
'armer:^
young mare that for two months
has had rather a poor appetite, especially
for grain. She seems to eat hay pretty well,
and is quite lively when sho is out for exercise. In the stable whero"she stands there is
a pole with ono end on the manger and the
othor on the ground, and for several weeks
she made a practice of standing over the
polo, and allowing her belly to rest on the
same.   She steps forward enough to bring
the pole under her flanks. Sho has lost considerable of flesh during thelast two months
and has done but little work.   Can you tell
me what to do for her?   I have a copy of
Navin's Explanatory Stock Doctor.
Nora, Marion Co., March 19.        A. W.
A. W.: Your letter has been handed me
by the editors of the Indiana Farmkr.
Your mare's mouth must be foul, if not
shedding teeth.   Take alum and burn it on
a hot stove or fire-shovel until it ceases bubbling, grind it and mix it with a double
handful of meal and a fist-fulof salt; make
a swab out of a thin board, about 18 to 24
inches long, and one-half wide; roll it or
cover it with muslin so as to make it hold
water, put your mixture on a pie-pan, or
shallow vessel of any kind; roll the swab
in it when wet, the dry powder will stick
to the swab.   Then swab the mouth, viz:
the cheeks, over and under the tongue, once
or twice per day.   Then take ground ginger, 4 oz.; black antimony, 2 oz.; flour of
sulphur, 2 oz.; pulis vitre, (saltpetre), 2 oz.;
sulph. of iron, (copperas), 2 oz„* resin, 2 oz.
All mixed and powdered.   Give one tablespoonful threo times _& day in chop-feed,
bran and shorts, or bran and oats, wet.   If
she will not eat it drench it into her with a
bottle for a few days.   She will then eat it
readily in feed.      John N. Navin, V. S.
Indianapolis, March 20.
Fence Posts.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In answer to W. H. __., I would say that
white oak or pin oak is the best; cut in
February, season the timber, and put the top
end down. I have seen posts of the same
timber put side by side, one with the top
down, the other with the butt end down.
When the one with the butt end down
would be rotten the other would be sound.
I think the Indiana Farmkr the best
paper in the State.   Long may it live.
W. P. M.
Soutbport, Marion Co., March 17.
•a   aa»   a.
Ahead of All.
Editors Indiana Farmen
I have read a good many different
papers, but the Farmer is ahead of all.
I think it is still improving every year.
Monroeville, March 20. L. H. B.
QUERY  AND  AKSWER.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Indiana Gazetteer. Has any such paper
been published since that of 1860, third edition? E. I. F.
"Editors Indiana Farmer;
Will some reader of the Farmer tell me
how to protect my bees from robbers?
Elkhart Co., March 19. "    J. R. C.
Editors Indiana Farmer
Is there any such company in your city
as the Citizen's Mutual Benefit Association?
If so, is it responsible and safe? Nelson
Trussler, president, and It. Moore, secretary, are said to be its officers. Please answer and confer a favor. J. M. C.
Lebanon, March 18.
—There is such a company here and it is
regarded as'reliable and responsible.—Edb.
A subscriber asks why the people of Ev-
ansville.petitioned the Legislature to change
the name of their city to Lamasco. As we
understand it, the reason for desiring the
change was that tho Evans, after whom the
city was named, is discovered to have been
a worthless drunkard, a character whieh
this temperance loving city does not wish
to perpetuate in her name, while Lamasco
was the pretty name given the bend ofthe
river on which the city is built.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I wish to inquire of some of your many
readers what ails my game cocks. They
begin by getting sore in the mouths, get
sore around the eyes and on the heads until their eyes swell shut, and the breath
smells very bad. They are very fine chickens, and only the cocks seem to have the disease. I have killed three of them and will
have to kill more unless some one can give
a cure through your paper. I have tried
but all in vain: A speedy cure will be
thankfully received. The Farmkr is the
paper for.us; .*. ..  «, ...       ».    .-- G..H. C.
Windfall City, March 19.    .- -_,
—Your cocks have the roup, no doubt, a
vory difficult disease tocure. Separatethem
at once from the other fowls and cleanse
the premises thoroughly with lime, sulphur, charcoal, etc.—Edb.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
When a person has advanced the pay for
his paper and said nothing about having
tbe paper continued after the time paid for
had ended; first, has the publisher a moral
right to require the subscriber to notify
him to discontinue the paper, and in case
no such notice has been received, second,
has he a moral right to require the subscriber to pay for whatever time the paper
may be sent after such paid up time?. If he
has such right please state how he gets it.
.    * I. Neo.
—Some publishers announce that they
will continue to send papers to subscribers
till notified that they wish them discontinued. In such case the publishers have a
right to demand payment for the papers
sent till notified to discontinue. When no
such announcement is made we think the
publisher has no right to send, or charge
for, his paper longer than the time paid for
when the subscription was made.—Eds.
Spring Barley.
The subscriber who asked for spring barley seed will please give us his address
again, and we will answer his query.
Geese.
Editorslndiana Farmer:
Tell J. M. D. that I have a cross of the
Hong Kong and White China geese. I like
them better than either of the two breeds
separate. Some are brown and some are
white. W. A. M.
Sharpsville, Tipton Co., March 18.
Bone-dust.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What is bone-dust worth per pound, and
how many pounds to the barrel?
Colfax, March 17. J. L. R.
—The Indianapolis Fertilizers Company
will furnish either bone-meal, or ammoni-
ated; bone-guano at the rate of f25 per ton
in bulk. A barrel would contain about 300
pounds we presume, and be "worth about
f4.
to tako a statement of the full amount of
grain, etc., raised during the year; also the
number of acres in cultivation, etc These
statements are made for statistical purposes
only.—Eds.
The Marriage Question.
Editors Indiana Farmen
In yonr issue of March 15,the questions are
asked "if first cousins can legally marry" in
this State, and if a man and woman in the
presence of witnesses, contract to live
together as husband and wife would
constitute a valid marriage, such as
would be binding in law. Those
questions were purported to be answered by Vinson Carter, Esq., an attorney at law, that "there is no law in this
State preventing the marriage of first cousins, and that such marriages are legal. I
would say in that as in the otherhe is clearly
wrong. The act of the Legislature of 1877,
page 94, approved March 5,1877, clearly forbids such marriage as first cousins. And
as to the other question it has long been
considered by the best judges that if a man
and woman in all things qualified to marry,
wonld in the presence of two or more witnesses contract to live together as husband
and wife and in good faith so live together,
that such a contract would be binding in
law. Although it is a practice I would not
approve of. Farmer.
Lafayette, March 13.
—We handed "Farmer's" letter to Mr.
Carter, who makes the following reply.—
Eds.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Your correspondent, "Farmer," is mistaken. Marriages between first cousins have
always been held valid by the common law,
and must be, and are so held in Indiana unless expressly prohibited by statute. The
statute of 1877, page 04, does not prohibit
them. The utmost that can be said of that
statute is that it declares marriage to be a
civil contract and that certain persons are
capable of entering into such contract, and
it does ~iTot either expressly, or by any lair
implication disqualify those not included
in the clause mentioned therein. Thero is
no statute declaring such marriages void
or even voidable, and thero is mo penalty
against them.—Bishop on marriage and
divorce, volume 1, page 145. "Farmer"
evidently has not read the case of Roche
vs. Washington, 19 Indiana, 53, where it is
held by the Supreme Court that marriages
in Indiana, to be valid, must conform to the
laws of Indiana. The statute provides that
"before any person shall be joined in marriage they shall procure a license," etc.
Marriage without license being thus expressly prohibited. V. C.
Detective Association.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
We have a detective society here called the
St. Joseph Detective Society, with .60 members, admittance ?2, yearly dues 75 cents.
We have $450 in ou*-; treasury, and have not
met with any loss to amount to anything.
We have eight runners. Isaac Mowrer is
our president, and A. M. Taylor, necretary.
We meet three times in a year. The horse-
thieves keep out of our place, or steal their
horses from those who are not members.
A. M. T
Chamberlain, Allen Co., March 20.
That Self-Sucking Cow.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Cows may be prevented from sucking
themselves by simply bridling them, or in
other words by taking a oommon bridle-bit
and fastening it in the mouth by means of
cord long enough to reach over the head
and [tie to the bit. Be careful not to draw
the bit too far up, as it will interfere with
her grinders. This is not only a sure remedy but does not hamper the eow. I have
tried it and know it to be a fact. The
Farmer is a welcome visitor to our family.
Wayne Co., March 15. A. D. O.
Assessor's Duty.
Editors Indiana Farmen
Is it necessary for township assessors to
register the amount of grain and farm products, etc., per acre when taking the asses-
ment of property? Please answer and oblige
St. Bernice, March 19. D. A. R.
—The law requires township assessors at
the time they assess property for taxation
Another Swindle Exposed.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The boss swindlers have struck this part
of the country. The first came in the shape
of a smooth-tongued rascal who desires to
give his victim 100 feet of ten-strand hollow
cable clothes-line, and all he asks in return
is for the farmer to act as agent for the
company, and permit them to ship him
2,300 feet ofthe wire, which they will ship
free of expense, and give him a commission
of one-half on all ho sells, at five cents per
foot. He is told that it costs him nothing,
that he gets 100 feet free gratis, and if he
sellB any he gets 50 per cent, of the receipts.
After he has talked his victim up to the
proper pitch and he agrees to accept the
agency, the agreement is brought out,
which is very simple, something like this:
"Send me about 2,300 feet of your ten-
strand hollow cable clothes-line, to be sold
at five cents a foot retail, for which I am io
receive a commission of one-half on all sold.
It is further agreed that I am to have 100
feet free of charge. If I fail to sell any
wire the balance to be returned to the company when called for by their agent."
(Signed)	
The rascal pockets the agreement and
drives off in search of more victims. In a
few days a bundle of wire is shipped to
him, charges unpaid, and following on the
heels of that is a large man, who produces
a bill ofthe following form:
HoBK_I.MVJI.I_!, N. Y., 1879.
Bought of Hollow Cable-Co., 2,300 feet ten-strand
hollow cable clothes-line at Ave cents per foot! IIS
One hundred feet free of charge „ —       S
Balance due....... -•  110
Of course the farmer protests that he
never ordered anything of the kind to bo
paid for, and that there ia some mistake.
The large man presents the agreement,
which now reads:
"I am to give the company above named,
or bearer of this, the retail price, five cents
per foot, for the first order, which I will sell
at five cents a foot in considertibn of 100 feet
free of charge, etc.,   Signed .
Tbe farmer is threatened with a suit in
the United States Court at Chicago, if he
fails to pay at once, and a discount is made
if he pays. He usually gives a note, which
tlie rascal trades off at the first town.
The other swindler works about the same
way. He claimed to be general agent for
the Plymouth Machine Works, Plymouth,
Ohio, and dealt in lifting jacks.
Clark Co., 111., March 19. C. R, W.
Australia is said to have a species of gum
tree as tall as our enormous trees in California, namely, over 400 feet in height.
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