I^DIAKAPOLIS, IKDIA1STA, APRIL 12, 1879.—TEtf PAGES.
FOB SAX-B.
FOR SALE-Ollver Chilled PTOws.   Best in use.
W. J. KERCHEVAL. Agent. DanvlUe. Ind.
FOR SALE—I have* few O. 8. Bantam eggs for
sale, at 6 for |1.  J. O, KINGSBURY, Indian-
apolis.	
FOR SALE—Pure bred Toulouse Ueese eggs, at t2
per doien.   Address M. B. SPURGEON, Scotts-
hnrg, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Eggs from first-class Partridge Cochins at living prices.    Write D. M. KINNEY,
BMh ville, Ind.
FOR SALE-Eggs of pure-bred Pekin Ducks. *1 60
per  13.   Address   MRS.   ANNA   R.   PARKS,
Austin, Scott Co.. Ind. -
OR SALE—Large second-hand family carriage,
_ all In good repair for {90, at U. H. SHOVER'S,
)7_ E. Market street.
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FOR SALE—Brazilian Artidhokes, tl per bushel.
Dark Brahma Eggs. Jl per U.   w. A, MACY;
Lewisvllle, Ind.
FOR SALE—Pure Toulouse geese egg*, Todd stock*
atflper dozen.  J. A. ECKHART, Butler, Dekalb county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Select Trees and Plants.   T. V. BAK-
NCM, SO North Pennsylvania St., IndlanapoUs.
Shipped to any point.
FOR SALE—Red Bra-Ulan Artichokes, *)1 00 per
bushel of SO  pounds.    Apply early.    J.  M.
TRUITT, Hillsboro, 111. .
FOR SALE—Six handsome Partridge Cochin Cockerels at 12 each.   Order soon.   OEORGE VESTAL, Cambridge City, Ind.     ..- .    ■
FOR SALE—Rouen Duck Eggs, from ducks weighing eight and ten pounds eacb,at |1 60 per sitting.
J. R. DUTY, Waldron, Indiana., , . .
FOR SALE—Farms in Marlon, Rush and other
counties in Indiana.  G. W. ALEXANDER, 38
E. Market St., (side door Central Bank).
FOR SALE—Sweet Potatoes, and to sprout on
-shares.    A premium ofTered.   For terms and
directions, address ALFRED LEE, Kokomo, Ind.
IJ^OR SALB-J. L. Brown, Manilla, RuBh countv,
' Ind., breeder of Light Brahmas of Felch and
Danley's stock, and White Leghorns. Send orders
for eggs.
FORSALE—Eggs of Black Spanish. L. Brahmas,
Pekin ducks and B. Turkeys, Ask for low rates
on a postal, at once, to JOHN BENNE-fT, Sunman,
Ripley county, Ind.        .           ,
FOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method of keeplng_farm accounts. Price il each. Address INDIANAFARMER
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE.—A flne Short-horn Bull of best stock
in the country. Can be bought cheap for cash.
For pedigree and information', apply to ED. J ONES,
20 North Pennsylvania street.
FOK SALE—Eggs from Light Brahmas, Partridge
Cochins and Pekin Dueks, at Jl 60 per dozen. A
few ducks for sale: fine birds; come quick. J. L.
BRENTON, Petersburg, Pike Co., Ind.
FOR SALE—Eggs for hatching from high-class
Brown Leghorns. I make this breed aspeclalty
and am prepared to furnish eggs at ?1 per dozen.
Address FRANK STOKES, Waynesvllle, O.
FOR SALE.—Evergreen Broom Corn Seed. Broom
Corn, Handles, Wire, Twine and Broom Tools.
Write for prices. C.E . andT. W. Pon'Aii-t**i-Ca.
84 West Washington St, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—I have a few Light Brahma Cockerels
at *2 each. I want to close out for the season.
Now Is the time for Farmers and others to Improve
their Btock.   O. A. DANLEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR 8ALE—Short-horns—Fletcher syoung Marys
Phylls, Agathas, Brides, Gems, etc. Bulls and
heifers, choicely bred. Correspondence solicited.
E. C. THOMPSON, Lock Box I, Edingburg, Ind.
F
OR SALE-CHOICE GABDEN SEEDS.   Send
tor -Descriptive Seed Catalogue, and Price-list
Address. N. B. GROFF,
77 East Market street, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—The Athens Poultry Association-
Breeders of high-class Poultry.   All the leading
varieties.   Eggs, $2per 13.   Circulars sent free on ap-
flication.   JOE GKUB3, Manager, Crawfordsville,
ndiana.
FOR SALE-EGGS, EGGS-Dark Brahmas, pen
-No. 1, $2 per 13; No, 2, $t60 per 13. Plymouth
Rock, $2 per 13. All prize-winning strains. Orders
fllled now. Chicks for sale. WILLIAM B. ZIKE,
Morristown, Ind.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-Four Short-horn
Bull Calves, one year old, or would exchange
ior Ootswold Sheep. They are all good animals and
can be registered In the A. H. B. Pedigrees furnished on application. Address E. D. OLIN, Indianapolis, Ind. 	
FOR SALE—Eggs from premium stock Brahmas,
Cochins, Leghorns and Hamburgs, Pekin and
Rouen ducks, Embden, Toulouse and w. China geese
eggs. Hen eggs, |2 for 13 or $3 50 per 26; duck, *2 50
per 13 or $4 for 26; goose,$2 for6, or§4for 12. GREEN
A ESTES. Clayton, Ind.
FOR SALE-Short-horns—"Hazel Bluff Herd," 40
head, both sexes; Rose of Sharon, Blue Bonnet,
Louan, Matilda and Flora families, will sell entire
herd, or any part, at very low prices. Would exchange for good common or grade sheep. CLAUDE
MATTHEWS, Clinton, Ind.
LAND SEEKERS—Desiring to visit Kansas or
Colorado, should address me for reduced price
round-trip tickets, and Information respecting lands,
prices, etc., a D. KINGSBURY,Talbott Block, Indianapolis, Ind. ______________
BRICK AND DRAIN TILE—Fletcher A Thomas
keep constantly on band pressed brick, red
fronts, pavers, and common brick; also, drain tile;
large or small orders promptly filled. Office, room 30
Fletcher A sharpe's block.
DONT READ TH1S.-EUGENE A. ROBINSON,
"Spring Hill Poultry Yards " Rockland, John-
Bon county, Ind., breeder of pure bred poultry. Buff
Cochin of Pool and Christian Stock. Eggs, |1 50 i
sitting.   W» Leghoraa and Aylesbury duck eggs, f 1
r
CHAS. W. GORSUCH.15 Virginia avenue, Indi-
anaoolis, Indiana, dealer fn Real Estate, Stock,
Bonds and Mortgages, collections of claims tn any
portion of the State. All business Intrusted to his
care will be attended to with promptness. Thankful for past favors he solicits a continuation ot the
public patronage.
JsOASH.
LOAN—Money to loan on farms-small or large
sums; inierest 8 per cent. Reliable agents
wanted. Address W. H. HAY, 51 Broadway, Indianapolis.
LOAN-MONEY—In sums of $300 to $10,000, on
improved farms ln Indiana, at eight per cent,
interest, payable annually (no commissions charged).
The principal, or any partotitcan be paid at any
time. H. B. PALMER A CO., No. 7* East Market
St., IndlanapoUs, Ind. 	
LOAN—Six per cent, loans made on long time
on real-estate security at 6 per cent, interest.
Special arrangements for those wisnlng loans in from
6 to 12 months at lower rates. A. W. PRATIIER,
State Agents.
Agents wanted tn every connty ln the State. Office
£8 North Delaware street, Indianapolis, Ind.
Wxvt jfetatlt.
The flrst of a monthly series of stock
sales took place at New Castle, Henry
county, on Saturday, the 30th ult. The sales
of stock were not large,- but encouraging
for the future. .,   ,
The celebrated English fanner, J. J.
Meehi, of Tiptree Hall, has but six acres of
permanent pasture, and yet manges to keep
as an average 200 sheep, and from 15 to 20
head ot cattle. All food is cut up, no roaming at large is allowed, and supplemental
food is invariably given. The sheep are
always within iron-hurdled folds,* removed
morning and evening.
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The Best Wool Yet.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
,A*iI ha-*je_; frequently seen statements in
the Fakmek regarding the weight of fleece
andthe length of wool of the Cotswold, I
thought I would send a sample of the wool
and the weight of the fleece of an English
Cotswold that died a few days ago. The
fleece weighed 15 pounds, and the length
of wool is 18 inches. He was 23 months old,
and was purchased of Mr. Miller, of Canada.
If any ofthe breeders of Cotswolds have
one that will equal this, I would like to
huy it. W. A. Harbin.
Pleasantville, Sullivan Co., March 31.
—We iear our friend will not find such a
sheep very soon again. "The sample of wool
is as fine as any that has been sent to this
office.—Eds.
localities an arbitrary distinction haa been
recognized between thorough-breds and
full-bloods. Thus an animal showing a
given number of crosses of a certain breed
is classed as a full-blood, although it oould
not be recognized as a thorough-bred. But
such distinctions are merely local, and are
not generally, recognized by breeders.—
National Live-Stock Journal, Chicago.'
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Meeting of Short-horn Breeders' and
Wool-growers'Association.
Members Bhort-horn Breeders' and Wool-growers'
Association:
Ihave made'arrangements with the different railroads centering ln Indianapolis
forreduced rates to persons attending either
of these associations as follows:
All persons who desire to attend either
association via the Indianapolis, Cincinnati
* Lafayette railroad, the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad, or the Indianapolis, Bloomington <& Western railway are requested to address me, giving name and
address, and I will forward them certificates, which they will present at their station to the ticket agent, which will entitle
them to tickets at reduced rates.
All intending to come on Indianapolis,
Peru <fe Chicago railway will please address
me as soon as convenient, giving name and
that of the station from which they oome.
All coming on Jefferson, Madison & Indianapolis railroad; also over the Cincinnati, Hamilton A Dayton railroad will be
furnished certificates by me at the timo of
meeting, which will return them on the
former road free, and on the C, H. A. D.
road at one cent per mile.
The other railroads centering in Indianapolis have been addressed, but up to date
have not responded. Tho arrangements
made with them will appear in tho Fabmkb
soon.        Thomas W.W.Sunman, Sec'y.
Spades, Ripley Co., April 3.
Postal-Card Correspondence
FOB SALE—Premium Seed Corn—The following
varieties: The White Hunt Corn; the White
King Oorn: Improved Kentucky Yellow Corn. These
varieties have been tested and are worthy of cultivation. Jl 25 per bushel at depot. Address S. J. HAYES,
Ellzabethtown, Hamilton county, Ohio.	
FOB BALE—High-class poultry—White Leghorn
eggs, HI per 15, or 13 per 30; rekln Duck eggs, %2
per IS, or f3 per 26. Raspberry plants. Mammoth
Cluster^ fl 25 per hundred, or |9 per thousand: Doo-
little, 75c per hundred, or $6 per tnonsand. HENRY
MUNDESHALt, New London, Howard Co., Ind.
FOR BALE—Eggs from high class Brahmas, Leghorns. Cochins and Hamburgs. Eggs, $2 per 13,
•r $350 per 28. Pekin ducks and Holland turkeysfSSo
per down, or $4 for two dozen. Embden and Toulouse
geese It per dozen. Premium stock. Best collection
at State Fair. Also, 11 first, and two second; four
specials, and best collection at Terre Haute poultry
Show.   OREEN St EBTEB. Clayton, Ind.
FOR BALE-Eggs-actly 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 Oeese. Our birds have scored
from 80 to 86 points bv B. N. Pierce. Eggs, *2per
sitting.    WEST * \VH1CKEB. Pecksburg, Ind.
WASTKB.
WANTED—To exchange spring mattresses and
lounges for country produce.  No. 45 Massachusetts Avenue, IndlanapoUs.
11/ ANTED—Oood  farms for cash.   Send for de-
TV     scriptive blanks.   M. ARBTJCKLE, Agent, 70
K. Market street, IndlanapoUs.
WANTED—The Gerard Colony Company, Lebanon,  Ind., wants enterprising men to Join
them In obtaining a free home lu [Southwest Kansas.
^TTANTED—All the old settlers who lived in Ma-
TT rlon county 50 years ago, to go to Lacey's gallery and have a free sitting for cabinet photographs.
We are making a large group, and Invite all old settlers, free. F. M. LACEY, Vance Block Gallery,
corner Washington street and Virginia avenue, Indianapolis.
WANTED—Farmers wishing to buy Buggies,
Wagons, Carriages, etc., come and examina
•ur prices and work. We guarantee all work one
year. We buy or trade for horses.. Don't buy until
yon see us. Auction at 10 a. m. every dav. RIPLEY'S Horse and Buggy Bazar, Nos. — to 74 West
Market street, between Illinois and Tennessee.
-tI_iC__ltA_SKOrS.
s
M. GOODE-Dentlst, over 80 North Pennaylva-
i   nla street.
C.
C. BURGESS, Denttnt.   Office In room 4 W
Jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania Bt.
T
O TRADE—A new and elegant Cabinet -Sewing
Machine for a horse. Address Horse, this office.
LI.E.VS    DRU<1    STORE,   OPPOSITE  TO*JT-
-.OFFCE, Drngs,Patent Mediclnes.Tollet Articles.
TO TRADE-^A well-fitted Job Printing Office,
_ centrally located In Indianapolis, for a small
gj-rm.   Address Farm, this office. 	
IfOOH FOR HATCHINO. DARK BRAHMAS,
ULIOJIT BRAHMAS.—Dark Brahmas of Louis
« right and C. W. Chamberlain stock. Unsurpassed
in points ef excellence. Light Brahmas ot Jay nnd
Danley stock. No liner fowls In tbe West. A limited
qnantity of eggs of both kinds at 12 for 13, or two sittings for ft 60. Address W. H. BOLLINOER. Pendleton, Ind.
Kate, Dogs and Pleas.
Editors Indiana Farmen
Farmers have no business keeping either
of the above pests about their premises. As a
late writer in the Farmer said, "raise your
buildings up off from the ground" to which
I would add, make it a rule to clean out
twice a year. Leave no grain in your bins
from one year to another for rats and waste
to consume the profits. Clean out every
forkful of manure in every hole and cor-
r. The dry dust under the Jbarn makes
fino top-dressing for wheat ground. Bats
like good hiding places, such as piles of
rails and loose planks lying about the barnyard. Move all these things and tho rats
will move themselves; I've had no dog for
eight years—don't want any. I heard a man
say last winter that ho would like to have
a good dog, as he was alive with rats. I
recommended a steel trap in plaoe of a dog.
He invested 20 cents ln one and he has
averaged a rat per day for over three weaks.
Fleas I'm never bothered with. I have
special lots and beds for my hogs. The
beds are roofed and sided up on north and
west, leaving the south and east open to
the sun. Little pigs and children enjoysun-
shine. I bed freely all the fall and winter
with corn-stalks and straw, and in spring
get loads of manure out, and learn fleas to
hop their way. Sanders.
April 4.
Pull-blood—Pure-blood—Thoroughbred.
Again and again we have been called
upon to answer the question: "What is
the difference, if any, between a full-blood,
pure-blood, and thorough-bred, as applied
to livo stock?" and as often we have answered, there Is really no difference. All
these terms are used to denote th» purity of
blood. When applied to horses, the term
thcrough-bred, by common consent, has
become to be recognized as th» name of a
particular breed—the Enghlish r»c»-horse
—and when we speak of a thoreugh-bred
horse, it is understood that we refer to a
purely-bred animal of that particular breed.
There are, perhaps, puroly-bred, or well-
bred, or full-blood Clydesdal»s, English
draft horses, Percheron-Normans, Shetland
Ponies, etc., but we never speak of them
as thorougU-brcds. In spoaking of the
various breeds of cattle wo say, a full-blood
Short-horn, a purely-bred Short-ham, or a
thorough-bred Short-horn, all meaning one
and the same thing; and so of all the other
breeds of cattlo, sheep and swine.  In some
rmmsmmm
Plowing Test,
We had the 'pleasure of witnessing a
test plowing match between four sulky
plows, on the farm of ilr. Myere, northeast,
of the city, on Monday. The plows wore
the Hughes, manufactured by the Long A
Alstatter Company, Hamilton, Ohio; The
Weir, made at Monmouth, Illinois; the
Dayton Champion, at Dayton, Ohio, and
tho Gilpen, by Deere & Co., of Moline, Illinois. The trial was attended by quite a
number of our best farmers, who took a
deep interest in this comparatively new
candidate for public favor, for the sulky
breaking plow is comparatively a new
feature in farming in this section. Several
bave been put to work this season by some
of our best farmers, with gratifying success, and the sulky breaker and stubble
plow will now rapidly come into use.
The trial was first made in an old meadow,
and all did very satisfactory work. Subsequently the plows were put to work in a
stalk-field, where the stalks were standing
thick upon the ground. It was a sevore
test here, as the ground was not only foul
but very wet and heavy. The plows wont
through it, though, quite satisfactorily.
The Hughes plow, of Hamilton, Ohio,
here attracted great attention of those
present, when it was down ten inches deep,
and so completely covered all stalks and
weeds, as well as itself, with glory. The
wheels ofthe Hughes run wholly on the
land, whereas all other sulky plows run
one wheel in the furrow. Tho draft of tho
Hughes is, however, direct, and runs most
admirably In all respects. One other thing
respecting this plow is that it nover has to
be lifted out ot the ground to turn, but
turns a square corner, plowing tho ground
completely at the turns. Thus a lad can
manipulate this plow with ease. We were
the more gratified to witnoss the operations
of the plow, as the Long & Alstatter Co.
put ono of these plows on our premium
list, and we are free to pronounce itasuporb
implement. Our excellent agent, Mr. W.
L. Koons, of Fulton oounty, this State, gets
this premium, and we trust that it will bo
a sattefketory introduction of a good implement in that excellent farming county.*
There was no test of draft on this occasion
by any of the plows, as the desire seemed
only to be to see the action of the plows.
We understood on the ground, that sevoral
ofthe Hughes plows were sold then and
there after tho trial was over.
An Unfortunate Case.
Editors Indiana Farmen
My father lived 24 years ln Morgan
oounty, Ind., and went to Northern Texas
and lived six years, but* was compelled to
leavo all behind to save his llfo in time of
war. He had four sons in it, out of
five, one was killed, one died. Father wont
to Allen oounty, Kansas and remained there
and fed some 27 refugees at times. He
served five months in State services, and
was captured at Humboldt, Kansas. He
must havo lost five or six thousand dollars
by the war, which almost broke him up
but he still has 80 acres of land left. His
age is 75 years. Now ho is compelled to
pay eight dollars on the hundred as taxes,
or loose his home. That is the way justice slips by and oppression takes its place.
As far as I can learn, all Kansas is heavily
taxed, railroads being the cause. It's a
shame to lay such heavy taxes on poor
peoplo. Wheat looks well. The Farmer
is well liked, and a treasure to us, as ever.
S. P. D.
Ascension, Sullivan Co., March 31.
.■***■■ UTDtASTA.
Wells Co., April 3.—Stormy weather.
Business dull. Roads almost impassible.
Hogs about all sold at from 2A to 3c. Corn
25c in crib; oats 18c. Farmers are plowing where they bave sod. C. Q. W.
Hamilton Co., April 5.—Weather cool
and clear to-day. Spring* backward. Some
sowing oats. Wheat looks tolerably well,
Is worth 95c; corn, 20c; hired hands f 12 to
{15 a month. I received my scales all right,
and give satisfaction. They are something
every farmer ought to have. J. A. C.
; Montgomery C6., April 3.—Good wheat
worth 90c; horses from ?75 to $150. Farm
hands get from ?12 to J16 per month. Tho
growing wheat crop looks splendid; a large
acreage sown in this county. Nearly
everybody is using the tlio now, and the
timber ls let alone. Farmers are preparing
to put out a large crop this Spring.
CM.
Miami Co., March 20,—Tho prospect for
wheat is good. Nothing doing on
account of the bad roads. Business is dull.
A good prospect for fruit of all kinds.
Wheat is selling at $1 pcr bushel; corn, 30c;
oats, 20c; ha^, ?7 per ton.' Some farmers
aro plowing sod. Sugar-making is over for
awhilo. Health good. Will some one
please inform me through the Farmer
when is the best time to trim apple trees?
The Farmer is a welcome visitor.
J. F. G.
VANDEUBuna Co., April 4.—My brother-
in-law and I have been reading your paper
for sometime. We liko it better all the
time. We agreed to follow its suggestions
as far as practicable, and already a visible
improvement has been mado. The wheat
about here looks well, generally. Oats are
.♦-nearly all -sown. Apples are selling tor tl
per bushel. Eggs 10c per dozen. Butter
25o per pound. Hay f8 per ton. Wheat
from Jl to Jl 10 per bushel. Wishing the
Farmer much success, we await the next
number. H. A. M.
Clinton Co., March 25.—A fine prospect
for wheat in this part of Clinton. Farmers
are plowing for oats; everything betokens
an early spring. The robin, bluebird, town-
martin's sweet songs may bo heard constantly. If we were only rid of the mud, we
would indeed be a joyful people. The fruit
prospect is good as far as I know. There
will be an abundance of small fruit; also
plenty of apples, pears and peaches if
no cold snap occurs to kill them. Apples
were very scarce with us last year; look for
a good supply this year.   M. C. Merrill.
Hamilton Co., March 29.—Spring cold
and backward; not much spring work done
yet. Wheat looks tolerably well; not so
well as last spring by 20 per cent.; acreage
about tho same. Wheat worth 93c; oats, 20c;
corn, 25c; cattle from IA to 4c; stock hogs
scarce, but no demand; no fat hogs; would
command $3 50. No Improvement In business, and, with debtor class, times hard,
and my advice to such is to buy nothing
that you can do without, because we have
not seen the end yet. John Sherman has
very few friends among the laboring class.
Wo learn with pleasure that there is somo
prospect of the Legislature adjourning soon;
their constituents should hold mass-meetings in each county and vote them a leather
medal, and recommend that they visit Colorado for tholr health. I want to say to my
brother farmers who are out of debt; put
your iarms in grass. Never haa been ba
good a time to Improve your land now
while prices are low. J. D. M.
Noble Co., March 30.—So far as the calendar is concerned spring comes on apace,
but the genial rays of "Old Sol" as yet have
failed to give us much warmth. After long
and continued observation it has been noticed that settled and growing weather does
not insinuate itself very largely in this latitude until we have had our Easter. The
roads have been for ten days past and are
yet in a most wretched state of admixture, consequently but little produce is
finding its way into market. Considerable
wheat and corn remain in the granaries of
the farmers. It is the custom with a good
many to hold salo until after oorn planting,
when prioes generally buoy up a little.
Stock is generally in fair oondition—prices
moderate. Somo of our stock buyers here
ship mostly to Buffelo. I suppose prices
are better than at Chicago, as we are only
125 miles from the latter point. We don't
see any gravel road respondent yet—where
are they?   Can't some one oome forward?
H. M. G.
Washington Co., April 3.—Ground
frozen too hard to plow. Very few farmers
done sowing oats; very little gardening
done, ground has been too wet and cold to
do anything. Wheat looks late to what it
did last spring, but it seems to bo all right
yet. I think the prospect is as good or
better than last spring. Stock looks bad,
especially sheep. March has been a very
hard month on stock of all kinds. We have
not been troubled with the hog disease ior
sometime. Peaches gone up, trees and all.
Blackberry briars look as though they were
about out of the scrape, but this county
might spare a few of them, anyhow. We
can tell better about the apple crop later in
the season. Small fruits will be scarce
here, I think. A great deal of sickness and
several deaths about here this winter and
spring, mostly pneumonia fever. The people about the burg are agitating the question of a new county; if it is granted, Fredericksburg will be the county seat.       -
Wm. A. A.
(UIXOH.
Wabash Co., March 24.—Wheat' looks
well, better than at this time last year. No
plowing done yet, but will be soon, ii the
weather continues fair. Health generally
good with the exception of bad colds.
Wheat worth Jl; corn, 30c; hay, $5
per ton. "** Welcome tho Farmek.     O. W.
AI-AUAJIA.
Moroan Co., April 4.—Weather fine.
Health good. Farmers preparing to plant
corn; some have planted. Wheat that was
put in the ground well looks fino. Most of
my Southern friend farmers sow their wheat
on tho. hard ground and then plow .it in
with a small plow. I hope that time and
the influence-of the Farmer will prevail
on my good friends to change their mode of
farming. I will answer M. H. M's query
by saying my name is Uriah Thomas, and I
my address is Falkville, Morgan county,
Alabama.   My best wishes to the Farmer.
U. T.
TEXAS.       ■        '   ■
Honey Grove, March 24.—We are having
good weather for farming; corn nearly all
in, and farmers are busy preparing for cotton. The prospect for crops of all kind is
good. I seo in your .valuable paper, Mr. J.
A. P., of Harveyburg, inquiring for a good
place for a poor man. I think Northern
Texas is as good for such a one as any place
he can find, and if a man comes here and
goes at farming and stock raising in a business-like way he will succeed. Now, Mr.
J. A.. P., if you want a good climate, good
people and a rich country, come to Texas
and try the black-wax, or you can get any
grade of soil you want. Now, as to the
way to come and the time, I would prefer
the fall and come by rail; charter a car and
load it with good stock, as good
stock is scarce here. Our emigration to
this part of the State is mostly from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, and need
more of tbat class. There is plenty of room
and land is worth from J2 50 to J15 per
acre, owing to location. Now I will say
to all coming to this great State that you
must not expect to find it as you leave the
old States, but come with the determination to make improvements and to help
build her up and make money for yourselves. J. D. K.
bones to the requisite fineness. A letter
addressed to his initials in our care will be
handed to him.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some practical farmer who haa experimented with manuring corn in the hill ;
give his experience and mode of applying
the manure?   Would it pay to use bone- -
meal or land plaster with corn on medlnm '.
rich black soil?   Times are good enough for
those ont of debt and have money ahead,' ;
but for debtors and those dependent on ,
their dally labor times are certainly hard-
A. S. C     .,
Ellzav-lle, April 3. '      [
' —We manured in the hill with bone-dust
and plaster last year. The improvement
was very marked and plain to be seen all
through the growing season, but we failed
to measure our crop and could not tell the '**
per cent, of increase in the yield. Let others '*'
testify on this point.—Eds.
Rochdale Co-Operative Society.
A subscriber desires us to give a full aa-  .
count of the Rochdale co-operative plan. ;
We have not the full particulars of tho ■
plan and workings of this famous co-operative society at hand.   The association was .
organized in 1844 by a few flannel weavers •
at  Rochdale,   England,  a  manufacturing
town In the  vicinity of Manchester.   At'
first only ,£28 capital, J140, was subscribed.
With this sum a small store was started for
supplying the members with the necessaries of life at cost.   Tho society grew rapidly in numbers, with a corresponding increase in capital, till in 1870, the membership  numbered   5,560  and   their   capital
amounted to over   $400,000.   The society
also owned several shops and factories, a 11- '
•brary of 7,000 volumes, had organized a
sick and burial society, and had made a
large investment in cottages for members.
Ffom the great success of this organization
numerous similar societies have sprung up
all ovor England.
QUERY AND  ANSWER.
Spring barley wanted by a subscriber
near Logansport. t C T. L.
Cass Co., Ind.
—Who has tho seed for sale?—Eds.
J. D., of Richmond, Is looking for a good
location in which to start a tile factory.
Who wants him? Address his initials in
our care, with stamp for postage.
Editors Indiana Fanner.
I would like to know where I can get
sheep tabs. J. S. B.
—Some one who has them for sale should
advertise.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some of the many readers of the
Farmer please tell me what is a good cement for a fish pond? Nothing that I have
tried does any good. It will not hold
water. W. A. R.
Sharpsvillo.
M. C. S.: Please tell ns which breed of
geese you consider the best for farmers to
raise, the Whito China, or Hong Kong? At
what prico do you sell them per pair?
Pekin ducks, also? 8. B. H.
—M. C. S. should advertise If he has geese
and ducks of the breeds named, for sale.
They seem to be in good demand.—Eds.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will the Cayuga land plaster materially
benefit the growing wheat crop if sown on
it this month. If so, how much should be
sown to the acre?
R. A. Mj-THAI-L.
New Maysville, Ind.
—It will incroase the yield from 4 to 5
bushels to the acre sowed this month. Sow
150 pounds to the acre—more would bo better.—Eds.
Self-Sucking Cows.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I have tried the experiment of using bits
in cows mouths to prevent her sucking
herself, and find it works like a charm.
McCutchanville, April 5. C. S.
Bone Crusher.
Editors Indiana Farmen
W. H. P. is further informed that A. T.,
this city, has a machine that will crush the
THE   _iJ-W.   UWS.	
The following is an additional list of
the titles of the more important bills that
were passed by our recent Legislature, and
have been signed by the Governor. -
SENATE.
An act providing for the redemption of
real property or any interest therein sold
on execution or decree of sale and providing for deed of conveyance in such cases.
An act to amend section 1 of an act en-
titled, "An act authorizing the school trus- .
tees of a city or incorporated town to pay
over to such city or town surplus special
school revenue for tbe payment*, of indebtedness created for school building purposes,
and legalizing acts where such surplus has
been so appropriated," approved March 3,
1877.
An act to enable the boards of commissioners ofthe several counties ofthe Stato
to dispose of all allowances made and orders drawn upon the county treasury of
their respective counties, when such allowances or orders have remained uncalled for
for a period of five years or more.
An act to provide for the inspection of
mineral or petroleum oils for illuminating
purposes, to regulate the sale of the same,
to provide for the appointment of inspectors and deputy inspectors, and prescribing
penalties for violating any of the provisions
of the act, and to repeal all laws in conflict
with the same.
nousE BILLS.
An   act regulating the presentation of
claims against counties in the Stato of Indiana, before the board of county commissioners, and the ajudication of the same.
An act touching contempts of court, prescribing penalties that may be inflicted
therefor, and the methods of proceeding
therein.
An act fixing certain fees to be taxed in
the offices and the salaries of officers therein named, providing for certain employes
in certain public offices and fixing their
compensation, defining certain duties and
liabilities of officers and persons therein
named, providing for tho disposition of certain moneys, making certain appropriations, declaring certain violations of tho
provisions of this act to be a penal offense
and prescribing tbe punishment, and repealing all conflicting laws.
An act to provide for the prompt publication of the acts of the Legislature.
An act in relation to settlements made by
boards of county commissioners with
county, township and school laws.
Unequalled.
The smooth and perfect track, elegant
and luxurious cars, fast time, careful and
efficient management ofthe Vandalia Line.
For the lowest rates for passage or freight,
call on, or write to Major Robt. Emmett,
Eastern Passenger  Agent,   Indianapolis,
Ind.
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A younggirlin Faribault, Minn., seeing
a man exchange two one pound rolls of
butter for tobacco at a store! innocently
inquired, "where the pay of the poor
■woman who made the butter came in."
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