VOL. XIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, JULY 26, 1879.
KO. 30.
FOB SALE.
F0R'SAI____—Farms in Marlon, Bush and otber
coantles in Indiana.   O. W. ALEXANDER, 36
E. Market St., (side door Central Bank).     ^^^^^
FOR SALE—J. L. Brown, Manilla, Rush connty,
Ind., breederof Light Brahmas of Felch and
Danley's stock* and White Leghorns. Send orders
for eggs. 	
FOR SALE—160 acres of excellent land one mile
from Kokomo. Will require $1,500 to fS.OOO cash,
balance on time at 6 per cent. T. A. GOODWIN, In-
diapolis.
FOR SALE—Twenty head of Poland China sow
pigs, two months old, on cars for flO each, well
made, good .color. Satisfaction guaranteed. A. W.
ROSS, Muncie, Ind.
FOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price il each. Address INDIANA FARMER
COMPANY, rndlanapolia.	
FOR SALE—A flne well-improved farm of 200
acres in Washington township, Jn Hamilton
county. Price. f30 per acre. This Is a rare bargain.
Inuuire of VINSON CARTER, No. 21 Vance Block,
Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—Ayrshire Cftttle.deep milking strains.
yellow skins, and largfe fore-bags, bred and for
sale at low prices. Send fi>r special list. Calves
ready   to ship.   WM. FAlRWEATHER, McLane,
Erie county, Pa. '  ■   -
FOR SALE—A well-Improved farm of 120 acres;
100 acres under cultivation; 20 acres good timber, with house, barn, cistern, two wells. Within
four miles of New Castle, Ind. Address P. F.
R1IOPS, New Castle, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—FARMS—Of 80 to 400 acres, among
j    the best grain lands in Southern Illinois.   Offered now at $10 to |_» peracre, oo 5 years time at
low interest.   Possession at once     For particulars
address O. W. CONE, Nashville, III.
,*BU_rSay you saw this In the Indiana Farmer.
FOR SALE—The Ashland Adjustable Bag Holder,
the most complete device for the purpose ever
offered to the public. Every farmer, miller, thresh-
erraan, grocer, grain dealer, and all others who use
sacks, should not be without It. It is adjustable,
made of Iron, will not get out of order, and wUlla&t
a lifetime. It will lit any sack, long or short, wide
or narrow.   Price, $160.   Address Indiana Farmer.
MI.SC f_AI_A_VT.OII.H_
SM. GOODE—Dentist, over 80 North Pennsylva-
•   nla street. -     	
C.
C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office In room 4 Va-
3en's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.    *
"\T7"ALTER SHORTRIDGE. Indianapolis, breeder
VV     Rose-combed. Black   Bantams   exclusively.
First Premium birds.
SHORT HORNS—Bates and Booth kinds for sale.
Correspondence sollcted.   E.  C. THOMPSON,
Lock Box 1.   Edlnburg. Ind.
LOAN—Money  to loan  at low rate of interest.
Money  fhrntshed at once.   M. E. VINTON,
Vinton Block, Indianapolis, Ind.
LOAN— _V_oney to loan on Improved farms in Indiana and Ohio. The terms are very favorable. Address THOS. C. * DAY, -87 East Market
street, Indianapolis.
TO LOAN—Money In sums of $500 to $10,000 on
three to ten years time, at reasonable rates, on
city and farm property, 37 West Washington street,
room 1. -, G. G. HOLMAN.
LOAN—MONEY—In sums of $300 to $10,000, on
improved farms In Indiana, at eight per cent,
interest, payable annually (no commissions charged).
The principal, or any part of It can be paid atany
time. H. B. PALMER A CO., No. 78 Ea Market
St., Indianapolis, Ind.
WANTED.
~X\T ANTED—To exchange' a  large second hand
VV     carriage for a good horse.   G. H. SHOVER,
174 East Market street.
"\T7~ANTED—Agents, local and general for Indiana
VV History, Family Bibles, and the Voters Text-
Book.   S.L. MARROW, Indianapolis.
"ITTANTED—An energetic farmer In every town-
VV ship in the State to act as agent for the
"HorsEHOLi. Cyclopedia." Write for circulars
and terms to agents. CLIITE A CARAWAY. 36
East Market slreet, Indianapolis, Ind.
■\tj ANTED—Make your Chicks and Pigs grow by
VV     feeding  Ground Beef Scraps, 4c per pound,
$3 per 100 pounds.    Ground Oyster Shells 2c  per
pound, at
E. G. BAGLEY'S. Indianapolis, Indiana.
WANTED—Every farmer in the State to be
thankful for the good crop ot wheat tbey have
raised. Call and buy one ofthe Shover farm wagons,
the Boss hand-made wagon to haul your grain to
market with.   G. H. SHOVER, 174 East Market St.
\\t ANTED—Agents everywhere to sell trees and
T V plants. A profitable and permanent employment. I have agreed to give 15 per cent, of safes to
the education of ministers at Asbury University.
For this purpose I ask your patronage. Let us do
away with dishonest tree agents and know what we
are doing. We expect the people to show their
colors. Please correspond with us in regard to your
probable wants; also, for terms to agents. Address
T. C. BAKNUM, at Barnum House, 190 East Market street, Indianapolis.
tyivt
A Plea for the Pig.—Continued.
BY L. K.  BONHAM, Of OXFORD, OHIO.
Delivered before the Indiana Swine Breeders' Association at Its meeting, January, 1879.   Published
.  at the request of the Association.
It were easy to present bewildering tables
to show the vast resources of our country
when brought under the dominion of higher
culture, and to speak of its possibilities of
furnishing a food supply to the world, but
our time forbids. Let us rather look at a
few facts that tell something of the figure
the despised, Moses-cursed pig, the unclean
beast, is cutting in tho markets and trade
ofthe world. Let us first seo what part he
is playing in the largest stock market. The
Union stock yards in Chicago, since their
opening, in 1866, received 33,978,2S_ hogs
and 7,875,715 cattle. The tables of the company show a gradual increase up to 1877, in
which year there were received 2,332,856
head of cattle, valued at $44,425,151. Of
hogs there were received 4,026,000 head,
valued at 852,337,600. The aveiage value
per head of cattle was $42 01, and ot the hogs
was $13 per head. Assuming these'as average prices ol cattle aud hogs received
there since 1866, we have the total values of
cattle and hogs in comparison, as follows:
Cattle, $337,459,173; hogs, $141,717,728; making an excess in favor of the hogs, in eleven
years, in one city, of $114,258,555, certainly
a good showing for the accursed pig. In
the last year alone the sales of hogs at Chicago were $7,902,449 greater than the cattle
sales.   But he call show a better hand.   By
and severe storms in places; 20th to 30th,
r. b. f. t., clear or fair; 31st, f. b. r. t., clear
or fair. The comparatively warmer spells
will be about 3d, 10th, 15th, 21st and 27th.
Thecompartively cooler spoils will bo about
6th, 12th, 22d and 29th. Karthquako periods are about 3d, 10th, 20th and 20th.
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Tho Fairs.
The following premium lists have beon
received:
Kentucky Agricultural ami Mechanical Association fair, at Lexington, Aug.
26th.   H. P. Kinkead, Sec'y.
Southern Ohio 6th annual fair, at Dayton, Sept. 22d to 26th. John A. Miller,
Sec'y.
Switzerland and Ohio county, Intl., 28th
annual fair, at East Enterprise, Sept. 9th
to 12th. Wm. H. Madison, Sec'y, East
Enterprise; John Shaw, Treas., Vevay.
"CHAMPION GRAIN DRIIX," Manufactured l>y the Wayne Agricultural Company, Richmond, Ind
the tables of the Union stock yards we read
as follows:
Cattle.. „ _    "61,428 *f_.,264,a.O
Sheep _ _.. 291,734 875,000
Horses .*.     20,265 2,628,902
Hogs .'. .*. .4,337,750 53,153 000
From this we see the sales of cattle, sheep
and horses together were $38,168,162; the
sales of hogs alone,i_*'*53,153,000. This does
not* include the dressed hogs, cut meat,
hXKfe *<nd barreled pork received, to the
amount of $8,444,494, which gives a total
value of $61,597,494 .-vprth of pork, or an excess in one year above the sales of horses,
cattle and sheep of $24,429,332. Had we
taken the receipts of Kansas City yards for
the last five years a better showing could
have been made for cattle, since the stock
of the southwestern plains comes from a
country not far enough advanced in the arts
of husbandry and civilization for the pig to
flourish. .
The receipts of Indianapolis, Cincinnati
and Louisville, on the other hand, would
give the hog a far better showing, since a
more cultivated country is tributary to
these markets, and the price and average
weights would be greater. But enough has
been given to show that the hog is the great
money-making institution—the most profitable animal the country produces.
Then, too, while his yearly sales exceed
that of any and all other stock, the amount
of capital invested in swine is not so great
as that invested in the cattle alone. From
the report of the Department of Agriculture
for 1876, we learn the value of hogs in the
United States to, be $171,077,190, while the
the valheof cattle is $614,848,597. To put
it in another form, the amount of capital
invested in swine is only twenty-seven per
cent, of the amount invested in cattle, yet
the pigs put seventy-six per cent, more
ready money into the pockets of the people
each year.
It is a fact well established by history
that as the country improves and civilization advances, swine production will increase. Then, too, the demand for the hog,
and the great variety of articles of trade
and commerce produced from swine, are
rapidly increasing.
The Chicago packers have discovered that
pork can be packed in salt, in box cars,
shipped to New York, and then transferred
in bulk ioto the hold of the steamer, and
delivered at Liverpool cured and ready to
smoke, or go into market. The saving in
cooperage alone amounted last year to over
$20,000, and the saving in freight as much
more. Thus the' thrifty food condenser is
atv work, and through him we are to.solve
the problem of cheap meat for the millions.
On our rich Western lands, where corn
flourishes best, the fine grades of cattle and
hogs will be found. A well-filled corn-crib
must be near the cattle-stalls and pig-pens.
While the cattle utilize the fodder, stalks
and hay, they will need a part of the corn
to finish them off for the butcher. So there
can be no rivalry between hogs and cattle.
They must go side by side in the clover,
grass and corn-fields of all this vast West,
and their numbers and quality should and
will increase as the country improves.
Some have feared lest, after the West
should be more fully developed, the markets of the world-would be over-stocked.
The experience of the last few years does
not warrant such views.
Prof. Sheldon, ofthe Circucester Agricultural College of England, in a valuable report to the Royal Agricultural Society,
says in substance, that the American meat
trade will rapidly increase and become a
very important factor. The means for producing meat in the United States and Canada are unlimited.
In the report of the lamented J. R. Dodge,
for 1876, he says: "A great annuA,' development ofthe pork-packing busi^i.ss is one of
the prominent facts ofthe times."
The Cincinnati Price Current has kept a'
record of pork packing in the West for
twenty-seven years, which shows a gratifying advance. The table is too long to quote
entire, but taking each fifth year we have
the numbers packed as follows:
Year. Head.
1849 _ 1,652,220
1854 2,124,604
1859 2.S50.822
1861 _ .2,422,779
18©.... _ „ 2,635,312
ldU 5,566,226
Here we have an increase of nearly four
hundred per cent, in a run of twenty-five
years. ,But how about the price? Does it
decline as the quantity increases? We have
not at hand any record of prices back to
1873. From that date to 1877, the average
price for five years h_i been $6 88. Coburn
says the average price of pork'from 1866 to
1876 was six and one-fourth cents per
pound. The average price of cattle forsame
time was $3 81 per cental. If as Sullivant
has shown that each bushel of corn should
make twelve pounds of pork, then feeders
of hogs must have realized about eighty-
two cents per bushel for corn fed. But
farmers generally do not make over eight
pounds to the bushel, which would pay at
6.88 per cental fifty-five cents for the corn
fed.
When.we consider, in this connection,
that the transportation of corn in bulk costs
seven times more than when shipped in
swine sacks, where we have snugly pa.ked '
in a four hundred pound porker, more than
two thousand pounds of corn; or when we
think of a hog skin sack, which will hold
an English ton of corn, we have some idea
of our pigs as food condensers, as a valuable factor in solving the vexed probiem of
transportation.
The high prices of food that obtained in
Europe on account of the German and
French war, and of the disturbance of agricultural interests, incident to the Russian and Turkish wars and delays, made
the question of cheap food a vital one in
Europe and England.
The condensed form of food required in
victualing armies,- made a demand for
American pork. That it could be sold
cheaper in England than the meats from
Scotland or the continent, made a market
tor it. .
Wherever the American meats have once
been fairly introduced, the history of trade
shows that they have rapidly advanced in
public favor. That our pork has been fairly
introduced into the English markets is
seen by the large shipments and increasing
demand, and the further fact that London
and Liverpool merchants carry in regular
stock more of pork, bacon and lard than
was annually imported by them a few years
since.
Some have feared that this trade is short
lived. Why should it be? The population
of England and Europe will rather increase
than diminish. They are at this time unable to produce their meat supply at a price
within the reach of the masses, and so as
not to be undersold by newer and less populous countries. No other country can
produce our great staple, corn, so cheaply
as we; and the corn fed hog or steer is
more to be desired than those fattened by
any other feed. Our resources have scarcely
been tried. When taxed to their fullest
capacity we can feed our own population
and have corn and pork for the teeming
millions of Europe. Experience has shown
that we can produce corn and ship it to the
old world at a profit.
Now if it costs seven times as much to
s*tii*p corn in bulk as when manufactured
into pork, surely we have a good margin
to work upon. Then, too, an article of
trade realizes to the shipper tie least when
he is introducing it. Our pork has contended against the prejudices of the foreigners towards American meats; aud has
overcome the obstacles incident to a new
line of trade; it has paid for new modes of
transportation, and new agents .and new
methods of handling it at homeand abroad:
and yet the trade grows. It is one of the
fixed institutions^ of the country.—To be
continued.
Pigs on a Long Journey.
Editors Indiana Farnien
We have done a larger business during
month of June than for any month of last
year. We have sent pigs within the last
few weeks to twelve different States, and
some to Canada. We will ship several next
week; every week we are sending off a
good many. Will send some in a few days
way off to the interior of Mexico; they
will go by way of Vera Cruz, by steamer,
thence by rail 250 miles to the City of Mexico, and from there they will be transported in a wa Jon a distance of 500 miles to
their place of destination. They cost the
purchaser about $400 delivered at his place.
He is certainly an enterprising man to risk
$400 on four pigs to be hauled through a
country in a wagon 500 miles, that is in
almost a-constant revolution. He writes
us they are expecting an outbreak soon,
and that the soldiers of either side, if they
should meet the wagon conveying the pigs,
would capture and eat them. We have a
largo lot of very handsome spring pigs, a
majority of which are of our famous World-
Beater strain. D. M. Maoie Co.
Oxford, O., July 19.
all the feed wheels are bolted, and to which
the indicator and lever are also bolted, thus
preventing lost motion and making a positive motion of all the parts simultaneously.
By this device the feed rod is left free, so
that in case of accidental breakage of a cup
the rod can be withdrawn, the cup taken
off and replaced by any farmer without
moving any of the other cups.
It has a force feed grass seed attachment
constructed on the same plan of the grain
feed and sows the seed broadcast either in
front of or behind the hoes.
It has the lifter bar placed in front ofthe
hopper, enabling the operator to lift the
hoes as well when riding on as when walking behind the drill.
It also has a force feed fertilizing attachment which will sow any and all kinds of
commercial fertilizers from the finest and
driest bone dust to the hairiest and stickiest tankings or super-phosphates.
These drills are made of the best material
and by competent workmen, and are finished throughout in the best manner.
All who feel interested in this valuable
drill will be furnished with descriptive circulars by applying to the Wayne Agricultural Company, Richmond, Ind.
Richmond Champion Peed Force
Grain Drill.
This grain drill, of which we present our
readers with an illustration this week, met
with such unprecedented success last year
that it hardly seemed necessary to add further improvement thereto; yet, the patentee, Jesse P. Fulghum, in his incessant
efforts to make it perfect in all respects, has
recently made some very important additions for 1879, which places it still further
in the lead as a seeding machine. Hence
we think it will interest such of our readers
as are not acquainted with its merits to present a few of its many good points.
The feed cup has on one side a journal or
bearing which is turned perfectly truo, on
which the fluted feed wheels revolve when
in operation, and the wheels being boxed
out so that they will run true insures a regular even flow of grain. This excellent arrangement allows the grain to come in contact with both the periphery and ends of
the s.-allops of the feed wheels, thereby
making the most positive torce feed possible, and effectually preventing bridging
over the feed wheels, which has heretofore
been so troublesome in sowing oats and
barley.
The quantity of grain is regulated by
sliding the feed wheels further in or out of
the feed cups through scalloped rings in
their sides. This is done by means oi a bar
or rod to which the brackets which move
Railroad Items.
From the railroad columns ofthe Daily
Journal we clip a few items of general interest:
The west-bound movement of cars
over the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St.
Louis road, last week, was the heaviest
ever known on the road, running up to
1,644 cars; about sixty per cent, of the
cars came empty.
Below is given the number of loaded
cars recived and forwarded at this point
in the week ending July 19 and also of
corresponding weeks for the five years
past:
1874 7,991   1877  9,204
1875  8,658   1878.  9,801
1876   _,5p8   1879._ 12,714
In the week ending July 19, the Bee
Line forwarded from this point 1,389
loaded cars; the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis 1,171 loaded cars.
The real value of the Belt road was
never more apparent than now; so heavy
is local business, that the Union tracks
afford none too great facilities to handle
it, and it would be impossible to move the
immense through freight with the local
traffic, at the present time, over the
Union tracks; consequently theBeltroad
is of vast importance to the throughlines,
as well as of great benefit to the city, as
the business over both would keep the
streets crossed by the Union tracks con-
tinuosly blockaded.
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"Weather Probabilities,.
Prof. Tice's forecast of the weather for
the month of August, 1879: 1st, clear or
fair; 2d to Sth, f. b.r.t., clouding, threatening weather, with severe storms at places;
6th to 7th, r. b. f. t., clear or fair; 8th to
11th, f. b. r. t., ending in cloudy weather,
with local rains; 12th to 13th, r. b. f. t., clear
or fair; 14th to 17th, f. b. r. t., ending in
cloudy threatening weather, with severe
storms in places, 18th to 19th, r. b. f. t.,
clear or fair; 19th tc 22d, f. b. r. t., ending
in cloudy, threatening weather, with local
storms; 22d to 23d, r.b. f. t.,clear and pleasant; 24th to 28th, f. b. r. t., ending in clouding, threatening weather, with heavy rains
QIJEI.Y  AI_I>  ANSWKK.
Tho plant sent us for name by a friend in
Posey county belongs to the verbena or
veriam family.
A. W. W. Answered.
Editors Indiana "Farmer:
In reply to A. W. W.'s query I would
say that Henry G. Avordick's address, of
the 35th Indiana, is Oldenburg, Ind.
Indianapolis, July 12.        Ex-Soliukii.
The Dung-Hill Fowl.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What constitutes a dung-hill chicken?
And what is their form and color?
Logan, July 11. J. II. S.
—The common, mongrel lowl of any color, or mixture _f colors is the dung-hill.—
Eds.
You Can.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
I wish to obtain a good History of the
United States; our school histories of 300
pages are not enough. Can.J obtain a good
history through the Farmer Co?     K. O.
—-Ridpath's large history of 700 pagos is
the latest, and in many respects tho best.
We can furnish it in cloth at $3, or in half
morocco for $3 50.—Eds. .
Legality of Exhibitions at Stato Fair
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Havo exhibitors at the Stato fair tho right
to exhibit tho same seed and cereals, year
after year, for premiums? Or is it fair to
gather up produce over tbe country and exhibit as their own? I deem it unfair to hou-
est exhibitors. Please answer through your
valuablo paper. VT. C.
Marion Co.. July 12.
—There is nothing in tho rules and regtv>
lations to forbid the exhibitor from showing the same products during successive
years; but we think, as you do, that it i_
unfair to other exhibitors, and it certainly
is dishonest to show as their own production what they have borrowed and bought
of others.—Eds.
TO    OUI.  AGENTS.
The Campaign Opened for 1879-80.
We propose to present to our agents a
larger and more valuable list of premiums
at tho close of the next clubbing season
than we have ever beforo done. The announcement of these premiums will appear
in this column from timo to time, and we
would particularly recommend the persons
and firms making their offers to the confidence of our readers:
A Trio of Brown Leghorns.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I will give you a trio of Brown Leghorns
to place on your premium list. My stock
is from D. H. Jenkins, of Indianapolis, and
is very fine.   They will be worth $4.
Mrs. Anna R. Parks.
Austin, Scott Co., Ind.
Southdown Lamb.
Office of O. J. Hagerty A !Son, JlreederBOf Short-hom
Cattle, Southdown Sheep and English Jierkshlre
Swine, Hanover, Licking Co., Ohio.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
We will donate to the Indiana Farmer
Company, one pure bred Southdown Ham,
to be boxed and put on cars at our station
next April, to be given to whom you think
best, asa premium to an agent for enlargen-
ing the circulation of your valuable paper.
G. J. HA-ER-rr & Hon.
Merino Lamb.
Office of G.*W. Hunt, Breeder of Magie or I'oland
China Swine, and American Merino Sheep, *Jreen-
wood, 111.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I will place upon your premium list ono
yearling Spanish Merino Ram, a No. 1 animal, worth at least $40, to be given to one
ot your agents. The ram to be delivered
at my nearest express office in a nice light
cage, with feed for the trip, to your agent.
I have been a breeder of Merinos for fifteen
years and bred from the wry l>e»t stock to
be had. The ram I offer is sired by my
famous ram Crook Leg. He took first j>ri-_©
at Illinois State .'air last fall, and was bred
by V. Rich, of East Shorham, Vt., and out
of—Mr. Kich says—the very Ixwt ew« he
ever owned, and sired hy E. -V. Hl_mAl'n
famous ram Hibbard. Kecpf-d fully,
G.W. Hint.