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VOL. XIY.
INDIAKAPOLIS,INDIANA, AUG. 9, 1879.
NO. 32.
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IOR  SALE—Pnre Essex Pigs.     Address.
HOCKENSMITH, New Augusta, Ind.
I POR  SALE—Berkshire Pigs, three  months  old,
■    either eei, 17 each.   R. H, WHITE, Billings-
FOR SALE—BULL—Alderney or Jersev Bull, one
of the finest In the estate,cheap. JEFF.CARR,
Rushville, Ind. 	
FOB SALE—Farms In Marlon, Rush and other
counties ln Indiana.   O. W. ALEXANDER, 36
E. Market St., (side door Central Bank).
FOR SALE—J. L. Brown, Manilla, Bush 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. WIU require 11.500 to l*_.noo cash,
balance on time at 6 per cent. T. A. GOODWIN, In-
diapolls.
FOR SALE—The Farm Roister and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price 11 each. Address INDIANA FARMER
COMPANY, Indianapolis.	
FOR SALE—A thorough-bred Ayrshire bull for
sale. Pedigree given; can be led behind a buggy or wagon. A rare chance. Address, SIMON
SPRADLING, Lagro. Ind.	
FOR SALE—Full Blooded Jersey Red bogs, five
months old. ready for servicer as good as the
best, for J10 on cars. Satisfaction guaranteed. J. A
It. DEMOSS. Noblesville, Ind.	
FOR SALE—A new forty-horse power stationary
engine, fly-wheel and governor, for much less
than same ran be had of any maaufacturer. For particulars address. "HALE." Ini>iana Farmer. 	
FOR SALE—A flne well-improved farm of 200
acres in Washington township, ln Hamilton
county. Price. ISO per acre. This ls a rare bargain.
Inquire of VINSON CARTER, No. 21 Vance Block
Indianapolis. 	
FOR SALE—A Good and Improved 8mall Farm,
about ~i_ miles BOuthwest of Indianapolis, about
55 acres, at a bargain. For further particulars call
on or address. Dr. W.H. DAVIS, No. 42 East Ohio
St., Indianapolis.      	
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FOK SALE—Public sale of Jeraeys—I will selljon
Friday, the 20th day of August, at ray residence,
Arao, Hendricks Co., ten head of Jersey cattle, eight
of them are now giving milk; four are registered.
Cows all young; four are high grades— from, three*
fourths to seven-eighths. Will sell two or three
calves*^also, one or two males/ For further informa-
mbif write or call on me at Amo.    M. O. PARKER.
"V^-R SALE—The Ashland Adjustable Bag Holder,
-./f * *. tlle most complete device for the purpose ever
. lifle'-ed to the public. Every farmer, miller, thresh-
ermnn, 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 will last
a lifetime. It will fit any sack, long or short, wide
or narrow.   Price, $150.   Address Indiana Fabmeb.
I7TOR SALE—A highly improved farm of 27 acres,
: five miles north of Indianapolis, on gravel road;
three and one-half or four acres ot timber, three in
"orchard, frame-house of two stories, eleven, rooms,
cellar, two-story wood-house. No. 1 milk-house, large
•barn, stable, under ground, second story for grain,
hay, etc.", two good wells, one cistern, and all kinds
.of truit. Price and terms reasonable. Address, WM.
J. COIL, EroadRipple, Marion Co., Ind.	
niNCFJM.AXEOITS. ^fr-*
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C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office in room 4 Va-
.   Jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.
TTTALTER SHORTRIDGE, Indianapolis, breeder
W    Rose-combed Black   Bantams   exclusively.
First Premium birds.	
SHORT HORNS—Bates and Booth kinds for sale.
Correspondence solicted.   E.  C. THOMPSON,
Lock Box _.   Edlnburg. Ind. 	
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k" 'l^ S.CiiAN<iK—I have one dozen copies of the
*i*- "Flajtr of onr Union," printed at Boston seme
SS7years ago, containing splendid talea, sketches,
, pttjms and recipes, tbat I will exchange for alike
' number of "In-Doors and Out," or "Cricket on the
Hearth." Address thus: J. I_. HERSEY, Tuftor
borough Center, N. H. l
LOAN—Money to loan at low rate of Interest.
Money  furnished  at once.   M. E. VINTON,
Vinton Block, IndlanapoUs, Ind.	
LOAN—Money to loan on Improved farms in Indiana and Ohio. The terms are very favorable. Address THOB. C. DAY, 87 East Market
street. Indianapolis.
LOAN—Money to loan at • per cent. Ten years'
time with privilege of paying at any time after
three years. So life insurance. No commissions. M.
E. VINTON, Vinton Block, Indianapolis, Ind.
deliver in Chicago 1500 lbs. for less than
570; or he can buy a thin steer, graze and
feed it for one year, and sell it at a fair
profit. The men who are doing this work
are not growing rich very rapidly; the profits are not dazzling; but we have grown
so much in the habit of looking on the
dark side of American business affairs—of
talking about the bad condition of farming
—that it is worth while to emphasize the
fact that there is now a fairly satisfactory
state of affairs in the fat-cattle trade.' It
must be born in mind that the cost of production has been very considerably reduced
in the last few years. Lands are sold or
rented at lower prices. Only a few days
since, we learned of a fine body of pasture
land, in good condition, within 125 miles
of Chicago, which the owner was anxious
to rent for the season at ?1.50 cents peracre.
To stock a good pasture in Central Illinois
with good steers would seem to give a
certainty of good profit, where so low a
rental is to be obtained. Corn is compari-
tively low in price. Hogs are low; but,
with the ordinary mode of feeding them,
on cattle-feeding farms a small profit can be
had, even at present prices. On the whole,
the man who is rearing and feeding good
grade steers is_ not in need of sympathy.
National Live-Stock Journal, Chicago.
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The Pig.
Black or flesh-colored, pigs are freest
from skin diseases in hot climates. The
choice is practically between the Essex
and Berkshires for males with which to improve the jiative stock of hardy grubbers
of the root-or-die variety. Those who havo
tried the former have been delighted at
first, but after a few years begin to recall
with longing the lean hams and slim but
but solid and flavorous bacon of the old
race horse breed. The trouble with the
Essex pigs tor the south is that they are
the eat-and-sleep to sleep-and-wake-to-eat
kind, and their grades are, of course, like
■them • T-ha_sii.a; fat. ja_siu*_;rb. .**.■. so "-'"tha
leaf lard, and so' far ' t tf _"-••_-«-<_ is all mat
could be desired; but the ham arid shoulders are too fat for profit, and the ham is not
marbled with fat like the Berkshires.
These (the Berks) are much more wide
awake, less easily controlled, but good foragers. Their grades are a wonderful improvement upon the original stock, may be
made very fat, and yet the proportions between the fat and lean hams, shoulders and
side pork or bacon, is such as to develop
and preserve the excellencies of the meat*
The hams are large and rich and juicy,
with diffused fat. Berkshires are not quite
so easily fattened when penned and systematically fed as thi Essex grade, but
they will take much t stter care of themselves in the woods, ai id when penned or
fastened for fattening, may be finished off
TO LOAN—Money in sums of $500 to ?10,000on
three to ten years time, at reasonable rates, on
city and farm property, 37 West Washington street,
room 1. O. 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 lt can be paid at any
time. H. B PALMER & CO.. No. 78 East Market
St. .Indianapolis, Ind.
■WANTED.
"TTTANTED—To exchange new North Indianapolis
VV     Wagon for Milch Cows.   Call at K and 94 W.
Washington street. Indianapolis.
WANTED—Agents, local and general for Indiana
History, Family Bibles, and the Voters Text-
BootR   S. L. MARROW. Indianapolis.
•TTTANTED—A Good Farm ot about 160 acres ln
TT     either Shelby, Johnson or Morgan counties,
within a short distance of railroad.    Write postal
card description, price, etc., to JOHN RAFER, care
„of Indiana Farmer, Indianapolis, Ind.	
"\TTANTED—An energetic farmer ln every town-
»V ship ln the State to act as agent for the
**Bot_-8khoi.-> Cyclopedia." Write for circulars
and terms to agents. CLINE * CARAWAY. 36
East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.	
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ANTED—Make your Chicks and Pigs grow by
feeding  Ground Beef Scraps, 4c per pound,
f3 per 100 pounds.    Ground Oyster Hhella 2c per
pound, at
E. G. BAG LEY'S. Indianapolis, Indiana.
WANTED—Every farmer in the State to be
thankful for the good, crop ot wheat they have
raised. Call and buy one of tbe Shover farm wagons,
the Boss hand-made wagon to haul yonr grain to
market with.   G. H. SHOVER, 174 East Market St.
WANTED-IMPORTANT NOTICE .-There is
no use of denying the truth that Mrs. Bohr-
er-fc Great Oregon Cure will give perfect satisfaction
in every form of lung disease, Numerous testimonials of cnre from persons of high respectability. In
this ctty and elsewhere prove that this valuable
remedy will do all tbat is claimed lor it. It pnrlfles
tbe blood strengthens the stomach and kidneys, improves the appetite, removes inflammation from the
throat and lungs, soothing and healing them so quietly and yet bo perfectly, that tbe patient Is often
astonished as well as gratified at the result. For sale
by druggtuts. Prepared by MRS. E. ROHRER A CO.,
•47 South Meredlan st., Indianapolis. Ind.
Wwt skinth*
with half the  feed
would require.
"With many northeij
ers, the Essex is a mc
the Berkshire,   beca
e  "original  pikes"
and western breed-
•e profitable pig than
ise his nature leads
him to take little eiercise, so that all he
eats goes to his flesh and fat. Respiration,
which, it rapid, redu es fat greatly, is with
him never accelerat d by moving about,
and with plenty of fi 3d, the sole burden is
to digest it. This b eed is pre-eminent
among the black breeds and excelled by
none as fat produce*.—American Agriculturalist.
Bittiig Colts.
The true way to
him at  all;   that
self.   "When my
begin  to  teach
their mouth.   Thi
inch in diameter
This peice  of
mouth by a co:
passing over theJead
colt loves to ha-
a colt is  not  to  bit
:s  let  him    bit    him-
ts are one year old, I
em  to  hold   a bit in
>it is of pine, some half
d five inches in length.
wood is held in the
tied to either end  and
back ofthe ears.   The
this  in his mouth, be-
The Price of Beef Cattle.
There is discouragement, depression,
sometimes present loss, in the production
of a number of prominent farm products.
There is hope in the future, and a not
very remote future, as to these; but just now
the results are not very satisfactory. This
cannot be truthfully said ofthe production
of beef. Prices are lower than they have
been at times in the past—much lower than
they were when our currency was depreciated, but the prices now current ought, to
give a fair profit to the beef producer, who
carefully manages his business. _ A good
steer will sell for $5 per hundred pounds
in live weight, in the Chicago market;
first class steers will bring, more; but, with
present prices on land, grass, grain, labor
freights, a good farmer can rear, fatten, an
cJ3»
cause it enables lim to bring forward the
teething process He will bite it and work
it over in his mluth, and enjoy it hugely.
He will welcine it, and actually reach
out and open hfc mouth ftft it, as a trained
horse will for abit. After a few days you
can tie strings making miniature reigns
to the bit, andrceach the colt the proper use
of it. When tils is done he is ready for the
regular steel Jit. Put your bridle on with
a leather bit, fcrge and pliant: throw your
checkline, if four bridle has one attached
into the pigsp; get into your wagon and
drive oft".
This is all/the  "bitting"  a  colt  needs.
Treated iijthis way, he will have a lively,
yielding, setsitive month. He will take
the bit bra*wly when working up to his
speed, but reld readily to the driver's will.
A horse bitpd in this sensible way can be
driven a foty clip with the lines held in
one hand, Ir be lifted over a five-barred
gate with pe strenth of a single wrist. It
you do nojbelieve it, try it and see.—Murray's "Pefect Horse.'.
Balky Horses.
A Socidy for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Aninils recommends the following
rules for lie treatment of balky horses:
1. Pat lie horse upon the neck, examine
the ham js cerefully, speaking encouragingly wl le doing so; then jump   into  the
S^fe.
This immense factory is said to be equipped with the best facilities of any in the world.
TUEBAtKEB  BOOT   FACTORY  AND  TANNERY.
wagon and give the word go: generally he
will obey.
2.   A teamster in Maine says he can .
the worst balky horse by taking hin '
ofthe shafts and making him go aroiinf
a circle.    If the first dance of this-s
doesn't cure    him,   the   second    wi)"
snre to do it.
2. To cure a balky horse, simply ,.__,..c
your hand over the horde's nose arid'lhut
oft the wind till he wants to go, aud when
let him go.
4. The brains of horses seem to
but one idea   at   a time;   thus  con'   lued
whipping only confirms his stubby'
solve, if you can by, any means give
new subject to tbink of, you will ha**
trouble in starting him.   A simple•*•
is to take a couple of turns of stoii
around the four-leg, just,below thf,
and tie in a bow knot.   At the firsv
he will go dancing off,   and, after go
short distance, you can get out and r< (love
the string to prevent injury to the tt (don
in your further drive. |
entrain
h
j* no
.ine
hee,
»eck
i*g a
Profits of Sheep Husbandr      .._
-   A f*r*'""?*Jonq|o at  oftho Pr*>'"- ^r<
make^ a suggestion that is worthy of Ueinjf
put into practice by readers of Agricultural
papers. '
He proposes the following queries to all
readers who keep sheep, with the urgent
request that every one will respond.
1. What kind of sheep do you keep, and
how many—ewes, lambs, etc.?
2. What is the cash value of your sheep,
per head? /       j
3. Give the total weight of your last sea-'
son's clip, and the average weight per
head.
4. Have you sold your wool, and at what
price?
5. What does it cost you to keep your
sheep per head? Give the closest estimate
if you have kept no account.
6. How many sheep have you lost by
disease or killed by dogs, during the year
1878?
7. Give your own estimate of profits, per
head, on your flock, for one year.
Name or address need not appear in these
reports unless desired, but the locality, i. e.
county and State, should be given. We
would suggest in addition to the above
queries, that each one reporting, give, also,
a brief sketch of how the flock is managed
summer and winter.
Baising Colts.
There is a crude notion prevailing that
hardships make young stock hardy. A
colt that is weaned in the fall, as is commonly the case, should not be allowed to
become poor in the first winter. It is true
that it will often improve so rapidly itt
spring that its wretched condition in the
winter will seem really to have been an
advantage to it, but this is a grave mistake.
If the same condition were imposed during
the whole periodof growth the effect would
be very perceptible. Although the summer
may In* some degree remove the effect of
winter, no animals so treated ever become
what it might have been in size, symmetry
of form, and usefulness, by generous treatment. There is profit in bredeing nice carriage and draft hoases. As a general rule it
costs ho more to raise a good colt than a poor
one, while the former wili bring two or three
times as much as the latter. A dark stable is
a poor place to keep a colt '
A most valuable remedy for heavs, and
said to be a sure cure: Forty sumac buds,
one pound of resin, one pint of ginger, half
a pound of mustard, one peck of unslaked
lime, one pound of epsom salts, four ounces
of gum guiacum, six ounces of cream tartar.
Mix thoroughly and divide into thirty powders, and give one every morning in their
feed before watering.
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One ofthe handsomest heavy draft stallions we have lately seen is Young Bates, a
finely built, well proportioned, dark gray
3 year-old, the property of John Bates, Esq.
off his county. Mr. Bates will exhibit no
less than eihgteen   head of this popular
breed at the State fair next fall.
—        . — » _ ,*
Mr, J. M. VToo-drvfi, of Ninevah, will
have a herd of 13 fine Short-homs to
exhibit this fall, headed by bis fine bulls,
Bates I_ad, 4 years old, and Renick Leslie,
yearling. It will require an exrta good
herd to take the ribbons, where his animals
are exhibited.
 _   nm   A	
Mr. Wm. Pbichard is looming up
as a short ,_iorn breeder.  He has a fine
biiU.yjtlv/liis herd, and some good calves
coming on. - * r-*; -   — .  ,;- ,*.
The short-horn sale of A. S. Bryan <fc Son
of Greencastle, takes place oh the 29th., Of
October.
QUERY   AND  ANSWER.
The Honey Boxe.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Have we a national uniform honey box?
If so.what are the external dimensions and
how is the box glassed? Bees are idle now
and have been so for perhaps two weeks—
somewhat mixed with the Italian.    M'C.
Gallandet, July 23.
■—Will Mr. Sharp answer?—Eds.
The supply of fresh meat at Liverpool
from the United States and Canada reached
its lowest figures for the season during the
week ending June 14th,. when only 1,735
quarters of beef, 700 carcasses of mutton,
and 150 dead pigs arrrived, being
over 4,000 quarters less than
the total of the        previous
week, with a ; corresponding decrease
in the supply of of "mutton. The arrivals
of live stock were 752 heads of cattle and
2,453 sheep, which as regards cattle is con
siderably less than the previous week,
though of sheep, some 2,000 heads more.
Recently there have been received at
Havre, France, thirty two fine American
horses, forthe French cavalry. They were
examined and all accepted by French experts, and brought the highest prices paid
for fresh cavalry horses, viz: from $220 to
$270 each. These horses were shipped
from Richmond, Ind., by Col.    Bridgeland.
Eggs.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I would like to know again through the
Fabmeb, how Mrs. Danley packs eggs to
keep. It was published in your columns
some time ago, but I can not  find it now.
Spencer, July 24. Reader.
—Mrs. D. puts her eggs in strong lime
water.—See old No. Farmer.—Eds.
Coons.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some of your readers be able to tell
me of some remedy to prevent coons from
coming in the garden and destroying our
sugar corn? Yearaf.eryearwe areannoyed
and have observed every precaution which
we have been able to devise.
Jennings Co. July 3.      A Subscribeb.
Barley.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some ot the readers of the Farmer
who have had experience raising barley, tell
me through the farmer what they know
about it, what is its usual yield per acre,
how does its price generally compare with
wheat, how much should be sown peracre,
and what kind is best to sow; is it a profitable crop. Young* Farmer.
Windfall, July 30.
Howard Association.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Is the Howard Aid and Endowment Association a responsible company? What is
the probable cost per year of its members?
Boone Co. Aug. 1. j. w. D.
—We are not able to learn much concerning this association, and do not like
to recommend a company we know nothing about.—Eds.
Secret Service.
Editors Indiana Farmen
Do you know anything abont the "American and European Secret Service Co." of
Cincinnati, Ohi»? B. F. Mc'C.
Morocco, July 20.
—We know nothing about the company personally, but from what we have
read of it, we should advise readers to let
it alone.—Eds.
Broom Corn—Bye.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some of the many readers of the
Farmer tell all about the cultivation of
broom corn and its manipulation?
WiU it be of any advantage to a crop o
rye to turn it under in the spring? If so,
when must it be sown, and when turned
under? Also how much rye must be sown
to the acre? A Farmer's Son.
Alsike Clover.
Editors Indiana Farmen
When is the best time to sow Alsike clover? What is the best kind of soil for it?
I want it for bee pasturage. Success to the
Indiana Fabmeb! B. L. G.
—Alsike clover requires about the same
treatment you would give to red clover.
It will grow on almost any Indiana soil;
but does not winter well on undrained
clay land.—Eds.
Bread Preparation.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What will one dozen packages of Hors-
ford's Bread Preprration cost? Give the
name of the dealer in Indianapolis. Our
grocers don't keep it, and my wife can't do
without it. J. C. Maiian.
Bicknell, Ind., .July 29.
—Messrs Severin & Ostermeyer wholesale grocers, this city, are the agents for
Horsford'sBread Preparation.—Eds.
Salt on Wheat.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can any of the readers of  the Farmer
give ine  any  information   about  sowing
oait on *wneat ** win ri preveni me wneat
from falling down? When is the best time
to sow it, and how much should be sown
to the aere? Is it of any advantage to the
growth? Will it injure young grass?     Any
person that has  any   experience,   please
answer through the Farmer, and oblige
1.1. T.
Center Valley.
Curd or Milk.
Editors Indiana Farmen
I see it stated in the Farmer ofthe 19th,
that the cheese factories on the Western
Reserve are supplied by the farmers with
curd, from which they make cheese. I
would like to ask the writer if he ever saw
any curd carried to the factories. I have
lived within a quarter of a mile of a cheese
factory for 10 years, (25 miles from Cleveland), and have never seen anything but
milk taken to the factory. C. S. W.
Richmond, July 2G.
Seedling Apples.
Editors Indiana Farmen
My attention has been called to an article
of mine, published in the Farmer, in which
I made mention of a seedling apple grown
by Nathan Freeman of Howard county. A
correspondent of Floyd county, wishes to
know more about it. I have written to
Freeman and have received the following
information: It is a good eating and cooking apple when ripe, and splendid for drying; it keeps till June, bears full every
year, indeed too full; if they were all allowed to remain on till maturity, the tree
would break. I have three trees grafted
from it; hope they will fruit by another
year. Jacob D. Hampton.
throat in breathing, blister severely, and
drop on his tonge half a drachm of tincture of aconite, and the same of tincture
of belladonna every alternate two hours
till well. If no rattle, give condition
powder, found on page 487, of my book,
Navin's Veterinary Practice, etc.
Bone Spavin.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that has the bone spavin.
Will Dr. Navin please tell me what will
cure it, if anything? P. S. Timmons.
Midway, 111., July 25.
—You need not expect a radical cure,
nor any driving back of the enlargement.
Stopping its further growth and cessation of lameness are all that can be obtained. Take spirits of turpentine one
pint, Spanish fly one ounce. Mix and
rub the parts well with the hand, then
rub in the blister till it pains him, twice
per day; as soon as a scab is formed, then
twice per day, for 15 days; then grease
with lard and let go.
What Ails My MareP '
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a mare that has been ridden hard
and made very hot and then stood hitched
out in a cold rain and sleet till lato at night
and  took   cold,   becoming  thick-winded.
She has a very dry cough; does not cough
very often; she waters some from her left
eye.   The submaxillary glands'or kernels
between   the jaw are  not enlarged.   Sho
does not run any secretion froin-tlv'c nose?
Her hair and legs look about as usual.   Sho
wheezes worse when sho is eating than at
any other timo.   When I pull her up along
hill with a heavy load she gets hertvind
very hard—somthing like a horse1 with the
heaves; but when up the hill in a minute
will get her wind as easy as any horso.
Please    give   the    remedy    through   the
Farmer. j, *\v, p,   '
Tsint. ir_,r,y.,fi^ li t__ii <-•<(_ Ji**v" -""•' ■"*
—Your mare has no symptoms of
glanders except the eye, unless you are
mistaken in your diagnosis. It must be,
therefore, a chronic cough. If you can
detect a noise in her trachea (windpipe)
in her acts of respiration, applj* tho
same fly and turpentine blister, and give
the following: Sulphur, 2 oz; ground
ginger, 4 oz; black antimony, 2 oz;
nitre, 4 oz; sulphate of iron, 2 oz; rosin,
2 oz. Mix and give a level ^-wpoonful
three times a day in mil' or chop-feed.
Increase after two days to a heapened
teaspoonful three times a day.
'Settrinarj!*
The answers to the following queries are given by
John N. Navin, V. S., of this city.
What Ails My Horse P
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What dan be done for my horse? He is
thick-winded, caused by distemper. A cure
from Dr. Navin would be thakfully received. E. F. L.
Windfall, July 80.
—I have no knowledge of the symptoms prescribed by your horse, and, like
Mr. Pankey, you must state symptoms.
All effects from distemper portray thick
wind. Does his eye water? Does he
cough? Are there any kernels between
his jaws? Is he hidebound? Is bis color
darker than usual? Does he run at
either nostril? Answer and I will give
opinion and cure.
Heaves in Horses.
Editorslndiana Farmer
Will some person please give a receipt for
curing heaves in horses. J. II. R.
Centre Point, Clay Co., July 20.
—Your horse is not afflicted with
heaves; no other horse in Indiana is; it
is not a disease of this climate. The
Journal man's receipt on second page
might be of some value in New
York, New Jersey, or other Eastern
States.   If your horse has a rattle in his
TO   OUR   AGENTS.
The Campaign Opened for 1879-PO.
We propose to present to our agenti**^ »
larger and more valuable list of premiuim
at .the close of the next clubbing season
than we have ever before done. The announcement of these premiums will appear
in this column from time to time, and we
would particularly recommend the persons
and firms making their offers to the confidence of our readers:
Pekin Duck Eggs.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I will place a setting of Pekin duck eggs
on your premium list. My ducks are very
fine and of pure breed. I think the Farmer
the best paper published in the West.
W. A. Maze.
Sharpsville, Ind., July 20.
Pair of Light Brahmas.
Office ot C. N. Palmer A Son, Galllopolis, Ohio, July
21,1879.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
We will place a pair of Light Brahmas of
this season's growth, Feltch and Danley
strains upon your premium list.
C. N. Palmer & Son.
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The "Walker Boot."
This celebrated boot, in such great demand among our farmer readers, is manufactured at Worcester, Mass., by J. II. & G.
M. Walker, who employ the best machinery in the world, and exclude all but the
very best stock. As both their factory and
tannery are among the largest in the country, we give illustrations of them on this
page. They have the very best facilities
for manufacturing leather, which they tan
in Chicago, adjacent to the unexcelled
Michigan bark. They select the very best
hides in Chicago, the largest hide market
in ti_e world. Nothing is used in the finish
of their leather but animal oils and tallow.
They manufacture leather not for the profit
in the leather itself, butthat they may know
what is put into their l>oots. Altogether,
they have the best facilities for manufacturing boots that exist in the country.
Within the past year the demand for the
boot from all parts ofthe fanning country
has been steadily increasing until now the
firm is compelled to add to their already
large and busy factory to the extent
ol almost doubling their former capacity.
There is no question but that it is the boot
for the farmers' wear.
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