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VOL. XIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INpiANA, AUG. 16, 1879.
NO. 33.
FOB SALE.
F
OR  SAIiE— P-.ire  Essex  Tigs.     Address,
HOCK EX SMITH, New Augusta, Ind.
I7.0R   SALE—Berkshire Pigs, three  months  old,
*     either sex, ?7 each.   R. H, WHITE, BilHngs-
FOR S4LE—BULL—Alderney or Jersey Bull, one
of the finest in the state, cheap. JEFF. CARR,
Rushville, Ind.
FbR SALE—Farms ln Marlon, Rush and other
counties in Indiana.   G. W. ALEXANDER, 36
E. Market St., .side door Central Banfc).
FOR SALE—J. L. Brown, Manilla, Rus-h county,
Ind., breederof Light Brahmas of Felch and
Danley's stocfc, and Whl.e Leghorns. Send orders
for eggs.
IT.OR SALE—160 acres of excellent land one mile
1    from Kokomo. Will require $1,500 to $2,000 cash.
balance on time at 6 per cent.
dlapolis.
T_ A. GOODWIN, In-
FOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price « 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
SPRADL1NO, Lagro, Ind.
FOR SALE—Full Blooded Jersey Red bogs, five
months old, ready for service; as good as the
best, for ?10on cars. Satisfaction guaranteed. J. A
L. DEMOSS, Noblesville, Ind.
,."T7.0K SALE—A flne well-Improved farm of 200
IJ - acres in Washington township, In Hamilton
county. Price, S10 per acre. This Is a rare bargain.
Inquire of VINSON CARTER, No. 21 Vance Block,
Indian f. polls.
msc euLAjrao cs.
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- CJ   M. GOODE— Dentist, over :
k? •   nla street.
) North Pennsylva-
CC. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office in room 4 Va-
• . Jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.
1T.OR RENT—Good farm, rich soil, 140 acres im-
j -proved, 100 woods pasture, near Loogootee,
.JMartin county, Indiana. Favorable lease will be
"given to a responsible farmer. W. M. A C. E. COF-
r^FlN"* 34 N. Delaware street, Indianapolis, Ind.
SON, Gallipolls, Ohio, breeders
1 Southdown Sheep, Berkshire,
Poland China  Swine.   Bronze
.ks,  Light and Dark Brahmas,
Cociiins and  Brown   Leghorns.
holesale and retail.   Write
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WHEAT AAD CORK MILLS, Manufactured I** the Straub Mill Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
JlOR TRADE—A farm of 220 acres InMarion coun-
_1_| ty-JJls., & miles south of KInmundy, 70 miles
■ei-it of'ilaLouis, 160 acres rich loam under cuitiva-
tii%, 40 acres heavy timber, large two-story brick
dvMling. barn, two orchards, stock water all the
vettf. Will trade for a email well-improved farm
• m&Jr this citv. 37 West Washington street, Room 1.
O. ft}. HOLMAN.
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p-'OAN—Monev to loan at low rate of interest.
LJ Money furnished at once. M. E. VINTON,
■ nton Block, Indianapolis, Cud.    	
OAN—Money to loan on Improved farms in In-
1   <Jjana and Ohio.   The terms are very   favorable.    Address   THOS.  C.  DAY, 87 .East Market
frept. ISjpianapolis.
OAN—Money to loan at 8 per cent. Ten years'
___i .time with privilege of pajing at any time after
.'.rpv vears. No life insurance. No commissions. M.
£TVlX»^^inton Block, Indianapolis, Ind.
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TO  LOAN—Money in  sums of $500 to $10 000 on
three to tea years time, at reasonable rates, 6n
city and farm property, 37 West Washington street,
f room 1. G. G. HOLMAN.
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I T OAN—MONEY—In sums of $300 to  $10,000, on
\ J_J   improved farms in Indiana, at eight per* cent.
interest, payable annually (no commissions charged).
The principal, or any part of it can be paid at any
time.   H.  B    PALMER & CO., No. 78 East Market
St. (Indianapolis, Hd.
WA_WXTEI>.
-\TfANTED—to sell 100 head stock cattle, or else
W     to rent good tame pasture for them.   Address
SEBASTIAN  GOSS, Rochester, Ind.   _.   .
~\TTTANTED—A gents, local and general for Indiana
VV     History, Family Bibles, and the Voters Text-
Book.   S. L. MARROW, Indianapolis.
TTTANTED-To trade 300 acres of land in Oreen-
\ V     wood county, Kansas; one mile from railroad;
has running water on It. for small farm near Indianapolis.   Address KANSAS, News office.
WANTED—A Good Farm of about 160 acres in
.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.
"T\rANTED— Make your Chicks and Pigs grow by
VV     feeding  Ground Beef Scraps, 4c per pound,
$3 per 100 pounds.    Ground Oyster Shells 2c per
pound, at
E. G. BAGLEY'S, Indianapolis, Indiana.
WA"NTED—Everv farmer in the State to be
thankful forthe good crop ot wheat they have
raised. Call and buy one ofthe Shover farm wagons,
the Boss hand-made "Wagon to haul your grain to
market with.   G. H. SHOVER, 174 East Market St.
"\TT*ANTED-IMPORTANT NOTICE 1—There is
> V no use of denj Ing the truth that Mrs. Rohr-
er's Great Oregon Cure will give perfect satisfaction
in every form of lui-g disease, Numerous testimonials of cure from persons of high respectability. In
this city and elsewhere, prove that this valuable
remedy will do all that is claimed for It. It pnrifies
the blood, strengthens the stomach and kidneys, improves the appetite, removes Inflammation from the
throat and lungs/soothing and healing them so quietly and yet so perfectly, that the patient is often
astonished as well as gratified at the result. For sale
by druggists. Prepared by MRS. E. ROHRER A CO.,
347 South Meredion st.t rfcdianapolis. Ind.
!f$)v£ j|jiar!..
Sheep Notes.
The sheep interest is growing rapidly
in importance in all sections. Farmers
are more and more coming to realize the
value of sheep to the farm as well as their
value in wool and mutton.
For the flrst six months of this year
the total amount of wool received at San
Francisco, Cal., was 20,051,039 pounds,
against 18,842,920 for the coresponding
period of last year. Oregon also produced
3,164,190 pounds this year for export.
During the past eight years, wool-
growingin Colorado has increased nearly
500 per cent., and the Territory has now
70..000 sheep, which will yield the present year nearly 3,000,000 pounds. The
leading flocks number from one to two
thousand head each.
The Live Stock Record says ofthe sales
ofthe Kentucky Sheep-breeding Company, which took place on the 6th inst.:
One hundred and fifteen head aggregated
_$1,232, average $10 75; the highest price
Cotswold buck fetched $45, and South-
down ram 540. Dennis Long, Louisville,
was the principal purchaser.
The ninth meeting of the Kentucky
Wool-growers Association will be held
on the fair grounds at Shelbyville, Ky.,
on the 26th of this month, and in connection therewith there will be a splendid exhibition of the fine sheep of the
State. Entries are free, and premiums
are to be paid on the best of the different
classes shown.
.With an area about.half as large as~Texas
and possessing    the highest priced   lands
in the world, Great Britain has about 35,-
000,000, sheep, or  about  as   many as the
United States, and produces more wool.
While the sheep do not pay for themselves
in wool and mutton they are absolutely
essential in maintaining the fertility qf the
soil.
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Stock Feed.
The use of cotton seed cake is increasing
in England. The London Agricultural
Gazette calls it the most valuable feeding
stuff imported, and claims that by a liberal
use of it the English graziers can successfully compete with Americans. Cottonseed cake is gradually displacing linseed
in that country.
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The Pig and His Food.
The Live Stock Journal calls attention
to the fact that the pig utilizes his food better than any other stock. / It says:
One hundred pounds of grain will make
more pounds of pork than of beef or mutton. Dr. Lawes, of Itothampstead, found,
by careful experiment, that the pig stored
up, in increase of its weight, 20 per cent., of
the dry substance of its food, while cattle
and sheep stored up only 8 to 12 per cent-
This was probably caused, to some extent,
from the more concentrated food given the
pig. Tbe pig appears to be a more perfect
digester of food, and therefore a more economical producer.
The New Era of the Short-Horn
Interests.
We join heartily with Wallace's Monthly
in the following observations respecting
this interest, and should like to hear from
Short-horn breeders on the practical theory
mentioned herein:
"Few of us are capable of gathering much
useful information from the experience of
our successes. It ts from the bitter disappointment of blasted hopes and financial
wrecks of this life that we gather the genuine fruits of useful experience.
"While any kind of Short-horn with a
pedigree of certain mathematical proportions would sell at a given fabulous price,
no matter what her form or handling qualities, thero was no call for skill in producing these points, and as they ean not even be
retained without great care and skill, of
course the above conditions had a tendency
to absolutely destroy or lose the prime
characteristics of this creed.
"The present panic in prices, to the
thoughtful breeder, comes as a blessing in
disguise. The wild pedigree mania has had
its day. The excitement is over, the reckless speculator has gono to the wall, and the
old-fashioned breeder, who loves the Shorthorn for the good that is in her, is onee
more to be seen In the land, and it is well
for this noble breed of cattle that it is so.
What we now want is that the skilled
breaders should show themselves in* the
agricultural papers and tell us what a good
Short-horn really is.
"It is an easy matter for the mere tyro iji
the trade to tell when the lines are straight
—to know whether the animal is patchy or
not; but what we wish to know is the simple set of rules or suggestions by which we
can tell a good loin, where to look .'or the
best beef points, where there should be tho
greatest evenness of good 'flesh, and abovo
and over all, as we understand its importance to be, what are the characteristics cf
a good handler. We understand that the
handling qualities of a _tet,i bear the same
relation to his vti.'ve for beef that the milking qualities of a cow do to.: her usefulness
as a dairy animal. In other words, the
the other points are n'.ere.'tfancj" while
these points apply solely to "business."
Will some of our Short-horn friends give us
some information* 6iT this sub/set? .-..--.
"There "is ahother-^point-bn which''we
would like a little light. Some breeders
maintain that to produce a perfect animai
you must breed those together that possess
opposite characteristics. Eor instance, if a
short-coupled bull be bred to a long rangjf
cow, the produce will represent the happy
medium, or perfection. If you couple two
animals of apparent perfection, the defects
not visible to the'eye, working together,
produce exaggerated faults. This rule, we
understand, is advocated, and alwaya sue-
sessfully, by breeders of fancy poultry and
swine.   Does it apply to Short-horns?"
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A Pig Bath.
The Live Stock Journal under this head
offers the following novel, though sensible
suggestions. Perhaps, indeed, a little
cleanliness in this direction* might be found
a preventative of swine diseases. The
Journal says:
"What ever is worth doing at all is said
to be worth doing well. Cattlo and horses
are supposed to need clean, pure water for
health: and when we consider tho point
made above, it is plain that no animal
more needs pure water and proper attention for health than the pig. The pig only
seeks his wallowing in mire because he
wishes to ally his most uncomfortable heat
of body. Who believes that if the pig had
presented him a clean pool of water and a
mud-hole that he would prefer the latter.
If he did, it would be evidence of bad education. The pig needs in hot weather, a
shallow bath in which to cool himself and
cleanse his skin.
"Some years ago we tried an experiment,
by making a shallow bath, 4 feet wide, and
10 feet long, of plank, with sides 8 inches
high. This being bedded in puddled clay
was easily made water tight. The whole
did not cost more than three hours work.
Water was pumped from a stock well near
by, and run into this bath by a spout.
Gravel waS placed some inches deep around
the bath to prevent mud. The water could
be drawn oft through a small box drain under it. This was drawn off and fllled every
second day. The pigs did not require any
teaching to avail themselves of this aristocratic bath. We have seen seven pigs enjoying this bath at once, while others out
side, envious of their enjoyment, were attempting to root them out that they might
take possession. The effects of this bath
appeared in every way most salutary, and
not a pig in the lot (some 20) but availed
himself of it. They kept their skins clean,
and the remark was oftened made, "that
this lot of pigs belonged to a higher class
than the mud-wallowers." We found this
plan of summer bath so simple and so cheap
that it might be adopted for a large lot of
pigs at small expense and labor. Many
farmers have water that they can easily
conduct into such a bath, and have it full
all the time, costing no labor except the
construction of the batb. Our bath was
8 inches deep, but we only let in 4 inches
of water, as the pigs would fill the other
half ot the space with their bodies, and
this would fill the vat with water."
Feed Mills.
W#give an illustration on this page of
soiijo ofthe larger styles of '^vheat and corn
milte manufactured by the old and well-
kn4vn Straub Mill Company, of Cincinnati. They mak§ a feed mill that is unsurpassed by any, perhaps, in the world,
forthe farmers use. They use the very
besljFrench .burr, and farmers may not
oi»^«lgrind their feed with them, but grind
wy Jt, arid makg that most healthful arti-
dvllWrrah'ani  flouri.for faudty'useT These
^^m^^mc>^-_rrefff us^^ztti^-pf
Defused with \.._*seand-'wimreriglne power,
oriittached to saw-mills. Unlike the iron
mjll, they will last a life time, and are constructed so simple that any farmer can keep
them in order. The iron mills soon wear
smooth, and after three to five years require
expensive repairs, or become useless entirely.
The wind mill, or wind engine, is now
constructed with an abundance of power to
run the feed and domestic mills, ard they
are not expensive. With one of these a
farmer could do all tho feed and wheat
grinding he desires, and have an abundance
of power also to pump all the water needed
on the farm.
It is useless to discuss the value of feeding ground grain. Intelligent farmers
know the economy in this method of feeding. A bushel of corn it is well known
makes several additional pounds of pork
when ground and fed as it should be, and
therefore to raise the price of corn is to
grind it for stock feed and thus make it pay
from five to ten cents per bushel more than
when fed whole. By addressing Simpson
and Gault, of the Straub Mill Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio, a pamphlet may be had
free giving a great deal of valuable information on this subject.
Cabbage Lice.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some reader of the Farmer tell
me how to keep the cabbage lice off of the
cabbage through the columns of your paper,
as I wish to know. H. S. Lamb.
—Sprinkle well with strong solution
of coal tar water.—Eds.
Knowledge will always predominate
over ignorance, as man governs the other
animals. _
QUERT  ASD  ANSWER.
Slate Turkey Eggs.
We would like to obtain,a few of these
eggs for a friend in Florida.   Who has
them?
Postoffice Address.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
A subscriber of your paper asks for my
postoffice.   It is Lena, Parke county, Ind.
Robert Hamilton.
Query.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some of the farmers that raised 35
and 40 bushels of wheat to the acre tell me
how much they sowed to the acre and if
they fertilized it, or not? J. S. B.
Cotswold Sheep Breeders.
G. O., a subscriber of the Farmer residing
in Clinton county, inquires for the address
of Cotswold sheep breeders in Canada. It
would be well for some of them to advertise in our columns.
Flailed Bye Straw.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
What is flailed rye straw, seven feet long,
worth in your market. J. F. S.
—We have made several inquiries here,
but can find no buyers for this kind of
straw.—Eds.
To Kill Cabbage "Worms.
J. H. R. asks what will kill the cabbage worm. Lime sprinkled over the
leaves will drive them away. So will
strong sour soap suds. So will strong
smelling bone dust, or what is better the
so-called ammoniated bone guano, a very
offensively edoriferous compound. If J.
H. B. had observed our horticultural columns he need not have asked the question.
Water-Proof Paint.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
How can I get, water-proof paint ibr mus-,
]i^9.*..*sor?X-_^^^fc'_X,'.<U roake*^ -TLB.*";'
—It is made by dissolving five pounds
of In dia rubber in one gallon of boiled
linseed oil, by boiling.. If the paint
should be too thick when so dissolved,
add boiled oil to reduce it.—Eds.
. White Leghorns.
Editorslndiana Farmer:
Please notify me through your paper
how much it will cost to enter a pair of
White Leghorns at the State fair exhibition.   When is it going to be?     A. P. E.
—There is no entry fee. The fair begins on the 29th of September and con-'
tinues one week.—Eds.
. Canning Green Corn.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can one of yonr many readers givo me
through your paper a good recipe for canning green corn for a large family, and
oblige a. J. M.
YigoCo.,Ind.
—This has never been dorfe successfully
except where expensive preparations
have been made for it.—Eds.
Machine Wanted.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I want a machine to sow gypsum or land
plaster. Where can I get one? Please answer through the paper, and oblige
M. B.
—E. Walker, of Goshen, Ind., manufactures an excellent machine for sowing
land plaster and seed at the same time—
Eds.
Deadening Trees.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Can any of the readers of your valuable
paper tell when trees should be deadened to
insure them to die. My father once deadened a worthless cherry tree and before
night it withered, and that was the end of
its life with its troublesome sprouting.
Last summer at the proper time, as wo
thought, my husband deadened several silver leaf poplars. They now appear to be
as full of life as they ever were.
Richmond, Aug. 5. L. H. B.
Fultz Whept.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Please tell me where the pure seed of
the Fultz wheat can be had for sowing this
fall. All the Fultz in this part of the
county is badly mixed. If anyone has it
pure, they will oblige by answering through
the Farmer. . J. W. A.
Oakland, Marion Co.
—Those who have pure Fultz wheat
for sale should let the fact be known
through our For Sale columns.—Eds.
Plant Lice.
Editors Indiana Farmer.
One of your correspondents asks what
will prevent ants from destroying apple
trees. I noticed them on several of my
trees and on close examination I found
there was a small insect about the color of
the leaf on the under side of the leaf, which
the ants were working on and not the tree
itself. Farmers should make examinations
and report through the Farmer. I don't
believe ants will hurt a healthy tree.
Martin Co., Aug. 5. IX. M.
—The ants are after the sweet, gummy
substance that issues from the aphides or
plant lice. The ants do not injure tho
leaves, but the aphides do. They aro
worse on tender varieties*thaii others. A
sprinkling of lime water, weak lye or
very weak solution of coal oil in water
will drive them away.—Eds.
A Bonanza.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Tell R. M. J., of Cicoro, that his old
swamp is subsoiled with tilo clay, and is
worth more to make in tile, or will bring
him more money than twice the amount of
the rest of his farm, if it is clear of gravel.
Take a load of it to the nearest tilo mill
and run it through is about all tho analysis
necessary. Otherwise with plenty of cle-*^*"_*>
and gradually plowing a little deeper ei**? L_
year, will bring it up to fair productiveness,
but not quite equal to its looks.
Danville, Ind., W. E. H.
Title to Land.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
A father buys a tract of land, tells his two
sons-in-law if they will help pay for it,
they may have a part of it. He makes a
deed to one, he paying money on it as he
has it to pay. After paying a part on tho
land he dies, in a short time his wifo dies,
they leaving two heirs. The deed never
having been delivered to the son-in-law or
daughter, and never recorded, the father
destroys the deed and deeds the samo land
to another party, said party giving his notes
for the land in favbr of tho above heirs.
After the notes aro paid oft", and the heirs
come of age, can they, tho heirs of tho son-
in-law and daughter, enter suit and recover
I said laud? By answering the above in your
paper jou will confer a favor on a reader 6f_)
the Farmer.     ,r      !,'."■"] H. W.
Sullivan county,Tnd. ;./ * ''.
—We /ahswe/N'o,,, The ■ best that can'
be sai*Oa,|hat** it was- a parol< contract
430^ce|^jngland*^ wk^ ^•-ive-d.wid'vr .
tlie statute offrauds because not in writing. The deed is not such a writing
because never delivered. And even if
the deed had been delivered the title of
the purchase from the father for value .
would be valid, because the prior deed
never having been recorded is void as
against subsequent innocent purchasers.
—Eds.
Break-pin Royalty.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
There is a man collecting from the farmers in the western part of this county $5 for
using break-back plow, with hole through
the beam and break-back. Please inform
your readers who has the patent on tlio
break-back, if there is any. G. W. S.
— Our friend Alpheus Tyner, who is
an experienced agricultural implement
man replies for us.—Eds.
This method of using a wooden break-
pin is old and well known, it having been
used in grain drills since 1846. It was
first introduced in the construction of
cultivators about 18G9 or '70, since which
time it has gone into general use in the
construction of many kinds of cultivators, plows aud other farm machinery.
It is questionable whether a claim for
its use would be held good in any court.
There are several devices patented for
attaching cultivator shovels to gangs or
beams, but they are known as combination patents—in combination with the
wooden pin. The flrst of these was is-
sused June 11, 1872, to A. Triburg, Moline, III., but he lays no exclusive claims
to the wooden pin, "as it is old and well
known." The claims of the above patantee cover the description, as given by
our correspondent, of the plows used hy
his neighbors.
While tiiere has been a great number
of patents on cultivators issued they are
all owned or essentially controlled by a
few—not to exceed six or eight—manufacturers or individuals. All reliable
manufacturers of first-class implements
pay the royalties for parts not owned by
them and no one to whom a claim is
presented should pay a cent to any man
without first making investigation. If
the claim is just the interests of neither
party can suffer by sucli investigation.
This rule will hold good in all claims for
royalties, as they are quite frequent.
This claim of $5 royalty for use of
break-pin is so out of proportion that it
looks like a swindle on its face. At most
it should not be more than 20 or 25 cents
for each cultivator.     *
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Pleasure is the mere accident of our
being and work its natural and most
holy necessity.
Happiness mnnhbt not in possoBsi/ig
much, but in being content witli what
we possess.
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There are some men who fan only Ix;
described as "poor creatures." 'I'hey excel In nothing.