VOL.. XIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AUG. 30, 1879.
NO. 35.
FOR SAI.K.
FOR SALE—Cotswold   Buck  I.amhs.    Address,
ENSMl-NOER BP.OS., Danville, Ind.
IT!Oil SALE—Berkshire Pigs, three months old,
_     either sex, |7 eacb.   K. II, WHITE, Billings-
I710R SALE-CLAWSOS WHEVT-61 bushels per
1     acre, pure.-tl per bushel; sacks, -_ne. A. C. WILLIAMS, Hugo, Douglas Co., Illinois.
FOR SALE—Farms in Marion, Rush and other
counties ln Indiaua.   G. W. ALSXAKDEB, 36
E. Maiket St., tside door Central Bank).
FOB SALF.—J. L. Brown, Manilla, Bush county,
Ind., breeder of 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 J1.500 to .2.000 cash,
balance on time at 6 per cent. T. A. GOODWIN, In-
dlapolls.
FOB SALE—The farm Register and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price |1 each. Address INDIANA FARMER
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—I have on hand one of the celebrated
Zimmerman Fruit Drying and Baking Machines, which I offer for sale to pay expenses. J. A.
RIPPETO, Farmer office, IndlanapoUs.
FOR SALE—A fine well-Improved farm of 200
acres in   Washington township,  in Hamilton
' county.   Price, S30 per acre.   This is a rare bargain.
Inquire of VINSON CARTER, No. 21 Vance Block,
Indianapolis.
F
OK SALE—Six hundred acres of flue land two
miles east of French Lick  Springs in  Orange
county.   Itls a tine stock farm.   Address
WILLtAM CHARLES,
Lick Creek, Indiana.
miscem-asheocs.
s
M. GOODE-Dentist, over
,   Ma street.
) North Pennsylva-
C.
C. BURGERS, Dentist.   Office In room 4 Va-
Jen's Exchange Block, ST. Pennsylvania St.
PERSONAL— JT ou can buy a better boot for less
money at C   W. -Tutewiler A Co.'s than can be
bawght in any other store in the State of Indiana,
THE cheapest place in the State to buy Buggies,
Carriages, etc., is at Ripley's, No. from 62 to 74
West Market street, Indianapolis, Ind. Call and see
for yourself.
PERSONAL-C. W. Tutewiler & Co. are filling up
their store-room, No. 22 East Washington St.,
with the finest and best line of men's, women's and
children's shoe* ever brought to the city of Indian-
apo-is. /   -     '
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■ r--n embed ng that C^ W.
" c* bottom j -ices,
, ■ lecord of the" trav-
.. .- ■_;'__-1 the world, with
•*rc», .-e plac h Visited, interesting inci-
*ifc__,_.,'enthusiastic ovations by Emperors and Kings.
Illustrated. Price, |2 50. Out-seils all books. Territory rapidly taken. AGENTS WANTED. Foe-
shee A McMakin, Cincinnati, O.
FOR TRADE—A farm of 220 acres In Marion county, Ills., Smiles south ot Klnmundy,70 miles
east oi St. Louis, 180 acres rich loam under cultivation, 40 acres heavy timber, large two-story brick
dwelling, barn, two orchards, stock water all the
vear. Will trade for a small well-improved farm
near this city. 87 Weat Washington street, Room 1.
G. G. HOLMAN.
FOR SALE—FARM—220 acres, « miles southwest
ot Indianapolis; 190 acres in floe cultivation.
Soil a rich sandy loam, free from gravel; is better
than river bottom. Lying on a pike In a country un-
surprssed for beauty and fertility ot soil. Frame
house of seven rooms, good barn, etc., 200 apple trees
and small fruits. Price, 165 per acre; a forced low
offer. Buyers Bnould see this before purchasing elsewhere. M. ARRUCKLE, Agent, 70 East Market
street, Indianapolis.
. / * -QTOLEN—(150 REWARD—2 Horses and Wagon.
© From my premises In Edgar county. 111.. Aug.
23. one Bay Horse about 15.S hands high, about 9
years old, very slim, crestfallen; one Iron-Gray
Horse about 15# hands high, 6 years old. Both
horses shod in front very rongh. Wagon nearly new,
No. 5,931, Fish Bros. make. The thieves also took
a full-quilted summersault saddle, haDd-stitched.
Fifty dollars will be given for the arrest of thief and
re turn of horses. Edgar county pays onenundr. d
dollars for the conviction of a horse thief. Address
Ana ELLIOTT, Ferrell, Ills., or M. W. STACK,
Chief of Police* Terre Haute, Ind.
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LOAN—Money to loan on improved farms in Indiana and Ohio. The terms are very favorable. Address THOS. C DAY, 87 East Market
street. Indianapolis.
I" OAN—Money to loan at 8 per cent. Ten years'
___ time with privilege of paying at any time after
three years. No life insurance. ISO commissions. M.
E.VINTON, Vinton Block, Indianapolis, Ind.
LOAN-MONEY—Jn 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 ot It can be paid at any
time. H. B PALMER & CO., No. 78 East Market
St. .Indianapolis, Ind.
WA_NTEI>.
"tXT" ANTED—Agents, local and general for Indiana
VV     History, Family Bibles, and the Voters Text-
Book.   S. L. MARROW, Indianapolis.
WANTED—To trade 80 acres unimproved land In
Starke county, lud., for portable engine aud
boiler, size from 7H to 10 inch diameter cylinder. J.
D. McCLELLAND, 113 East St. Clair street, Indianapolis, Ind.
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.
WANTED—Make your Chicks and Pigs grow by
feeding Ground Beef Scraps, 4c per pound,
(3 per 100 pounds. Ground Oyster shells 2c per
pound, at
E. G. EAGLET'S, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Spoiling a Young Horse.
When a young horse acts badly in harness, it is because he has not been properly
taught his business. To whip and abuse
him is to spoil him. A horse is naturally
willing and docile, if well used, and much
may be done by kindness, patience and
judgment in removing tho ill effects'of
wrong treatment. A colt should be trained
when young, and gradually taught its duties; the greatest care should be taken to
avoid frightening or irritating the animal,
and much patience should be exercised. If
the animal refuses to do what is required,
punishment will make matters worse;
something should be done to distract its
attention/when it will generally become
docile.—American Agriculturist.
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Ticks.
Cattle grazing at the outskirts of woods,
among bushes and shrubbery, and.near old
hedges, are liable to be troubled with ticks.
Brushing the cattle over, once a week,
with a mixture of one part of kerosene and
two parts of lard oi], will protect them
from the attacks of these vermin. When
ticks are found on cattle in considerable
numbers, they should not be removed by
force, because, in that case, the head of the
tick will remain imbedded in the hide of
the animal, and when in large numbers,
will*be apt to cause considerable irritation
and inflammation of the skin. By applying a light coating of lard oil, or a little
benzine, by means of- a brush, to the body
of the ticks, they generally withdraw their
heads, and let go their hold on the hide.—
National Live Stock Journal.
Swine Breeders' Association.
The Illinois Swine Breeders' Association
wiU meet at the   secretary's  office, on the
fair grounds, at Springfield, on Tuesday
and _i.*>c_Desd«y evenings of fair week. Pa-
follows: by Prof. Cyrus
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. i.he tr.msmis-
~..iu • nad qualities; Dr. Ezra
•Stetson—How to 'make the hog pay best;
Dr. N. H. Paaren, Veterinary Surgeon Illinois State Board of Agriculture—Sanitary
management the best prevention of diseases of swine; Prof. George E. Morrow,
Illinois Industrial University—Some effects
of domestication on the hog; Hon. W. W.
Corbett, Farmer's Review—Hog products,
supply and demand. Other subjects of Interest to swine breeders will be discussed,
and such business transacted as may properly come before the Association. Also the
election of officers for the ensuing year.
Charles F. Mills, President, Springfield, 111.;
A. J. Lovejoy, Secretary, Roscoe, 111.
vigilant eye, and unnecessary expenses
lopped off with an unsparing hand. In the
more rigorous localities, stock will be
warmed externally by comfortable shelters, rather than internally by food whieh
should go to the building up of meat and
fibre. Constant improvement, through tbe
employment of animals of better blood,
will be looked after—in short, all the accessories to profit will be made to contribute
to the ineomg of the flock-master who hereafter Successfully competes for the highest
profits in the future as now seen before
him.—National Live Stock Journal, Chicago, i
Six million pounds of wool are raised
within a radius of forty miles surrounding Steubenville, Ohio, -which at the
average price of 35 cents will realize $2,-
100,000.
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Eight thousand beeves, on an average, are slaughtered in the vicinity of
New York each week for the market in
that city. At forty-five pounds of tallow
each, the total product per week would
be 360,000 pounds.
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Mr. Will T. Evans, the popular and
successful breeder of Poland China hogs,
at Ambia, Benton county, Ind., writes
us he has now 95 choice thoroughbred
pigs ready for shipment at reasonable
prices.
Curry Combs.
When to buy a curry comb is a trifling
subject one would think, but an exchange
makes quite an item of it, as follows:
"A great many farmers make a mistake
in buying their curry combs. They buy
them in the spring about the time when
they get a new hired man. The proprietor
tells his man to cleanse his horses well. So
the new' groom, with the new comb, then
scratches the horse up and down, backward
and forward, for five or ten minutes. I
would like to see a horse that would not
get angry with such treatment. I always
buy my curry combs in the fall—November or December is a very good time. At
that time the luyse has a very thick coat,
and then there is not much danger that you
will scratch a horse so badly that he will
bite or kick at you. I know a man who always has horses that kick or bite, and I am
satisfied that it is his own fault. He licks
and kicks his horses more in one week
than I do mine in five years. I advise those
who want to buy horse brushes to buy the
best they can get. Eleven years ago I
bought a brush that cost $2 50, and it is as
good yet as it was when 1 bought it. 'The
best is always the cheapest.' "
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Sheep Husbandry.
Sheep husbandry possesses more interest
forthe average citizen not immediately engaged in it than does any other branch of
live stock culture. This for the reason that
the question of "both food and raiment enter
into its consideration. Men eat mutton
from choice, while they wear woolen clothes
from necessity. The double demand thus
made upon the products of the flock bring
its economical culture and thrift home to
the fireside of every household. These demand wool and mutton of good quality, at
low prices, and need not bo expected to
long remain passive under a condition of
the market not in accordance with their desires. The successful flock-masters of the
future are to be those who appreciate these
facts, and adjust their business accordingly.
The maximum amount pt meat and fibre
will be secured ior the outlay of labor and
provender, by bestowing theso only upon
animals best adapted to bring the highest
returns therefor. Money will be-made by
furnishing the purchaser a superior, rather
than by efforts at forcing up prices for articles of an ordinary or lower grade. Thelit-
tle economies will be  looked after  with a
"Would You Have Healthy Hogs?
Remember that this is the month for the
farmer to call into requisition all the known
preventives to disease among swine. Hogs
exposed to' tho direct, burning rays of r*i
August sun must have an extra amount of
vitality to ward off any contagious ■ disease
to which the animals are subject.
Horses and men, and a few other animals, throw off extra heat through the
pores of tho skin by perspiration, but cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, etc., have to cool
themselves by other means. Most of the
latter classes open the mouth and protrude
the tongue, and by thus "lolling" they give
off the accumulating, excessive internal
heat which would otherwise produce suffocation. This "lolling" to certain animals is
their "safety valve," and is to them as absolutely necessary as the same appendage
to a steam boiler.
1. Fat hogs are constantly in danger of
being "sunstruck" from this timo till the
middle of September. They should, therefore, be kept where they can find a good
natural or artificial shade, under which
they can have the full benefits oi all the
clear, pure air that is stirring.      -•    .        '*-■.
2. It is   natural for hens to  sejate;h»*»ndij
hogs to root.   Scratching and root,    s**i**'J
•v- v_ u Tipc-.s^ry exercise*;*"n*f.tV_-^j
......... _.  -__owed thus to  emploj*' i^..
selves, but it' is certain that the exercise",
promotes health and vigor. If regularly fed
there is no danger that hogs will unneces-'*
sarily exercise themselves. Nature has.
provided an antidote for all ordinary diseases. Hogs and fowls—enjoying a reasonable range—will get grasses, roots, worms
and insects, just the kind of diet they need
to insure perfect health. Hence all our observing farmers testify that when their
hogs were permitted to have a larger range
through pastures, orchards, and woodland,
cholera and other modern diseases were
unknown.
3. Hogs, like human beings, must have a
variety of food; food adapted to their age,
the season and surrounding circumstances.
It kept constantly "stufled" with corn and
compelled to lie in the sun and refused access to aiiy drink but that of some stagnant
pool or wayside ditch, if such animals are
not smitten with diphtheria, cholera or
blind staggers, they must possess wonderful prophylactic powers. Farmers should
give their hogs the advantages—within the
same inclosure—of a 9tream of pure water,
a low wet place in which to make a "wallow," a chance to root for insects, worms
and roots, a good shade inahigh,drypla"ne,
moderately supplied with leaves, corn-
husks or clean wheat straw, and a
variety of grain and succulent vegetables,
and then they will avoid the expense of all
medicine, except, perhaps, tbe condiments
of salt, sulphur, pepper and ginger occasionally.
4. When it is considered that many swine-
rearing districts, last year, lost 25 per cent,
of their hogs by cholera, it behooves farmers to keep their cattlo and hogs in separate
inclosures; for there are numerous facts to
lead to the conclusion that the questionable
economy of compelling hogs to obtain a
large proportion of their food from the
ordure of the cattle, has been one of the
most obvious causes of the cholera plague!
5. Let the fact be indelibly fixed in every
mind that all vegetables and animals are
constituted out of the combinations of surrounding elements. If compelled to subsist on decayed animal and vegetable matter, to breathe impure air and drink pestiferous liquids, no sensible person can expect from such material to obtain pure,
wholesome animal food. Feeders of stock
must remember that there are certain laws
that cannot be changed to • suit any man's
interests or theories, and one of them is
that every man reaps the kind of seed he
sows. If he begins with a naturally healthy
animal, and always feeds him on good food,
suited to his nature, then leads him to
fountains of pure, living water, and always
keeps him in a healthful atmosphere he
may confidently anticipate a perfectly
healthy animal. On the other hand, if he
rears stock on decayed vegetables, slops and
ordure, he must expect as the result of such
food and surroundings, animal meats which
must be the source of disease and premature death.—Drover's Journal.
TIIE   FAIKS.
The State Fair.
Tlie present propitious season, remarkable for the extraordinary cropa produced, is felt in every department of
trade and has invigorated and infused
renewed energy into business life. Especially is this manifested in connection
with the State Fair, commencing September 29, and ending October 4.
The very successful and profitable fair
of 1878, both to exhibitors and the treasury
of'the board, has proTnpted the management'to renewed eflbrts to sustain its
well-earned reputation, and if possible to
excel the fairs heretofore held in this
viqinity. In this it is heartily seconded
by exhibitors, who are emulating each
otli£f in active interest, and the busy
throng at the agricultural rooms, who
havie.to await their turn to receive attention, even at this early day, together
witii the mass of correspondence con-
c_.**"^ng the business connected with the
fa/i Vindicates unusual preparation, and
on- A the most extensive and varied ex-
hiM... ever held in the State.-
; '$■ \vx-_\ important changes in the loea-
>l the buildings on the grounds and
improvements are being made,
■"£o greater comfort,of both expand visitors, and additional at-
$pk will be presented. to iuterest,
i and instruct the old and the
i the grave and the gay, and make
fraud holiday week. •;
jvisit of President Hayes and party
;;ed fact. The old piolieers will be
"find a good time is confidently ex-
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Ashby Mills, Ind., Best buck, any age or
breed, Jas. Hymor; Best ewe, any age, Jas.
Hymer; Best boar, any age or breed, II. P.
Stephens, New Ross, Ind.; Best sow, any
age or breed, Yelton & Rourk, Ladoga;
Best stallion, any age or class, M. C. Moore,
Thorntown; Best mare, any age or class, L.
Penn; Geldings, J. T. Davis, Lebanon;
Brood mare, showing colt, S. Sanford, New-
Ross; Stallion, five best colts, I. N. Lar-
rick; Best thoroughbred herd,not less than
five, one bull and four cows or heifers,
Elijah Clore, Alamo.
The track is among tho best half-mile
tracks in the State, and the sport was all
that lovers of speed could wish.
The grounds are covered with forest trees
and on the east is a ridge or elevation, making a natural amphitheatre overlooking the
entire circuit of the track. A large amphitheatre was just completed by the enterprise of some private parties, with a seating capacity ol 1,200.
On Thursday there was an immense attendance; a living flood of humanity seemed let loose, and pouring into the gateways
until afternoon. The amphitheatre, the
fence around tho track, and the hill were but
masses of heads.
On Friday the grand parade was an imposing and inspiring sight. The officers
arid board of directors headed the procession on horseback, all looking like conquering heroes—and, seeing the final triumph
of their plans, thoy had every reason fqr
such feeling—followed by the New Ross
Baud, and a vast array of blooded horses
and cattle, not surpassed anywhere in style
and good breeding.
The Farmer is under lasting obligations
for courtesies shown its representative,
especially to the superintendent, Mr, Geo.
September 22 to 2f>. I. T). ft. Nelson, secretary; H. K. Turner, president.
Dunkirk .Union Agricultural and Mechanical Association, Dunkirk, Jay county,September 2 to 5.   John T. Sutton, secretary.
Shelby County Joint Stoek "Agricultural
Association, at Shelbyville. September 2 to
6. John Blessing, president; A. J. Gorgas,
secretary.
Greene County Farmers'and Mechanics'
Fair, at Worthington, September 22 to'2il.
VT. C. Andrews, president; VT. H. II.Welch,
secretary.
Marion County Colored Agricultural Fair,
to be held on the Exposition* grounds, this
city, August 26 to 29. M. L. Baxter, president; W. M. Hill, secretary.
Dorsey, and family.
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GENERAL  AEWS.
Pleuro-pneumonia prevails in New Jersey.
The French government is issuing a trade
dollar similar to ours for circulation in
China.
Nebraska's wheat crop is estimated at
twenty to twenty-five million bushels; corn
fifty millions.
Agricultural implement manufacturers
report larger sales and a brighter outlook
than for years before.
Cattlo are dying on the prairies of Boll
county, Texas, in great numbers, from
want of water.
Severe storms are again reported from
various quarters in Great Britain, causing
much additional damage to the crops.
Two hundred * laborers of the Chicago
Dock Laborer's Union are on a strike for
"?•*> cents an hour.   Thev now. recelre .«•*>-   * -*
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'•ft T       lvi.<"-._e.
dun cement:
, excursion tickets,
two cents per mile
The increase of flouring mills in the four
States of Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Minnesota from 1860 to 1878 was from 1,138
to 3,000.
•^Columisw
,_i excursion tickets from all
v /tf.',fc I. K. E.
i.-C. <.VL. E. R.
eftcf*. vy'aj 1
Ranks veeLine,one and one-fifth round
tripWlde i to two cents between Lafay-
ette'.and Indianapolis.
J.J M...: I., half fare.
I. ■& V., excursion tickets from all
points.
Vandal a Line, customary reduction.
I., __SI. L., half fare.
I.,*B. <& W., excursion tickets as usual.
L.l'.-HC., half fare.
Bee Line, two cents per mile each way.
Bloomington and Muncie route, L., B.
& Mi Rf R., two cents per mile each
way.|
Logansport, Crawfordsville & South
Wesfern, one and one-fifth round trip.
Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago, one
and one-fifth round trip, west of Lafayette.
Evaqsville, Terre Haute and Chicago,
one and one-fifth round trip.
Ft. Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw, half
fare.
Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R., operating' Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort
Wayne and Traverse City R. R., half
fare,    f
Wabash R. R., excursion tickets.
Eel River R. R., half fare.
Evansville & Terre Haute, half fare.
Ft. Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati,
half fare.
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan, excursion tickets.
And all will return freight free on certificate of Secretary that it has not
changed ownership.
Posters containing particulars will be
issued soon.        Alex. Hekon, Sec'y.
The New Boss Fair.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
This, the first regular exhibition of this
association has been a complete success in
every respect. A fair was held last year as
an experiment, but the management did
not permanently organize until this season.
In attendance, weather, entries, order,
pleasure, management, character of stock,
adaptation of grounds, and in giving general satisfaction it was a gratifying success.
The oflicers and directors, though inex-
perienced.'all labored zealously and incessantly for the good of both exhibitors and
the public, and gained the esteem of all, as
honorable arid efficient men.
The space which can be allotted to our
fair being necessarily limited, I shall not
particularize as to premiums, except in the
sweepstakes class. As stated the entries
were unusually large, and of a quality
never surpassed at any of our county fairs.
The show of. horses was equal to anything
I have witnessed at Lafayette or Indianapolis, and the cattle, though less in number, were of the very best in the State. The
following awards were given on sweepstakes: Best bull, any age, D. Evans, Rus-
selville, Ind.; Best cow, any age, J. Hymer,
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quite goo_, and the dispiaj* in t
ments up to the standard of excellence.
The efficient superintendent, Mr. W. VT.
Hamilton, was at the helm, and everything
moved with indications of his ability as an
officer.
The furniture, farm implement, floral
and textile fabric departments wero all
well filled, especially the two latter, which
in point of arrangement and display of
fancy needle-work, and collection of flowers were exceedingly unique and pleasing.
The horse, cattle, sheep and hog departments were represented by the finest
grades, and in most excellent condition.
Through the courtesy oi Mr. F. M. Wea-
don, the gentlemanly secretary, we were
furnished the following report of entries:
General purpose horses, 61; light harnes*!,
28; heavy draft, 30; gaited, style and speed,
7; saddle, buggy and roadsters, 18; sweepstakes, 10; jacks and mules, 17; breeding
cattle, Short-horns, 25; on herd, fat and
milch cows, 9; sweepstakes on bulls and
cows, 7. Hogs, large breeds, 26; small
breeds, 28; sweepstakes on both breeds, 14.
Sheep, middle wool, 12; long wool, 14;
sweepstakes, 9. Match horses, 4. Poultry,
29.
The premium award was only partially
made, and we did not remain to gather a
complete report, but judging from what we
saw, the red ribbons were worthily borne.
One of our agents, Mr. C. I. Ainsworth,
kindly showed us around, and by encouraging words for the Farmer succeeded in
making quite an accosssion to the list of
our readers,
The Clay County Pair.
The Clay County, Ind., fair, which was
held at Brazil last week, was rather a poor
affair, not at all worthy of the splendid
mineral and fine agricultural county, and
thriving, bustling little city it purported to
represent. The exhibit was good enough
generally, what there was of it, but aside
from that made by the chuck-a-luck, cheap-
John, peanut and patent medicine chaps,
there wasn't much of it. In the exhibit we
noticed some wagons and hacks of superior
excellence and workmanship, made by
Major R. S. Hill, of Brazil. W. S. Shattuck,
of Brazil, had an extensive and meritorious
collection of poultry, while Lex. Donohue,
with his unrivalled organs, was a center of
attraction.
Decatur County Pair.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Our fair was largely attended on Friday
and Saturday. The weather was fine, and
aside from the usual games of chance,
wheels of fortune, pick-pockets and betting
on races, was very interesting throughout.
Have not yet ascertained the receipt and
expenses, but suppose, from appearances,
that the exhibition was a financial success
to the company. C. I. A.
Coroplimentaries.
Since our last issue we have received
tickets to the following fairs:
Southern Ohio Fair Association, Dayton,
O., September 22 to 26.   John A. Miller,
secretary.
, Northern Indiana Fair, at Fort Wayne,
Djviie0'.vji.     !-..*..   In .
was reduced to ?17,9C9,335_ •■ *
The corn crop of Iowa is reported at least
two weeks ahead of that of ordinary seasons. It is ono of the most promising that
has been grown in that State for years.
Of ?40,000,000 of ten-dollar refunding certificates issued by the Treasury Department
over $35,000,000 have already been returned
for conversion into four per cent, bonds.
The flouring mill industry in the United
States employs 90,000 men in 25,000 mills,
turning out yearly 50,000,000 barrels of flour,
of which 4,000,000 are exported to foreign
countries.
Turkey has just closed a contract with the
Providence Arms Company of Rhode Island for 600,000 rifles at ?17 50 apiece, and
300,000,000 caps. The total value of the
contract is put at $19,500,000.
' One of New York's principal brewors ia
shipping from 500 to 1,000 barrels of lager
beer to Germany every month, and he justifies the demand for it on the
ground that ho can produce better
beer than is manufactured abroad.
The August crop report of the Illinois
Stato Board of Agriculture shows that
7,631,109 acres of oats bave beon sown this
year with an averago yield per acre of 3fi;<
bushels—a total yield of 54,004,569. Tho
average price paid to the producer was 22
cents—a total valuo of "312,059,162.
The hay crop, which is more in valuo
than that of cotton, has been gathered in
good condition, and is of superior quality.
In Northern New York and Canada the
crop is from 25 to 50 per cent, larger than
last year, and iti Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine there is more than an average crop.
The crops of cereals in France, it is expected, will fall short, and it is estimated
that between 500,000,000 and 600,000,000
francs worth of bread stuffs will be required to make good tho deficiency in the
food supplies of that country. Tho United
States is fortunately in a condition to meet
this requirement.
A new law for regulating passenger fares
has just gone into effect in Iowa, and will
be enforced for a year a3 an experiment.
The railroads of the Stato are divided into
three classes, and those earning ?4,000 a
mile of road are allowed to charge three
cents a mile for passenger fares, tliose eorn-
ing between $3,000 and $4,000 three and a
half cents, and those earning less than
$3,000 per mile four cents.
There are now in existence more than
218,000 United States patents. There are
but little over 80,000 Knglish patents, f.0,-
000 French and 40,000 Belgian and German
patents upon inventions. In 184R, there
were over 4,000 more English than American patents, there being at that time K*,W.
English, and something less than rff.
American. These figures show how inventors of this country are progress!nz, as-
compared with those of other '.-ouiitri»>«, in
which the patent system prevails.
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