vol,, xrv.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, NpV. 22, 1879.—TWELVE PAGES.
NO. 47.
FOB SAU2.
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OR SALE— Pure Chester *Whlte boar pies. Beady
ise.   R. S. RUSSELL, Zionsvllle. Ind.
F
OR SALE— 5R head of yearling steers.   Address
A. J. PATTERSON, Union, Pike Co., Ind.
FOR SALK—Farm ot 95 acres, 8 miles northeast of
Indianapolis, to close an   estate.   G. W.  De-
FORD. Castleton, Ind^	
FOR 8ALB—A few choice Chester White pli
show fix;' also, some aged hogs.   Address
Moody, .Eminence, Ky.
fl, in
fl. R.
FOR BALE—Chester White pigs.   Boars ready for
service.   Satisfaction guaranteed.   Address 8.
U McCORMICK, Cartersbarg, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Jersey  bull 9  months old; Golden
Spanish Hamhurg and Plymouth Hock Chickens; also iancy pigeons.   TvHULMAN,Sr.
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OR SALE—Farms In Marlon, Rnsh and other
comities ln Indiana.   G. W. ALEXANDER, 36
Market St., (s-lde door Central Bank).
"1J10R SALE—160 acres of excellent land one mile
\T from Kokomo. WUl require $1,500 to ♦2.000 cash,
balance on time at 6 per cent. T. A. GOODWIN, In-
dfapolls.
FOR SALE—Bronze grblers.'Pekin ducks. Partridge Cochins, and Plymouth Rock cockerels.
Writ* at once to J. L. BR&NTON, Petersburg, Pike
county, Ind.
IOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account
JL' Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price II each. Address INDIANA FARMER
COMPANY, Iadlanapolis.
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FOR S\LE— Fifty bead of Jersey Red swine. Pigs
from 8 to 12 weeks old. Shoats from 5 to 9
months old. Sows with pig, or without. HARRIS
SHEPPARD, Spencer: Owen county, Ind,
""CiOR-HALE—Twenty head of choice Poland China
JF pigs, ready for service, either sex. Special offer
for 30 days. Please write me before you purchase.
Address L. H. AIKMAN, Dana, Ind.
FORSALE—I have one of Zimmerman's galvanized iron Fruit Drying and Baking Machines,
which I will trade for wood and produce. A bargain
to any one.   J. A. RIPPETO, office Indiana Farmer.
ITIOR SALE—Fine farm of 103  acres in Hamilton
.     county. 14 miles north of city, nt»ar I'armel,
'ell improved, and unsurpassed for block and grain.
s'bls Is a rare bargain.   Address J. F. MEN DEN-
HALL, Carmel, Ind.
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OR SALE—Thoroughbred Shorthorn bulls, two
yearlings and four calves, seven to nine months
old; also yearling belters and heifer calves, all the
getofOaKlandDuke,'i4153. J, T. WILLIAMSON A
SON, Thorntown, Ind.
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FOR SALE—Four pair White Holland tuikeys at
$3 a pair, or $4 50 a trio; also a few pairs or trios
ef Dark Brahmas S. G. Dorkins and B. Leghorns,
and some cockerels of Wnite Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks.   T.J JOHNSON, GreencasUe, Ind. ^
FOR SALE—Poland China pigs, from five to eight
months old, extra fine, and bred from registered stock, representing Black Bess, Black Tom, and
/Perfection stock.    Prices low.    GEORGE. F„ PARENT, Union City, Randolph county, Indiana.
FOR SALE—A farm of 160 acres, 7 miles northwest of Indianapolis. This farm is under a high
state of cultivation, and is thoroughly tile-drained;
has a substantial brick house ot 10 rooms, _s barns,
aud all other necessary buildings. Q. T., care Indiana Farmer Co.
FOR SALE—Owing to the removal to Cincinnati
of Cowen A McUrath. the wholesale auction and
commission dealers in Boots and Shoes, at 114 Sooth
Meridian street, the stock on hand, about (25,000
T*ortn of prime Mrst-class Boots and Shoes will be
sold at the above place at retail at auction and commission prices, to close up the store. The
b toe it consists of the best New York, Philadelphia,
Rochester and Cincinnati manufactures. Everybody
^ot wanting to go barefooted or pay big "prices for
Boots and Shoes, must come to this sale, which will
only last two or three weeks, at 114 South Meridian
street.   Store open till 8 o'clock in the evening.
WANTED.
"TIT"ANTED—Agents, local and general for Indiana
TV     History, Family Bibles, and the Voters Text-
Book.   8. L. MARROW, Indianapolis.
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"'TTT"    H. ALLEN A Co., Druggists, opposite post-
-   VV • office, keepa complete stock of Drugs, Patent
Medicines,  Oils,  Toilet  Articles.    Best goods and
lowest prices.
"T\r ANTED -Agents for "The Voters Text Book.*'
VV published in English and German. A standard Political History to date. Not partisan. Will
have a big sale next campaign. Secure territory at
•nee.    FRED. L. HORTON A CO.,66 fcast MarketSt.
MIN^ELLANKOL'*.
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C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office in room 4 Va-
•   Jen's Exchange Block. N. Pennsylvania St.
CCHARLEY LINCOLN-Formerly at the Arcade
j   ls now at the Oak Hall Clothing Store, 9 West
Washington street. "Give Charley a call.
EXCDRSION-November 26,1879. to all points In
Kaos»as by land department ofthe Kansas Pacific railway, who have 6,000,000 acres of lands for
sale on the most favorable terms. For mil particulars as to lands, price of tickets and freight, and get
a homestead paper and other printed matter, bee
or address JOHN C. FULLj&NWlDifiR,44 Louisiana,
street, Indianapolis.
THE old reliable Indianapolis Business College,
Bates Block, opposite the postoffice. Imparts
a Practical, Useful and Profitable Education, meeting the wants of nine-tenths of the young men and
fcoys. Young men wishing to enter busiuess will
here receive such aid as will insure a successful future to them. For circulars of Information, address KOERNER A GOODIER, Indianapolis, Ind.
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'ONEY to  loan on  Improved Farms.
VINTON, IndlanapoUs, Ind.
'M. E.
LOAN—MONEY—In snms of •J3C0 to |10,000, on
Improved farms ln Indiana, at eight per cent.
Interest, payable aDnaally (no commissions charged).
The principal, or any part ot It can be paid at any
time. H. B PALMER A CO., No. 78 East Market
St. .Indianapolis. Ind.
The bnlllon valne of the new silver dollar ls 89
mats gold.
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Last year the United States consumed over 600,000
tons of foreign sngar,
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It Is stated that the quantity of wheat and flonr la
sight In this conntry and afloat for Europe ls equal
to about •2,OM,O0O bushels.
Gold Receipts from Europe.
Europe has sent to the United States over (60.000,-
000 since the first of last January, ln payment for
produce. The bnlk ol this vast sum has been received within the past 80 days. The receipts of
fold from foreign countries will continue heavy at
least until next harvest.
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Export* of Wheat.
1 S« exports of wheat, and Hour at Its equivalent ln
gra\n, from American Atlantic and Pacific ports. Including Montreal, from July I to November 1
amonnt to S8,010,M8 bushels, ln which are Included
abont 15,000,«00 bushels of wheat from the crop of
187S. ?'early one halt the export surplus ot the
wheat of 1S7» has gone out ofthe country.
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There are coal mines in Germany in
which the phenomenon of subterranean
waters having a regular ebband flow has
been observed. The scientific academies
of Vienna and Berlin are study ing it, and
' look for valuable additions to our knowl-
' edge of the earth's interior.
CARING   FOR   THE  STOCK.
Methods of Making   the    Most
Money Ont of the Different Kinds.
Curing   Balky   Horses—The    Best
Breeds of Sheep—The Most
Profit in Hogs.
WINTER FEEDISi-O AND RIIELTEB.
There are. many farmers yet, who
thoughtlessly or deliberately cast away and
utterly destroy one-third ofthe winter feed
given to stock. If any one of this class
were asked to give this one-third of their
grain and other winter feed to some charity, they would think it a hardship. But
they do worse than this—they utterly
waste it. Every one knows or should
know that it takes about one-third more
teed to winter stock of any kind without
.shelter than with it. All perhaps are not
situated to have good warm barns large
enough for all their stock. Yet all who
have stock may have good shelter. Sheds
may easily be made of the extra straw going to waste. A few posts and poles and
the straw, with a hit of thoughtful industry is all that is required to provide shelter
and save thirty three per cent of the feed.
The grain and feed will bring cash, and
there is no use of utterly throwing such a
per cent of the product away. Besides, the
stock will be more valuable in any event
for a little careful winter keeping. If this
class of farmers have no feeling for their
stock, the money consideration ought to
move them In the""' direction of this
kind of winter care. . ._,.,.,
TUT AMD COOKED FEED.
By actual trial and experiment, times
without number, it has been found that the
cutter and feed cooker may be used with a
large per cent of profit in feeding most
stock. Experiment shows that ground or
cooked corn will produce a considerable
number of pounds more of meat per hundred than when fed dry and in the ear.
Grinding mills and feed cookers can now
be had cheaply, and they will soon pay f*»r
themselves on the tarm, in the saving
of grain. The extra milk and butter from
the cows alone will pay ior them.
SELECTING! GOOD COWS.
There are scores of poor milk cows which
are kept actually at a loss from year to year
by their owners. There are well-known
points by which a prospective good cow
may be known, while yet young, and these
should be studied, and the poor heifer
calves be gotten rid of. A cow with her
second calf that gives no more than 300
pounds of milk per year should be fatted
and killed without delay, for her keeping
is costing more than the value ofthe milk.
A cow that pays anything should give
from five to six hundred pounds of milk
per year. It will pay any farmer to study
the points Of good cows. The promising
calves at ten months or younger by the
Guenon method may be selected with certainty from the poor ones.
CASE OF HOUSES.
"Very many of the diseases and ailments
with which horses are afflicted are brought
on by indifferent care. Pampering and
overfeeding is no less a source of these
troubles than irregular feeding, Improper
watering, and indifferent grooming.
Horses have frequently gone blind from
standing in dark stables. The stables
should be so lighted that the light will not
fall directly on the horses eyes. The windows should be at or near the rear of the
stalls. We have known several instances
where horses were killed by watering them
after a heavy feed of grain. The water
drank washed the undigested food out of
the stomach and into the intestines, causing irritation, inflamatlon and finally
death." Horses should always be watered
before being fed grain.
CUBING RALKV HOUSES.
A writer in one of our Canada exchanges
gives his method of curing balky horses.
He says: I would prepare myself with a
good strap—I want no whip; perhaps he
has got a taste of that already, and still he
is master. But some fine day when I was
at peace with myself and all around, I
would hitch bim to the buggy, turning his
head to the village. He goes half the way
very well indeed; then he begins to
consider he has gone far enough in that direction and stops. I step down; he expects
me to nse the whip. He is mistaken.
As a criminal I treat him on the silent system. I push him back a little out of tbe
way. I show him the strap, putting it up to
his nose. I go to the off side and buckle it
to his off fore leg, close up to his breast,
throwing the other end over his shoulder!
I then raise his near lore foot and fix it
with tho hoof nearly touching the belly.
This done, I say, "Now old chap, you just:
stand there:" I dOD't smoke, so I take a)
paper from my pocket, and finding a 'place
where I can sit down and he see me, I be-J
gin to read. This is something he did not
bargain for, and the novelty of standing
on three legs somewhat diverts his mind
from the cause that stopped him. I think
this is the chief point to be gained and the
most humane. When the strap is taken
off, I show it to him, caress hin |t l't'le, and
we move on without irritation. The strap
will now become a part of the harness for
a month or two, till at last the sight of
it will act as a talisman.
short below the knee and hock, with slo
ping shoulders, lean and well formed neck
and head, powerful enough to carry fifteen
stone through a couple of hours, run across
country, and with some little training to
give him a good mouth, and teach him to
hjmp, would fetch any thing that might
be properly asked for him.
SHEEP-BEST BREED, Etc.
England greatly excels us in sheep husbandry. The English farmer knows better
the value of this stock. It gives a larger
profit to the farm in all  respects than anj^ nutil help comes.   Thus buried, they have
The black faced Scotch sheep, the oldest
breed in Scotland, are very muscular, active and extremely hardy, able to endure
the privations incident to a life of continual
exposure upon tbe bleak and storm beaten
mountains. In storms, they instinctively
herd together, and, although completely
buried in a snow drift, will manage to push
the snow from their bodies and form a cave
over them, in which they will live on what
scanty herbage may be within their reach,
other stock.   Of course we must have othet* managed to live two or three weeks before
Btock on the farm, but we should have a
due proportion of sheep. The question as
to which is the best breed "must depend
largely upon locality. For their wool value
many hold, that in the most porthem latitudes, the Merino is the best, while in th»,
south the pure Saxony. When situated
near good markets, where the flesh is in
demand, the long wool breeds are best, as
they yield many more pounds of meat.
\ The answers to the following queries are given by
John N. Navin, V. 8., of this city, author ol Narln's
Explanatory Btock Doctor.
Disease of the Eye.
Editors Indiana Farmer: '
Ihave a fine mare that has for some time
had weak eyes. One of them she can't see
outof, but itlooksclear and nice,except for
qA Lockridge, Greencastle, Indiana; Treasurer,
the latter we may mention the Cotswolds/] Claude Mathews, Clinton, Indiana
which mature quite young, and their quarters weigh from twenty to thirty pounds.
The Leicester are a little heavier, but not
quite bo hardy. The Southdowns are also
highly esteemed in this class. No stock on
the farm relish or do better with changes
of feed than sheep. In order to have
healthy sbeep no buck under two years
old, or over seven should be permitted to
run with the flock. Sheep husbandry is on
the rapid advance in this country and should
be encouraged in every way. The tiniie'
should soon come when we shall import no,. a Mqa 0, gla8sy appearance/ The other eye
more wool, for our lands.an*} climate artr!('-t,'0^,„„*„iA„*A,„t„.    *■-.*.»-* -*■ -i—	
highly adapted to sheep hustnndry.
WHAT ABOUT it OOST
To make this stock most profitable none
but breeding animals should be kept over
winter. It don't pay to winter any others.
There are several improved breeds which
mature at eight to ten months, and
are made to weigh from three hundred to
five hundred pounds at that age. To
mature this stock rapidly, pigs should be
given what they will eat from the hour
they begin to eat till the time of marketing. The warm weather is the best time to
grow and fatten, as pork can be made faster,
and with less food than during the cold
weather. It is a wonderful waste of food
to allow the pigs to get poor before fattening them. The process should go on from
the day they first eat till marketing time.
It pays largely to grind and cook the grain
beforo feeding. A little charcoal is good
for health if kept convenient where hogs
can get it.
Hereditary  Diseases in Horses.
Darnin sums up his researches on this
subject as follows: j
I have consulted many *v^orks, and the
unanimity of belief by veterinarians ofall
nations, in the transmission of various morbid tendencies, is surprising. Authors
who have wide experience, give in detail
many singular cases, and assert that contracted feet with the numerous contingent
evils of ringbones, curbs, splints, spavin,
founder, and weakness of the front legs,
broken and thick wind, melanosis, specific ophthalmia and blindness, the great
French veterinarian, HugariJ, going so for
as to Bay that a blind race could soon be
formed, crib-biting, jibbing and ill temper
—are all plainly hereditary. ...
Youatt sums up by saying that there is
scarcely a malady to which the horse is
subject that is not hereditary, and Hugard
adds, that the doctrine that there is scarcely
a disease that does not run in the stock is
gaining new advocates every day.' I may
add to these facts, established by such
weight of concurrent testiinony, what I
before remarked is general, namely, that it
is not the actual ailments, such as contracted feet, ringbones, curb, splints and
spavin but the predisposing causes that
are transmitted. The disposition of *,parts,
the imperfect shape and sizel or the faulty
texture of any tendon, borne or muscle
most favorable to a particular disease, are
transmitted from sire to son. The same
may be said of those disorders that affect
the internal organs or the* whole body.
The abnormal oondition of the blood, and
not the scrofulous symptons it produces,
is hereditary. The weakn iss in some of
the muscles of the larynx tiat cause roaring has a hereditary tende icy. The nar*
row loins and flat sides thi t gives a prone-
ness to attacks ot diarrhoc a and colic belong to certain lineage.
The Kind of HorseS to Breed.
A gentleman from this a untry, who had
recently made a trip thi >ugh England,
gives the following descrif .ion of tbe kind
of horsn that is in demand n that country.
He says that a horse three- arts bred, about
sixteen hands high, with
blenty of bone,
they have been found and extricated.
At the late National Short-horn convention the following gentlemen were elected
officers of the association for the coming
year:
President, T. J. Megibben, Kentucky
Vice Presidents, John Scott, Iowa, and
M. H. Cochrane, Canada; Secretary, S. F.
has*running'water, and a kind of film or
white scum Is over It, thicker at the bottom
than at the top of the eye, and seems to
hurt her very much. A Rbadeb.
—Your animal has opthalmia junctavo,
and the chances are unfavorable for one
eye and very little hope for the other. If
f any chance remains it is in the remedy
given in tho Farmer of November 1st,
first page, Sth column.
What Ails my HorseP
Editors Indiana Farmen
My uncle has a four-year-old horse that
was either kicked on the knee of his fore
leg, or bruised, leaving a callous and enlarged joint.   Can it be removed?
A. B. C.
Mooresville.
—If the tumor on your colt is not of too
long standing you can remove it by blistering with the fluid blister; one ounce
of pulis capsicum and one pint of spirits
of turpentine. , Eub in well with the
hand, once per day, until it becomes
roughly blistered, then grease with lard
and let go. If this fails it -will stay for
life.
What Ails Our Co*wP
Editors Indiana Farmen
Our cow has been drooping around for
seven or eight days; her ankles are swollen and also her teats are sore. At first her
throat was sore, and she could hardly eat
slobbered some, but she has got over that
now. A Subscribeb.
. Staunton.
—Your cow has had epidemic murrain, called in Europe, "Epidemic of
1840." Having been away I could not
answer your request sooner. The disease
ls described in the Explanatory
Stoek Doctor, with treatment. A mild
physic may be given, and a dose of
sweet spirits of nitre three times a day
to keep down fever and act on the kidneys. For sore mouth wash twice a day
with carbolic acid,'two drachms, water
one pint; mix.
Anasarka.
Editorslndiana Farmen
My horse has a swelling between the
fore legs. It broke and healed up again
and now it has broken again. The hair
does not grow on it and it is all scabby.
What is the matter and what shall I doT
G.S.
Henryville.
—Your horse has a disease called Anasarka, erroneously called water farcy.
Anoint the parts once per day, to remove
the scab, with tincture ot iodine. Apply
with a small sponge on the end of a stick.
If much swelling prevails puncture with
a sharp pointed knife, to the depth of a
\ of an inch, in several places. Give
one teaspoonful of the following, three
times per day in chop feed, mill feed, or
wet feed: Ginger, black antimony, nitre, resin, sulphur, aud sulphate of iron,
four ounces of the ginger and two of each
of the lattpr.
$!» 4
arm.
Postal-Card Correspondence
Mellon sllrer dollars are senior at 92 to M cent*
gold ln the New Tork market,
Growing Wlieat Crop in the West.
Condition of the  Crop in Ten
States.
FARM   TOPICS   IS   GENERAL.
mcni«AN.
Calhoun Co., Nov. 15.—Plenty of rain of
late, and wheat looking fine.  Large acreage.
D. W. J.
KESfTCCK-r.
Bourbon Co., Nov. 15.—The dry
weather was hard on the wheat and pastures,
but the late rains are helping both, and if
the weather is favorable a little while both
will fully recover. Stock in fine condition
and health. S. J. D.
UTAH.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 13.—Wheat crop
only fair on account of drought; price 90
cents per bushel. Lucerne hay crop moderate, and ?12 per ton, timothy J 15. Short
crop of apples and worth Jl to J2 per bushel.
The corn crop is poor. J. M. C
ARKANSAS.
Fobt Smith, Nov. 12.—The crops fine
here, corn yielding 30 bushels peracre; cotton one bale. Corn worth 60c per bushel.
Stock of all kinds, including horses, are
very cheap here. Land can be had cheaply
near this place. H. VT. H.'
COIORADO.
Botxlder Co., Nov. 12.—This is one ofthe
best counties in the State. Our wheat is
mostly consumed here in the West. The
price now ia 93c per bushel. Oats 75c and
corn the same. Good steers 3 to 4c. We
have had two light snows only.   N. H. S.
-TEW JlAJirSIHBE.
TuFTONBOKOuaH, Nov. 14.—Farmers here
are plowing. The late rains have dispelled
the fears of a dry winter. No. 1 Baldwin
apples (150 per barrel; common at Jl;
chickens 8 to 12c per pound. Stock ofall
kinds selling at fair prices.
J. L. H.
OHIO.
Butler Co., Nov. 15.—The growing
wheat looks well. It has a larger growth
than I ever saw at this time of year.
C.B.
Clabke Co., Nov. 15.—The wheat crop
f-tood the dry weather well and is now looking fine to enter winter. Stock in very fine
condition. Corn crop a little short of average.   Prices good for everything.
E. F. J.
XEW   TOBK.
Fobestville, Nov. 10.—Apple crop lar
gest known for years, selling at Jl per barrel. Wheat fair. Oats rather light. Corn
about the average. Winter wheat
looking finely. This section of the country
is devoted chiefly to dairying, butter and
cheese being the chief commodities. Cheese
worth 10}*Jc. Butter scarce at 18c. We
have had a very rsmarkably dry fall, many
being obliged to feed cows while at pasture.
To-day, November 12th, it is raining, and
the people rejoice. The water is low everywhere in this part of the State. Do any
of your readers know of a large farmer who
wishes a practical, scientific overseer?
Think this the most valuable feature of
your paper. Scriptus.
FLORIDA.
Leesbubo, Nov. 8.—The orange buyers
are now canvassing the country, paying
from VA to 2c apiece for oranges in the
groves. They will commence picking and
shipping in a few days and continue all
winter—a fair crop. Sugar cane about ma
tured, will begin the manufacture of syrup
and sugar very soon. Bananas ripe, but
owing to the severity of last winter the
crop is short. The merchantsare filling up
their warehouses with cotton, which the
farmers are carting in and bartering for
dry goods and groceries. Gardening progressing; peas in bl >om; Irish potatoes
coming up; radishes, turnips, onions and
cabbage look well. Insects plenty, though
not so numerous now as two weeks ago.
Very little sickness. W. H. M.
,       KANSAS.
Crawford Co., Nov. 14.—Growing wheat
loofes fine. Corn worth 20c per bushel.
Potatoes 40c per bushel, Flour worth J3
per hundred; hogs worth J2 80. B. X).
Cowley Co., Nov. 12.—Wheat looks better than I ever saw it. We are having fine
weather down here. Farmers are gathering corn and arranging stock for wiuter.
J. H. M.
Harvet Co., Nov. 8.—We are having a
>ery nice rain to-day. Corn is fair; wheat
looks splendid; bave bad enough rain now
to insure a good crop of wheat next bar-
vest, but I have not been here long enough
to know anything about the weather. This
is a beautiful looking country. If it is as
good as itlooks I will be very well satisfied.
Land ranges around here, improved farms
of 160 acres, from J1500 to 25i)0; m acres,
Improved, from JS00 to $1500. The weather
here is very changeable, but seems to
be healthy. Wheat Jl; corn 20c; oats 20c;
coal, our fuel, Osage shaft, J5 50 per ton.
J. S.
ILLINOI*.
Clay Co., Nov. 14.—Wheat looks well;
most early too large. Some complaint of
fly and some littlerust. Ilogs are fattening
finely, all healthy; pastures a little short.
I think I will be able to send in a club for
the Fabmeb in a few days. A great many
want it but money is so scarce, but business
is reviving in Illinois and the Farmeb is
a welcome visitor. W. II. J.
Champaign Co., Nov. 13.—Copious rains
this week. The wheat completely covers
the ground, and in every way looks well-
promising another big crop. Success to the
Farmer. J. M. A.
Marion Co., Nov. 15.—The wheat is doing
well since tho late rains, and promises
another big crop. Stock in fine condition
(or winter. The season very warm. Corn
dry and in good condition, cribbing and
selling in market. The Indiana Fakmer
is well liked in this part of Illinois.
Chas. W. G.
Sangamon Co., Nov. 13.—Wheat * sti*i
looking fine. Corn gathering the order of
the day here. Stock healthy and in good
wintering condition.   Splendid rains.
J. VT. a.
Edoar Co., Nov. 14.—The dry season
ended this week with fine rains. Growing
wheat looks fine here, equal to that of any
season at this time of year. Corn ripened
and dried for cribbing as well as I ever saw
It.   Crop is fair. D. W.
WDIAX*. \
Adams Co.,' Nov. 15.—Growing whWt
crop first rate. Apples per barrel, picked,
Jl.   Stock oi all kinds in good condition.
J. A. B.
, Ktrsn Co., Nov. 13.—Growing wheat was
damaged some by drouth. Corn about %
crop. Potatoes fair crop. Apples rotting
badly. Corn shuckers 75c per day and
boarded. G. VT. R.
Hendricks Co., Nov. 14.—About % morx.
wheat sown here than last year, and it
looks better. Corn not quite as good as
last year. Good winter apples are scarce.
Potatoes average crop. J. K.
Cass Co., Nov. 10.—We have had fine
weather this fall; the growing wlieat never
looked better at this season of tho year; a
great deal of it is of such rank growth that
farmers are pasturing it. A large acreage
sown.   Corn not an average crop. C.
Vermillion Co., Nov. 14.—Corn is not
good in quality or quantity. A largo acreage of wheat sown and looks well except
some fields on sandy soils. Plenty of hogs-
potatoes scarce at 40c per bushel; no hog
cholera at present. A great amount of
the wheat crop sold here for 85 to OOc per
bushel. Pioneer.
Gibson Co., Nov. 15.—Wheat crop since
the rain looks better. The late dry weather
thinned out much of the wheat. The damage done by insects cannot yet be predicted,
as it may recover from that before hard
winter. Corn was damaged about a tenth.
Hogs a short crop. Very heavy rains jthis
week in Southern Indiana. R. M.~""
Blackford Co., Nov. 14.—Tlie growing
wheat crop is in splendid condition, except
tha rapid growth. A great many farmers
are pasturing it, as they think it too rank.
Apples splendid crop. Corn crop not yery
good; plenty of tbe kind but too loose on
ear, but sound grains. Good * upply of
stock. A. G. B.
Knox Co., Nov. 14.—On the night of the
8th inst. we had a glorious rain, which just
came ln time to save some of our wheat.
Some of my neighbors have told me tbey
would have to put some of their wheat fields
in corn next spring. I think a great many
persons were scared too soon, however, as
all the fields which I examined Bhowed
dead leaves only, while ttie stalk was alive.
Those who plowed deep and pulverized
well have sustained very little injury.
Knox.
Steuben Co., Nov. 13.—All the cereals
and such fruits as apples and pumpkins are
successfully grown in this connty. There
never was a larger amount of wheat yielded
per acre than the last crop. More
wheat was sown this fall than a year ago.
It looks finely, and has not been injured
by the fly. There is an average corn crop
but not as large as last year's crop.
Apples are plentiful; they Bell for Jl 60 per
barrel, the barrel valued at 30c and the apples at Jl 20, delivered on the cars. Car
loads of this fruit are Bent from this county
to Kansas, Cincinnati and New York city.
The live stock of thin county is of a wry
commongri.de. Breeders of choice swine
and cattle ought to send their card* to tin
farmers of Steuben. It. V. (..
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