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sS-S^a^aCS •*-o,M^*i, vr \ VOL. XIII. IKDIA-NTAPO-LIS, I-STDIAKA, DECEMBER 14, 1878.—TWELVE PAGES. NO. 50.' FOB SALE—Wnltner sewing machine needles, aU sizes, at 30 cents per doren. Send order to INDI- AMA FABMER COMPANY tf FOE, SAXE—_5 of the ben Chester White pigs I ever saw, weigh from 100 to 22S lbs, at |10 Jbr -hole*, or (1. a pair Address, E. E. MOODY, Eminence, Kentucky. - v . .' . „ Farm Register and Account Book. Complete method of keeping __rm ac- TiOT* BALK- Th* AJ Book. Complete method of keep!■ counts. Priceileach. Addre*M INDIANA FARMER COMPANY, IndlanapoUa. • ■T7-OB SALE-Short-horn»-Fletcher ayoung Marys, ___* Phylts, Agathas. Brides, Gems, etc. Bulls and heifers, choicely bred. Correspondence solicited. E. C. THOMrSOK, Lock Box 1, Edlngburg, Ind. FOR SALE—150 Berkshires from my Imported herd. I*Igs weighing 40 to 100 pounds, flO; young sows, ,15 to £->. They are as -ne as tbe -nest pedjgreed stock. WM, H. FALL, Lebanon, Boone Co., Ina. . -ITIOR SALE.—Purebred Poland China pigs, very XS low. stock shipped to any part of the country by freight or express. Correspondence solicited, DAVID St. McCOBKLE, Richland, Ind. -T7IOR SALE-Large, high-bred Poland China pigs, *_F of both sexes, near descendants from the noted prize hoga Bismarck, Tom Corwin and Perfection. ^ My herd are healthy and vigorous. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. T. M. REVEAL, Fisher's Station, Hamilton county, Ind, FOB SALE—Choice Poland China boars, read*- for service. Also, sows, bred to my fine boar, young Oeneral Magie. Prices low. Short-horns at -tieef prices. Address. L. H. AIKMAN,Dana, Ind., Box 21. ■. . , :,- :. . WANTED. "TT7"ANTED—To exchange spring mattresses and " TT lounges for country produce. No. 45 Massachu- aetts Avenue, Indianapolis, f' -fTTA-ITED AOENTS-Th*'Perpetual Wick re- TT tails at 10 cents-Sfor-*. cents. No smoking or trimming. LOW & WOODBURY, 51 West Washington .tree*. -■'."* . . - . K>A jr.-!. SIX PER CENT—Loans made on longtime on real estate security at 6 per cent int. Special arrangements for those wishing loans ln from 6 to 12 months *at lower rates. A. W. Pbatrkb, State Agnet, successor to E. A. Wnltcomb-S Co. Offlce 5. E. Market hr., Indianapolis. Ind. ..... - - ■ . . TO LOAN—Money, at the Farm Loan Office Of T. C. Day:- Interest at a low rate and payable once a year.- 'No interest In advance. Commissiona moderate. -No charge for examination, abstract or viewing farms. Address THOS. C. DAY, or W. C. GRIF- ' FFriI,-4TborpeBlocl-,I__l_na_>oll_. . - - ./,. _I_PWEI-_l-X«1II, ALLEN JS DRUG STORE, opposite PostoJHce, is as good -a place as you will find for anything In drugs, patent medicines, dyes, perfumes, toilet articles, etc..."-:'.■ -, ' __j_ ■"._.'*■"-' ■ REAL ESTATE ADVEBTISER-'tells'all about the Blue Grass Valley of Middle Tennessee. Price 25 cents a year.. Published by E.M.COCB> - RILL, Beal Estate Agent, Gallatln.'Tenn. • ^jft . Jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylyahia St. TO LOAN—Money to loan .on Improved farms. J. H. HARDEBECK, 36 East Market street, In- stlanapolis. ,•-.---. I have some good farms for sale, and desire calls and correspondence from parties in quest of them. ; G. W. ALEXANDER,"- East Market St. V-.- M ONEY TO LOAN—Sums ofMOO to J3OT0 on lm proved . farms. RUDDELL. W.ALCQTT, A TON -■-- *--■ VINTON, Indianapolis, Ind. If 'for jfatlt. Messrs. Turner & Fosher, of Fin eastle, Putnam county, shipped a car load of hogs—Poland China and Chester Whites—to Indianapolis last week that ■Weighed at home 366 pounds. They Were of their own raising, and were the . culls they had left after shipping their best pigs for breeders. They brought in market 20 cents more on the hundred than the average sales of hogs on the day they were sold. It pays to raise good stock. ■ . • • . 4 -» V We stated some time ago that Mr. Jas. Mustard, of Broad Ripple, this county, had bought some, fine Shorthorns and intended to breed cattle. A few have inferred that he therefore intended to quit swine breeding. But this is a mistake. He simply adds cattle breeding to his business. Mr. M. is one of our most successful swine breeders, - and will, no doubt, succeed as well also in this additional branch of industry. His hogs are in a splendid, healthy condition, perfectly free from disaese, and are doing fine. . sm s> The Meeting of State Wool Growers. The following is the programme for the meeting of the Indiana Wool Growers' Association, to be held at the rooms of the State Board of Agriculture, commencing Wednesday, January 8th: 10 a. m.—Address by the president, the Hon. S. R. Quick, of Columbus. 2 p. m.—Address by T. W. W. Sunman, "The Advantage to be Derived from this Association," i-j be followed by a discussion of the same subject. Other subjects for discussion: 1. Can sheep and cattle be pastured together profitably? 2. The average yield of wool per sheep for the different breeds. 3. Are old bucks the best as lamb getters? SECOND DAY. 10 a. m.—Address of B. F. Magee, of Montgomery, "Docs it Pay to Raise Sheep for Wool Alone on Land Worth $35 per Acre?" Discussion. Other subjects for discussion will be: 1. Does it pay to keep sheep after they are four years old? 2. When should ram lambs be castrated? 3. The mode of castration. Any other subject pertaining to the wool growers' interest. All members are urged to attend, as the election of officers takes place at this meeting. For the Indiana Fanner. Stock Fanning. ,.' BY PROF. K. T. BROWN. -■'.'•{' :-.'';" FEEDING AND WATERING, r In the care of stock, special Regard should be had to brood animals. As the the period of parturition approaches, they should de separated from the herd and furnished with comfortable shelter and a dry, pleasant lot where they can take proper exercise. This is especially necessary in the winter season, or early winter monttjs. Pigs and lambs will require careful looking after, and all animals rearing young will demand a full supply of the best quality of food. At this period the material instincts overcomes the desire to associate with other animals, and usually mothers are contented in their separation. Cows,' after the first week, will generally ;leave their calves most of the day," and return to the hei*d. ; p?':'.-';'•._''.■' -_"' . '-' ...„■',' '.*.■ " - The method of fatting hogs by turning them into the cornfield, as is sometimes practiced in;this "coflntry, has been severely criticised by our neighbors of the Eastern States. They * call it our/extravagantly watsteful practice. , There ia- however^ really less waste in this method of feeding, than many-people' suppose* For the lire. day,.__ogs will busjf them? -selves .in tearing down more com.ithan they ieat— after that, they grow lazy .and seldom disturb a*r standing stalk if they can find an ear on the ground..; If the weather iis not ^excessively'- rainy, there wiU be but little 'corn wasted' in this method of ^feeding, and: if the price.of labor is high and <»m cheap, it will be economy to make the hogs.gather the corn on which they are to be fatted." By this method of feeding we return nearly the whole material of the crop to the soU. A succession of corn crops may be *Usedonthe (jam© field, and: the gji^und fnipfc)v&i lYohl-"year' to ye'iir if tlulSTop be "hogged down."- If the field is large, it will be economy to use. a portable fence, and set off lots of about an acre for every ten hogs, and let them gather each lot pretty clean before removing them to ,^ new one. - , WATERING VSTOCK. '•-. In the care of stock nothing is more important than an ample supply of good, pure water. Even hunger can be endured with less suffering than thirst can. In summer pastures, the best arrangement is a stream of running water, fed by never-failing springs, where stock can drink at will; but this is a natural prt> vision, and when wanting cannot be readily supplied by any artificial device. There are districts in Southern Indiana where the rocks are porus and cavernous and will not hold water. In these regions, when dry seasons occur, stock water becomes scarce from the failing of springs and the drying up of streams. Tlie Fat Stock Show at Chicago. We gather the following incidents of the fourth evening of the great Fat Stock Show, held at Chicago last week, fl-om the, report published in the Inter-Ocean: • At 8:30 o'clock the band belched forth an animated tune, and the line of cattle, which had been forming, began its cumbersome waddle, by courtesy called a fore that time I never knew what chicken cholera was. Since I have been breeding Une chiekens and taking extra care "eft them it is a hard matter for me to get through the year with a dozen live ones. 1 I would like to hear from others on the imported cholera subject. 5,V i:-. Jas. A. Guiixiams. ;f Fincastle, Putnam Co. 3?he Berkshire is generally considered march In the leadicame that mountain -one,0f our best breeds of hogs, and we of flesh, Miller's bullock, weighing 3,loofl ' pounds. .Its ponderous movements were like the graceful amble of an elephant, and the heavy boards groaned beneath the weight. Next came "Governor Morton," the e property of George Grey, of Rush ville, Ind.. This creature pulls 3,000 pounds, and, though somewhat smaller than his predecessor, is a finer specimen of a,steer. The third was "Hoosier Boy," also the property of, Mr. Grey,weighing 2,660 pounds. These mag? niflcent sacrificial. objects were followed by eighteen steers and bulls, making up a calvacade Which would have made Zeus cry aloud for hecatomb. The crowd pressed in so closely that often it was im? culty in separating them. Now and then a steer evinced a disposition 'to be recalcitrant, and - theH ■ the stampede among men. and-women "wasquifcdi-' verting. ^Following behind the; "cattle tame eight or ten sheep, scarcely able to stagger under the burden of fat and wool.- The procession made a circle around the center lot of stalls, followed by the crowd, and greatly admired.." It was an, exhibition seldom seen and mightily to be enjoyed.. , '■■/.:_ , . ".. ; ;.....-*■'• ''../■*_...,■;■.•: < PREMIUMS AWARDED. T; * The following premiums were awarded yesterday by the committee: ■.- - - , v Devon steers j 4 years old and over. ■'•. : '.First premium, Sanford Sauh, Kingston Station, 111.- date of birth, May 20, io_. . .„_, - CE0. -;„t„w'-v.-o' Merino wool Js for clothing what wheat 4-nrt* ?*£-** ^J^T-^?r^'J-:'B'ft«,-;&«1; *1s the chief material for I8j8,1,64o; a gam or .98 pounds perday.J ■* - ■ - Second premium, • Devon,, Sanford .doubt if the facta will substantiate Mr. iGuilliams' opinion of them, as being inore subject to disease than other breeds. JtEds:. - , ....; '.I '.'$,;■■ ; *~—* —— ...' ^ •; Characteristics of American Sheep />; Husbandry. . ■j-SDr. ,Hayes,'in his recent address before jpie National Agricultural Congress, remarking that an inadequate idea is given qt a. nation's resources by the number of sneep raised—the character of the ani- fOals- being of the first consideration— proceeds .to show some of the character- possible to distinguish the different cat-< -_Xli,, of American sheer, husibandrv tie, arid the drivers had the utmost difil- S^f- ? ^mer can ^sneep husbandry Heistates that the sheep of the United Statei. consist, first,' of what are called liitive sheep; second, descendants from ji-nproved English races, third, the Mexican sheep .found in Texas, New 'Mexico,. Colorado, and California; l&ufth, the melTho'sbeep, and crosses of that r_breed witlA^-the three preceding .faces. The me^nos constitute the Eincipal and charaoVjristic race of the lited States; and thm is the most im-; pprtantfact in the enfrneration of our Jr^onrces for sheep, husbandry and the wools manufacture.' England has no -nerihos, except in her colonies. Russia has but 12,000,000 merinos; ^France, but 9.0QOJOOO. , The merinos and grades in the United States exceed 25,000,000, " h In tms condition the best that 'can be done is to make reservoirs, or ponds, to store the water of winter or spring rains for summer use. These should be located in shaded positions to reduce evaporation from sun-heat, and the bottoms and sides of these ponds should be well puddled with the most tenacious clay that can be found. The pond should be enclosed so as to prevent stock from wading into it, and especially geese and ducks should be excluded. The water can be conducted into convenient drinking tanks where the stock can have access to it at will. With this precaution pond water may be kept comparatively pure; but stock-water ponds, as commonly seen on farms, are unpardonable nuisances. On the Central plain ot Indiana and Illinois, where the soil lies on a heavy drift formation, the streams are frequently so shallow as not to cut the reservoirs of water below, and consequently permanent springs are scarce. In these regions, however, and inex- haustable supply of water can generally be obtained Dy sinking a well from twenty to forty feet deep. _ But pumping water for stock is a heavy tax on farm labor, and especially sowhen other work is crowding, for stook must have water if the plow and reaper stand still. The windmill, however, to a great extent relieves this difficulty. Let proper drinking tanks or troughs be supplied and a small windwheel will almost always keep them filled. A waste pipe should be arranged to carry the surplus water back into the well to prevent mud about the drinking tanks. There are many places in this region where a tube passed through the lower blue clay will bring a constant stream of pure water to the surface, and form a flowing well. The reservoir will be found at depths varying from 50 to 100 feet, or more; but the water from it will not always overflow. Stock kept in stables should have water tliree times a day, though in winter they will seldom drink so often. Sheep and hogs drink less water than cattle or horses, but it is a mistake that either can thrive without a regular supply of water. -t~ » . As sliowing the prices that really good beeves still bring in the market, we ma}* note that the late sale by J. G. Gillette, of Elkheart, 111., of 130 head of cattle to be shipped to Liverpool direct, the price paid being CJ centson the farm.—Drovers Journal. Satin, May 26, 1874, age in days, 1,652; "weight, 1,870; Gain per day, J.13. , The two. steers exhibited "were very well developed, and.excelled in theev^e*!- hes4 Of fleshj-which was well 'distributed —straight, well packed backs and thick loin; 'good quarters, smooth shoulders, excellent fore-rib, well filled out, smooth, uniform throughout, small, short neck, and can not De too highly commended as first class butcher's stock. » The second premium animal did not have his fat as well distributed, and was not as well quartered. Devon steers, 4 years old and under 4. First premium, Thomas Bid well,- Gurnee, 111.; date, March 3,1875; days, 1,371; weight, 1,471; average per day; ••Lie. Second premium, Thomas Bidwell, Gurnee, DJ.; date, June 13,1875; days, 1,267; weight 1,475; average weight, 1.16 per day. The two steers entered in this ring were evenly matched, the first-prize animal, considering age, shows the best growth. Both were well proportioned, with good quarters, broad backs, and thick loin, with straight top line. The flesh was well matured, and evenly distributed, rather heavy in bone, short neck, bottom line not straight. The second-premium steer was not so fat; lighter in weight, but fine in bone. Cloth at the present day, the coarsest as Well as the finest. While the softest, it ..Is the strongest of all fibers. From its fulling and spinning qualities, it is the f-adheslve for the cheap fabrics— _ _ _ 8^^;.woaH;c^ mixture of merino wool mcreasr_W*tn^ T^i^i^~^r^^Ai.'3~'-^.\^^Tli definitely the material for cheap cloth- tracted pneumomas anrTwill ifo-lf An abundance of merino wool is Hog and Chicken Cholera. Editors Indiana Farmer: I read an article in the Farmer for November 23d, headed "Hog Cholera; Is it Imported?" which strikes me as being the most common sense treatment of the subject I have noticed for some time. Whether the cholera, or what ever it may be, has been imported or not, I am unable to say; but the first hog disease of any kind that ever made its appearance in this part of the country was among the Berkshires. One breeder lost about one hundred head of this breed - at one time. Another noticeable fact is in the reports from Illinois, and other States, where hogs have died in great numbers, nine times out of ten the disease has originated with the Berkshires. But when the disease is once started all breeds of hogs will take it and die. It is a fact, as Mr. Ott remarks in his article, that we never had hog cholera here until the Berkshire hogs were imported. Another cause of hog disease I think may be in over-feeding and stuffing j-oung hogs that are intended for breeders.. It is certain that a hog that has been fed on mush and milk from the time it is a pig until a year old has. not the constitution or hardiness that the same hog would have if he had been raised on grass and dry corn. A few years breeding of hogs that are stuffed on mush and milk will produce a breed that is liable to take disease in almost every form, whenever there is a severe change in the weather. And when once the disease is started it spreads in every direction. Take for instance a colt; keep it in a warm stable on a bed of straw; feed it on the best feed; give it but very little exercise, until five years old, and at that age it can not stand the hardships it would had it never seen shelter or corn; consequently a few years breeding of horses in this manner would bring on a horse disease similar to our hog disease. As for chicken cholera, I have been breeding fine chiekens for five years; be- INB-AHA. Royal Centeb, Cass Co., Nov. 25.—Corn all gathered; average 45 bushels per acre; a poor yield for this part. Wheat looks well; small acreage sown. No hog cholera here;, hogs worth f- SO per hundred. Corn 20c per bushel. >V'heat, SOc. Buckwheat, 75c.: Potatoes, 50c. Apples, 35 to 50c. A snow storm yesterday, .left to-day. Success to tbe'FABMEB, A. G. V. ' Fbanklin, Johnson Co., Nov. 30.—Farmers pretty well through gathering corn; it will not be as good as was expected; not so' good as last year. Wheat looks well, and about an average acreage sown. Farmers are ranch discouraged over the low price for hogs; Johnson raises a great many hogs, and of course, it Ls going to come pretty hard on us; cholera is also bad, more with young hogs, I think. Wheat don't pay, and what will _we do? Can't pay our debts under the present system. Grangers rather negligent and careless, would be glad if we could have a lecture in onr county some time this winter. ' - • J. Z. D. Bloomftelb, Greene Co.,' Nov. 25.—We think we can raise as much com to the acre and of. as good quality, here as anywhere; but this year finds ns with half a crop, and generally of poor quality; one bushel of last year's corn crop will make as much pork as one and a half of, the present crop. No freezing last winter; cold nights in May and June. <*an8ed a very slender, feeble stalk, a storm in July blew it .-down; these are the reasons why we have, only part of a crop. ',•.>"'.. .""-^.T ;:';'\?* JfcV.'^ Decatur Co- Nov. 30.—Corn gathering has ceased on account of recent heavy rains; old gronnd produced 35 and'aew 55 bushels per acre. Wheat is growing fast, with no enemies todistnrb'it; sells at 80c per bushel. Fat hogs are soiling at f2 40 per; hundred; hogs are not'doing Jwell Singe__Jlha^l'^e cold -*•__. rt t. -tWt .4 ifr>v_ _»*TH-1~J **>»»-l_a Jr-ri '__• - MS)11Vs*kA_, 1 X.-. 'i.-- ing. the greatest boon the world has received from the animal kingdom in the last century. It is, in fact, in its extended cXiItHre the product of the last century. A century ago all the merinos in the world, confined exclusively to Spain, did not number 1,000,000. 1765 marks the epoch of' the first exportation of the merinos to Saxony; 1786, to France; 1833, to Australia; 1802, the introduction of the first merino sheep to this country; and to Oen. Humphreys, of Connecticut, and to the introduction to his farm of twenty-one rams and seventy ewes, may be directly traced the most celebrated breeds of the American merino; producing individuals actually sold for $5,000 each, others for $2,000 to $3,000, and one for which $10,000 was refused. ■♦-».«. Sales of Thoronghbred Sheep. Editors Indiana Farmer: We have recently made the following sales of Cotewolds: To G. O. Childs, of Claysville, one pair of lambs; to Miles Thompson, of Columbus, one pair of lambs; to Harvey Townsend, of Franklin, one shearling buck and two ewe Iambs; to Henry Stoner, of Union City, one shearling buck; to F. P. A. Phelps, of Martinsville, one two-year-old buck; to Louis Mulendor, of Franklin, one buck lamb; to James Fisher, of Clifford, one shearling buck; to Ed. Brevort, of Wales- borough, one shearling buck; to M. Doup, of Columbus, one shearling buck; to Silas Anderson, of Columbus, one four-year- old buck; to E. McSweeny, of Tailors- ville. one buck lamb; to Mr. Faslin,' of Shelby, one buck lamb; to John Brown, of Newbern, one buck lamb. Also of Short-horns lately sold: To Conrad Coon, of Shelby, one bull calf; to Thomas Amos, of Shelbyville one heifer; to Wm. Downs, of Six-mile, one two- year.old bull. All this stock was sold at fattenf men will lose money on them faster than usual; no cholera in this vicinity. Dogs are such a terror to sheep that but few are kept in Marion township. JM. W. H. Tipton <A>., "Nov. 25.—The corn frop Is mostly gathered in good order; the yield is far helow the expectation of the farmers, falling fully one-third short of last year's crop; it is hard to make an estimate of the average per acre in the county, but it is not over 25 bushels, and very probably five bushels less. W. A. M. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Wattsburo, Walla Walla Co., Nov 14.— The wheat, oats, barley, and corn crop has been very good in this part ofthe country this year, but prices low to correspond. Fruit crop very short. Improved land high, and abundance vacant. Farmers' wages $25 to $35 per month. Boom for more emigrants here. A. C. D. KKNTrtrKir. Slick Bock, Barren Co., Ky., Nov 22.— Corn gathering mostly done; a better yield than was expected, worth 45c per bu. Early sown wheat looking bad; cause supposed to be Hessian fly; wheat worth 75c per bu, Hogs worth $2 25 to $2 40 gross; no cholera at present; some farmers talk of packing their hogs rather than take the prices. Stock cattle worth lj^c per pound; fat cattle 2c per pound gross. D. W. E. ■ McAfee, Mercer Co., Nov. 27.—Wheat looks well; about 10 per cent, more sown this fall than last, and is selling at from 60 to 70c per bushel. Corn husking is about over; will make an average of from 8 to 12 barrels per acre, is selling at ?1 60 in field, and $1 85 in heap per barrel. Hogs about all sold at from 214 to 2__c per pound; cattle, 3 to 4c; sheep, 3 to 4Jfc. One of the ers aro most aH skk of hogs, think they don't pay. ■ S. R.1' Clinton Co., Nov. :>0.—The corn crop is not so good as was anticipated, only about three-fourths of an average crop,'it is being rapidly cribbed, andhut Uttle marketed, yet, as the price is only 28 to SOc. The wheat prospect is quite flattering, except in a few localites whore the fly has. slightly damaged the yonng plants, b»t,th_8 Is confined to such-parts of the fields as were not manured, salted or limed,''/ J believe tho wheat crop will ultimately prove one of our surest crops when all the; conditions of its cultivation are observed-rdrainago, top- dressing with manure, salt, or lime, etc. Hogs are very cheap, and in some parts of the county the cholera has been very destructive. Ordinary stock cattle are plenty and eheap, while good bloods "command a good price;, good Short-horn cattle of good breeding are in demand, but fictitious prices have had their, day, and the business has settled down on a legitimate basis. My cattle are coming into winter in healthy condition, with seven calves on hand and five more due in ■ the course'of tho next'three weeks. Sales have been satisfactory. *"" . James II. Terry. ''' Kynehurst, New "Vienna. ; . >;' ' ALABAMA. Ozabk, Dale Co., Nov. 30.—Crops of all kinds the best they have beon in tqn years. Corn, 50 to 75c; cotton, 8c; syrup, 35c; fruit, no sale; horses and mules are worth on an average $75 to $100.'J Land very low, worth fhrnJ 50c to $10 per acre. Labor is rather scarce, good hands $10 with board; without board, $6.: -'Southeast Alabama \ is .* very healthy and peace prevails. ',. ■ j, H. _EL P. .''','■•'•' ;'., .':''.''_lsL»\_ra4s.f "•'"• -f.-'fr :f , ; Valley Falls, , Dec. 3.—A^corrcspon- dent last week exhorted us Kansas correspondents to tell the truth, etc. Well, the truth ofthe matter in, that this is one ofthe best States Iti the Union for a man of moderate-means tomake a start.in;- We have,' had the best crops in' the past four yearf. ^^^ -tli-atff^s-^^W- remumerative prices, and most of them ' d best farms in Me'rcer ^t- we consider were made through our ad-I 6 ■" vertisements in your valuable paper S. R. Quick & Son. "Forest Shade Farm." Quite a number of horses have been poisoned in Kansas by being fed raw castor beans, as they are ten times more poisonous than the oil, because by pressing out the latter most of the acrid substances contained in the seeds remain in the oil cake. A few ounces of raw beans, or castor-bean oil cake will produce a fatal diarrhoea in an animal.—Drovers Journal Sheep husbandry in Western Texas has grown at a marvelous rate. In 1866 San Antonio received but 600,000 pounds of wool, while in 1877 she received 2,000,000. In 1866 there were shipped from Corpus Christi 600,000; this year there will be shipped 6,500,000. Turkeys are selling for from 35 to 50 cents a pair in Quebec; fowls are 25 cents a pair, mutton is 4 cents a pound and butter is from 10 to 15. It was the remark of a fugitive cashier that no man ought to go into the banking business without a lively pair of legs. —N. Y. Star. containing 750 acres, sold at $52 10 per acre; another of 187 acres at $80. Hemp is selling at $4 per hundred, and potatoes at 30c per bushel. OHIO. Williams Co., Nov. 25.—We have had a nice fall. Corn husking all done; good average crop. Wheat looks well. Stock looks well, on grass yet. Hogs are being shipped fast at the low price of $2 to $2 25 per hundred. Wheat, 55c; corn, 25; oats, 20c. Apples plenty; good winter fruit worth 20 to 25c; cider, $1 50 per barrel. F. B. Pkatt, Shelby Co., Dec. 3.—Wheat looks fair; corn nearly all in cribs; weather has been very favorable for all kinds of farm work; wages, 75c per day, or $13 to $15 per month, and plenty of hands. Com, 25c; oats, 18c; wheat, 85c. Hogs, plenty for sale at VA.c, but buyers only offer 2Jic Horses are no sale, and cattle very low. Land ranges from $25 to $60 per acre, according to quality and location. J. C. K. Farmer Center, Defiance Co., Nov. 25. —We are having very fine weather for the time of year; roads good; corn husked, and 30c a bushel; hogs, $2 to $2 25; potatoes a short crop and small, worth 45c. The farm- where; We are now having a heavy immigration from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The general inquiry is for good, improved farms, which can be bought at from $15 tov $25 por aero, the lat-****. tQr.pricjybr chi»ioe.'i'VVre have atjout eij_\t' inches of snow. ~ t .'■''.-. " B. Ml ■'■'■> Labette, Labette Co., Doc. 1.—Having seen nothing from'thjs part of the Stato for some time, I will write a few lines to let our brother farmers know how it is with us out here. It is pretty rough as we have to take from $1 50 to $2 per hundred gross for our hogs; 10 to 12c for oats; wheat, 50 to 60c; corn, 10c, and scarcely any of them a half crop, owing to the wet weather of last winter and spring, and the dry weather of the latter part of the summer and first part of the fall. We had some rain yestesday, the first for over a month. There was not more than one half a crop of wheat sown; a great deal of that was sown after the middle of October, since the ground was too dry and hard to plow before that time. Tlie prospect is" not flattering for a crop of wheat next year. Cattle are low. Horses are not selling, except for home use. Health pretty good at present, but there was an unusual amount of Blckness through the summer and fall, mostly chills and fever. Long may the Indiana Fakmeh prosper. J. H. C. MICMrOVRI. Walker, Vernon Co., Nov. 24.—There are a few old Hoosiers down here, in Southwest Missouri, and there's room for plenty more; plenty of good land here for $3 to $5 per acre, and plenty of good range for stock. There is not more than one-fifth of the country under cultivation. Persons wishing stock farms need not go farther than here. The health of the country is very good. Farmers are pretty woll done gathering corn, and are preparing to feed their stock, and get in fuel for winter. Three car loads of hogs were loaded at Walker last Wednesday at the low price of 2c per pound; cattle .are only 2 to 3c; mostly shipped that will be this fall; some are holding their hogs for better prices; some are also holding their cattle; the present price for hogs don't paf r~ ***". corn they eat at 25c per bushel; wheat worth 65c; prospects good for a good crop of wheat the coming year, but not very much sown on account ofthe dry fall. I). T. B. Those Scales. Editors Indiana Farmer: I got the scales all right, and am well pleased if they work as they seem to do now. I tried them with our merchant's and think the weighte did not vary to the amount of three grains of coffee. • 5 Nelson Hoole. Philadelphia, Nov. 28. Indiana Fabmer and Jn-Door-and- Out, both one year for $2 50. The best quality of Baldwin apples are only worth $] a barrel in Maine, including barrel. Corn is wortli six cents per bushel 'at Vjrden, ID., and oats oniy eight cents per bushel at Den Moines?, Iowa.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1878, v. 13, no. 50 (Dec. 14) |
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Transcript | sS-S^a^aCS •*-o,M^*i, vr \ VOL. XIII. IKDIA-NTAPO-LIS, I-STDIAKA, DECEMBER 14, 1878.—TWELVE PAGES. NO. 50.' FOB SALE—Wnltner sewing machine needles, aU sizes, at 30 cents per doren. Send order to INDI- AMA FABMER COMPANY tf FOE, SAXE—_5 of the ben Chester White pigs I ever saw, weigh from 100 to 22S lbs, at |10 Jbr -hole*, or (1. a pair Address, E. E. MOODY, Eminence, Kentucky. - v . .' . „ Farm Register and Account Book. Complete method of keeping __rm ac- TiOT* BALK- Th* AJ Book. Complete method of keep!■ counts. Priceileach. Addre*M INDIANA FARMER COMPANY, IndlanapoUa. • ■T7-OB SALE-Short-horn»-Fletcher ayoung Marys, ___* Phylts, Agathas. Brides, Gems, etc. Bulls and heifers, choicely bred. Correspondence solicited. E. C. THOMrSOK, Lock Box 1, Edlngburg, Ind. FOR SALE—150 Berkshires from my Imported herd. I*Igs weighing 40 to 100 pounds, flO; young sows, ,15 to £->. They are as -ne as tbe -nest pedjgreed stock. WM, H. FALL, Lebanon, Boone Co., Ina. . -ITIOR SALE.—Purebred Poland China pigs, very XS low. stock shipped to any part of the country by freight or express. Correspondence solicited, DAVID St. McCOBKLE, Richland, Ind. -T7IOR SALE-Large, high-bred Poland China pigs, *_F of both sexes, near descendants from the noted prize hoga Bismarck, Tom Corwin and Perfection. ^ My herd are healthy and vigorous. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. T. M. REVEAL, Fisher's Station, Hamilton county, Ind, FOB SALE—Choice Poland China boars, read*- for service. Also, sows, bred to my fine boar, young Oeneral Magie. Prices low. Short-horns at -tieef prices. Address. L. H. AIKMAN,Dana, Ind., Box 21. ■. . , :,- :. . WANTED. "TT7"ANTED—To exchange spring mattresses and " TT lounges for country produce. No. 45 Massachu- aetts Avenue, Indianapolis, f' -fTTA-ITED AOENTS-Th*'Perpetual Wick re- TT tails at 10 cents-Sfor-*. cents. No smoking or trimming. LOW & WOODBURY, 51 West Washington .tree*. -■'."* . . - . K>A jr.-!. SIX PER CENT—Loans made on longtime on real estate security at 6 per cent int. Special arrangements for those wishing loans ln from 6 to 12 months *at lower rates. A. W. Pbatrkb, State Agnet, successor to E. A. Wnltcomb-S Co. Offlce 5. E. Market hr., Indianapolis. Ind. ..... - - ■ . . TO LOAN—Money, at the Farm Loan Office Of T. C. Day:- Interest at a low rate and payable once a year.- 'No interest In advance. Commissiona moderate. -No charge for examination, abstract or viewing farms. Address THOS. C. DAY, or W. C. GRIF- ' FFriI,-4TborpeBlocl-,I__l_na_>oll_. . - - ./,. _I_PWEI-_l-X«1II, ALLEN JS DRUG STORE, opposite PostoJHce, is as good -a place as you will find for anything In drugs, patent medicines, dyes, perfumes, toilet articles, etc..."-:'.■ -, ' __j_ ■"._.'*■"-' ■ REAL ESTATE ADVEBTISER-'tells'all about the Blue Grass Valley of Middle Tennessee. Price 25 cents a year.. Published by E.M.COCB> - RILL, Beal Estate Agent, Gallatln.'Tenn. • ^jft . Jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylyahia St. TO LOAN—Money to loan .on Improved farms. J. H. HARDEBECK, 36 East Market street, In- stlanapolis. ,•-.---. I have some good farms for sale, and desire calls and correspondence from parties in quest of them. ; G. W. ALEXANDER,"- East Market St. V-.- M ONEY TO LOAN—Sums ofMOO to J3OT0 on lm proved . farms. RUDDELL. W.ALCQTT, A TON -■-- *--■ VINTON, Indianapolis, Ind. If 'for jfatlt. Messrs. Turner & Fosher, of Fin eastle, Putnam county, shipped a car load of hogs—Poland China and Chester Whites—to Indianapolis last week that ■Weighed at home 366 pounds. They Were of their own raising, and were the . culls they had left after shipping their best pigs for breeders. They brought in market 20 cents more on the hundred than the average sales of hogs on the day they were sold. It pays to raise good stock. ■ . • • . 4 -» V We stated some time ago that Mr. Jas. Mustard, of Broad Ripple, this county, had bought some, fine Shorthorns and intended to breed cattle. A few have inferred that he therefore intended to quit swine breeding. But this is a mistake. He simply adds cattle breeding to his business. Mr. M. is one of our most successful swine breeders, - and will, no doubt, succeed as well also in this additional branch of industry. His hogs are in a splendid, healthy condition, perfectly free from disaese, and are doing fine. . sm s> The Meeting of State Wool Growers. The following is the programme for the meeting of the Indiana Wool Growers' Association, to be held at the rooms of the State Board of Agriculture, commencing Wednesday, January 8th: 10 a. m.—Address by the president, the Hon. S. R. Quick, of Columbus. 2 p. m.—Address by T. W. W. Sunman, "The Advantage to be Derived from this Association," i-j be followed by a discussion of the same subject. Other subjects for discussion: 1. Can sheep and cattle be pastured together profitably? 2. The average yield of wool per sheep for the different breeds. 3. Are old bucks the best as lamb getters? SECOND DAY. 10 a. m.—Address of B. F. Magee, of Montgomery, "Docs it Pay to Raise Sheep for Wool Alone on Land Worth $35 per Acre?" Discussion. Other subjects for discussion will be: 1. Does it pay to keep sheep after they are four years old? 2. When should ram lambs be castrated? 3. The mode of castration. Any other subject pertaining to the wool growers' interest. All members are urged to attend, as the election of officers takes place at this meeting. For the Indiana Fanner. Stock Fanning. ,.' BY PROF. K. T. BROWN. -■'.'•{' :-.'';" FEEDING AND WATERING, r In the care of stock, special Regard should be had to brood animals. As the the period of parturition approaches, they should de separated from the herd and furnished with comfortable shelter and a dry, pleasant lot where they can take proper exercise. This is especially necessary in the winter season, or early winter monttjs. Pigs and lambs will require careful looking after, and all animals rearing young will demand a full supply of the best quality of food. At this period the material instincts overcomes the desire to associate with other animals, and usually mothers are contented in their separation. Cows,' after the first week, will generally ;leave their calves most of the day," and return to the hei*d. ; p?':'.-';'•._''.■' -_"' . '-' ...„■',' '.*.■ " - The method of fatting hogs by turning them into the cornfield, as is sometimes practiced in;this "coflntry, has been severely criticised by our neighbors of the Eastern States. They * call it our/extravagantly watsteful practice. , There ia- however^ really less waste in this method of feeding, than many-people' suppose* For the lire. day,.__ogs will busjf them? -selves .in tearing down more com.ithan they ieat— after that, they grow lazy .and seldom disturb a*r standing stalk if they can find an ear on the ground..; If the weather iis not ^excessively'- rainy, there wiU be but little 'corn wasted' in this method of ^feeding, and: if the price.of labor is high and <»m cheap, it will be economy to make the hogs.gather the corn on which they are to be fatted." By this method of feeding we return nearly the whole material of the crop to the soU. A succession of corn crops may be *Usedonthe (jam© field, and: the gji^und fnipfc)v&i lYohl-"year' to ye'iir if tlulSTop be "hogged down."- If the field is large, it will be economy to use. a portable fence, and set off lots of about an acre for every ten hogs, and let them gather each lot pretty clean before removing them to ,^ new one. - , WATERING VSTOCK. '•-. In the care of stock nothing is more important than an ample supply of good, pure water. Even hunger can be endured with less suffering than thirst can. In summer pastures, the best arrangement is a stream of running water, fed by never-failing springs, where stock can drink at will; but this is a natural prt> vision, and when wanting cannot be readily supplied by any artificial device. There are districts in Southern Indiana where the rocks are porus and cavernous and will not hold water. In these regions, when dry seasons occur, stock water becomes scarce from the failing of springs and the drying up of streams. Tlie Fat Stock Show at Chicago. We gather the following incidents of the fourth evening of the great Fat Stock Show, held at Chicago last week, fl-om the, report published in the Inter-Ocean: • At 8:30 o'clock the band belched forth an animated tune, and the line of cattle, which had been forming, began its cumbersome waddle, by courtesy called a fore that time I never knew what chicken cholera was. Since I have been breeding Une chiekens and taking extra care "eft them it is a hard matter for me to get through the year with a dozen live ones. 1 I would like to hear from others on the imported cholera subject. 5,V i:-. Jas. A. Guiixiams. ;f Fincastle, Putnam Co. 3?he Berkshire is generally considered march In the leadicame that mountain -one,0f our best breeds of hogs, and we of flesh, Miller's bullock, weighing 3,loofl ' pounds. .Its ponderous movements were like the graceful amble of an elephant, and the heavy boards groaned beneath the weight. Next came "Governor Morton," the e property of George Grey, of Rush ville, Ind.. This creature pulls 3,000 pounds, and, though somewhat smaller than his predecessor, is a finer specimen of a,steer. The third was "Hoosier Boy," also the property of, Mr. Grey,weighing 2,660 pounds. These mag? niflcent sacrificial. objects were followed by eighteen steers and bulls, making up a calvacade Which would have made Zeus cry aloud for hecatomb. The crowd pressed in so closely that often it was im? culty in separating them. Now and then a steer evinced a disposition 'to be recalcitrant, and - theH ■ the stampede among men. and-women "wasquifcdi-' verting. ^Following behind the; "cattle tame eight or ten sheep, scarcely able to stagger under the burden of fat and wool.- The procession made a circle around the center lot of stalls, followed by the crowd, and greatly admired.." It was an, exhibition seldom seen and mightily to be enjoyed.. , '■■/.:_ , . ".. ; ;.....-*■'• ''../■*_...,■;■.•: < PREMIUMS AWARDED. T; * The following premiums were awarded yesterday by the committee: ■.- - - , v Devon steers j 4 years old and over. ■'•. : '.First premium, Sanford Sauh, Kingston Station, 111.- date of birth, May 20, io_. . .„_, - CE0. -;„t„w'-v.-o' Merino wool Js for clothing what wheat 4-nrt* ?*£-** ^J^T-^?r^'J-:'B'ft«,-;&«1; *1s the chief material for I8j8,1,64o; a gam or .98 pounds perday.J ■* - ■ - Second premium, • Devon,, Sanford .doubt if the facta will substantiate Mr. iGuilliams' opinion of them, as being inore subject to disease than other breeds. JtEds:. - , ....; '.I '.'$,;■■ ; *~—* —— ...' ^ •; Characteristics of American Sheep />; Husbandry. . ■j-SDr. ,Hayes,'in his recent address before jpie National Agricultural Congress, remarking that an inadequate idea is given qt a. nation's resources by the number of sneep raised—the character of the ani- fOals- being of the first consideration— proceeds .to show some of the character- possible to distinguish the different cat-< -_Xli,, of American sheer, husibandrv tie, arid the drivers had the utmost difil- S^f- ? ^mer can ^sneep husbandry Heistates that the sheep of the United Statei. consist, first,' of what are called liitive sheep; second, descendants from ji-nproved English races, third, the Mexican sheep .found in Texas, New 'Mexico,. Colorado, and California; l&ufth, the melTho'sbeep, and crosses of that r_breed witlA^-the three preceding .faces. The me^nos constitute the Eincipal and charaoVjristic race of the lited States; and thm is the most im-; pprtantfact in the enfrneration of our Jr^onrces for sheep, husbandry and the wools manufacture.' England has no -nerihos, except in her colonies. Russia has but 12,000,000 merinos; ^France, but 9.0QOJOOO. , The merinos and grades in the United States exceed 25,000,000, " h In tms condition the best that 'can be done is to make reservoirs, or ponds, to store the water of winter or spring rains for summer use. These should be located in shaded positions to reduce evaporation from sun-heat, and the bottoms and sides of these ponds should be well puddled with the most tenacious clay that can be found. The pond should be enclosed so as to prevent stock from wading into it, and especially geese and ducks should be excluded. The water can be conducted into convenient drinking tanks where the stock can have access to it at will. With this precaution pond water may be kept comparatively pure; but stock-water ponds, as commonly seen on farms, are unpardonable nuisances. On the Central plain ot Indiana and Illinois, where the soil lies on a heavy drift formation, the streams are frequently so shallow as not to cut the reservoirs of water below, and consequently permanent springs are scarce. In these regions, however, and inex- haustable supply of water can generally be obtained Dy sinking a well from twenty to forty feet deep. _ But pumping water for stock is a heavy tax on farm labor, and especially sowhen other work is crowding, for stook must have water if the plow and reaper stand still. The windmill, however, to a great extent relieves this difficulty. Let proper drinking tanks or troughs be supplied and a small windwheel will almost always keep them filled. A waste pipe should be arranged to carry the surplus water back into the well to prevent mud about the drinking tanks. There are many places in this region where a tube passed through the lower blue clay will bring a constant stream of pure water to the surface, and form a flowing well. The reservoir will be found at depths varying from 50 to 100 feet, or more; but the water from it will not always overflow. Stock kept in stables should have water tliree times a day, though in winter they will seldom drink so often. Sheep and hogs drink less water than cattle or horses, but it is a mistake that either can thrive without a regular supply of water. -t~ » . As sliowing the prices that really good beeves still bring in the market, we ma}* note that the late sale by J. G. Gillette, of Elkheart, 111., of 130 head of cattle to be shipped to Liverpool direct, the price paid being CJ centson the farm.—Drovers Journal. Satin, May 26, 1874, age in days, 1,652; "weight, 1,870; Gain per day, J.13. , The two. steers exhibited "were very well developed, and.excelled in theev^e*!- hes4 Of fleshj-which was well 'distributed —straight, well packed backs and thick loin; 'good quarters, smooth shoulders, excellent fore-rib, well filled out, smooth, uniform throughout, small, short neck, and can not De too highly commended as first class butcher's stock. » The second premium animal did not have his fat as well distributed, and was not as well quartered. Devon steers, 4 years old and under 4. First premium, Thomas Bid well,- Gurnee, 111.; date, March 3,1875; days, 1,371; weight, 1,471; average per day; ••Lie. Second premium, Thomas Bidwell, Gurnee, DJ.; date, June 13,1875; days, 1,267; weight 1,475; average weight, 1.16 per day. The two steers entered in this ring were evenly matched, the first-prize animal, considering age, shows the best growth. Both were well proportioned, with good quarters, broad backs, and thick loin, with straight top line. The flesh was well matured, and evenly distributed, rather heavy in bone, short neck, bottom line not straight. The second-premium steer was not so fat; lighter in weight, but fine in bone. Cloth at the present day, the coarsest as Well as the finest. While the softest, it ..Is the strongest of all fibers. From its fulling and spinning qualities, it is the f-adheslve for the cheap fabrics— _ _ _ 8^^;.woaH;c^ mixture of merino wool mcreasr_W*tn^ T^i^i^~^r^^Ai.'3~'-^.\^^Tli definitely the material for cheap cloth- tracted pneumomas anrTwill ifo-lf An abundance of merino wool is Hog and Chicken Cholera. Editors Indiana Farmer: I read an article in the Farmer for November 23d, headed "Hog Cholera; Is it Imported?" which strikes me as being the most common sense treatment of the subject I have noticed for some time. Whether the cholera, or what ever it may be, has been imported or not, I am unable to say; but the first hog disease of any kind that ever made its appearance in this part of the country was among the Berkshires. One breeder lost about one hundred head of this breed - at one time. Another noticeable fact is in the reports from Illinois, and other States, where hogs have died in great numbers, nine times out of ten the disease has originated with the Berkshires. But when the disease is once started all breeds of hogs will take it and die. It is a fact, as Mr. Ott remarks in his article, that we never had hog cholera here until the Berkshire hogs were imported. Another cause of hog disease I think may be in over-feeding and stuffing j-oung hogs that are intended for breeders.. It is certain that a hog that has been fed on mush and milk from the time it is a pig until a year old has. not the constitution or hardiness that the same hog would have if he had been raised on grass and dry corn. A few years breeding of hogs that are stuffed on mush and milk will produce a breed that is liable to take disease in almost every form, whenever there is a severe change in the weather. And when once the disease is started it spreads in every direction. Take for instance a colt; keep it in a warm stable on a bed of straw; feed it on the best feed; give it but very little exercise, until five years old, and at that age it can not stand the hardships it would had it never seen shelter or corn; consequently a few years breeding of horses in this manner would bring on a horse disease similar to our hog disease. As for chicken cholera, I have been breeding fine chiekens for five years; be- INB-AHA. Royal Centeb, Cass Co., Nov. 25.—Corn all gathered; average 45 bushels per acre; a poor yield for this part. Wheat looks well; small acreage sown. No hog cholera here;, hogs worth f- SO per hundred. Corn 20c per bushel. >V'heat, SOc. Buckwheat, 75c.: Potatoes, 50c. Apples, 35 to 50c. A snow storm yesterday, .left to-day. Success to tbe'FABMEB, A. G. V. ' Fbanklin, Johnson Co., Nov. 30.—Farmers pretty well through gathering corn; it will not be as good as was expected; not so' good as last year. Wheat looks well, and about an average acreage sown. Farmers are ranch discouraged over the low price for hogs; Johnson raises a great many hogs, and of course, it Ls going to come pretty hard on us; cholera is also bad, more with young hogs, I think. Wheat don't pay, and what will _we do? Can't pay our debts under the present system. Grangers rather negligent and careless, would be glad if we could have a lecture in onr county some time this winter. ' - • J. Z. D. Bloomftelb, Greene Co.,' Nov. 25.—We think we can raise as much com to the acre and of. as good quality, here as anywhere; but this year finds ns with half a crop, and generally of poor quality; one bushel of last year's corn crop will make as much pork as one and a half of, the present crop. No freezing last winter; cold nights in May and June. <*an8ed a very slender, feeble stalk, a storm in July blew it .-down; these are the reasons why we have, only part of a crop. ',•.>"'.. .""-^.T ;:';'\?* JfcV.'^ Decatur Co- Nov. 30.—Corn gathering has ceased on account of recent heavy rains; old gronnd produced 35 and'aew 55 bushels per acre. Wheat is growing fast, with no enemies todistnrb'it; sells at 80c per bushel. Fat hogs are soiling at f2 40 per; hundred; hogs are not'doing Jwell Singe__Jlha^l'^e cold -*•__. rt t. -tWt .4 ifr>v_ _»*TH-1~J **>»»-l_a Jr-ri '__• - MS)11Vs*kA_, 1 X.-. 'i.-- ing. the greatest boon the world has received from the animal kingdom in the last century. It is, in fact, in its extended cXiItHre the product of the last century. A century ago all the merinos in the world, confined exclusively to Spain, did not number 1,000,000. 1765 marks the epoch of' the first exportation of the merinos to Saxony; 1786, to France; 1833, to Australia; 1802, the introduction of the first merino sheep to this country; and to Oen. Humphreys, of Connecticut, and to the introduction to his farm of twenty-one rams and seventy ewes, may be directly traced the most celebrated breeds of the American merino; producing individuals actually sold for $5,000 each, others for $2,000 to $3,000, and one for which $10,000 was refused. ■♦-».«. Sales of Thoronghbred Sheep. Editors Indiana Farmer: We have recently made the following sales of Cotewolds: To G. O. Childs, of Claysville, one pair of lambs; to Miles Thompson, of Columbus, one pair of lambs; to Harvey Townsend, of Franklin, one shearling buck and two ewe Iambs; to Henry Stoner, of Union City, one shearling buck; to F. P. A. Phelps, of Martinsville, one two-year-old buck; to Louis Mulendor, of Franklin, one buck lamb; to James Fisher, of Clifford, one shearling buck; to Ed. Brevort, of Wales- borough, one shearling buck; to M. Doup, of Columbus, one shearling buck; to Silas Anderson, of Columbus, one four-year- old buck; to E. McSweeny, of Tailors- ville. one buck lamb; to Mr. Faslin,' of Shelby, one buck lamb; to John Brown, of Newbern, one buck lamb. Also of Short-horns lately sold: To Conrad Coon, of Shelby, one bull calf; to Thomas Amos, of Shelbyville one heifer; to Wm. Downs, of Six-mile, one two- year.old bull. All this stock was sold at fattenf men will lose money on them faster than usual; no cholera in this vicinity. Dogs are such a terror to sheep that but few are kept in Marion township. JM. W. H. Tipton ., "Nov. 25.—The corn frop Is mostly gathered in good order; the yield is far helow the expectation of the farmers, falling fully one-third short of last year's crop; it is hard to make an estimate of the average per acre in the county, but it is not over 25 bushels, and very probably five bushels less. W. A. M. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Wattsburo, Walla Walla Co., Nov 14.— The wheat, oats, barley, and corn crop has been very good in this part ofthe country this year, but prices low to correspond. Fruit crop very short. Improved land high, and abundance vacant. Farmers' wages $25 to $35 per month. Boom for more emigrants here. A. C. D. KKNTrtrKir. Slick Bock, Barren Co., Ky., Nov 22.— Corn gathering mostly done; a better yield than was expected, worth 45c per bu. Early sown wheat looking bad; cause supposed to be Hessian fly; wheat worth 75c per bu, Hogs worth $2 25 to $2 40 gross; no cholera at present; some farmers talk of packing their hogs rather than take the prices. Stock cattle worth lj^c per pound; fat cattle 2c per pound gross. D. W. E. ■ McAfee, Mercer Co., Nov. 27.—Wheat looks well; about 10 per cent, more sown this fall than last, and is selling at from 60 to 70c per bushel. Corn husking is about over; will make an average of from 8 to 12 barrels per acre, is selling at ?1 60 in field, and $1 85 in heap per barrel. Hogs about all sold at from 214 to 2__c per pound; cattle, 3 to 4c; sheep, 3 to 4Jfc. One of the ers aro most aH skk of hogs, think they don't pay. ■ S. R.1' Clinton Co., Nov. :>0.—The corn crop is not so good as was anticipated, only about three-fourths of an average crop,'it is being rapidly cribbed, andhut Uttle marketed, yet, as the price is only 28 to SOc. The wheat prospect is quite flattering, except in a few localites whore the fly has. slightly damaged the yonng plants, b»t,th_8 Is confined to such-parts of the fields as were not manured, salted or limed,''/ J believe tho wheat crop will ultimately prove one of our surest crops when all the; conditions of its cultivation are observed-rdrainago, top- dressing with manure, salt, or lime, etc. Hogs are very cheap, and in some parts of the county the cholera has been very destructive. Ordinary stock cattle are plenty and eheap, while good bloods "command a good price;, good Short-horn cattle of good breeding are in demand, but fictitious prices have had their, day, and the business has settled down on a legitimate basis. My cattle are coming into winter in healthy condition, with seven calves on hand and five more due in ■ the course'of tho next'three weeks. Sales have been satisfactory. *"" . James II. Terry. ''' Kynehurst, New "Vienna. ; . >;' ' ALABAMA. Ozabk, Dale Co., Nov. 30.—Crops of all kinds the best they have beon in tqn years. Corn, 50 to 75c; cotton, 8c; syrup, 35c; fruit, no sale; horses and mules are worth on an average $75 to $100.'J Land very low, worth fhrnJ 50c to $10 per acre. Labor is rather scarce, good hands $10 with board; without board, $6.: -'Southeast Alabama \ is .* very healthy and peace prevails. ',. ■ j, H. _EL P. .''','■•'•' ;'., .':''.''_lsL»\_ra4s.f "•'"• -f.-'fr :f , ; Valley Falls, , Dec. 3.—A^corrcspon- dent last week exhorted us Kansas correspondents to tell the truth, etc. Well, the truth ofthe matter in, that this is one ofthe best States Iti the Union for a man of moderate-means tomake a start.in;- We have,' had the best crops in' the past four yearf. ^^^ -tli-atff^s-^^W- remumerative prices, and most of them ' d best farms in Me'rcer ^t- we consider were made through our ad-I 6 ■" vertisements in your valuable paper S. R. Quick & Son. "Forest Shade Farm." Quite a number of horses have been poisoned in Kansas by being fed raw castor beans, as they are ten times more poisonous than the oil, because by pressing out the latter most of the acrid substances contained in the seeds remain in the oil cake. A few ounces of raw beans, or castor-bean oil cake will produce a fatal diarrhoea in an animal.—Drovers Journal Sheep husbandry in Western Texas has grown at a marvelous rate. In 1866 San Antonio received but 600,000 pounds of wool, while in 1877 she received 2,000,000. In 1866 there were shipped from Corpus Christi 600,000; this year there will be shipped 6,500,000. Turkeys are selling for from 35 to 50 cents a pair in Quebec; fowls are 25 cents a pair, mutton is 4 cents a pound and butter is from 10 to 15. It was the remark of a fugitive cashier that no man ought to go into the banking business without a lively pair of legs. —N. Y. Star. containing 750 acres, sold at $52 10 per acre; another of 187 acres at $80. Hemp is selling at $4 per hundred, and potatoes at 30c per bushel. OHIO. Williams Co., Nov. 25.—We have had a nice fall. Corn husking all done; good average crop. Wheat looks well. Stock looks well, on grass yet. Hogs are being shipped fast at the low price of $2 to $2 25 per hundred. Wheat, 55c; corn, 25; oats, 20c. Apples plenty; good winter fruit worth 20 to 25c; cider, $1 50 per barrel. F. B. Pkatt, Shelby Co., Dec. 3.—Wheat looks fair; corn nearly all in cribs; weather has been very favorable for all kinds of farm work; wages, 75c per day, or $13 to $15 per month, and plenty of hands. Com, 25c; oats, 18c; wheat, 85c. Hogs, plenty for sale at VA.c, but buyers only offer 2Jic Horses are no sale, and cattle very low. Land ranges from $25 to $60 per acre, according to quality and location. J. C. K. Farmer Center, Defiance Co., Nov. 25. —We are having very fine weather for the time of year; roads good; corn husked, and 30c a bushel; hogs, $2 to $2 25; potatoes a short crop and small, worth 45c. The farm- where; We are now having a heavy immigration from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The general inquiry is for good, improved farms, which can be bought at from $15 tov $25 por aero, the lat-****. tQr.pricjybr chi»ioe.'i'VVre have atjout eij_\t' inches of snow. ~ t .'■''.-. " B. Ml ■'■'■> Labette, Labette Co., Doc. 1.—Having seen nothing from'thjs part of the Stato for some time, I will write a few lines to let our brother farmers know how it is with us out here. It is pretty rough as we have to take from $1 50 to $2 per hundred gross for our hogs; 10 to 12c for oats; wheat, 50 to 60c; corn, 10c, and scarcely any of them a half crop, owing to the wet weather of last winter and spring, and the dry weather of the latter part of the summer and first part of the fall. We had some rain yestesday, the first for over a month. There was not more than one half a crop of wheat sown; a great deal of that was sown after the middle of October, since the ground was too dry and hard to plow before that time. Tlie prospect is" not flattering for a crop of wheat next year. Cattle are low. Horses are not selling, except for home use. Health pretty good at present, but there was an unusual amount of Blckness through the summer and fall, mostly chills and fever. Long may the Indiana Fakmeh prosper. J. H. C. MICMrOVRI. Walker, Vernon Co., Nov. 24.—There are a few old Hoosiers down here, in Southwest Missouri, and there's room for plenty more; plenty of good land here for $3 to $5 per acre, and plenty of good range for stock. There is not more than one-fifth of the country under cultivation. Persons wishing stock farms need not go farther than here. The health of the country is very good. Farmers are pretty woll done gathering corn, and are preparing to feed their stock, and get in fuel for winter. Three car loads of hogs were loaded at Walker last Wednesday at the low price of 2c per pound; cattle .are only 2 to 3c; mostly shipped that will be this fall; some are holding their hogs for better prices; some are also holding their cattle; the present price for hogs don't paf r~ ***". corn they eat at 25c per bushel; wheat worth 65c; prospects good for a good crop of wheat the coming year, but not very much sown on account ofthe dry fall. I). T. B. Those Scales. Editors Indiana Farmer: I got the scales all right, and am well pleased if they work as they seem to do now. I tried them with our merchant's and think the weighte did not vary to the amount of three grains of coffee. • 5 Nelson Hoole. Philadelphia, Nov. 28. Indiana Fabmer and Jn-Door-and- Out, both one year for $2 50. The best quality of Baldwin apples are only worth $] a barrel in Maine, including barrel. Corn is wortli six cents per bushel 'at Vjrden, ID., and oats oniy eight cents per bushel at Den Moines?, Iowa. |
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