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VOL. XIX; '■';' ■'V*•:,S j INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, FEB. 16,1884. gj. NO. 7. STATE WOOL "GROWERS. I Report of Semi- Annual Meeting. TUe Wool Growers of the State inet|ln lilth semi-annual session at the rooms of the State Board of Agriculture, In this city bn Saturday, Jan. 31, immediately after the adjournment' of the ; Swine Breeders, an account of whose proceedings was glvjan In last week's Parmer. About one-half of the whole membership of 150 wete pre- eut. As the association meets twice a year, the amount of business to be transacted at this meeting was not large and occupied but two half-day sessions. • Reports from officer-, were satisfactory.- A number .of communications were read: One' from Hon. C. Delano, of Ohio, President of the National Wool Growers, urged action upon the tariff question, emphasizing the importance of an official expression from the convention; another from1 the National Association asked for $50 - for its sypport-^ referred to a ooniJM-ttoe.: .another from T., \V. W Sunman favored a • public Bheartng" to be held in- the spring. ,']'IJ'[ "J, < _,, president's address' ' lion. Molding Beeier,,2pt*l!Slds\nt of the aHsoclation, ln.hls address stated that, not^ withstanding State legislation roncernlng dogs, and national legislation' edfieWning tariff, both detriinentaVto "sheep interests, there were evidently not a few determined to persevere. At present wool growing was under a cloud, bnt he saw no sufficient reason yet to quit the business] The close margin that a wool and mutton grower now has to work on renders it ncces- ■ sary, however, that the shepherd use his' best skill and Judgment.- He .recommended that they sell all their dulls ind keep none-but the best. By so doing they can command remunerative prices! The practice of raising grain exclusively on a; farm is ruinous, and besides we are^meet- lng heavy competition in our exports of wheat, etc., and in consequence beef and mutton are commanding higher prices, lie thought that 20 sheep could be put bleach 80 acres in the State and made to pa^ for themselves without care. .We have 22,000,000 acres of land In the State, [or say 1*3,000,000 available, which means an easy possibility of 4,000,000 sheep/ or 3,000,000 more than we how have. Mr.1 B. also recommended the establishment of brahch societies over the State, one in each' county, with a view to disseminate knowledge and promote the industry. • - \ v," \ HON. LEE M'DAN-I-L, ''-. j of Rush county, read an interesting paper upon "Scab." He Bald: • Scab has baffled the skill of the best veterinary physicians. It Is allied to the itch in humans and mange in the dog, and js a skin disease. What I think is properly mange is generally and wrongly'called *cab. It is a spontaneous disease, generated by dirt, rain and hot sun, causing the sheep's back to break t_pen and become sore, but without the. presence ofa'single _ parasite. This ls not scab, It is mange. The appearance is different; in mange the pustules, or sores have a red, bloody tinge about the edges and are depressed ,in the center, while in the case of the scab they •"•reraised instead of being dented. Scab, I believe, ls allied to the smallpox1, Itis ss contagious and as malignant. Its' origin is in an insect that penetrates the skin and jays eggs for hundreds of larvae. Whfen taese begin to develop, the sheep.becomes iretf ul, has fever and drinks much water. The diseased parts have a very offensive, peculiar odor. With this knowledge any good flock master can tell by examination whether his sheep. have scab or not. I think the contagion will stay for years in a locality where the disease has been, just as with smallpox. I do not think wo should ever attempt to cure the scab, for lt is dangerous to the man and hard to do. and tbe result is never satisfactory. A sheep that has once been afflicted with scab will always show it in hide and wool. My advice ls to sell every sheep von have on your farm as soon as you find they are infected. It will ■ not pay to try to cure them. Get rid of. them. The remedies advised are many and' dangerous. As a preventive I should dip tEe sheep each year, just after shearing, ln a strong solution of tobacco, with a little sulphur added. This will prevent both ticks and scab. Quite an animated dlscnssion followed Mr. McDaniel's paper, regarding the propriety of selling diseased sheep, the opinion of the speakers being decidedly against him. It was pretty generally concluded that diseased sheep should be cured and then sold and the place disinfected. Mr. MoD. agreed to the Justice of this method.' '• ' ,:* " * .'.''■'■.'*• o.'btars, "( ' . "' ','; ." of Simpsonvllle, Ky.,, presented paper upon the ,'Care and Management of Breeding Ewes and Lambs," in which he gave tho results of a large part of his long experience. He recommended the breeding of only the best, and said that lambs should be dropped from Jan. 15 to Mar. 1 of each year. One ram should serve 40 or 50 ewes iu a season. Early lambs are stronger and thriftier than late ones and wean earlier, allowing the ewe. to make better use of the fresh grass., Fresh ewes should be fed' on good ,. pasture and kept with- their lambs away* from the rest of the flock. Their feed should b«! such as will produce' mllk.. A small enclosure should be made forthe lambs, with feed troughs around the sides. Dock at from two to four weeks! Shear dams about April first If weather ls favorable. If they have ticks dip them in a tobacco solution. A little sulphur given in feed occasionally , is good. Wean lambs at four to five months and put on grass with oueold sheep left with them. ' ,u '..'...,,. prop, latta, ; .; of Purdue University, was present and was called on for a speech. He said he considered it essential to the best work ot Purdue to have some live stock of all kinds and the best breeds there, and he hoped to see sheep ■ represented' before long.' The University, has not now the necessary funds to purchase or care for more stock than "they now have; bnt hope • to be in belter condition in the near future. ' ;; i ; FRIDAY MORNI-sTO. -■■<■-' At the morning session Nixon Henly, of Morgan county, read a paper on . '.'The Best Sheep for Wool and Mutton.!' . We were unable to obtain'a copy of his address, and can only say that he favoreid the Cotswold, all things considered. .Other members were inclined rather to the Southdown as the best general sheep. • It Was decided that a sheep shearing festival be held at the fall1 grounds in this city ln the spring, and a Committee was appointed to look after the arrangements. The sum of $25- was donated toward the enterprise. A number of premiums are to be awarded by a Committee of Judges to be hereafter seltwWd. : " . Appropriate resolutions on the death of John M. Bray, Deming, Ind., who was a member of the association and who was killed in the terrible railroad accident at the bridge over White river on the Air Line road, Jan. 31, were passed. The Committee on the question ofthe restoration of the tariff on wool (law of 1807) reported In favor of It, and the report was adopted. The reason of the Committee was that th«re is an unjust discrimination in the tariff laws against the farmers, and that by restoration of the tariff law of 1807 this mould be partially adjusted so far as the agriculturist is concerned. OFFICERS, were chosen as follows: President, C. T. Nixon, Indianapolis; vioe-president, I. N. Cotton, Traders Point; secretary, I. J. Farquhar, Trenton; treasurer, J. L. Thompson, Arana. The convention adjourned to meet, the last week in May. 8TATE STATISTICS. : The following items from the recent report of State Statistician Peele will ibe found interesting, although they are not complete. Many of the township trustees fait to make reports and the figures given are based bn 880 reports "while there should be 1,017: - • • ■ : i. |". : THE WHKAT CHOP ' ' ' • i shows an average yield of 10 3-10 bushels per acre for the whole State. Based upon tho reports of 886 out, of 1,017 township trustees, the yield In wheat on 2,049,200 acres in 1883 was 31,405,57* bushels, against an area of 3,0-3,340 acres, and a production of 46,928,643 bushels for 1882. The highest yield for anyone county is 1339,030 bushels, in Posey, but her area of 60,807 acres does not make her average over 13 7 10 bushels per acre. The highest average was attained by St. Joseph county, which, on an area of 63,321 acres, produced 810,509 bushels, an average Of 18 7-10 bushels to the acre. : Lagrange, with 17 1-4 bushels, stands second, and Elkhart and Kosciusko show a fraction over 17. The average in 38 other counties ranges below 10 bushels to the acre; in 10 counties it reaches between 10 and 11 bushels; in nine counties between 11 and 12; in five counties it shows 13 bushels; in three counties between 14 and 15, and in two counties 16. bushels. The second tier of tbe northern counties shows the largest average, while some of the best wheat counties in previous years show a remarkable falling off in the yield. CORN, OATS, ETC. The area in corn was 3,125,376 acres, against 3,312,683 last year, and the production was 89,699,237 bushels, while in 1882 It was 115,099,797 bushels. The yield shows an average of only about 23 bushels to the acre. In thirty counties the average is about 30 bushels, while in forty other counties it reaches between 20 and 30,' and in a few counties only it falls below 10 bushels to the acre. Posey county shows the highest average, producing on an area of 49,451 acres 2,113,355bushels, being43 2-10 to"the acre,'whlle Vanderburg oounty, on an area of only 21,892 acres produced 934,540 bushels, making an average of 40 6-10. Knox county averaged 40 4-10 bushels per acre. ' ■ ... The area of oats.was 456,280 acres, from which was harvested 19,567,789 bushels. This yield of oats in 1883 was tho largest per acre ever grown in the State. The same is true of clover and timothy. The acreage in clover was 939,615 ■ and the tons produced were 1,628,519. The acreage in timothy was l,167,323,and 1,831,137 tons of hav were producod. ■'■■■■■ •The Irish potato crop is by far the largest ever reported iu tho State. The area was 87,100 acres and the yield was 8,353,415! bushels, against a yield of 7,244,88* bushel* ia!8S2. There are 11,487,814 rods of tile drainage, while ln 1882 there were 9,524,297 rods. The acreage of timber land Is reported at 4,412,008, while in 1832 there were 4,585,012 acres. The salaries of county superintendents and the cost of teachers' institutes aggregated $89,583. The cost of criminals and prisoners in the county Jails was $137,982; the maintenance of the poor $489,801; and the expenses on account of the State bene- . volent and reformatory institutions were $54,370. TAXES AND DEBT. - " The totals on the duplicates for the dlf- ~ ferent purposes are as follows: County tax, $4,253,544; township, $291,136; special school, $1,455,540; road. $1,446,570; total State tax, $2,790,889; all other taxes, $2,- 030,250; , total for all purposes, $11,730,596. The amount of delinquent taxes, with the penalty. Interest, etc., Is $1,777,252. The total valuation of real and personal property is $797,912,665. The total debt of the State is $4,852,608.34 TUB MANUFAOTDRINa INTERESTS. In the statistics on manufacturing, it Is shown that there are 12,442 establishments* in the State, which have a capital invested of $52,453,955. The value ot the raw material used In 1883 was $96,904,306, and the value of the manufactured product from the raw material was $160,527,282. Em- * ploymentis given to 78,940 persons. The increase in - the number of establishment. since 1880 has .been 1,244. There are Ul manufactories of agricultural Implements, giving employment to 2,714 persons, and the value ot. tneir-manuifactnred-procliicUi . is $1,875,792. . . BANKS. •"„ ' There are 98 national banks in Indiana, and they have a capital stock amounting - to tho aggregate of $54,708,571.01. THE RAILROADS. The statistics on railroads show an assessed valuation of all property ln ' the State of $53,480,932. During the year 341.75 miles of main track were built, and there are now 5,240.19 miles of railroad in the Stase. Improvements were made on the ' right of way at an expenditure of $1,318,- 528. The valuation of the rolling stock Is $10,742,250. The number killed ln "accidents whioh occurred during the year . from causes beyond the control of the railway companies were 17, and 84 - were injured. Those killed by their own carelessness numbered 104, and injured, 305. The amount of damages recovered aggregated $3,954 90. SOCIAL STATISTICS. '._ ^ In 1883 there were 2,169 persons naturalized ln Indiana. Of these 1,044 were from Germany, • 207 from England and Wales, 207 from France, 116 from Ireland, and 77 from Scotland. The divorces granted during the year numbered 1,227, of which 756 were to the wife, 361 to the husband, and 110 were not stated. The decree iu most cases was granted on the complaint "failure to provide" and "neglect." .. , . . There are 4,162 church organizations and - 3,749 church buildings in the State. The total membership is 460,714. The value of the property ls $12,590,986. The salaries paid, the ministers aggregate $1,045,337. The other church expenses amount to $349,292. The missionary and other charitable contributions during the year aggregated $224,859. There are 22,747 Sunday- schools, with an average attendance of 224,447 pupils. MABI0H C0TTHTY A. AHD H. SOCIETY. The February meeting Of the Marion county A. and H. society will be held on Saturday next/the 23d in the State Board rooms. Mrs.' Bolton will-finish'her description of scenery along the Rhine' which was commenced at last meeting.'. This being the occasion of the' culinary, exhibit, the'usual program of exercises will probably be somewhat reduced. It ls . understood that after the award of premiums is made the society will resolve itself into a testing committee and so continue until the cakes, plea and things have disappeared.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1884, v. 19, no. 07 (Feb. 16) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. XIX; '■';' ■'V*•:,S j INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, FEB. 16,1884. gj. NO. 7. STATE WOOL "GROWERS. I Report of Semi- Annual Meeting. TUe Wool Growers of the State inet|ln lilth semi-annual session at the rooms of the State Board of Agriculture, In this city bn Saturday, Jan. 31, immediately after the adjournment' of the ; Swine Breeders, an account of whose proceedings was glvjan In last week's Parmer. About one-half of the whole membership of 150 wete pre- eut. As the association meets twice a year, the amount of business to be transacted at this meeting was not large and occupied but two half-day sessions. • Reports from officer-, were satisfactory.- A number .of communications were read: One' from Hon. C. Delano, of Ohio, President of the National Wool Growers, urged action upon the tariff question, emphasizing the importance of an official expression from the convention; another from1 the National Association asked for $50 - for its sypport-^ referred to a ooniJM-ttoe.: .another from T., \V. W Sunman favored a • public Bheartng" to be held in- the spring. ,']'IJ'[ "J, < _,, president's address' ' lion. Molding Beeier,,2pt*l!Slds\nt of the aHsoclation, ln.hls address stated that, not^ withstanding State legislation roncernlng dogs, and national legislation' edfieWning tariff, both detriinentaVto "sheep interests, there were evidently not a few determined to persevere. At present wool growing was under a cloud, bnt he saw no sufficient reason yet to quit the business] The close margin that a wool and mutton grower now has to work on renders it ncces- ■ sary, however, that the shepherd use his' best skill and Judgment.- He .recommended that they sell all their dulls ind keep none-but the best. By so doing they can command remunerative prices! The practice of raising grain exclusively on a; farm is ruinous, and besides we are^meet- lng heavy competition in our exports of wheat, etc., and in consequence beef and mutton are commanding higher prices, lie thought that 20 sheep could be put bleach 80 acres in the State and made to pa^ for themselves without care. .We have 22,000,000 acres of land In the State, [or say 1*3,000,000 available, which means an easy possibility of 4,000,000 sheep/ or 3,000,000 more than we how have. Mr.1 B. also recommended the establishment of brahch societies over the State, one in each' county, with a view to disseminate knowledge and promote the industry. • - \ v," \ HON. LEE M'DAN-I-L, ''-. j of Rush county, read an interesting paper upon "Scab." He Bald: • Scab has baffled the skill of the best veterinary physicians. It Is allied to the itch in humans and mange in the dog, and js a skin disease. What I think is properly mange is generally and wrongly'called *cab. It is a spontaneous disease, generated by dirt, rain and hot sun, causing the sheep's back to break t_pen and become sore, but without the. presence ofa'single _ parasite. This ls not scab, It is mange. The appearance is different; in mange the pustules, or sores have a red, bloody tinge about the edges and are depressed ,in the center, while in the case of the scab they •"•reraised instead of being dented. Scab, I believe, ls allied to the smallpox1, Itis ss contagious and as malignant. Its' origin is in an insect that penetrates the skin and jays eggs for hundreds of larvae. Whfen taese begin to develop, the sheep.becomes iretf ul, has fever and drinks much water. The diseased parts have a very offensive, peculiar odor. With this knowledge any good flock master can tell by examination whether his sheep. have scab or not. I think the contagion will stay for years in a locality where the disease has been, just as with smallpox. I do not think wo should ever attempt to cure the scab, for lt is dangerous to the man and hard to do. and tbe result is never satisfactory. A sheep that has once been afflicted with scab will always show it in hide and wool. My advice ls to sell every sheep von have on your farm as soon as you find they are infected. It will ■ not pay to try to cure them. Get rid of. them. The remedies advised are many and' dangerous. As a preventive I should dip tEe sheep each year, just after shearing, ln a strong solution of tobacco, with a little sulphur added. This will prevent both ticks and scab. Quite an animated dlscnssion followed Mr. McDaniel's paper, regarding the propriety of selling diseased sheep, the opinion of the speakers being decidedly against him. It was pretty generally concluded that diseased sheep should be cured and then sold and the place disinfected. Mr. MoD. agreed to the Justice of this method.' '• ' ,:* " * .'.''■'■.'*• o.'btars, "( ' . "' ','; ." of Simpsonvllle, Ky.,, presented paper upon the ,'Care and Management of Breeding Ewes and Lambs," in which he gave tho results of a large part of his long experience. He recommended the breeding of only the best, and said that lambs should be dropped from Jan. 15 to Mar. 1 of each year. One ram should serve 40 or 50 ewes iu a season. Early lambs are stronger and thriftier than late ones and wean earlier, allowing the ewe. to make better use of the fresh grass., Fresh ewes should be fed' on good ,. pasture and kept with- their lambs away* from the rest of the flock. Their feed should b«! such as will produce' mllk.. A small enclosure should be made forthe lambs, with feed troughs around the sides. Dock at from two to four weeks! Shear dams about April first If weather ls favorable. If they have ticks dip them in a tobacco solution. A little sulphur given in feed occasionally , is good. Wean lambs at four to five months and put on grass with oueold sheep left with them. ' ,u '..'...,,. prop, latta, ; .; of Purdue University, was present and was called on for a speech. He said he considered it essential to the best work ot Purdue to have some live stock of all kinds and the best breeds there, and he hoped to see sheep ■ represented' before long.' The University, has not now the necessary funds to purchase or care for more stock than "they now have; bnt hope • to be in belter condition in the near future. ' ;; i ; FRIDAY MORNI-sTO. -■■<■-' At the morning session Nixon Henly, of Morgan county, read a paper on . '.'The Best Sheep for Wool and Mutton.!' . We were unable to obtain'a copy of his address, and can only say that he favoreid the Cotswold, all things considered. .Other members were inclined rather to the Southdown as the best general sheep. • It Was decided that a sheep shearing festival be held at the fall1 grounds in this city ln the spring, and a Committee was appointed to look after the arrangements. The sum of $25- was donated toward the enterprise. A number of premiums are to be awarded by a Committee of Judges to be hereafter seltwWd. : " . Appropriate resolutions on the death of John M. Bray, Deming, Ind., who was a member of the association and who was killed in the terrible railroad accident at the bridge over White river on the Air Line road, Jan. 31, were passed. The Committee on the question ofthe restoration of the tariff on wool (law of 1807) reported In favor of It, and the report was adopted. The reason of the Committee was that th«re is an unjust discrimination in the tariff laws against the farmers, and that by restoration of the tariff law of 1807 this mould be partially adjusted so far as the agriculturist is concerned. OFFICERS, were chosen as follows: President, C. T. Nixon, Indianapolis; vioe-president, I. N. Cotton, Traders Point; secretary, I. J. Farquhar, Trenton; treasurer, J. L. Thompson, Arana. The convention adjourned to meet, the last week in May. 8TATE STATISTICS. : The following items from the recent report of State Statistician Peele will ibe found interesting, although they are not complete. Many of the township trustees fait to make reports and the figures given are based bn 880 reports "while there should be 1,017: - • • ■ : i. |". : THE WHKAT CHOP ' ' ' • i shows an average yield of 10 3-10 bushels per acre for the whole State. Based upon tho reports of 886 out, of 1,017 township trustees, the yield In wheat on 2,049,200 acres in 1883 was 31,405,57* bushels, against an area of 3,0-3,340 acres, and a production of 46,928,643 bushels for 1882. The highest yield for anyone county is 1339,030 bushels, in Posey, but her area of 60,807 acres does not make her average over 13 7 10 bushels per acre. The highest average was attained by St. Joseph county, which, on an area of 63,321 acres, produced 810,509 bushels, an average Of 18 7-10 bushels to the acre. : Lagrange, with 17 1-4 bushels, stands second, and Elkhart and Kosciusko show a fraction over 17. The average in 38 other counties ranges below 10 bushels to the acre; in 10 counties it reaches between 10 and 11 bushels; in nine counties between 11 and 12; in five counties it shows 13 bushels; in three counties between 14 and 15, and in two counties 16. bushels. The second tier of tbe northern counties shows the largest average, while some of the best wheat counties in previous years show a remarkable falling off in the yield. CORN, OATS, ETC. The area in corn was 3,125,376 acres, against 3,312,683 last year, and the production was 89,699,237 bushels, while in 1882 It was 115,099,797 bushels. The yield shows an average of only about 23 bushels to the acre. In thirty counties the average is about 30 bushels, while in forty other counties it reaches between 20 and 30,' and in a few counties only it falls below 10 bushels to the acre. Posey county shows the highest average, producing on an area of 49,451 acres 2,113,355bushels, being43 2-10 to"the acre,'whlle Vanderburg oounty, on an area of only 21,892 acres produced 934,540 bushels, making an average of 40 6-10. Knox county averaged 40 4-10 bushels per acre. ' ■ ... The area of oats.was 456,280 acres, from which was harvested 19,567,789 bushels. This yield of oats in 1883 was tho largest per acre ever grown in the State. The same is true of clover and timothy. The acreage in clover was 939,615 ■ and the tons produced were 1,628,519. The acreage in timothy was l,167,323,and 1,831,137 tons of hav were producod. ■'■■■■■ •The Irish potato crop is by far the largest ever reported iu tho State. The area was 87,100 acres and the yield was 8,353,415! bushels, against a yield of 7,244,88* bushel* ia!8S2. There are 11,487,814 rods of tile drainage, while ln 1882 there were 9,524,297 rods. The acreage of timber land Is reported at 4,412,008, while in 1832 there were 4,585,012 acres. The salaries of county superintendents and the cost of teachers' institutes aggregated $89,583. The cost of criminals and prisoners in the county Jails was $137,982; the maintenance of the poor $489,801; and the expenses on account of the State bene- . volent and reformatory institutions were $54,370. TAXES AND DEBT. - " The totals on the duplicates for the dlf- ~ ferent purposes are as follows: County tax, $4,253,544; township, $291,136; special school, $1,455,540; road. $1,446,570; total State tax, $2,790,889; all other taxes, $2,- 030,250; , total for all purposes, $11,730,596. The amount of delinquent taxes, with the penalty. Interest, etc., Is $1,777,252. The total valuation of real and personal property is $797,912,665. The total debt of the State is $4,852,608.34 TUB MANUFAOTDRINa INTERESTS. In the statistics on manufacturing, it Is shown that there are 12,442 establishments* in the State, which have a capital invested of $52,453,955. The value ot the raw material used In 1883 was $96,904,306, and the value of the manufactured product from the raw material was $160,527,282. Em- * ploymentis given to 78,940 persons. The increase in - the number of establishment. since 1880 has .been 1,244. There are Ul manufactories of agricultural Implements, giving employment to 2,714 persons, and the value ot. tneir-manuifactnred-procliicUi . is $1,875,792. . . BANKS. •"„ ' There are 98 national banks in Indiana, and they have a capital stock amounting - to tho aggregate of $54,708,571.01. THE RAILROADS. The statistics on railroads show an assessed valuation of all property ln ' the State of $53,480,932. During the year 341.75 miles of main track were built, and there are now 5,240.19 miles of railroad in the Stase. Improvements were made on the ' right of way at an expenditure of $1,318,- 528. The valuation of the rolling stock Is $10,742,250. The number killed ln "accidents whioh occurred during the year . from causes beyond the control of the railway companies were 17, and 84 - were injured. Those killed by their own carelessness numbered 104, and injured, 305. The amount of damages recovered aggregated $3,954 90. SOCIAL STATISTICS. '._ ^ In 1883 there were 2,169 persons naturalized ln Indiana. Of these 1,044 were from Germany, • 207 from England and Wales, 207 from France, 116 from Ireland, and 77 from Scotland. The divorces granted during the year numbered 1,227, of which 756 were to the wife, 361 to the husband, and 110 were not stated. The decree iu most cases was granted on the complaint "failure to provide" and "neglect." .. , . . There are 4,162 church organizations and - 3,749 church buildings in the State. The total membership is 460,714. The value of the property ls $12,590,986. The salaries paid, the ministers aggregate $1,045,337. The other church expenses amount to $349,292. The missionary and other charitable contributions during the year aggregated $224,859. There are 22,747 Sunday- schools, with an average attendance of 224,447 pupils. MABI0H C0TTHTY A. AHD H. SOCIETY. The February meeting Of the Marion county A. and H. society will be held on Saturday next/the 23d in the State Board rooms. Mrs.' Bolton will-finish'her description of scenery along the Rhine' which was commenced at last meeting.'. This being the occasion of the' culinary, exhibit, the'usual program of exercises will probably be somewhat reduced. It ls . understood that after the award of premiums is made the society will resolve itself into a testing committee and so continue until the cakes, plea and things have disappeared. |
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