HOW TO MAKE   SOMETHING THJJ
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Way Not Use the Idle Time Profitably.
The Indiana Farmer Wants Agents
Where None are at Work.
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'   We have arranged  for  over  ?3,000  of
premiums for those who will use a little
time this winter in making up  clubs  for
the Indiana Farmer,  and  want  agents
. where there are  none  now  at  work  in
this line.
Take subscriptions at one dollar  each
' for the Farmer one year,  for any  sized
club. _ You  can  easily  win  one  of the
following premiums.
You have  till  April  1st to complete
your club, but can send them  in  as  you
gat two or three names.
The bigger the club the  more valuable
the premium  you  will  get.   Here  is  a
' condensed
LIST OF    PREMIUMS,
to be awarded to Agents April 1, 1891.
■J     Standard trotting bred horse.
,    Five octave Sterling organ.
Wind engine, derrick and all complete.
Win! ergine,complsia outfit.
Feed mill and power combined.
'   Six feet center draft mower.
G rain drill, 11 marker complete.
Champion mill, sheller and cob splitter.
Devon Ball,- young fine bred.
Corn planter, outfit best made.
Gold watch, Springfield movement.
Silver watch, inlaid gold case.
Silver watch, Springfield movement.
Silver watch, Springfield movement.
Steel land roller, complete, best made.
Sulky plows, best made.
(There are three of these, one to each agent)
Reversible hay carriers.
Ensilage machines and cutters.
The best cultivators made.
The great commentary on the Bible, 5
vols.
Fence building machines.
Broad cast seeders.
Harrows, hay carriers, fence machines.
Tank heaters, several garden clipper
plows.
Breech-loading shot guns.
Chilled, and other plows.
Combination feed cutters, etc.
Buggy harness.
Hay stacking outfits, truck and feed
carts.
Also a great number of other useful
articles, such as washing machines,
shovel plows, etc.
LIVE STOCK, FOWLS.ETC.
50 pure bred Poland  China,   Berkshire,
Chester White, Duroe Jersey pigs, to  be
awarded  singly  and in  pairs,   all   fine
breeding animals.
12 pure bred Shropshire,  Southdown,
: OxfoidDown,    Merino,    and     Cotswold
r fine breeding sheep.
1    Some Collie dogs and Fox Hounds.
I    Plymouth   Rocks, barred  and   white,
| Brahmas, Wyandottes, Brown   Leghorns,
\ Cochins, both of chicks and eggs in  great
numbers; also Bronze  turkeys,   and   the
Duck tribe till you can't rest.
Large number of Niagara and other
kinds of grape vines, and nursery stock.
Out of these 200 or more articles, an
active agent ought to be able to secure a
good premium, that will pay him well for
his time and work. .
Sample copies of the Farmer, blanks
and full information will be sent you on
. application by postal .card. Go to work
*.{ reader and make up a club, if no one is
i doing the work there. Address
| Indiana Farmer Co.,
"j Indianapolis, Ind..
Proceedings for the Week Ending Monday,
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The general Assembly of Indiana met
at Indianapolis, Thursday last week, and
the House was organ'zed by the election
of Mr. Niblaek as Speaker. The Senate
Is presided over by Lieut. Governor
Chase. There was no trouble in the organization of the House. After a considerable political sparring on both sides, the
two Houses got down to business. The
joint session to hear ■ the Governor's
Message was held on Friday, and a
synopsis of the Message of the Governor
will be found elsewhere in the Farmer of
this week.
The following bills of general interest
were introduced into the Senate.
By Senator Boyd, an act appropriating
$100,000 for the World's Fair. ,
By Senator Harlan a Temperance and
Local Option bill.
By Senator Hays, a Fee and salary bill,
fixing the salaries of county and township
officers, turning the fees into the treasury,
and paying the salaries out of the county
treasury.
By ■ Senator Kopelke, an act to list
money for taxation.
By Senator Shockney, an act to suppress
bucket shops and gambling in stock,
grain, etc.
By Senator Foley,~an act to'repeal the
Jaw exempting railroads from claims for
damages to emyloyees.
By Senator Hobson, an act to provide
for compulsory education.
By Senator Clemens authorizing the
State Board of Agriculture to dispose of
the present fair grounds and buy others.
By Senator Magee authorizing the formation of loan and trust associations.
By Senator Mount amending the act for
the alienation of real property.
By Senator Magee an act for compulsory
education.
By Senator Carver an act to declare unlawful all trusts, pools, etc.
By Senator Caster for the protection of
quails.
In the House various resolutions were
offered, limiting the number of employees,
and other subjects, which were voted
down or referred to Committees, and the
following bills were offered.
By Mr. Harrold, an act appropriating
$ 110,000 to defray the expenses of the present session of the General Assembly. A
motion was made to suspend the rules
and pass the bill at once. This was resisted on the ground that there was no
money in the State Treasury, and that
a temorary loan would have to be made
before members could be paid anything,
and so the motion to suspend rules was
voted down and the bill went over.
By Mr. Watson to regulate the tolls for
grinding grains.
By Mr. Moss concurrent resolution instructing the Senators and Representatives of Indiana in Congress, to favor a law
for the election of United States Senators
by popular vote, which was adopted.
By Mr. Guthrie to provide for free text
books in public schools.
By Mr. Bryant to repeal the law authorizing special elections to donate money to
railroads.
By Mr. Harvey fixing the rate of interest
at six per cent, when not otherwise stipulated.
By Mr. Morris a local option bill on temperance.
By Mr. Brown to tax all personal property at its real value.
By Mr. Trimble fixing the salaries of
county officers.
By Mr. Kerns limiting railroad fare to
two cents per mile.
By Mr. Faulkner regulating the salaries
ol county officers.
It was half past two o'clock Monday, before our law makers seated themselves tn
thoir "official chairs," and proceeded to
business. The Senate was the first to get
into working order; after the regular and
formal opening a fervent and eloquent
prayer was offared by the R3V. O. C. Mc-
Culloch. Following which—and the summary disposal of the minutes—Senator
Boyd, of Hamilton County, offered a resolution to amend the State constitution, increasing the number of Supreme Court
judges from five to eleven.
Among the most noticeable of the bills
introduced, was one by Senator Clem-
mens, of Wabash, haviDg in view an
amendment to the constitution, empowering the State Board with authority to purchase 100 acres of land outside of the city,
for State fair purposes.
Among the many other bills introduced
were those in reference to Taxation, Board
of Health, County auditor's loans and one
in reference to the coming World's Fair,
giving the Governor power to appoint a
board of managers, of which he is to be
president. This board to see that the
State Is fully represented at the great fair,
with a credit of .200,000 at their disposal.
No business, other than the consideration of numerous minor bills, was transacted by tho House of Representatives.
Many matters of importance are to come
before the House during the week, which
our reporter will give in fD 11.
Although the financial condition of the
State treasury is at low ebb, the aggregate
expenses of the Senate alone exceeds $600
per day.
COST OF RAISING CORN.
An Iowa farmer who keeps the  cost  of
raising corn in that State gives tho following figures on growing 40 acres of corn:
Interest on team valued at ^25) §**0 00
Risk and wear on the same **5 (0
Feed, :!j0 bushels of grain at 2"3 87 :_)
Six tons of hay, or its equal, at .1 21 00
Shoeing team    (i 00
Total cost of team fi62 50
As the team is used in raising the other
crops and at much additional work on the
farm this expense must be equalized. To
be liberal we charge 00 per cent of it to the
corn crop which is ..97 50. The value of
wagon, plow, harrow, cultivator, corn
planter and harness is $175. Interest on
same §14. Wear §20. Total for tools $34.
We charge 75 per cent of this to the corn
crop $25 50. While the planter does not
enter into other work it most always
plants more than 40 acres. The work on
the crop is as follows: Plowing 18 days,
harrowing three days before and six days
after planting, planting three days, cultivating three times 15 days, cribbing
1,400 bushels, which is 35 bushels
per acre, 23 days and marketing 20
days. Total work 93 days, at §1 20 cost of
man, including boarding and washing, per
day, SHI 60, which added to cost of team,
$97 50 and tools, 825 50 makes the total cos
of crop In market $234 60, divided by 40
gives ?5 86X cost per acre.
Let us continue the subject a little farther and find out what the profits are as
nearly as possible. In Iowa, at the price
usually paid for corn, say 30 cents, the
value of an acre is $10 50 or §4 63 above cost.
If land be worth $40 per acre, $3 20 should
be deducted for interest, leaving only $1 43
as net profit.
In our State, where the average price of
corn is 35 cents, the average value of land
is $50 and interest is 7 per cent instead
of 8 per cent, the figures are$12 25 total
value of crop. Le3S $5 86 leaves $(! 39.
From which deduct $3 50 for interest and
we have $2 89 net profit. Let others, do
some figuring if not satisfied with ours.
STATE FAIR GROUNDS TO BE SOLD.
An advertisement in the daily papers of
the city gives notice that the State Board
of Agriculture will receive sealed bids for
the purchase of its grounds, containing
fifty-six (56) acres until February 3d, reserving the privilege of removing all
frame buildings thereon. Such bids must-
specify the amount to be paid, and the
terms of payment.   This means   business.
THE BIO POULTRY SHOW.
The fourth annual poultry and pet stock
exhibition of the Indiana State Poultry
Association will begia at Tomllnson Hall,
this city, on Tuesday the 20th inst. and
will last five days. The premium list is
very large and liberal. AU exhibits for
competition must be entered on the secretary's book by noon of the 19th. Reduced
rates on all the railroads centering here
will be given, on the certificate plan.
VISIBLE GBAIH SUPPLY.
The visible supply of corn is now less
than 2,000,000 bushels, and the smallest
for this season of the year since statistics
on this subject began to be compiled 13
years ago.
The visible supply now contains 25,-
603,000 bushels wheat, 2,699,000 bushels
corn, 3,039,000 bushels oats, 475,000 bushels
rye and 4,057,000 bushels barley. A year
ago the visible contained 33,756,000 bushels
wheat, ,9,289,000 bushels corn, 5,119-
000 bushels oats, 1,229,000 bushels rye and
2,385,000 bushels barley.
SCHOOL REVENUE FUND.
The January apportionments the school
revenue has been compiled by the State
department of public instruction. The
total amount of school fund In the State
treasury, from all resources amownts to
$911,463, and the sum apportioned among
the various counties is $904,090. About
one-half the counties in the State draw out
more from the school fund than was paid
in by them. There is a balance remaining
in the treasury of $18,373. The total number of children of school age, in the State
is 770,624.   Marion county alone has 59,758.
F. M. B. A. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
The Marion county council F. M. B. A.
at its meeting in this in this city, Tuesday,
the 13th., the following members representing the different lodges in the county
were appointed a committee to visit the
Legislature and urge the passage of the
Fee and salary bill, and other bills in the
interest of farmers:
Jos. L. Hunter, S. F. Orm, M. F. Seerly,
Wm. M. E.liot, Bur Clifford, FredStechan,
Columbus Shelby, Jacob Hoosier, Morris
Gilbert, L. J. Carson, H. W. Miller, Geo.
Thompson, M. A. Smith, J. B. Miller,
Jonas Hamlin, Mr. Thornbery.
"We are having a bit of real winter at
last. Snow on the ground and the thermometer down to 18° above zero. Tbe
snow is not deep enough for sleighing, but
k protects the wheat nicely.
ALLIANCE MEN RESIST MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE.
According to reports from Wichita Kan.
on the 11th., a body of Farmers' Alliance
men has resisted tbe sheriff of Harper
county, in an attempt to sell farms under
foreclosure of mortgage. The officer and
the attorney for the Johnson Loan and
Trust Company, of Arkansas City, hid
orders of sale on property against which
tho mortgages aggregated $27,000, atd
when they attempted to dispose "of the
farms they were surrounded by a band of
Alliance members, who ordered them to
desist and.threatened them with personal
violence if they did not leave. Being unprepared for such an emergency, they left.
An Alliance leader, it is reported, upholds
the actions of his associates, and says the
organization is prepared to follow the
same course throughout the country. This
unlawful conduct will not succeed in anything but injuring the Alliance cause.
The leaders ought to stop it at once.
Jones and Whitecraft furniture factory,
of South Wabash, burned the 8th. Loss
$4,000.
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