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HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING THJJ XV1_.T__H.-C I.V Way Not Use the Idle Time Profitably. The Indiana Farmer Wants Agents Where None are at Work. -J ' 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, 3 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. 4
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1891, v. 26, no. 03 (Jan. 17) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA2603 |
Date of Original | 1891 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
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Transcript | HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING THJJ XV1_.T__H.-C I.V Way Not Use the Idle Time Profitably. The Indiana Farmer Wants Agents Where None are at Work. -J ' 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, 3 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. 4 |
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