VOL. XXVI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., FEB. 28, 1891.
NO. 9
POIl M.H.C
A-tertNemeiits ■■• <«•■* department are 2 iei.tr>
per word, *ach wt-vk. Karl* initial of name, and
r«c_ t-onibliialioii of ttgarv-r. count a* tt word. No
adv.'rtUtmeut for le>.s than 25 centf*.
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UK (JA __—»«•- corn dry and sound
1IOIHK, Bicknell, Ind.
„LLI8
111 It SALE- .single co"mi> While Leghorns.   J.J.
Bt'KNslIlK, Mllllfag. Ind.	
I7*U'K.NAI.K-S!'*>erD Light lirahmas.
*     WHIUIIT. Kishershurg, lull.
WILL F.
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DIIHALK- Mammoth Bronze turkeys.
F. IlIIKiKx, Hockport. Int.	
Mrs. 11.
eow
,X*|*. I.A1.K—fui-liu «. Ulna pig*, e»i
MKI.TUN * HON, Jerome. Ind.
_vr   va.   j.
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17*l7jllKAI.E-l'.uiba>ii ilecsoand Brown Leghorns.
'     T. N. s.Mll.KY, Mllllgaii, Iod. «	
IfHiIt saT.E   iiVii'dViV Wyaiidotie eggs,._50per i.i.
1     J. C. KCIIOLI.KILJrauikll**, I ml.	
I	
1
7-nltHAI.K -While and Barred Plymouth ltocks.
I'O'IT IIAttNI."lT,J_:>g__i«i>orl, I ml.
-<iUSAI.i:-s.<d |«Vti,f»-s. lay KERSEY NEW-
UN. Ilii»>i»li.gilale, r«r________In__	
rvilt SALE— Partridge  Cochin  (owls and  eggs.
*     BENJAMIN HOLE. Bridgeport, lnil.
TUmsA I.K-BultCochin  eggs.    Write lor pnrtic-
•     ulan.    Hit. A. II. JoSKs, Lebanon. Ind.
I710It SALK— Thoroughbred Fox Hounds and Coon
"     Dogs.   W. K. I.KCKEY, Holmesvllle. Ohio.
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[OK SALK-Polaifd Chinas,   catalogue.   RICH
ARD PHILLIPS, New Waterford, Ohio.
FOR SALE-Eggs for hatching fromSilrer Wyandottes. Ht-d Caps, Black Mlnoreas. Huff
Cochins and Toulouse oeese. O. 1*. M. l'uSTO>,
JllUsdale, Ind.  _________
F~ Olt SALE-Light lirahmas, and silver Laced
Wyandottes. None Hitter. Satisfaction K"ar-
anteed or money refunded. JAMES K. lit) WKR.S,
ishelhyvlile, lnu. .
I.-iilit SALK-Kgi-H from prize w Irtiilnic White W y-
' andnttes liso per n. A few choice cockerels
f,.r Rile r-6" each. WYANDOTTE POl'LTRY
FARM, Itockvllie, lnit._	
FOR SALE-Chester White pigs of tbe best
strains. All breeders recorded. Also Itarred
llymouth. Knck chickens. Write for prices. I.
HOWARD FRIEND. Forest, ('Union '"-.______
1.-*olts.\LI.-The Holstein lli«iniirk hull. In line
' condition. Ileason for aclllng-ha* been In
lienl four vean and want tn change. Mlts. l.Al-
HA DAVIS Woltl.EY. •-'I'ettsvlllc.MonroeCo.Jiid.
Fiii It "SAL K- White"and liarred rvnumth Hocks,
White and Sliver Wyandottes. Liim-shans and
l.issht llruliniaa Eggs from prizewinners. Correspondence solicited, s. F. CONKS, Thorntown,
lnil.  .
17-Hllt SALK— Pure bred Aberdeen Angus cattle.
1 From one ol the largest herds In America. All
ages a d either sex. Breeding and Individual
m-rlt our motto. LESLIE _ HL'KWKLL, Cottage
drove. Wis.
17*011 WALK—Chester Whites ot the beat'strain*
1 and ol premium stock and all breeders recorded. L. B. of the best strains. White Oulneas.also
thorough bred Fox Hounds, write for prices. WM.
RACE, Bicknell, Ind
lOIt SALE-Four young  Shorlhorn   hulls,  one
_   u cdbiil 1.   J. It. II I! I_ V ._!}'•__ v 11 le, Ind ■   '
OR SALE-Pure bredf Chester  White swlne and
fancy poultry-   WM. PACE, Bicknell, Ind.	
iOiVsALE
Hrahm:
.-Fine Brahmas.     Have bred  Light
i for **5 years. W.J. KLVIW, Peru, Ind.
IJlOIt .SA I.K— Ferrets, single or In  pairs.     J. J.
J     KKAM KR. 215 E. Market St. Indlanapolls.Ind.
1_SlllSA_K-i_rtrldge Cochins exclusively, eggs
'     Inscusou.   Jl IK WILLIAMS, Henry ville, Ind.
?5*lliRSALK-Llght lirahmas and Buff Cochins.
J satisfaction guarranteed. W. J. ELVIN, Peru,
nd. - 	
_**|6r BALK—Collie puppies from trained re-tls-
J_ tered prise winners. J. K. DOUGHERTY, lo-
toa, Ind. _	
_-*iOK8A__— A good second-hand horse power tile
JD mill. Address TAYLOR C. MARTIN, Oreens-
Dnrg. . ^^       	
InnR SALE—"Artist." thoroughbn^l Clyde, at a
1     barxalu. Address W. W*. IHENHOI.-R,*.*. hltcs-
Uiwn, Ind,
FliRSAI.K-Brown Leghorns, eggs *l for 15..  Wlrr-
iirt-il Indianapolis 1X11.     E.   II.   MURPHY,
Carmel. ind.
L.TOII SAI.B-lInide Percheron stlilllnu. For rte-
_P- scrlption and price address WM.M. RANDKL.
Fillmore, Ind.
IITOH SALE-Light lirahmas. Partridge Cochins;
"     Indianapolis winners 1K91.     W.  K.  CLORE,
Trafalgar, Ind^      __ _    	
1J10R   HALE—Choice single c~»mb,~Brown   Leg-
!     horns  an. Partridge Coch Ids.   8.  B.  LANE,
-5plreland, Ind.
FORSALE— Poland Chinas, write for prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.       A.   W.   SHIRLEY,
Pittsboro. Ind.
FOKSALK <;neater White pigs, extra hue ooea.
old enough for shipping.   W. W. BNIDKK
Sheibyville, Ind.	
InORSALi—l"tire bred I'lyo-outh Rock cockerels
>.   and Poland Ch na pigs.   Eggs tn season.   J. T.
RIT'iiK. Oosport.Ind. 	
FORSALE—Black Java, Brown Leghorn Cock
erels.    Winners at Indianapolis 1S5I.     E.   B.
HCKPUY, Carmel, Ind.
Full  SALE—Rose  Comb   Brown   Leghorn   ems
from prize winners, average score t*2ra.   OTIS
CRANK. Lebanon, Ind.
1nuK»AL_—Llgnt and Dark   Brahmas and   Par-
7    trldge Cochins.   See winnings state fair.   MA.
JOR ORIFF1N. Maoiy. Ind.
FOR SALE—Registered Berkshire nigs, Southdown sheep at farmers' prices. Address JASON
_LLARS. Bookwalter. Ohio.
GtOR SALK—Chester White pigs, boih sexes at
XT farmers'prices. ELLSWORTH THATCHER,
Hllllsborg, Clinton Co., Ipd
FORSALE—White Plymouth Rocks. Young and
old birds of superior breeding.   Eggs ln season
I. K.DOIOHERTV. Lotus. Ind.
FOR SALK—Three line Duroc Jersey Hoars, old
enough for service.   Cheap.   Pedigrees given.
JNO. W. HISKY.Corydon, Imf.
FORSALE—80 fresh Mala eggs in basket tl, for
the season.   Fowls large and hardy.   Cot this
oat.   A. W.ROS8. Muncie.Ind
TRIOR SALE— Anything In the nursery line, also
J Plymouth Rock eggs at }1 for 1J. W. A.
WTiltKMAN. Oreencastle, Ind.
C*t'»R SALK—silver Wyandottes exclusively
JC Fresh eggs carefully shipped, fl per 13. N. 11.
WHITTKR.-s. Monroeville. Ind.
Ir-.OKSAI.K— Kliti^ from White and Brown Le1;-
1 horns. Plymouth Rock*, lllack Javasainl Lt.
Hratimas. Leghorn cockerels. Prizewinners. Ki-gs
jl per II. VANIIEVENDElt * ZEOLKH, Bennetts Switch, lnil
I7*0R SALE-I.ucretla Dewberry plants 50 cents
* per dozen, |2 5il per hundred. Special prices to
tliet^ade. Souhagan & Oregi: rasnlicrrles 75 e-»iits
iier hniidreil. Shaffers Colossal fl per hundred.
J. B. PLYMATK. Falrland, Ind.	
1,-*OiPs.\*7K— Kirtrs "from my yard-Mammnth
? Hr.mze turkeys, some wi'ighlng 4."» pounds and
scoring'.I7*_ points. Hens weighing 22 to 26 nuunrts,
also eggs from hli-h sc«irlng H. 1*. Kockfi. J'AV*I11
A. Willi II IT. sheibyville, Ind.. Box aw.	
IriOltSA 1.1-:—Three line Duroc Jersey sows, six
? months old, also one boar ten months old and
one hoar four months old. Cheap if taken soon.
Feed scarce. Prices on application and pedigrees
given.   JAS. II  KIOKH. I'harlestown. lnil.	
Written tor the Indiana Farmer.
Working Stumpy Ground..
BY JOHN  M.  STAHL.
FOIt SALK-Five best varieties of choice seed
corn. Mansuary- spring barley and eggs fur
ha'ehingfrom s hest hreertsot chickens, also Bronze
and Holland turkeys and I'ekln ducks. Descriptive
clrcularfree.   A. W. HEWSKY. Colfax. Ind.
FOR S A LE-Chcster White male pigs old enougn
for service. Also a few Poland China gilts.
Erlze Mammoth Bronze and White Holland Tur-
eys, (Pekln ducks fl -VI per pair) six leading varieties chickens. Also best varieties seed corn and
spring barley. Circular free. A. W. BKWSEY,
Colfax, Ind. 	
FOR SALE—A lot of well bred Imported Cheater
White pigs of all ages, single, pairs or trio, not
akin. 35 premiums taken on nogs alone tn 1889 at
three fairs. Also Mammoth Bronze turkeys. Laced
Wyandottes and Plymouth Rock chickens, eggs In
season. Address DALLAS McCOY (successor to R.
McCOY *KONS.) P.O. Box.flS. Monroe city. Ind.
FOR SA LE—Fire-dried seed corn—Itiley *s Favor-
its, Boon County While, Munn's and Pearl
White, sample of all kinds sent for 10 cents In
s amps. Sample Ears 20 cents each. Circular and
price list sent free. Also a fine lot of Standard-bred
Light Br.nbmas and Partridge Cochins. AlsoMau-
suary Spring Bailey, sacks is centa each. RILEY*
BALDWIN, Thorntown, Ind.
17*011 SALE-FARE'S-All  sizes.     Big  list  free.
*    ALEX. LKSLIE. Washington. Ina.
T7*H)R SALK—Fine farm 130 acres reduced price for
1     quick .ale. over 100 farms all sizes for sale.   W.
W. M A It MA DTK K, Washington, Ind.
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OHMALK—A variety of farms for sale, ranging
_ from $7 to *?0 per acre. Low prices: easy payments. Now is the time to nurcnase. Enquire ol
R. 1). MOOHK. Lafayette. Ind.
I7*011 S A LK-A tire farm of 2.-.0 acres, with good
. buildings almost new, and everlasting water
from springs: adjoining a county seat in as good a
county astaere is In the State:good schools.' Enquire at this othceor address A. B. C., care IND1-
lNA PARMER, Indlanapolla. Ind.
FOR SALK-2s acres of good land, 10 miles east ot
Indianapolis, 27 acres cleared All enclosed with
good fence, well drained with tile. Oood 4 room
house, new barn 24x3fi ft. Oood water. All' necessary out buildings. Plenty of small fruit. Write
for terms.   T. J. WHITE McCordsvllle. Ind.
ITlllKSALE-An elegant farm of liliacres in the
.     richest partof Miami county, Indiana,   wlih
excellent buildings and improvements,that must be
&Hl SALE-White Plymouth Rocks and Part-
A ridge Cochin cockerels cheap. R. II. IUCII-
KY. 120 Lock Box. Indianapolis. Ind.
|7*UR SALK—My livery stock. I will sell cheap
A' as I want to iro in other business. I'ood locu-
lloii.   A. II. THOMAS. Morristown. Intl.
17-ORSALK-A line lot ot Black Langshan cock-"
erels and pullets-cheap if taken at once.    Ad-
■1 ress BEN s. MYERS, Crawfordsville. Ind.
IJ'ilRSALE-Small trutts. plants, "mv specialty."
Panhandle Nurseries and Fniit  Farm.   J. K.
II EN R\ .OreenHeld. Ind.   Write for prices.
17*dlt SALK—Barred Plymouth   ltocks  anil H. C.
'     Iln.wn l.etborn egirs.settlnini of 13 from . 1 to fl
Address a. L. WECKLKII, Bunker Hill, Ind*
-|-OR SALE-Langshans eggs Jl per setting, also
Ts\ s.-_:s5!',r,'i? »1d pullets. MIU*. FRAsfK. E.
II ANslMl.fare of Lf.i Co.x, Indianapolis. Ind.
i<rORSALE-Mammoth Bronze turkeys.   Toms of
, 19hatching Irnm r to 32 pounds.   \Vrite for
•pices. ROBERT MKRRIFlF.LIl.Connersvllle Ind:
rOR,^H-i^1,Utei,:o"',n'* Turkeys, White Ply-
«-i„KmSnth.Roc-c Cockerels and (lolden Laced Sei-
■ariKhtBan tarns.   A. Z. COPELAND, 1'otomac. Ill
I,0SS'V_hiT;H t?l.'.or-,-,chlnt' ,rom   I" 'arge
liarred and White Plymooth Rocks of ibe best
tjtralns. Address ED O. McCORMACK. Perryaviul;
V 'i'l^h.'tfi:Jf." ,r"'"_tt.ree p-lze winning yards
a Light lirahmas. linfr and Psrtrliige Cochins
• •orres»oDdences<netted,   s. K. KtVI^S?*>tan0„,
I "TOR SALE-Eggs for Batching.   Hnrr Cochin ami
..' . I-angshans.   Alsocholce Poland China hogs,
"dale IncT "-HAS. J.MTITLER, BloomluV-
■pORSALEpSixlBh.rthorn bulls, • month, to j
_V years old, sired by Imp. Lord fVonpareii. Cort
respondence solicited. _ZRA SWAlS, Kcblea-
vllle, Ind,
siJd. Any person wishing to purchase a first-class
farm at a very low-price, will do well to communicate with me at once. This farm must he sold with
out delay,   Address JOHN W. OH ABA, Peru, Ind.
WASTED.
*\Xr"ANTEil-To buy some reglstenil Oxforddown
>«      sheep.    Address ALBERT  KINZIE,  Bourbon, Ind. ^	
v,\fA.NTl.I»- To lease a go.id Jack, for season, at
>»      an excellentstand. Address W. B. KKRLIN,
Franklin. Ind.
^\*_N TED—Farmers wanting informstlon per-
>>     talnlng to hogs,  address UKU. STERLINO,
Bowling (Jreen, Mo.
TlfAMKIl-l wanta pair of I ashmere goats and
,\     wlllpayca.«h   Adrire»"J. n."careIxni.t-«A
F^rmkb. Indianapolis. lud.
WANTED—Oood reliable agents everywhere, to
represent the National Capital Savings A
Loan Society: liberal commissions; money loaned
In every State. Home Office, Rookery Building,
Chicago, 111.
MI8CELLAXEO VS.
SURF. SPAVIN CUItE-Send Si cents and get a
reliable_reclpe    for    curing   spavin.       WM.
LoHNKS. Mitchell Block. Springfield. Ohio.
MAMMOTH Bronze turkeys-Best In America,
great for size and plumage. 1st on old and
young toms and hen. Rest pair and best display at
the great Indianapolis show-. Plymouth Rock cockerels aud Black Cochins. MRS. _>. RIFE, Florida,
Ind.
Three cars and three oil tanks were
wrecked on the Lake Krie and Western
road at Tipton. Caused by the track
spreading.
Likely a good many of your readers
have a patch of ground from which thoy
have recently cut the timber, and which
they design to put in cultivation this
spring. I havo had considerable experience with such land—far more than 1
liked—and perhaps can give some hints
and advice that wilt prove beneficial.
First, lt Is a great gain in the ond, a large
economy of labor, time and temper to
make the first year's work thorough.
Stumps six Inches in diameter or less
should be grubbed out, and the roots
should be taken out so deep that the plow
will not strike them. In grubbing two
men can do more in one day than one man
in two days. They want a long stout, but
light pole, flattened on one side at the end
and dubbed off on the opposite side.
When a hole is dug on one side of a grub,
get tho pole under a root and let one man
pry up while the othor chops andrdi'rt.
They can take turns at riding the pole and
thus spell ono another. It is also well to
have horse and log chain along. A stout
horse attached to a chain hooked under tho
principal root will often pull out the grub
without much chopping being done. The
man that has much stumpy groun- to
prepare for the plow will find it profitable
to get a stump puller. Gather the grubs
and roots up clean. Thoy are the best
things I know of to make a barrier to catch
the wash in a large gully. The roots
so interlock that the rains will _rarely
wash out such a barrier.
It the grubbing is well done and the
first plowing is well done, subsequent
plowings and cultivations will be little
more disagreeable than of prairie land.
The plow should have a wooden upright—
a steel upright will be sprung out of shape
about the stumps to the lasting injury of
the plow. Of course the plow should be
stout throughout. One does not want a
spirited, high strung team, neither does he
want a notably slow,lazy one. Intelligent
horses will soon learn to slow up a. they
pass a stump, and to straddle one when in
the way. I use an upright coulter bolted
to the landside of the plow three to five
inches back from the point, and clamped
to the beam. It should stand at an angle
of 60 degrees. Then It will run under the
roots and bend them up as it cuts through
them, making the cutting easier. If this
cutter Is properly made—the blade should
be four to six inches wide and not more
than half an inch thick ln any part—a
stout team can cut all but the largest roots.
To cut the largest roots have a boy along
with an ax, or carry the ax in a rest for lt
on the plow beam! Qet close to the stumps
—right up against them. This makes the
'first plowing slow and laborious,"but it
much eases subsequent plowings and
causes the stumps to rot out quite a little
sooner.
For harrowing among stumps I much
prefer the A-shaped harrow. It will slide
around stumps when another harrow
would catch and make slow work, if it
escaped breakage. I have the A-shaped
barrow made in halves It can be made
in halves just as well as the square harrow. I bend a sapling over the rear end,
boring the holes in which the sapling's
ends are fitted to stand toward the rear.
With the sapling one can litp the harrow
about stumps when necessary. The harrow will bring to the surface many pieces
of roots cut by the plow and it pays to
gather these up carefully. If not gathered
up they will interfere with cultivation for
years. If spread out until washed clean
by the rain and allowed to season, they
make splendid stove wood, especially for
summer use.
qulncy, IU.
The X. Y. Z. Commission.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I Bee a query in the  Farmer that  is referred to the readers, asked by T. A. W.,of
Ltl'orte county.   I take  pleasure  in answering it.    Daring  the   Revolution, the
United States secured the  valuable aid of
France by treaties in 1778.   In   1"8'J, monarchy was overthrown In France and that
Nation soon found herself at war with Kngland and other Kuropean   Nations.   Sho
desired tho United   States  as  an ally and
Oenet was sent to accomplish her purpose.
His  mission    failed.    Washington   persisted firmly in preserving our neutrality
and Jay's treaty was concluded   with Kngland.   The course  of  our  Government
angered   France.   In   17i*7,   tho   directory
which then governed  that country, gave
permission to the French navy to assail our
vossels.   Following a  palicy  of conciliation,  in   spite   of   French   Insults to our
minister and the   thrcH to our commerce,
President A Jams called  a special session
of Congress lu May 17!»7, and C C.   Finck-
ney, John Marshall  and   F.lbridge   Gerry
were sent to France   to   arrange   matters.
In the spring of the next  year, tho President  submitted   to   Congress, dispatches
that had been received from  these  commissioners.   Taey had bean kept waiting
by Talleyrand,the Mluister.of Foreign Affairs, and had .been  approached  by throe
unofficial persons, with what was In efloct,
a demand for a bribe and a  loan to tho directory, before any arrangements could bo
concluded to   the   United  States.   In the
dispatches the names of  these  three persons wore indicated merely by  the letters
X, Y and /., and  henco   the  whole affair
came to   be  termed the X, Y, '/., mission.
To these demands our  representatives returned a decided refusal.   It   is  said that
Pinckney made use of tne  phrase,   "Millions for defense,  but  not  one  cent for
tribute." The answer as recorded, however
was, "No, no, no, not a sixpence."   About
the time these dispatches   were submitted
to Congress, Pinckney and Marshall were
ordered to leave   France,   and  Gerry was
afterwards racailel by   tho   Government.
A warlike feeling instantly   sprung up in
tho United States.   The   Federalists, with
Adams as a leader,  desired  to defend by
force If necessary, their policy  of keeping
this country from  entangling  foreign alliances, and dssired to  resent  French insults.   The Democrats (then called Kepub-
licans)  had  always  favored  an alliance
with France and opposed the creation of a
navy for the United  Stales.   Now,  how-
ever, the popular pressure could not be withstood.   Bills were  passed  increasing  tho
navy and separating it  from the War Department..   (April   "JO,   1798.)    Provisions
were made for a National loan and the imposition  of  a  direct tax.   The President
was authorized to  increase   the army in
case of foreign war, and  Washington was
called  to  be  commander-in-chief.     The
effect of a  warlike  feeling  in the United
States was  effective  and  the  American
prisoners were  released.   Many accounts
are at hand in connection with the  X, Y,
'/. mission as recorded in the  book from
which I make these selections,  but think
that the query answered.. This is from tho
Dictionary ofjAmerican Politics.
Gibson Co. W. M. Thompson.
Prof. Collett Commends Orchard Grass.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I am glad you are calling attention to
orchard grass. I have seen, growing on
the lands of 1'rest. White, in Montgomery
county, a crop estimated at three tons to
the acre, somewhat .haded by sugar and
beech trees. You are doing missionary
work. A small plat has given good crops
of meadow or pasture for 25 years, at Vandalia, Owen county, and a larger area has
done the same duty for 40 years at the
Harrison homestead in Harrison county.
Blue grass can't do well in the loose soils
south, orchard grass will.
Jno. Collett.