FOR 8AT.K—Afew excellent Chester Whliemale
plK*. old enough fox service.   B. S. ItuaSEIX,
ZlonsvlUe, Ind.
FOR BAI.E—Registered Jersey cattle, cowh, belters
and bull calves.   MBS.E. HIGUIKB, MelUer,
Shelby Co., Ind.	
FOR SALK-Thoroughbred Scotch Shepheid pups.
a   B.   FAWKNfeR.fcS South Meridian street,
Indlanftpolls.Ii d.
FOR SALE—Cheap forcash,one second hand two-
horse tramp power.   J. E. FAWKNtlt, 853 S.
Meridian St., Indianapolis.
FOR SALK—Afew  fine pure  bred youn(fBron«e
gobblers;   nicely bronzed: low.    Apply soon.
JOHN H. SWALES, Logan, Ind.
FOR  SALE—Four registered  Jersey bull calves,
and  one cow.   My herd second to none In the
State.   R.S. DORSEY, Indianapolis. Ind.	
FOR 8 ALE—Thoroughbred Jersey bull, three years
Md; black points.   Price. ^55.   Pure breeder; docile.   JAS. M BRANSON, Farmland, Ind.	
FOR SALE—Two Jersey  heifers, registered and
unregf.ster a. being the finest bred Jerseys in the
State. .Address J. R. DUTY, Waldron, Ind.	
FOR SALE—pure Short-horn cows in calf, cowa
with their calves, heifers, and one good yearling
bull, low.   J ACQ rt TAYLOR, Spiceland, Ind.
FOR HALE—Bull 3 years old, one-half Jersey and
one-half Short-horn, pure.   Prioef35.   CAL. F.
DARNELL, 738 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, Ind.
OR SALE—Blounts Prolific Corn; will yield from
100 to 150 bushels to tbe acre.   Peck, fl; bushel,
f2 5\ UEO.W.WILLIAMS-.Economy.Wayneco-.Iud.
*|710K SALE—Eggs for hatching from prize-winning
* C . White Leg horns and Pea Comb Partridge Co-
-hlns.   $3 for 13.   DR. W.J. ELSTUN, Indianapolis.
FQR SALK—Cucice Berkshire sows:  Fafelnpig;
•afiMp^'s     - reentry.   Ono  thoroughbred  bull
*a) - " -v .^"""v./W. ALLEN, Box24, Dana,
Cbem* ,.   *>.-
ERTY.Wabn.
raa*->r Cochins f oni prize-
---der d  soon.   Also
■*■■ .K.  ROSEN-
^"Xeghoins,   and  Cf6V*
it circular.   L.LDA\JGH-
Jr?^Oe ^iirZ^wtSa.^
I have a mare nearing tho time of parturition; there is a heavy swelling the full
length of tho belly;what shall I do for it?
Sho also sustained a deep cut at the top of
tho big muscles oil the left fore leg iu the
joint below tbo shoulder, highly inflamed.
Also hive gelding to all appearances sound
and healthy, except at times ho begins to
stagger and flash his eyes as if stuck by
something stunning him; sometimes falls
down, but immediately gets up; has poor
appetite; have fed Hungarian hay all winter with four or five ears of corn twice a
day. E. T. B.
Prick the skin with a narrow blade pen
knife, introduce it about half an inch,
six or eight inches apart, on each side;
give the powders so often recommended
ia the Farmkr. Your colt has megrims,
of which 90 per cent., If not 100, are incurable, only a few cases I have succeeded
with in my practice.
&>**, 2£tttm
Postal Card Correspondence.
AsaU-l'rictioii Hfiy Canlcr, M inuf ictiircil by U   S. Wind
Pump Co.  B.ttaviu, Illinois
FOK SALK-Eggs—Lt. Brahmas, P. Rocks, P. Cochins, Brown Leghorns, Pekln ducks, Jl 50 per
U.   Brone turkey eggs. f3 per 13.   J. L. BKEKTON,
Petersburg, Pike county, Ind.
FOR SALE— One of the finest yards of Plymouth
Bocks In this State, eggs »1 forl5ort2for 35.
Packed to ship any distance. J. CUNNINGHAM
& CO., Miami, Miami county, Ind. 	
FOK SALE— Kegistered Jersey bull.Detta's Prince,
No. 3545,3 yeara old: also twenty bead of thor-
ouehbred and high grade Jersey heifers. WM. H.
FRY, 770 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis.	
FOR SALE-Whlte Pekln duck eggs at |1 for 13,
and White Holland turkey eggs at f3 per dozen.
The largest turkeys In the world. JAMES M. MAR-
LOW. Adams, Decatur county, Ind. 	
FOR SALE—Tilson <t Roblson. Rocklane, Johnson connty, Ind. White and Brown Leghorns,
8. a Hamburgs, Langhans, Aylesbury and Pekln
dncks.   Eggs. {2 per sitting; 3 sittings, (5.      	
FOR SALE—Pedigree! Short Horn cattle and Poland Chli a hogs, over 15 yearsa breeder. Please
state about w. at you want and address S. H. AIK
MAN, Box 21, Lana, Vermillion Co.,Ind. __
FOB SALE—Eggs at reduced price from my well
known Light Brahmas, Plymo th Bocks, Buff
and Partridge Cochins and O. 8. Bantams. Send for
circular.   I. If. BABKEB, Thorntown, Ind.	
FOB SALE—Eggs from two yarsts of fine Plymouth
Bocks. Whiteand Oonserisstralnsat fl Superset-
ting, or two settings for fl 50, three settingsJ3. Address BENS. MYERS, Crawfordsville, Ind.     	
POR SALE—Farm—62 acres, lour miles northwsst
of the city. Well Improved. Will sell a part,
or all of it, very cheap. Apply, to E. CHURCHILL,
on the premises. P. O. address, 417 Indiana avenue,
Indianapolis, Ind, _^_^_
FOR SALK—A fine farm of 100 acres of land, 18
miles from city; small Improvements. An excellent 40 acre tract all under cultivation.no buildings, 11 miles west of city. A fine 155 acre farm, river
bottom land, 8 miles north of city, good improvements; allattsoper acre,and are among thebest
and cheapest farms on my list. V. K. MORRIS, 58
East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOB SALE—Plymouth Bock eggs from our Hne
yards at <150 per sitting; two sittings, *2 50;
three sittings, <3. Our Plymouth Rocks are truly the
farmers fowl; large size and good layers; four floe
yards, order early. Also orders received and booked
for Poland China spring pigs. I own the herd that
took most all tbe leading prizes at St. Clairsvllle, and
West Virginia State fair. Order early and get the
best.   Address J. H. DUNHAM, St. Clairaville.Ohlo.
sftftins;        f     ..Mgirfg  lroin ...        .  /
f5,000 eacbVAmong the noted ones was
Sorrel Dan, whose pacing time one mile
was 2:14, and sold for $1,500.
Two thousand people attended the "sale
of thoroughbred colts and fillies at Nashville, Tenn., Saturday last. Thirty-seven
by Enquirer  and Great  Tom were  sold,
and the amount realized was f23,S55.
 .	
Mb, J. H. Truman lately sold nineteen
head of heavy, imported English draft
horses at the Chicago stock yards, for $22,-
961, being an average of upwards of fl 200
each. The highest price realized for a single animal was $1,800.
"\JXula Blocmfteld, 7,841; and tho following
vlves not named or registered, but will
x*",l"'<rfa»t«\red shortly.   Bull, dropped No-
,^ts.oer\*),   1881.   Sire   Prince  of  Clover
The number of horses at present in the
country is about 12,000,000, .of which number 1,100,000 are owned in Illinois, which
has the most of any state, and 1,032,000 in
Texas. Within the past few years quite
an export trade in American hor es has
sprung up, the animals going chiefly to
England and France.
F
OR BAMS— Choice eggs from Improved Light
. Brahmas; Improved Plymouth Bocks; Buff Cochin. Partridge Cochin ana Mammoth Bronze turkeys. My Light Brahmas are pure Duke of York
Btraln: took 1st and 2d premiums at our recent
Poul ry Exhibition held In Indianapolis, and many
of the Plymouth Bocks are prize winners. "Coibins
Improved." My Partridge Cochins are of Washington strain, the finest penciled birds In America. Eggs
for hatching carefully packed in baskesto shlpat
«S per sitting of 13; except for Partridge tochins and
Bronio turkeys, sfi per silting of 13. WM. C. SHOBT-
RIDOE, Indianapolis. Ind.	
FOR SALK-YOUNG SHORT-HORNS.
3 extra nice bul:s, yearlings.
3 extra nice bull calves, 3 to 6 months old.
3 heif«r calves, 3 to 9 months old.
Eudora of Oakland 2d, a flne roan and splendid
"Bright Promise 3d, red and white, got by Chlel of
LittleLehlgb, 31,998. .„    .    ,,m
Bright Promise 4th, red, got by Forest Napier.11,973.
Donna Bosa, a show cow,      lfnii .rioters
Donna Rosai a show cow| 2d, Irau ffls,ers . ,
The oldest cow In the above lot Is 4 years old.
They are all flne breeders and as flne Individuals as
any in this country.  The cows were all bred by the
well-known breeder, Hon.  H. C.  Meredith, Esq., of
Cambridge City.  The cattle may be seen at my farm
1 mile west of Richmond, Ind,   Address correspondence to FRANCIS A. COFFIN. Indianapolis. Ind.
ittWCBlsliANEOCS.
OSAGE PLANTS—lfO.0O0 Osage plants, first-class,
forsnle at <178 per l.rpa   Will make a fence In
4 years.   Address C 8. HUTTON, Pendleton, Ind.
There is a constantly increasing demand for American trotting-bred horses
in all parts of the world,' and ' scarcely a
week passes that some are not sent to foreign countries. Mr. B. J. Treacy, of Kentucky, lately sold and shir p id eight head
of choicely bred animals of the above class
to parties in New Zealand.
 a>	
Speaking of the heredity of diseases aDd
the importance of sound breeding stock,
Manly Miles gives the following case in
illustration; A mare affected with ringbone, that unfitted her for farm work, was
kept as a breeder for several years. Her
colts were quite uniform in form and
color, and, as they showed no indications
of the disease when two or three years old,
they found ready buyers at good prices.
At the age of five or six years, however,
they all had ring-bone, to a greater or less
extent, and several were entirely disabled.
Nook, 3,777, Dim Jeanie Lenore, 13,213.
Heifer, dropped February 2,1882, Sire Dia-
mo ad Etrl, 3,116, Dam Lula Bloomfield,
7,841. Heifer, dropped February 4, 1882.
Sire Prince of Clover Nook, 3,777, Dam Viola Huntington, 13,212. They are full
black points and a better herd of Jerseys
cannot be f 3und in Northern Indiana.
W. A. J.
EGGS for hatching from as fine yards as there is in
tbe United states, of Light and Dark Brahmas,
Black Cochin, Plymouth Rocks, Brown Leahorns,
and Pekln ducks. I also have a few choice thoroughbred Poland China mule pigs for sale, large enough
for service. Failsfaction guaranteed. No circulars
sent nut. Write for what yeu want. Address B. W.
HARVEY, BloomlDgdale, Ind.	
VETERINARY INFIBMARY-Dr. Navin, V.S.,
has secured as partner. Dr. M. J. Treacy, Member of tbe Koyal College of Vetnlnsry Surgeons,Lon-
don. England, .nd Fellow of the Royal Veterinary
Medical Society, Edinburg, Scotland,* surgeon of
ten vears professional experience. Hospital and
office, 31 Kentucky avenue. Telephone connection.
Horses, catlle an dogs tcientihcally treated. Resl-
' dence: 76 North Mississippi street.	
C^lLYDESDALESTALLIONfi-My three imported
) Clydesdale stallions will mske the smscn at my
stables ne-r oree. wi otl, which Is I" miles south of
-Indianapolis The noted l)''"se. Prince Von Bismarck, will be found »t Mr. McGregor's farm near
-Ac«m, on Monday. Tuesduy and Wednesday of each
week Tern sOI to I. sure n colt IO slmidanri suck.
Marts sent fit m » distance will receive caretul attention.   ROBERT fJUAlO, Piopiietor.
The pig acquires a full mouth of incisor
teeth at about threemonths old, some time
previous to which three molars have appeared in each jaw, viz.: the first, second
and third. At six months the pri-noUrs
and the fourth permanent molar appear;
in nine months the tusks and fifth permanent molar are changed. Three months
later the first, second and third temporary
molars are shed, and replaced by permanent ones. At eighteen months the sixth
or last molar and the lateral incisor are
cist, and the changes at this timeare oom-
plete. '
Herd of Jerseys.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
W. A. Jones, Huntington, Ind., has just
purchased of Robert Swinton a herd of
Jerseys, as follows: Lula Bloomfield,
7,841, dropped December 16,1877, SiTe Duke
of Bloomfield, 1,544, Dam Zingara, 1,939,
her D.im Buttercup, 348. Viola Huntington, 13,212, dropped July 3,1879, Siro Dia
mond Earl, 3,116, Dim   Lula  Bloomfield,
An Ax to Grind.
Editors Indiana Farmet:
I have an ax to grind, as the more information we can spread of a reliable nature the more safe and secure we may feel
against contagion. At a meeting of tbe O. P.
C. breeders at Dayton in Feb. last the following was passed:
Resolved That the thanks of the association are due the Depirtmentof Agriculture at Washington for the facts in tho
volumes issued pertaining to the diseases
of domestic animals.
Resolved. That we believe with Prof.
Wells and others that as yet no cure for
hog cholera has been discovered.
Resolved. That we cannot encourage
farmers to further use the so called cholera
medicines and especially the one largely
sold In the West, and which had its origin
in Dayton, Ohio, and which many of us
have iro in actual tet>t proven worthless; as
the receut analysis of it by the Department
of Agriculture at Washington proves without doubt.
W. H. Todhcnter, Secy.
The Amerian  P. C. R.  Co. met in Jan.
last at Vinton, Iowa.   The following was
offered by D. Stetson.
Whereas. Unscrupulous and designing men are filling our live stock and agricultural papers with certificates of the
efficiency of worthless nostrums for the
cure of all diseases to which ,j»wine are
liable, therefore.
Resolved. Toat all the so called hog
cholera cure alls are mere traps to catch
trie unwary and put money into the pockets of the advertisers at the expense of the
swine growers.
Resolved. That all nostrums as advertised
hog cholera re medies,orpreventives,or sure
cures, are unmitigated frauds and un-
woitay the confidence of the swine breeder
and should be denounced by all respectable and intelligent swine breeders as mere
straws to which we are supposed to grasp.
The above were unanimously adopted
after discussion in which A. C. Moore, H.
M. Sisson, Henry Gilmbre, Dr. Stetson,
J C. Traer, A Charles, J. A. Prier, and
others took part.
The  Central P. C.  Association  p ssed
similar resolutions, if my mem«ry serves
me right, bnt copy is not at hand just now?
However the above is sufficient evldoi.ee.
What I wish to impress is the  necessity
of being  informed  as t)  the  means of
•spreading the contagion of swine plague,
so as to be enabled to guard  againstt in-
fectioa as much as possible of a disease so
deadly.   Until the public are educated in
correct theories of this infection, individuals are  powerless to protect  their own
premises against the. poison.
Greene Co., Ohio.        PaulTomlison.
We allow  the fullest discussion of  all
these topics, but alter all  is  it not  true
thit remedies for diseases of both man
and beast are still resorted to, and with all
are not therefore utterly abandoned.' As
to the remedy in question, all we know is,
that scores of good men trying it have certified that it is good. If others think differently we suppose they will act differently.—Eds.
 «    as>   a
•  Selling Young Calves.
Written for the Indiana Farmer.
I wrote a short article for your paper last
fall, in which I urged farmers to keep as
much stock as possible through the winter,
predicting that cattle and hogs would be
scarce and hard to get this spring. I will
now give a few words of ad vice concerning
the practioe of selling young calves to
butchers. A few people are obliged to sell
their calves to some one; let every.farmer
see that no calf goes out of his neighborhood. A calf that is six weeks to two
months old can be easily raised by hand,
especially at this time of year, the batoaer
will come around and huy a calf from a
fa .-mer and pay from $4 to $10. If one of
h's neighbors should want the calf at the
s use figures he would refuse to sell at any
price. Let us stop this practice of selling
little calves. We know men that make a
practice of selling their calves Inthesprlng
and selling corn and hay in the winter.
This may be policy, but if the man that
buys the hay andcorn can afford to feed it,
why not not the man that raises it, and is
at no costfor hauling? CatUe are high and
scarce, and the price must remain high for
at least two or three years. Of course we
cannot expect to sell at present prices, yet
we are certain of good remunerative price?,
and the same rule will hold good concerning hogs. Yet the country can be stocked
with hogs in a short time, w-hen hogs are
as high as they are at present. It is safe to
invest in cattle, as hogs are something that
take feed ts make them, and our hogs are
a short crop and must be until corn "gets
50 cents per bushel. When farmers can
get 50 cents per bushel for corn they are
not willing to risk hogs and cholera, but
cattle are a sure crop if we only have the
stock to commence with. Northpikld.
Boone Co., Ind.
..  ', — a   ♦'»        —:	
Cotswold Lamb.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a Cotswold lamb that was dropped
March 10, and on April 14, just five weeks
old, weighed forty-eight pounds. Who
can beat that? W. I. Zbhrinq.
. Cass Co., Ind."
add beliy, and one hTnd'leg all - along to
the back bone, then turn over and shet r
down the-other side, keeping the sheep
in a sitting position, most of the
time. Ia turning the sheep let the head
hang over one knee, and then the other,
in easy position for sheep and shearer;
when you want the hind leg straightened
out do not take hold of the leg with your
hand but put your thumb on the stifle
j )int, as it is called in horses, and press
back; the leg will straighten ont &;- -">th,
and the sheep will hold still, but hr
take hold of the leg and undertake to pull
it out straight, the sheep will kick and
struggle. Keep the sheep in such a position that the skin will be- tight all the
time where yon are shearing; do not pull
the wool down', as that pulls the skin up,
and you Will cut it; but pull the skin up
tight and bend the sheep so the surface
you are shearing over will be as smooth
as possible. Never tie a sheep, and do not
use any violence towards them. When
you catch a sheep take hold around the
body, do not catch hold of the wool on the
back and drag them to the place of shearing. Of course this way will be new to
many, and you will think at first that it
will be almost impossible to shear this
way, bnt stick to the directions given
here, and in a short time you will become
an expert if you can ever learn. Some
men can never learn to be fast shearers.
I can shear a pound of wool a minute off a
good sheep.—Cor. Rural World.
We require the fvll address of persona
making inquiries in this department, as v>eU
as contributors. We vrill puMish only the
initials, but wish the full name, as a guaranty
■if good-faith;■ ~ • ■  -•
^etmuraj.
This department Is edited by Db. Jokh N. Navik,
Veterinary Surgeon, author tl Norm's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Boles* to be observed by those expecting correct an
•wen:
1. Bute the rate of pulse. ;
2. The breathU g.
3. The staidir g attitude.
4. Appearanceo£hair.
b.; If cough, and . secretions from [nose, whether
glands between the jaws can.be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. If breathing Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time mt st be lost in blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 d.T)| s on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time la toe short for an answer.
Parties requiring answers by mall must Inclose %l
for;advice, otherwise reply will appear In next Issue,
7,841.    Anthony  Wayne, 6,131,  dropped |th'  known skill and wisdom  don't man
March 12,18S1, Sire Diamond Earl, 3,116,1 and  beast  stiU  die.   Remedies however
'     •        How to Shsar Sheep.
I seean inquiry about how to shear
sheep, and as I am an experienced sheep
sheaYer, I will give my way. Take a piece
of oil cloth about six feet square and tack
the sides down on the floor loose enough
to permit a sufficient amount of cut hay,
or even straw to be stuffed under it, to
make a cushion, then tack the fourth side
down. This makes a nice, clean, soft place
to shear on. Provide yourself with a good
bright, highly polished pair of offset
shears, that is a shear the blades set down
from the hand-hold,
'Set the sheep np with its belly toward
you, then commence at tho foretop and
sho ir down around the head, and neck,
and atrip one shoulder, then turn and
shear down the other shoulder, and   side,
Please tell me whether it will produce
abortion with a mft% to let the colt suck
within three months pf foaling again.
\ A JT.
" Twenty per cent, of £he abortions arising
to breeding maws are the result "of not
weaning colts, in the winter or fall.
I have .a horse that when he Is driven
seems to wheeze and is rather short winded ; he eats well, lookp well and seems perfectly natural, except^ynert driven he
wheezes. What is the rause, and is there
a cure?   Ha coughs a little sometimes.
8. K.
Your horse is thick winded, or has catarrh fever. If you let me know which, I
shall try to advise you what to do.
I have a mule that is lame in right fore
leg or shoulder; find no fever; pulse normal; hair all right; appetite goud; shoulder not shruok aa in Sweeney; but chest
seems to be contracted; r-taiids with the
f* t turned o*6t and forward; lirnps worse
^oing up hill or down. J. C.
Unless you locate tho disease I cannot
INDIANA.
Brown Co.—Wheat prosrect Is good. I
am afraid the fruit is all killed.
• 13. E/MoN.
Huntington    Co.—Wheat   looks   bad   '
thiough hero.   Early fruit  alt   killed   by
the last frost.   Stock hogs scarce.   Horses
high  and  a scarce,  except plugs.   Feed
plenty.   Stock looks well. P. B.
Howard Co.—The late freeze has damaged the wheat crop to some extent in this
locality. May cherries and peaches killed,
or nearly so, by the late freeze. Farmers
have their oats sown. Corn ground mostly plowed. C R.
Wells Co.—Good prospect for apples.
Peaches all killed. Oats and flax about
all sowed. Horses high and scarce. Sheep
look well. Plenty of work for every person that will work. Success to the Farmer. S. F.
Miami Co.—The crops in the northern
part of Miami county are damaged. Wheat
has suffered considerable by the late frosts.
Peaches, cherries and pears are injured to
some extent. Apples all safe as yet. Grass
and pastures good.' The farmers are making ready for planting corn. W. Z.
Howard Co.—Poultry in fine oondition.
Sheep have wintered well, although some
lambs have died in the recent cold Bpell.
Horses in good demand; prices range
from $50 to J150. ' Small fruit mostly
killed. Wheat badly injured but to no
alarming extent. J. E. H.
Kosciusko Co.—I wish to let the readers
of your valuable paper know that we have
a farmer's club here under the name of The
Ludlow Farmers' Club of Kosciusko county, with about thirty good working mem-
bars. Several of us read the Farmer, and
think we could not farm without it.
R. S.
KBoone Co., April 24.—Our wheat looks
well, injured in places by the freeze, but
not to amount to much. Peaches and
cherries nearly all killed; apples not much
hurt, except early ones. We had a heavy
frost on the morning of the 21st inst.;
to-day raining steadily. Farmers are
plowing for corn whenever the ground Is
dry enough. W.
MISSOURI.
The freeze of the 10th ult., did not hurt
fruit on high lands. Oats up and growing slowly, oh account of cool weather.
No corn planted yet. Corn selling for 60
cents. Stock of all kinds doing well. One
creamery started in this county. Room
for more. Fine prospect for wheat and
grass. Emigrants coming In fast. Land
raising and business fine. H. 8.
ii.i.ir<ois. /
Clay Co.—Weathercool. Corn planting
is going on with a vim. We think fruit
is all killed. Wheat will not make more
than half a crop. Early wheat was badly
damaged by the late freeze. 8 >me
fi'dds entirely killed; a great doal of it was
nearly headed. Seed corn very poor- in
beingsliipped in from tho North at fl 10 per
Stwk hogs very soiree.    In   fH,-t
bushel.
all kindsof good Muck i-ociiiy |i,"r« -m,t
lurid clifMf). i!ut foral! thai, w() „,.( ,'„',„ j,
coiiKolHtioti from the Imjiana 1'ai„mi.n
Ijoug may it Jive. VV. J{  J
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