A ^TEEKLYiJOURNAL OF THE FARM, HOME AND (SRDEN
VOL. XVH.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1882.
NO. 20.
FOB. SALE.
FOR S\L,E—Pure Cvprian Queens.   Address J. B.
JOH.\>ON. Laurel, Franklin countv. Ind.
F
OR HAI.K-H hertd of   tnorouKlibied S.uthaown
sheep. LAWRKSCE McCLU KE. Lafayette, Ind.
blUK  ti^ljc.—.Arli^iiuKet,—Hue  rau   Brazilian, fl
perbushel.   J. L. KEKYON, Indianapolis,Ind.
FOB  SALE—Royal  Pekin  duck  ergs from first,
class stock, fl per 13.   E.I,. GUTHRIE, Adams
Indiana.
FOR SALE—Plymouth Rock eggs. »1 per 15; »2 per
85.   BARCLAY  MOOS & SON, Jerome, Howard county, Ind. 	
FOR  SALE—A few excellent Chester While male
piKS, old enough for service.   R.  8.  RUSSELL,
Zionsville. Ind.
FOR SALE—Registered Jersey "nttle. cows, heifers
and  bull calves.     WILLIHM   K.    HIOOINS,
Meltzer, Shelby Co., Ind.
FOR SALK—Thoroughbred Scotch Shepherd pups.
C. B. FAWKNh.B,8W South Meridian street,
Indianapolis, led.
F
,0R SALE—Cheap for cash, one second hand two-
horse tramp power.   J. E. FAWKNER, 853 S.
Meridian St., Indianapolis.
FOR   SALE—Four registered  Jersey bull calves,
and one cow.  My herd second to none in the
State.   R. S. DORSEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Jersey bull, three years
f.ld; black points.   Price, #5.   Sure breeder; docile.   JAS. M. BRANSON, Farmland, Ind.
FOR SALE—Pure Short-horn cows In calf,  cows
with their calves, heifers, and one good yearling
bull, low.   JACOK TAYLOR, Spiceland, Ind.
FOR SALE— Blounts Prolific Corn; will yield from
100 to 150 bushels to the acre.   Peck, f 1; bushel,
$2 51.  OEO.W.WILLIAMS.Economy.Wayne Co.,Ind.
FOR SALE—Eggs for hatching from prize-winning
White Leg horns and Pea Comb Partridge Cochins.  53 for 13.   DR. W. J. ELSTUN, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE— Coolce Berkshire sows: safe in pig;
elligible for registry. One thoroughbred bull
cal', fine pedigree. GEO. W. ALLEN, Box 24, Dana,
Indiana. _
FOR SALE—20 pairs of Black Cochins fjom prize-
winning stock, chesp. If ordertd soon. Also
eggs, *i per sitting: 2 Bittings, J5. R. M. BOSEN-
CBAN3, Hope, Ind. • 	
FOR SALE—Eggs from prize Partridge, Buff and
Black Cochins, White Leghorns, and Creve
Coeurs, at |2 per 13. Send for circular. L. L DAUGHERTY, Wabash, Ind.
FOR SALE—One of the finest yards of Plymouth
Bocks in this State, eggs Jl for 15 or t% for 35.
Packed'to ship any distance. J. CUNNINGHAM
& CO., Miami, Miami county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Registered Jersey bull.Detta's Prince,
No. 3545,3 years old; also twenty head of thoroughbred and high grade Jersey heifers. WM. H.
FRY, 770 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—White Pekin duck eggs at |1 for 13,
and White Holland turkey eggs at f3 per dozen.
The largest turkeys in the world. JAMES M. JIAB-
LOW, Adams, Decatur county; Ind.
FOR SALE—Tilson & Robison. Rocklane, Johnson county, Ind. White and Brown Leghorns,
S. 8. Hamburgs, Langhans, Aylesbury and Pekin
ducks.   Eggs, (2 per sitting; 3 Bittings, (5.
FOR SALE—Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 yearsa breeder. Please
state about wl at yon want and address I>- H. AIK
MAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., Ind
FOR SALE—Eggs at reduced price from my well
known Light Brahmas, PlymO'ith Rocks, Buff
and Partridge Cochins and G. S. Bantams. Send for
clrcnlar.   I/N. BARKER, Thorntown, Ind.
FOR SALE—Eggs from two yarals of flne Plymouth
Rocks..Whiteand Conger'sstrainsat (I 50perset-
•ing, or two settings for f2 50, three settings |3. Address BEN S. MYERS, Crawfordsville, Ind.
FOR SALE—On the Ramsey Stock Farm, Shorthorn cattle, Cotswold sheep, Jersey Red and Poland China hogs at reasonable prices. Address NATHAN L. RAMSEY, Morning snn, Preble Co., Ohio.
FOR SALE—2yartfsof Brown Leghorns, 1 cockerel
andShens each for *6 per yard; also 20 Pit Gam es
at ts 50 each, warranted dead game. Address G. W.
DUNNING, Marion Poultry Yard, Marion, Grant
county, Ind. ~           	
FOR SALE—Farm—62 acres, four miles northwest
of the city. Well Improved. Will sell a part,
or all of it, very cheap. Apply to E. CHURCHILL,
on tbe premises. P. 0. address, 417 Indiana avenue,
Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—Eggs from the famous prize-winning
strains of Black Cochins. Plymouth Rocks,
Brown Leghorns, Bronze turkeys and Pekin ducks.
|2 per sitting; fair hatch and satisfaction guaranteed.
C. ADAMS, St. Lonis Crossing, Ind.	
FOR SALE—Farm, first class. 155 acres, 14 miles
east of Indianapolis, on a pike, 1'4 mites of R. R.
station, 80 rods of churcu,50 rods of school, in a tine
neighborhood, excellent fences, fine new house of 7
rooms, barn 45x60 feet, frame tenant house, 2 apple
orchards, variety of other fruit, 1l0 acres of brack
richloam.wlth if.OOOrodsot tile; price fSOperacre.
M. ARBUCKLE, Agent, 58 E. Market street, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE—Plymouth Rock eggs from our line
yards at tl 50 per sitting; two sittings, *2 50;
three sittings, $3. Our Plymouth Rocks are truly the
farmers fowl; large size and good layers; four fine
yards, order early. Also orders received and booked
lor Poland China spring pigs. 1 own the herd that
took most all the leading prizes at St. Clairsvllle, and
West Virginia State fair. Order early and get the
beet.   Address J. H. DUNHAM, St. Clairsvllle,Ohio.
FOR SALE—Choice eggs from improved Light
Brahmas; Improved Plymouth Bocks; Buff Cochin, Partridge Cochin and Mammoth Bronze turkeys. My Light Brahmas are pure Duke of York
strain; took 1st and 2d premiums at our recent
Poultry Exhibition held in Indianapolis, and many
of the Plymouth Rooks are prize winners," Corbins
improved." My Partridge Cochins are of Washington strain, the finest penciled birds in America. Eggs
for hatching carefully packed in  basse-s to ship at
tper sitting of 13; except for Partridge Cochins and
ronie turkeys, }5 per sitting of 13.  Wit C. SHORT-
RIDGE, Indianapolis, Ind.      	
FOB SALE—YOUNG SHORT-HORNS.
3 extra nice bulls,yearlings.
3 extra nice bull calves, i to 6 months old.
1 heller calves, 3 to 9 months old.
Eudora of Oakland 2d, a fine roan and splendid
xnilker
Bright Promise 8d» red and white, got by Chief of
Little Lehigh, 31,998. „    ,    ,.	
Bright Promise 4th, red, got by Forest Napler.11,973.
Donna Rosa, a show cow,      1 fnl] Voters
Donna Rosa, a show cow, 2d. /Ia" aBlen  , M
The oldest cow in the above lot Is 4 years old.
They are all flne breeders and as fine individuals as
any in this country. The cows were all bred by the
well-known breeder, Hon. H. C. Meredith, Esq., ot
Cambridge City. The cattle may be seen at my farm
1 mile west of Richmond, Ind. Address correspondence to FRANCIS A. COFFIN. Indianapolis, Ind.
MI8CELXANEOU3.
OSAGE PLANTS—100,000 Osage plants, first-class,
for sale at II 75 per 1.C00.   Will make a fence in
4 yean.   Address C. 8. HUTTON, Pendleton, Ind.
A MUCH needed organization has been formed for
protection against death and theft < f horses
and mules. Stolen horses recovered without cost to
the owner. Membership fee (HOincludlng Insurance,
liberal terms to agents. Address AMERICAN
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION, Indianapolis.
E1
OGS for hatching from aa fine yards as there is in
_j the United States, of Light and Dark Brahmas,
Black Cochin, Plymouth Bocks, Brown Leghorns,
and Pekin ducks; I also have a few choice thoroughbred Poland China male pigs for sale, large enough
for service. Satisfaction guaranteed. No circulars
sent ont. Write for what you want. Address B. W.
HARVEY, Bloomlngdale, Ind.
TETEBINABY INFIRMARY-Dr. Navin, V. 8.,
bas secured as partner, Dr. M. J. Treacy, Member of the Boyal College of Veterinary Snrgeons.Lon-
don, England, and Fellow of the Royal Veterinary
Medical Society, Edinburg, Scotland, a surgeon of
ten years professional experience. Hospital and
offlce, 31 Kentucky avenue. Telephone connection.
Horses, cattle ami dogs scientifically treated. Residence: 76 North Mississippi street.
CLYDESDALE STALLIONS—My three Imported
Clydesdale stallions will make the season at my
stables near Greenwood, which Is 10 miles south of
Indianapolis. The noted horse, Prince Von Bismarck, will be fonnd at Mr. McGregor's farm near
Acton, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each
week. Terms 120 to Insure a colt to stand and suck,
r Mares sent from a distance will receive careful attention.  ROBERT CRAIG, Proprietor.
\xm JftocTi.
Maeshall Hindman, Glenwood, Ind.
has boughta thoroughbred Collie pup from
I. A. Conover, Monroe, Ohio, for which he
paid S16.
.
The Humane Live Stock Feeding Company, of Chicago, has completed negotiations to erect a cattle restaurant in Fort
Wayne, Indiaua, to cost 820,000.
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A. S. Russell, Zionsville, Ind., has recently shipped three of his Chester Whites,
to Owen Paisley, of Fou ntain county. Mr.
Paisley writes us that they are  the  finest
pigs ever seen iu Western Indiana,
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We have received the catalogue of the
special combination sale of Jersey cattle
belonging to Peter C. Kellogg & Co., at
the American Institute building, New
York city. The catalogue gives many of
the noted Jersey butter strains. See our
advertising columns for particulars.
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An Aberdeen, Scotland, farmer thus describes his mode of feeding a lot of two-
year-old bullocks. To American feeders,
accustomed to simple rations,the combination used will seem peculiar and very
complicated. During the early months of
winter each steer received daily 22 pounds
of straw for food and bedding; 132 pounds
of turnips, two pounds of linseed cake
and two pounds of "cattle mixture,"
which consisted of "ground locust beans,
Indian corn, bran, linseed, beans, peas,
barley and oats." The cost of this food
was about S2 per week. The cost when
grazing in summer, was estimated at
about 84 cents per week.
It will be noticed by our advertising
columns that drafts of highly-bred Shorthorn cattle from the herds of Smith and
Jones,' ^Lexington, 111., A. J. Streeter <fe
Son, New Windsor, 111., and that of Capt. H,
C. Meridith, Cambridge City, Ind., are to
be offered at public sale, Dexter Park, Chi
cago, on June 7,8, and 9. They sell ten
straight bred, Renick Rose of Sharons,
several Roan Duchesses, Waterloo J's,
Harriets, Fanny "Vanmeter, Young Mary's,
Miss Washington, Young Marys and
other families. This sale will comprise the
top of the herd. The animals are remarkable for individual' excellence. Send for
catalogues to New Windsor, Illinois, to A
J. Streeter & Son.
With every improvement in "blood" a
corresponding improvement in feeding
and managing live stock must be made or
nature will surely thwart the breeder's
plans by asserting her supremacy and
adapting the animal to the conditions in
which it is placed. In the cross of a superior breed upon the average stock of the
farm, the best resnlts can only be obtained
by a better system of feeding than the
original stock had been accustomed to.
An increase in size and the ability to fatten rapidly would become a source of
weakness rather than an advantage in animals that are unable to obtain a sufficient
supply of food to give a full and active development of the system.
A NOTES BUCK.
We had the pleasure of seeing the distinguished Oxforddown buck Freeland, at the
United States expressoffice last week. He
was enroute from Reading, O., the home
of his former ewners, Messrs. Cooper and
Maddux, to the stock farm of Messrs,
Churchman and Jackson, near this city.
Freeland will be remembered as the win
ner, with pen of ewes, of the first prize at
the Centennial exhibition in 1876, and has
cost more money than any sheep in
the United States. Before being sent to
this country from England, he was said
to have taken more prizes and medals
than any sheep in Europe. When sent to
bs shown at the Centennial he weighed
425 pounds. He is a large and heavy sheep
now, but not quite up to the standard of 76.
We congratulate Messrs. Churchman and
Jackson on securing snch an acquisition
to their flock.
the public that his Jersey cow yielded 28
pounds of butter per week, four pounds
per day, or one pound every six hours.
No, my dear friends, do not believe any
such fraudulent nonsense; no" cow has
ever yielded that amount of butter; an
extra good cow in honest times generally
yielded 12 pounds per week, and I shall
say, such cows were, and still are quite
scarce; would say few and far between.
One pound per day should not be complained of, but to be liberal, add four
psunds more and you have a cow yielding
16 pounds per week; call it for short, two
and a quarter pounds per diy. You can
call such a cow a firstrate butter cow, and
scarcely within the possibilities. Reader,be
careful. If you need sheep or cows it will
pay to go and test this matter, especially
can you go and test the butter making
qualities of cows, if many are required,
and every sheep masfer should save one
or more fleeces. If the sheep are washed a
good shearer can leave the fleece intact,
spread it upon a floor or on boards so that
it can be rolled and weighed; dj not fear
that it will dry to affect it. In this way
you can prove the weight of fleeces, and
no man will be happier than I to admit
the fact, and will trouble the Indiana
Farmer, the Ohio Farmer, and any other
liberal agricultural paper to give it an insertion. Come down to what can be
proven, gentlemen. "Honesty is the best
policy." John N. Navin.
Borne Again.
Editors Indiana Fanner:
After two years absence "General Hancock 701" is now at the head of Meadow
Brook herd. He will be remembered as
the pig given to the Farmer two years
ago as a premium, which was awarded to
A. W. Ross, of Muncie, who sold him to
D. M. Magie & Co., of Oxford, O., his cut
appearing in their advertisements. Messrs.
Magie & Co. sold him to the veteran hog
raiser, Joseph Cole, of Posey county, Ind.,
from whom I received him last week, and
truly his massive form does not look much
like the littlo chubby pig I started out two
years ago. I have also bought a half interest in Lord Corwin 2nd, a yearling hog
of much promise. My herd is in fine
condition. W. C. Williams.
Short-horn Breeders and Wool Growers.
The Indiana Short-horn Breeders Association will meet in Rooms of State Board
of Agriculture, Indianapolis, Indiana,
May 30 and 31, 1882. The following is the
program.
Tuesday May 30,10 a. m., Call to order
and preliminary arrangements for the
meeting.
1 p. m. Essay, "Has the mania for Red
Cattle been for good or bad to the Shorthorns," by Hon. S. B. Quick, Columbus,
Ind.
Essay, "What effect do big prices paid
for Cattle have upon the Short-horn interest generally," by Hon. C. Matthews,
Clinton, Ind.
Essay, "What is the most profitable age
to sell steers," by J. W. Robe, Esq.,
Greencastle, Ind.
Essay, "What is the cause of Short-horn
Bulls becoming worthless, at three or four
years old, or nearly so," by Rev. E. S.
Frazee, Orange, Ind.
Essay, "How can we get men with common cows to breed to none but Short-horn
Bulls," by W. D. Cooper, Esq., Cady, Ind.
Essay, "What is the best winter feed
for Short-horns," by Geo. McCaslin, Esq.,
Franklin, Ind.
Essay, 'What condition should we keep
our Short-horn Cows in to be in the best
breedingcondition," by Elijah Clore, Esq.,
Alamo, Ind.
Essay, "Can the beef and milking qualities be successfully combined in the same
animal," by A. C. Stephenson, A. M., M.
D., Indianapolis, Ind.
Essay, "What are the best grasses in In-
dina for producing beef," by Hon. Robert
Mitchell, Princeton, Ind.
Thos. Nelson, President.
T. W. W. Sunman, Sec'y.
The Indiana Wool Growers Association
meets same place, May 31 and June 1,1882.
Managing- Lambs.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
An easier and more sure way than the
one described by J. C. Robinson, in the
Farmer of April 29, to make one ewe
tako another's lamb, is to scent the living
lamb with the dead one, by thoroughly
rubbing the living lamb with the dead. If
the dead lamb is dry, moisten its wool
with a littlo water. Frequently a ewe has
twins and no more milk than one lamb
ought to have. In this case, if the lamb
to be adopted is several days old, it will be
necessary to put the ewe and adopted
lamb in a small inclosure for a few days
out of hearing of the natural mother. The
result will be two fine lambs instead of
two runts. Lewis DeYilbiss.
Bloomfield, Ind.
Shipment of Pedigreed Cattle.
The largest shipment of thoroughbred
cattle ever made at one time went out on
."Saturday last per the Dominion linesteam-
• t Texas for Montreal and Quebec. The
shipment (consisting of 205 head in all)
comprised 70 head Herefords, purchased
by Messrs. Gudgell and Simpson from
some of the most noted breeders in Hereford ; the balance consisted of polled Angus cattle. Mr. G. W. Wilkin, of Alford,
shipped 49 head to the Hon. M. H. Cochrane, of Canada, 36 bead consigned to
Messrs. Simpson and Gudgell, and 53 head
to Mr. A. B. Matthews, of Kansas City,
Mo. These polled cattle were selected by
Messrs. Simpson, Gudgell, and A. B.
Matthews, of Kansas City. These gentlemen spent most of the winter in Scotland,
and have certainly selected the finest herd
pf polled cattle ever shipped.—Liverpool
Journal, April 18.
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Fleeces and Shearing.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The shearing season, also the calving
and butter-making season are about on
hand, and no doubt we shall see in all the
agricultural papers of the country great
heavy fleeces of wool advertised, and enormous yields of butter, such as the world
never heard of before, when men possessed
a certain amount of honesty and modesty,
but now that men seem to have swallowed
shame, and drank after, and seem to have
accumulated an undue amount of brazen
cheek, it will be well for unsuspecting
men to ascertain whether a sheep weighing 130 pounds is capable of yielding 37
pounds of wool, more especially one of
the Merino breed. I have $500 continually
whispering in my ear that not one Merino,
of either sex, ever yielded one-third of that
amount of clean wool.
Not long since some gentleman inf orme(j
This department Is edited by Db. Jonh N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author of Navfn's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules, to be observed by those expecting correct an
swera:
1. State the rate of pulse.';
2. The breathlrg.
3. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of^iair.
5. If cough, and .secretions from [nose, whether
glands between the laws cai£be felt, and how near
the bone.
6. If breathing la rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time xniist be lost in blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hours, for time is too short for an answer.
Parties requiring answers by mail must inclose tl
1 or^advice, otherwise reply will appear in next issue.
Indiana Wool Growers'   Association.
The Indiana Wool Growers' Association
meet at rooms of State Board of Agriculture,IudianapoliB, Ind., June 1 and 2,1882.
The programe is as follows:
Thursday, June 1,10 a. m., address by
president Hon. Fielding Beeler, Indianapolis.
Appointment of committees on program
and premium on wool and preliminary arrangements for meeting. After which the
following subjects will be discussed In
their order:
What is the best mode of wintering a
flock of fifty or more sheep, by W. L.
Schooley, Arcana, Ind.
What course shall we pursue to increase
the number and. quality of sheep in Indiana, or what are the requisites to success,
by Dr. J. P. Forsythe, Forsythedale, Ind.
What is the moBt profitable sheep for
Indiana, by C. A. Howland, city.
Judging the different breeds of sheep
by standard, T. W. W. Sunman, Spades.
The reason why every farmer should
raise sheep, by I. N. Cotton, Traders' Point,
Ind.
How shall we breed and manage a flock
of common or grade sheep with the greatest profit, by J. W. Clark, Arlington, Ind.
What is the best mode of handling our
rams through coupling season, and the
best mode of taking care of ewes after
coupling time until lambing? Also, the
best mode of caring for ewes and lambs
until weathering time, by F. W. Hodson,
London, Ont.
Indiana Short-horn Breeders meet at
same place, May 30 and 31.
Poll-evil.
I have a horse that has a sore head, think
be has poll-evil j he eats all right but will
not allow me to touch his head.
J. H. B.
If it is poll-evil it will be granulated and
broken before the Farmer reaches you;
if   not,  blister  severely.   See   blister in
prior numbers of the Farmer,
Use Castor Oil.
' Please tell me what ails my sheep and
give remedy for their cure. They lose
their appetite; spread their front and
hind feet as far apart as possible; appear
to be affected in the loins. J. H. J.
Give your sheep one tablespoonful of
castor oil in warm milk with five or six
drops of spirits of turpentine. Repeat
every alternate day until it operates upon
the bowels.
Lame Horse.
' My horse is lame in right fore foot,
flinches no where when felt; when standing puts out tbe foot nearly fronting, a
little to the right of front. Cannot locate
the trouble; hide on shoulder loose and
both shoulders seem or appear alike.
A Subscriber.
Cannot  possibly diagnose  your   case.
You must locate the disease or get some
veterinary surgeon to do so, then we will
give cure, if any there is.
Use Tobacco Ooze.
What shall I do for my cattle; their
limbs itch and large patches all over their
bodies also itch; they rub the hair off and
a watery fluid is secreted which dries up
Very soon. W. W.
Boil plug tobacco in water at the rate of
half a pound to the quart of water, and anoint your cattle with it on the itchy
places. You mast be cautious and not put
it too liberally on their bodies; use it on
patches at a time, but on the limbs as
freely as you desire; their blood is too
watery.
Sore Shoulder.
I have a horse that has a sore shoulder.
Last season his driver allowed it to remain
sore for a long time, in fact till he quit
working him in the fall; it then seemingly
healed, but notwithstanding precautions
in the way of collar, etc., it is becoming
sore again. A Reader.
I fear at this time that nothing but cutting the injured portion out will make a
good job of it. Try tincture of iodine
twice daily for several days, perhaps two
weeks. Pad the collar above and beneath
the diseased part, and work him right
along until your work is finished, then it
should be operated upon.
Tumor.
Please tell me through your valuable
paper what to do for my neighbor's cow;
she has a swelling on her jaw; the swelling is the thickness of two inches, and
swelled from one eye little more than past
the throat; in the swelled part on the left
jaw there is a sore on the jawbone, the
sore is about as large as a half dollar, an
itching sore; she will rub the sore till it
bleeds. J. M. S.
Apply arsenic acid to the sore onee daily
until it dries up; then let alone until the
dead scab falls off, then apply again if necessary until the tumor is sufficiently low;
if the other jaw is enlarged make it sore
and treat the same.
Probably Farcy.
I have a mare that had the distemper last
fall, and apparently got well, except a
small lump below her eye, and it began to
swell, and for three months has been swelling aud running and going up, and is now
iu her forehead; and raises up in blisters,
about the size of a walnut and then breaks,
or I open it, when it runs matter for
some Utile; and gathers again with no discharge from the nose, no appetite. I have
been giving cleansing powders but to no
purpose.   Is there no remedy?      F. M.
I think your mare has farcy, and will
turn to glanders if not arrested. You had
better Eend f3 50 to Dr. Navin for his remedy, with instructions which are too long
for a newspaper article.
Ringbone—Indigestion.
I have a colt tbat has an enlargement on
ono front foot, between the hoof and pastern joint; lames him some; does not look
quite like the ringbone, but is hard. Can
it be cured, and how? I also have a valuable Short-horn cow that frequently fills
up very tight, apparently with wind or
gas. I have given her fat meat and cayenne pepper twice with geod effect, but it
doesn't last long. D. H. H.
If it is hard it is ringbone, and cannot
be reduced by any known means, but can
be retarded by severe and persistent blistering. See blister in Farmer. Your
cow is troubled with indigestion. Send Jl
for medicine, not kept in small drug stores.
All private letters answered in the Farmer
if not accompanied by one dollar.
Catarrh fever or Glanders.
My young horses and mules are afflicted
with a very troublesome disease; they become stupid and refuse to eat, and it is
very difficult for them to drink; kernels
come in throat and then a yellow corruption comes from the nostril. But one of
them has ever coughed any. Hair looks
all right. C. F. M.
Your stock are affected with either catarrh fever or glanders; if the former,blis-
ter their throats and give them half a
drachm of tincture of aconite and belladonna alternately every two hours until
well. If kernels are found been the jaws
—not tbe throat, remember—they are
glandered, and must have immediate attention.
ized cantharides,one ounce; spirits nitre,
one pint. Rub in well with the hand
twice daily until blistered, then onco
daily for ten days, then grease with lard.
Do not blister all round tho limb, leave
one-third unrubbed. The colt you cannot
treat except by sending it to tho city or
having the doctor to go there and treat it.
The Next Fruit Crop.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
In this region all fruits are seriously injured, many varieties totally destroyed by
the   recent  frosts.    Pears,   cherries  and
plums have suffered most, and I find none
of their buds alive except  where thoy are
partially sheltered.   At least ®no-half the
strawberry   flower  buds  are killed,  and
with the most favorable weather hereafter,
not more than half a crop cf this fruit can
be produced.   The -warm weather immediately preceding tho  10th of April caused
many of the   flowers to open,  and many
blooms wero perceptible   as early  as tho
4th of April.   On the   10th of that month
tbe mercury  fell 10° below   the  freezing
point and ice continued to form thereafter
seven mornings in succession,  destroying
all open flowers and many dormant buds.
No frost from  18th to 30 of   April, but on
the 1st, 2d and 3d days of this month frosts
fell and destroyed all open flowers.   The
raspberry is also much injured, its foliage
having a scorched  appearance.   Red   varieties appear to have suffered most.   The
blackberry is the  only one   of  the small
fruits   tbat  promises   a  fair   crop.   Tho
drouth last autumn,   did not  permit it to
foim as much weed as usual, but all that
grew has passed through the winter without injury.   The  first buds   of the grape
were generally killeu by   the April frosts,
but'.the dormant buos, which usually pro-
d uce about one-third of an ordinary crop,
are   still  iri  fair  condition.   Tho   apple
blooms later than any other  ofthe  large
fruits and consequently may produce one-
fo urth of  a crop, but certainly not more.
Healthy foliage is necessary to the production of fine fruit.   That  has been greatly
injured or destroyed by recent frosts, and
tbe effect',will  probably be  seen in  our
markets in   the shape of  gnarled, knotty
and diminutive fruit.   The plants of some
varieties of strawberries have been greatly
injured by frost.   Sharpless and Monarch
of the West appear notably tender.   Tlieir
foliage   generally appears  to be scorched
an d many of their plants  seem to possess
but little vitality.   The prospect for fruit
this season is certainly not a cheering ono
to the producer or consumer.
Muncie, May 5,1882. G. Cowing.
I have one colt that is what we call a
stump sucker.
Also one that has puffs or wind-galla on
knee-joints of hind legs. Been there
about one year and has never made her
lame or stiff. J. H.
Stump sucking is Incurable, but may be
prevented by having his stall boarded up
and down, front and sides, to about his
midsides. Make his feed box and trough
no higher than bis knee. Take a piece of
round half-inch iron bar about two and a
half or three feet long; bend both ends;
fix a snap to one end to snap into his
bridle bit, and a strap and buckle at the
other end to fasten to bitching posts, hy
these means you may in time break him
of the habit, or at least he will retain his
flesh.,
The puffs on hocks of the other animal
may be kept from growing worse by severe blistering.
Injured Colts.
I have another colt that has a crooked
hoof and the pastern is enlarging like
ringbone, but is not lame at all. I have a
colt that I think got his left front foot fast
in the stable and sprained or injured the
large pastern joint badly. It happened at
night, and in the morning he could not
step on it. It was swollen badly. I used
vinegar and salt to allay swelling and cure
lameness, and succeeded finely, as I
thought lameness all gone, but the jointis
too large and seems puffed and soft around
the sinews.
Paintersville, Pa. S. S.
Take and blister the joint with pulver-
Explanation of Terms.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
It is with pleasure that I comply with
your recent request to explain to tho readers of the Farmer what is meant by the
terms "soluble, insoluble and reverted
phosphoric acid," as used in my analyses
published in tho Farmer. Tho phosphoric acid of commercial fertilizers is do-
rived from two principal sources, viz.: bones
and a mineral phosphate of lime known
as apatite, which occurs in large quantities in a few localities. Both of these
phosphates i. e. bone and apatite aro insoluble in water, and therefore the phosphoric acid they contain is known as insoluble.
To render this acid soluble the ground
bone or powdered apatite is treated with
strong sulphnric acid(oil of vitriol.) This
acid combines with a part of the calcium,
or lime, and sets an equivalent part of the
phosphoric acid free. This free acid is
easily soluble in water and is therefore
k nown as soluble phosphoric acid.
Where a fertilizer is prepared as above
apd allowed to stand for some time, a portion of the free acid tends to return to the
insoluble form. It, however, never completely regains its original condition, and
although it becomes insoluble in water it
is still soluble in a solution of citrate of
ammonia. This kind of phosphorio acid
i3 called reverted.
The value of phosphorio acid in a fertilizer depends on tho facility with which it
can be assimilated by the growing plant.
Acid soluble in water naturally is best
fitted for rapid assimilation. Such acid is
therefore usually regarded as most valuable. Vegetable physiologists generally
agree in saying that reverted phosphorio
acid in the soil is also easily assimilated.
The chemical reasons for this, I must say
are not very clear, but I give the statement for what it is worth. In regard to
tbe value of the insoluble acid in plant
growth a great deal depends on its source.
If it be derived from the mineral it decomposes so slowly that its value is greatly
diminished. On the other hand if bone be
the source of the acid the insoluble form
is almost as valuable as the solublo. In
facta pl«nt has most need of phosphoric
acid while its tenia are maturing and raw
bone beginsto give up its acid Jrrely about
tbat time. So far all the fertilizers analyzed in the State have had bone as the
source of their phosphorio acid.
„    ^     , H. W. Wair.
Purdue University.