A Weekly Journal or the Farm,Some and Garden
VOL. XVII.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1882.
NO. 27.
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FOR 8A I.E.
f!OR S A1/E—Two Devonshire bulls, two yeaTS old-
1    B. BAY.NES, Salem, Iud.
F
OR SAI-K—Pnre Cyprian Queens.   Address J. B.
JOHNKON, Laurel, Franklin county, Jnd.
FOR SALE—Italian  bees  tinrt  queens.   Send for
prices to I.  C.   LINDLY, Ellsabethtov.n, Bartholomew county, led.
FOR SALE—My yearling Southdown buck, given
as a premium to the Indiana Farmer last year.
Price, <t5.   THEO. FINCH, Oxford, Ohio.
FOR SALE—Plymouth Rock eggs, f 1 per 15; t2 per
36; express charges in Indiana paid on 36. BARCLAY MOON & SON, Jerome, Howard county, Ind.
FOR SALE—History of Poland China hog.togetber
.with a treatise on rause and cure of diseases, XO
Sages, valuable.   Address J. II. DEIS'HAM, Box 221,
t. Clairsvllle, Ohio.
FOR SALE—Forty extra Poland China pigs at flO
perhead.if ordered withiu 30 days; a so rouie
show animals at 150 to flOO each. J Ad. C. CLAY-
POOL, Rob Roy, Ind.
FOR SALE—Pedigreed Short Ilorn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 years a breeder. Please
Btate about wtatyou want and address L. H. AIK
MAN. Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., Ind
FOR SALE—On the Ramsey Stock Farm, Short-
• born cattle, Cotswold sheep, Jersey Red and Poland China hogs at reasonable prices. Address NATHAN L. RAMSEY, Morning Sun, Preble Co., Ohio.
FOR SALK—Valuable boar, Poland China, 13
months old, on short legs, of good form, will
weigh about 175, purchaced of Miepard & Alexander,
entitled to registry. Price, *25. "WM. C. SMOCK, Indianapolis, 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 the premises. P. O. address, 417 Indiana avenue,
Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR WALE—A small farm of 40 acres, 33 acres In
cultivation, balance in timber, all under a good
fence, a good loghcuse, Jog stable, a sio allot en ard
wlih plei'ty of fruit, this is choice land, co hills. lays
well. Price, %}iT0. For particulars, call on, or address
W. R. PAHKKB, Bruceville, Knox county, Ind.
FOR SALE— Farms, Farms!—In Howard, Miami,
Tipton, Cass and Clinton counties. Also No. 1
stock farms in White, Jasper and Fulaski counties.
This is the richest farn:ing country in Indiana. We
are glad to show lands to all seeking homes or profitable investments, STT.URT & HOSS, Kokomo, Indiana.
FOR SALE—Good stock and grain farm, 210 acres,
6 miles of Bloomington, 3 miles of E_l_ott__ville
railroad station, Monroe county, lim* stone and blue-
graFS land, IJO acres plow lard, balance in grass and
timber, lasting water, bouse 7 rooms, goou barn and
orchard, church ai.decl.ool near by. is a desirable
place to Uve: $3;..^ ptr acre. C. M. HOUSTON,
Bloomington, Ind.
F
OB SAI.E-GI1ASS FAKMS.
'.Ms acres, stock farm, excellent crcbards and buildings, at:out "X miles south of Monrovia, Morgan
.county.   Price, t'20 per acre.
'2-10 acres rou^ll rrass land, good orchard and small
house, about 3^, s southeast ol Monrovia, Morgan coonty.   Price,'.lumper acre.
24J acres, 3 miles west of Greencastle,Putnam county.   Price, .15 per acre.
160 acres, 7 miles west of Greencastle, house, about
half plowed.   Price, $ 15 per acre.
168 acres, about 2 miles east of Eminence, Morgan
oounty, about half plowed, remainder good timber.
Price |18 per acre.
154 acres, in southeast corner of "Parke county, two
miles north of Lena; said to be good coal land, 60
acres cleared; small buildings.   Price, $10 per acre.
155 acres in Morgan ctunty, about 5 miles north of
Martinsville; hall plowed; comfortable buildiDgs.
Price. ?2,0O0.
1,548 acres prairie, In Newton county, 6 miles from
railroad; 5C0 acres plowed; excellent buildings. Price
$25 per acre.
-   200 acre stock farm, good dwelling, about 2% miles
southeast of Eminence, Morgan county.   Price, $17
per acre.
Th.se farms are In the best blue-grass region of In-
. diana, are well watered, have sufficient timber, and
eminently suited for Bheep or cattle. They are in
healthy, well settled neigborhoods, convenient to
railroad, church, school and market and market-facilities. They are worth much more than above
prices, but being taken on foreclosure by corporations desirous to close out this class of assets, are offered at cost, on payments of one-fourth cash and remainder in ten annual payments^ run at 6 per cent,
interest, payable half yearly. These are the lowest
prices. No other property will be taken in exchange.
FRANCIS SMITH & CO, Indianapolis, Ind.
MlSCBL.liANBOL'i?.
VETERINARY INFIRM ARY—Dr. Navin, V. S.,
bas secured aa partner. Dr. M. J. Treacy, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.Lon-
don. England, and Fellow of the Royal Veterinary
Medical Society, Edinburg, Scotland, a surgeon of
ten years professional experience. Hospital and
office, 31 Kentucky avenue. Telephone connection.
Horses, cattle ana dogs scientifically treated. Residence: 76 North Mississippi street.
, Vennor's Prognostications.
I desire to give a short, but comprehensive outline of what, in my humble opinion, are likely to be most remarkable
features of the summer and autumn of
the year 1882.
1. A season that will merit the designation of cool to cold and wet generally.
Not that there will not be terms of summer
warmth and even of intense heat for periods, but rather that these last will appear
in the retrospect as of but comparative insignificance, or as the exception *o the
general rule.
2. The season will bo marked by not
only great precipitation, but by a mugtri-
ness of atmosphere generally, caused by
the reeking condition of the earth and the
long continuance of a cloudy sky. This
will result in periods of extreme sultriness
and heavy weather, during which the
thunder and hail storms will occur. In
other words the summer will be the reverse of clear and dry.
3. .There is a likelihood of June and
August frosts in northern, western and
southern sections, and a general cold wave
may occur toward midsummer.
4. The autumn months will continue
moist. September will probably give
rains and floods in western Canada and
in western and southern sections of the
United States. October will be much the
same, with early cold and snow falls. November will bogin the winter of 1882-83—a
winter likely to be memorable on account
of its exceptionally heavy snow falls and
very cold weather over the whole Northern Hemisphere. That a "cold and wet
summer is invariably followed by a cold
and stormy winter," is a truth now so well
proven and borne out by the testimony of
past records that we cannot lightly put it
aside; and if we have gocd and sufficient
grounds for predictin g the former—as we
most assuredly have at this time—it is but
right that we should warn the people of
the latter in good season.
5th and last. The season will probably
bo the first of a couple of wet summers,
and as 1882 so is 1SM3 likely to bo. But
here we must stop for the present.
Henry G. Vennor.
—It don't "stand to reason" that a man
can forecast the weather, but it must bo
admitted that Vennor has hit it close thus
far. Let's see how'he agrees with what is
to follow.—Eds,
%m* 5iiwfc.
Mr. J. C. Maxwell: Address secretary
American Jersey Cattle Club, 130 Water
street, New York city.
Messrs. D. H. & S. S. Tripp,Peoria, 111.,
selected some of the finest Jerseys in the
world, and for a few years have been building up a superb herd of Jersey cattle with
marked success.
Dick Jones' thcusand pound prize hog,
"Captain Bates," was drowned last week
on his farm near Columbus, Bartholomew
county. The high water caught him and
he was to large to extricate himself.
The name of M. W. Dunham, Wayne,
Du Page county, 111., is probably more familiar to tbe horse breeders than any other
in the West, being one of the most noted
importers and breeders of Percheron Normans. He will import 250 horses cf this
breed this season, and in addition thereto
a choice lot of mares and colts. One hundred will arrive this week.
S. F. M., in Farm and Fireside* gives
this remedy for lice on stock, which he
claims is neither dangerous "nor disagreeable in its application: "A brino of common salt, as strong as it can be made, rubbed in thoroughly, so as to wet every .hair
on the animal, will destroy not tmly the
lice, but their eggs, and it is not dangerous
as is the kerosene or arsenic, nor unpleasant, like the sulphur and lard. 'A pleasant
day is best for its application.
There is a gray horse worked by the St.
Louis Transfer Company in one of the
large omnibus teams, which is an habitual
tobacco-chewer. The animal is really passionately fond of the weed, and seems delighted when offered a piece of tobacco.
The fact has become known at nearly all
of the hotels, and the equine with such
habits is the recipient of a great deal of attention by human beings addicted to the
same habit. The driver of the 'bus says it
costs him at least 50 cents a month to keep
the horse supplied, notwithstanding the
fact that the friends of the beast treat him
so of ten.
FACTS ABOUT ENSILAGE.
It has been asked: what is the advantage of preserving food in its green state
over that of dry food from which the water
is evaporated by the curing process? The
question is answered by asking what are
the advantages of pastures in their green
state over dry food for live-stock? The
fact is, a large per cent, of beef and mutton is water, and it is not hard to understand the. advantages of green food for
making it, when one reflects that it is in
accord with all experience that such food
is composed more nearly of the right proportions of water and other flesh-forming
constituents than dry food. If this green
food can be preserved very nearly in its
green state to take the place of , dry food
through the season, whatever advantages
are found in the green pastures would be
secured during the season when there are
no pastures. So the only questions involved in the silo method of preserving
food is, whether it can be so constructed as
to exclude free oxygen and the consequent
result of fermentation, and whether, if so,
the economy of the method is equivalent
to the per cent, of advantages of green
over dry. One thing is very certain, there
have been some very sad failures in attempts to construct silos as to exclude free
oxygen. There is hardly any doubt that
it can be done, but the remaining question
is to be solved: whether the expense would
not exceed the additional value of the
green food so preserved. We have already
published the views of Prof. J. B. Law of
Cornell University, which are in general
accord with our own as here expressed.
We here give those of Prof. L. B. Arnold,
as reported by a contemporary, which will
be found along the same line:
"It is^now pretty well established that
there is some advantage to be gained from
the preservation of green food in silos.and
also that the extent and certainty of that
advantage depend chiefly on the conditions
comprised in the silo in which the preservation is effected. In the first place, the
silo must be, as nearly as possible, airtight. Tho free oxygen of the atmosphere
is the active agent which stimulates the
destruction of food elements in the contents of silos, and alcohol and vinegarand
carbonic acid gas are the chief products of
the destructive changes. These come from
fermentation, and these cannot go~ on
without air. Hence if a silo is air-tight,
fermentation and the changes consequent
upon it will be prevented. But making a
silo air-tight does not prevent all change
in its contents. With plenty of moisture
and a medium temperature, tho starch in
tho vegetation will, by degrees, bo changed
into sugar and tho sugar into lactic acid.
These changes do not require air, and will
therefore take place in any kind of silo,
The Stublm Bvnporator, .Manofnctured by J. A. Field «& Co., St. I ooIh, Mo.
unless counteracted by dessicat!on or an
extremely low temperature. But these are
not destructive changes. They consist in
little else than a rearrangement of the
atoms of the starch and sugar, which does
not materially affect their being utilized
for food; so that while unavoidable they
are comparatively harmless. Unless fed
in excessive quantity, the food in which
these changes have occurred remains gsod
for producing milk if it was good before,
for the changes are identical with these
which take place in the same substances
in the bodies of animals preparatory to
their entering the blood, into which they
cannot go in the form either of starch or
sugar. When air touches the fodder, and
fermentation sets in, the changes are altogether different. In the first place, one-
half of tho weight of the gum, starch aud
sugar is liable to bo taken up in the formation of carbonic acid and carried away
in the form of gas and entirely lost, and
what is left of them to be converted into
alcohol or vinegar, and not only to become
of no use as food, but to work injury to
the stock which feed upon it, especially
when fed to milch cows. But all these
effects can be prevented by excluding air
from the material to be preserved, and the
possibility of doing so is what has contributed to the success of modern ensilage.
"The early silos were imperfect and extremely wasteful. They consisted of earth
pit-holes dug in the ground in some dry
place where water would not penetrate.
The material to be preserved was laid
upon the bare earth, and then, after being
covered with straw, boards or other material, to prevent the dirt from mingling
.with the fodder, the whole was buried beneath a thick layer of earth. The great d ef ect
in such silos was that they did not exclude
the air. Though piled several feet thick,
earth, either loose or pressed, is not impervious to air. It slowly finds its way
through any kind or thickness of earth,
and when it reaches the buried ensilage,
becomes the support of an active fermentation that destroys a large part of the
food elements of whatever the silo con-
t> ins."
Mutton and Wool.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I must confess I am well pleased with
your paper. I was not aware your peoplo
were taking so much interest in sheep
until I saw the report, in your paper of
your Wool-growers Association, held the
first of this month. Judging from the report given in the Farmer, tho meeting
must have been a very interesting one.
As a Merino breeder I can hardly endorse
all that was said as to "the most profitable
sheep in Indiana," for I believe what is
true of Michigan is also true of Indiana,
namely, that wool and mutton is the ultimate profit from the sheep, and that this
is combined in the Merino more than in
any other breed. Some locations however
may favor the production of mutton to
the reduction of wool. Thero is room
enough for all breeds, each has its place.
Long wools,ortheircrosses,have not proven
healthy or profitable in Michigan. They
are troubled too much with nasal difficulty,
especially in cool damp weather. For
hardiness and wool producing qualities
the Merino has no superior;      .   '
I notice a reply to J. B. Harkless some
one thinks no one should question 15 or 16
lbs being shorn from his sheep, but say
"when men claim 25, 30 and 37 lbs fronr
scrub Merinoes, honest men naturally become shocked and disgusted." These
"scrub Merinoes" can be counted by t!se
hundred in Michigan, that will produce 30
lbs and upwards, yearly, and by the thousand that will shear 25 lbs and upward.
This may seem extravagent to those who
havo not handled the highest type of this
breed. I send you with this a picture cf
my stock ram, Gen, Dix, which if you deem
worthy you may hang up in your office.
He won 1st premium at our last State fair.
If any breeders of Merino sheep in your
State should wish thoir flocks registered
we should be glad to have them send thoir
application with flock histories and pedigree to our secretary, W. J. G. Dean, cf
Hanover, Mich., such applications should
be mado at once to insure attention for tho
tion and by-laws, representing the Sheep-
breeders and Wool-growers Association of
Michigan. I should desire to be in correspondence with the Indiana Association to
promoto the wool growiug interests of our
nation, and secure, if need be, legislation
upon this subject. Our nation ought to produce wool enough to clothe her people, to
this end let us labor.       C. M. Fellows.
Manchester, Mich.
—Mr. Fellows is the president of the
Michigan Wool-growers' Association, and
a gentleman of large experience in sheep
husbandry and breeding.—Eds.
Successful Sheep Husbandry.
Editors Indlaaa Farmer:
I have seen in your valuable paper,
notes about many successful sheep breeders in this and other states. So I will give
figures showing what a young farmer has
done near Hagerstown, Wayne Co., Ind.,
on 80 acres of thiu land, with a few sheep,
iE.f!i'4Uion to fow hogs and cattle. I do
not claim to bo ahead of old breeders, but
I think sh6<_jr~3|tfitable. In 187(31 bought
live old CotsgaatT^ewes that were past their
prime and i&Jinterest in one ram for §70.
Since 1876 I have •'purchased sheep to the
amount of §843 25, and sold sheep and wool
to the amount of ?8C3 02, and have 90 head
of old sheep and 33 lambs on hand at this
writing, 32 full blooded sheep and lambs
and 91 grades or half bloods. The full
blooded sheep have come partly from my
friend, H. C. Meredith's, adjoining Cambridge City. I would rather have good
sheep at ?25 to §50 than poor ones at ?2 50.
All the art there is in sheep husbandry is
good sheep, good pasture in summer, good
feed and shelter in winter, with pure
water and salt. At some future time I will
give the amount of sales this year.
- Hagerstown, Ind. M. W.
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Grade Up.
Among those engaged in beef-growing
are many who almost religiously cling to
the out-of-date methods, and do not stop
to consider that in this age of advancement nothing is so good but that it can be
made better. They do not use brain work
enough, but argue that "what was good
enough for my forefathers is good enough
for me." However prejudiced a man may
be against improved stock, or "fine-haired
critters," as some are inclined to term
highly-bred and fancy strains of stock, he
will soon awaken to the importance of
keeping abreast of the times, if he spends
a few days at the market, where he can see
for himself how much the lower kinds are
neglected as compared with the well-bred
animals. At market, stock of desirable
quality is sought after by purchasers, no
matter how depressed the general market
may be, while as a rule, the only time
when ill-bred stock commands remunerative prices is when values are unduly feverish and excited, owing to a scarcity of
good material. Even the most conservative cannot help seeing that while occasionally handsome profits are made on poor
stock, it is the exception and not the rule,
and also that a two-year-old steer, which
brings close to the "top of the market,"
eats no more, and even less, than a poorly-
bred one of much greater weight and more
years, which sells from 50 to 75 cents per
hundred below the price made by the well-
bred steer.—Drover's Journal.
well otherwise, but has been giving bloody
milk for about six weeks. T. H. C.
Give her the powders so often recommended in the Farmer, and paint the
parts with tincture of iodine twice daily.
Don't Disturb Them.
Will you please tell me what will cure
splints on horses' legs? I have a colt
which has two of them. G. H.
Let them alone, and they will disappear
by age.
Eecipe for Blister.
Please give me the blister given in the
back numbers of the Farmer, mine are
not far enough back to receive it.
W. E. F.
Pulverized cantharides, two ounces to
one quart  of spirits of turpentine.   Let
stand a few days.
Let Them Alone.
I have a mare that has a small bunch on
either foreleg, en the inside, just below
the knee. Have been there only a short
time. I think they are what are called a
"splint."   Do not cause any lameness.
W. G. C.
Let them alone, they will do no harm,
and will disappear in time. You never
find them on an aged horse.
Bad Habit.
I bought a valuable black horse a few
weeks ago that has a bad habit; he seems
to be chewing all the time when he works
or stands in the stable.   Is there a cure?
L. F. F.
.   If you are feeding him second growth
clover hay, stop its use.   If a confirmed
habit it  can scarcely be cured; if  so, I
know, nothing that will.
same sized pan by any other method. The
smaller compartment is for the purpose
of finishing, and being at the back end of
the furncce, near the chimney, and with
the use of the dampers, as shown in figure 2, is under the entire control of the
operator, so that he can increase or decrease the heat, as he may desire, without
affecting the fire under the evaporating
part of the pan.
This is another feature not possessed so
perfectly by any other evaporator, and Is
one that gives greater advantages, and enables the syrup to be cooked to a greater
degree of density without danger of being
scorched, greatly facilitating the manufacture of sugar from syrup mado on this
evaporator over any other of its competitors. A cover can be attached at a very
small expense if desired.
Another very important feature is the
juice gauge by means of which the flow of
juice Irom the tank to the Evaporator is
regulated, furnishing the Evaporator
with fresh juice as fast as it is evaporated
and no faster.     ?
This simple device is connected with
the juice tank and Evaporator and is arranged with an automatic valve which
raises and lowers, regulating exactly tho
supply of juice required by the Evaporator.
The main features of this Evaporator
over all others is simplicityandcheapness.
A boy fourteen years old can operate it
with ease. No complicated fixtures to get
out of order, and is the most rapid and
perfect Evaporator made.
Sprained, Etc.
Please tell we what to do for my horse,
he is^iprained in tho knee joint, in his
hind f¥g; is swollen but not lame.
What is gocd for a curb ?    A Reader,
Your horse has no knee joint inhis hind
leg. I presume your horse has blood
spavin.   Blister him severely.
Treat the curb the same; neither can be
thoroughly cured, but may be prevented
from getting worse. When first taken
both are curable.
Blister.
Please let me know through the Farmer
what to do for my mare. Her left ankle
is swollen and leg, too, up to her knee; I
think it a sprain. Being a subscriber but a
short time I have missed the blister you
refer to in late numbers. Please give it
with directions for use. J. W. C.
The blister I recommend is Spanish fly,
one ounce; spirits turpentine, one pint.
Blister only naif of the leg at a time; must
not blister all round. H any fever, do not
blister at all, but use constant applications
of cold water and tincture of arnica, one
ounce to the pint, then blister when inflammation is gone.
Rheumat-'sm.
Please tell me what is the matter with
my horse. He rests one foot, then the
other, but mostly the right foot. Have
used Dr. Navin's shoe on right foot for
two months or more, but is no better.
He seems to be shrunken in the breast
some and Eeems very restless in shoulders
or feet; the feet seem to be good; he
sometimes rests his right leg bent, and
rests it on toe; he gets worse in damp
weather and better in dry. " P. B.
Your horse has rheumatism of the muscles of his breast. Dr. Navin does not claim
that his expansion shoe will cure a horse's
breast or shoulders, but simply contraction, corns, thrush, and prevents all diseases of the feet. If we had your horse
here we could cure him.
ar.
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Postal Card Correspondence.
We require the full address of persous
making inquiries in this department, as well
as contributors. We unU publish only the
initials, but wish the full name, as a guaranty
of good faith.
^jtfmtmnj.
This department 13 edited by Db. Jonh N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author cf Navin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor,
Rules] io be observed by those expecting correct an
swers:
1. State the rate of pulse.!
2. The breathing.
8. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of_halr.
5. If cough, and ^secretions from tnoee, whether
glands between the Jaws canjbe felt, and how near
he bone,
6. II breathing is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost In blistering
throat, and Ming Unctere 02 aconite root and tincture ol belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every two hoars, lo, time Is too short for an answer.
parties requiring answers by mail must Inclose fl
lor advice, otherwise reply will appear in next issue.
Bloody Milk.
Tell me through your paper whit is the
matter with my cow.   She gives four gal-
first volume.   I send you copy of constitu-  Ions of milk a day, eats hearty and looks
The Stubbs Evaporator.
We give a cut of this valuable evaporator on this page, manufactured by the
well-known firm of J. A. Field <fe Co., St.
Louis, Mo. The evaporator is divided into two compartments, as shown in figure
1, the larger of which does the evaporating,
while the smaller is used for finishing.
The juice enters the first or larger compartment near the smokestack, in a regular, constant stream, passing around.the
circl e, over the fire box, to the cross par
tition, where it thickens to a semi-syrup.
Being over the hottest part of the furnace,
it raises to a light foam, which keeps back
the green scum and throws off all Impurities through the curved channel at the
front end of the Evaporator, to the rear,
near the chimney, where it is easily removed with a scraper. The advantage
gained by this method is the saving of
skimming of 90 per cent, of surf ace, reducing the process of skimming to less than
one-tenth the labor required on other
Evaporators.
Other Evaporators extend from ten to
twelve inches on each side over the furnace wall, leaving only about two-thirds or
three-fourths of the bottom of the Evaporator exposed to the heat. Stubbs' Evaporator is but two inches wider than inside
measure of furnace wall, only one inch on
each side of Evaporator, resting on the
walls of the furnace so that the entire surface of the evaporator is exposed to the
i heat, giviDg about 25 or 30 per cent, more
evaporating surface than can bo had with
INDIANA.
Harrison Co.—The harvest is in full
blast, and we have a splendid wheat crop
here. Oats promise fine also. Corn is
greatly improving.     '• a. C.
Gibson Co.—Wheat harvest in full blast,
and the grain is very fine, and this section
promises a good crop. Corn is much
behind on account of wet weather. Oats
fine. s. C. J.
Dubois Co.,—Wheat harvest has commenced in earnest. We have four self
binders in this township. We had considerable of a storm on the 17th. Wheat
tangled very badly. j. t. C.
Viao Co., June 18.—We havo little pros-
*pect for corn except on our sand prairies,
which are nothing extra. Will have a
very good crop of wheat which will do to
cut the 25th inst. Gardens extra, cherries
and strawberries scarce. Hogs and cattle
scarce, especially milk cows, which aro in
great demand. j. m. S.
Vigo Co.—The outlook for tho farmer is
not very encouraging. We have an excel-
lentcrop of wheat, but we are beginning to
fear that we will not have good weather
for saving it. Our corn, especially on clay
soil is in a bad condition. So much rain that
we cannot cultivate it, and getting very
weedy and only a few days till we will
have to go into our harvest fields. Thero
would have been a large acreago planted,
but the continued rains have interferred
sadlywith our calculations. There are
many acres that cannot be planted, and
much that will never be tilled. Our oats
and grass are growing finely, but tho army
worm is in our meadows doing some
damage, and may yet ruin them. These
big rains may be tho thing to stop tLoir
ravages. Our apple crop';vill bo lighter
than we expected. So many falling off.
The blackberry crop will be large and will
go far in filling the place of other fruit.
L. N. D.
ILLINOIS.
Edoar Co.—Wheat harvest is about to
begin here and the crop will be a large
one. Corn is backward, but with continued fair weather as now it will come forward rapidly.   Oats very good prospect.
J. T. It.
OHIO.
Greene Co.—Wheat is a fine crop; oats
will be heavy; coin is also coming out fine.
C. K.
Joe Snyder, living near Georgetown,
Floyd county, having some wet powder,
placed it in the oven of his stove to dry.
An explosion occurred soon after which
blew things in all directions. His two
children, who were in the room at tho
time, wero struck by pieces of the stovo
and fatally wounded, the oldest dying in
ten hours after. Tho youngeris still alivo,
but its recovery is almost impossible.
I
Illinois produced in lf-*l %-'>,\M)}.W worth
of barley, rye, tobacco and buckwheat,»ivi
burned up overf^OOO///) worth of prop* rty
in the saaje time.
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2K
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