A Weekly Journal of the Farm,Home and Garden
VOL. XVH;
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1882.
NO. 28.
FOR 8A1.E.
F
OS SALE—Pore Cyprian Queens.   AddreraJTE
JOHNSON, laurel, Franklin conntj, ind.
FOB SALE—Italian  hees and   queens.   Send for
prto-stu I.  a   LINDLY, Ellzabethto»n,Bartholomew connty, Ind. 	
FOR BJLK-My yearling Poutbdown buc*. given
as a premium to the  Indiana Fanrer last year.
Price, .15.   THEO. FINCH, Oif.ird, Ohio.
FOR 8ALE—Plymouth Rock eggs, {1 per 15; n per
35; express charges In Indiana paid on 35. BARCLAY MOON A SON. Jerome. Howard county. Ind.
FOR SALB—A flne farm of 139 acres in Hendricks
Co.,  Ind.   For particulars  addrfss ALEXANDER CLA RK, Center Valley, Hendricks Co., Ind.
MOW
FOR 8ALE-One of tbe finest iotof Poland China
sprfngplgsin thisstate over ltxtto sekctfrom.
Address J. CUNNINGHAM & CO.. Miami, Miami
connty, Ind. 	
FOR SALK—History of Poland China hog.together
with a treatise on < ause and cure of diseases, 30
Sages, valuable.   AddressJ. H. M Nil,! II, Boi 221,
t. Clairsvllle, Ohio.
FOR SALE-Forty extra Poland China pigs at flO
perhead.if ordered wlthir. 30 days; aeofome
showanimslsat esu to |100 each. JA_». C. CLAY-
POOL, Rob Roy, Ind.
FOR SALE—Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 years a breeder. Please
state about wi at you want and address L. H. A1K
MAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., 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 Sun, Preble Co., Ohio.
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.
IiMJK BA LE—A beautiful Collie slot from Imported
1 stock, eighteen mi nths old. .plendid points,
black and tan color,'ktiows her buMLess, is a good
driver and very intellgent. Apply foT. I. M., 31
Kentucky Ave. Indianairttlis.
It UK SALE—Farms, Farms!—In Howard, Miami,
Tipton, Csbs and Clinton counties. Also No. 1
stock farms in White, Jasper and Pulaski counties.
This is the richest tarn ing country in Indiana. We
are glad to show lands to all seeking liomt-s or profitable investments. bTD_ KT & HOSS, Kokomo, Indiana.
F
OR SALE—GRASS FARMS.
24s acres, stock farm, excellent orchards and buildings, atout 2>_ miles south of Monrovia, Morgan
county.   Price, {20 per acre.
240 acres lcut a trass land, good orchard and small
house, about _>_ milts foutbeast of Monrovia, Morgan county.   Price, 110 per acre.
24 acres, 3 miles west of Greencastle, Putnam county.   Price, «15 per acre.
]60awes,7miies west of Greencastle, house, about
half plowed.   Price, }15 per acre.
163 acres, about 2 miles east ol Eminence, Morgan
Bounty, about half plowed, .remainder good timber.
Price fl8 per acre.
151 acres in southeast corner of Parke county, two
miles north of Lena; said to'be good co_l land, 60
acres cleared; small buildings.   Price, ,10 per acre.
155 act es in Morgan c. unty, about 5 miles north of
Martinsville; hall plowed; comfortable buildings.
Price. J2.100.
1,548 acres prairie, in Newton county, 6 miles from
railroad; 5U) acres plowed; excellent buildings. Price
f_5 per acre.
2_0acie stock farm, good dwelling, about _J_ miles
southeast o( Eminence, Morgan county. Price, |17
per acre.
Th »e farms are in the best blue-grass region of Indiana, are well watered, have sufficient timber, and
eminently suited for sheep or cattle. They are In
healthy, well settled neigborhoods, convenient to
railroad, church, school and market and market fa
cilltles. 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 cosl, on payments of one-fourth ca;h and remainder in ten annual payments-to run at 6 per cent.
Interest, payable half yearly. These are the lowest
prices. No other property will be taken In exchange.
ERA NCI8 SMITH 4 CO, Indianapolis, Ind.
Ml SiCKL.l.AN J.OlJr*.
SUNT ON TRIAL.—Our Cattle Pump waters all
kinds of stock perfectly wit. out attenti. n, hand,
or wind. Simple, durable, and cheap. Equals any
windmill. S-end forcircular. Agents wanted. E. B.
TAYLOR & Co., Indianai oils, Ind.	
VETERINARY INFIRMARY-Dr. Navin, V. 8.,
has secured as 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 an' dogs scientifically treated. Residence: 76 North Mississippi street.
%x\yz M>iotli.
G. B. Bothwell had twenty rams
sheared publicly at Bre<5ken ridge, Mo.
The heaviest fleece weighed 26% lbs.; the
twenty averaged 21 lbs. 5 oz., one. 20 lb.
fleece cleansed 47 lbs. 3K oz. Scoured at
the woolen factory of Clapp & S_.ns, Jacksonville, 111.
;■ Mr. W. H. Morris, room 2C Baldwin
Block, this city, has been elected secretary
of the Central Poland China Record Association in place of Mr. A. K. Saunders,
whose sad death by drowning was noticed
in a recent issue. Mr. Morris will also
continue the publication of the Swine
Breeders' Gazette.
A. W. Ross, Muncie, Ind., has recently
sold Ross Black Bess 1024, to J. W. Williams of Briant, Jay county, Ind., for $100.
She won 5 sweepstakes and 6 first premiums last year. She raised 8 tine pigs
this year. Mr. Williams will have tho best',
as he intendB to stand in front with the
best of breeders.
The law of Kew York provides that the
owner or possessor of any dog that shall
kill or wound any sheep or. lamb, shall be
liable for the value of such sheep or lamb
to the owner thereof, without proving notice to the owner or possessor of such dog,
or knowledge by him that his dog was
mischievous or disposed to kill sheep.
It will be noticed in the Farmer of this
week that Messrs. S. R. Quick & Son propose to inaugurate stock sales at the stock
yards in this city. This is an excellent
movement, and one that should lead to
permanence and success from year to year.
This great railway center affords the best
facilities for the enterprise, and the firm
undertaking the work is in every way
worthy, and capable of carrying it out.
•	
The wool clip of 18S2, as estimated by
those who have given the matter careful
attention, will not fall below 300,000,000
pounds  in the  United  States,   and may
reach310,000,000to320,000,000pounds. -The
increase in the Western and Southwestern
States and Territories will be large, and
the Northwest will also show a fair gain
while the Middle and Eastern States promise an average clip. The past winter being
mild and generally favorable, the losses
of sheep by death have been smaller than
usual.
SHORT-HORN SALES.
The Great Summer Series In Kentucky.
Tbe mid-summer series cf Short-horn
sales In Kentucky was continued through-!
ont last week, closing on Saturday last.
These sales ■ were attended by the most
noted breeders of this country and Canada.
Kentuckyhasawelldeservedrepntationfor
fine stock, including Short-horns, and the
sales of her great breeders, as In this case,
always attract the most noted stock men
of the country. For the most part the
rivalry for fine stock was lively, and the
choicest animals and pedigrees sold at gocd
piices. We haven't space to give the sales
in detail, but present a summary of the
series. , ,   ■
A. J. ALEXANDER, J. M.  VANMETER, ALEXANDER <fc COMBS.
Among the strains represented were the
Thorndale, Cambridge, Heydon and Bates
Red Rose tribes, all imported; others were
Phyllises, Ycnng Marys and Rosejof Sha-
rons. The cows in the first part of the sale
and towards the last brought fair and
sometimes good prices, but some inferior
ones cnt down the average very touch.
The bulls were of the best breeding, and
several Dukes caused spirited ^bidding.
The highest priced cow was No. 1 of the
catalogue, which, with her calf, sold for
$7,625 to Mr. A. J. Alexander. The highest price paid for a bull was $2,700, and
knocked down to Mr. N. P. Clark, of Minnesota.
The total amount of the sale was {36,530
—the bulls averaging $1,373 33 and the
cows $396 60.
f-~--    W. W. HAMILTON, W. C. GOODLOB.
The offerings comprised twenty-seven
head, the property of Wm. C.-Goodloe,
and thirty-two head of W. W. Hamilton.
Goodloe's cattle were in poor condition,
bad color, and but fair pedigrees, and prices
realized were very small, and in the report is- given only the better portion.
Hamilton's cattle comprised Flat Creek,
Young Marys, Josephines, and Phyllises.
They were-of beautiful color, principally
red, and were their condition improved
they, would have brought much better
prices. Goodloe's cattle aggregated $2,070.
Hamilton's sold better, and elicited better
bidding.
R. H. PREWITT, E. S. CDNNINGHAM.
The third offering of Short-horns was at
Pine Grove, - in Clark county, ten miles
from Lexington, and the cattle selected
from the Dunreath herd of R. H, Prewitt
and the Edgewood herd of E. S. Cunningham. The attendance was the same in
general as at other sales. The cattle
were principally young Marys. Two
straight Rose of Sharons brought $490 and
$690. Phyllises and Desdemonas and several Harriets comprised the remainder.
The sale aggregated $10,645.
VANMETER ct HAMILTON.
The cattle were principally Rose of Sharons, bnt did not bring the prices the name
would finply. Young Marys and Phyllises comprised tbe remainder sold to-day.
Thirty-five cows sold for $20,592, an average of $592, the highest average of the season; ten hulls aggregated $2,150, an average of $215. The highest price paid was
for a Rose of Sharon, selling at $2,025.
THE HAMILTOSS SALE.
Immediately after the completion of Van
Meter <fc Hamilton's sale, the Hamiltons
of Flat Creek held their annual sale. The
Roses of Sharon seemed to have been exhausted, but in their stead reigned those
fine Loudon Duchesses and Grand Kirk-
levingtons, two of the best strains next lo
Duchess, and whose appearancein the sale-
ring was sufficient to cause the liveliest
competition. T. Corwin Anderson, a veteran breeder of this section, and Williams
& Hamilton, a new Short-horn firm, of
Mount Sterling. Flat Creek Young Marys
sold well,but Phyllises and Josephines were
below par to-day. The highest price paid
was for a Kirklevington, selling to Williams <fe Hamilton for $1,675; another,
$1,525; a third, $1,100. The sale aggregated:
Cows, $16,925, averaging $390; two bulls,
$575.
T. CORWIN ANDERSON.
T^e best sale of the series was that of
T. Corwin Anderson. They were pure
Bates decendents. The splendid animals
offered attracted buyers from every section of the United States and Canada.
Many of the states carried offline breeders.
Thirty-two cows aggregated the splendid
sum of $16,955, which is an average of $530
per head. Twelve bulls averaged $125 each.
J. M. BJOSTAFF * I1ASCOM.
The series of the sales was completed on
Saturday   with  that of   Messrs.  Bigstaff
A Bascom's. This lot of cattle had individual merit, and were excellent in all
points, but having little pedigree sold low,
the lot aggregating $8,335. This is a
marked instance of the influence of pedigree on prices.
Indiana Short-Horn Sales.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The Short-horn breeders have for some
time past thought of the propriety of establishing a series of annual Short-horn sales,
without concluding to do so.
We, with Several other breeders, owing
to increase in our herds, have quite anum-
ber to sell at such a s_le, and after fully
considering the suggestions of breeders
interested and their offers of drafts from
their herds, should we conduct such a
sale, we have concluded to comply with
their suggestions and hold a sale September 26, at Union Stcok Yards, Indianapolis, choosing this place from its being the
most central, and the time because of the
Increase in attendance the sale would gain
from those wishing to attend the State
fair. .
Small drafts will ba received far this
sale, we cataloguing the same and paying
all expenses of advertising, auctioneering,
etc., for which to remunerate ourselves we
will charge a certain per cent, of sales,
only large enough to defray all expenses.
For further particulars, please address us
at Columbus, Ind.   S. R. Quick A Sons.
Short-horns and the Crops.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Two weeks ago myself and family took
train at Richmond for a trip to the northern part of the State. It was raining when
we left home, and the conductor said it
had rained every day they passed over
that road for ten days, and the ground
was thoroughly soaked. Quite a number
of acres was yet to plow and plant. The
wheat looked as though it would make
two-thirds of a crop. Oats looked medium;
meadows looked well; pastures invariably
short. Stock is being graded up somewhat,
but majority of it is common.
I attended the Short-horn sales,at Chicago
and there met quite a number of
leading Short-horn breeders representing
nearly every state in the Union. I learned
from them that there has been a great d^al
of wet weather over the entire country. I
met some parties who have on hands from
eight to ten car loads of cattle. Some of
them had engaged four car loads, at nine
cents per pound, most of the cattle two-
year-olds, that would average 1,600 pounds.
I saw some yearlings that weighed 1,500
pounds, and one two-year-old that
weighed 2,000 pounds; a three-year-old,
2,400; a four-year-old, 2,600; a five-year-
old, 2,900, and a seven-year-old weighing
3,200. These were either Short-horns or
very high grade steers. Notwithstanding
the high prices paid for the best class of
cattle, I saw some car-loads of yearlings
that were Offered at $21 a head. I suppose
they would weigh from 600 to 650 pounds
each. It is an evident fact, they badn',t
the advantage of good blood, or they
would have been worth 10 or $15 more per
head. The cattle at the sale sold at from
$150 to $310, and up to $1,000, ranging in
age, from eight months to two years old.
Tbese were very fine specimens of Shorthorns.
On my return I stopped off at Warsaw,
and visited several of the leading Shorthorn herds. Mr. Joseph Rippey, of Syracuse, Ind., has a herd of 25 head, comparing favorably with any herd in tho State.
The bull that stands at the head of herd is
a grand show animal. He was sold at my
sale June 1, 1881. R. B. Ling, Kosciusko
county, also has a vory fine herd. The
bull that stands at tho head of his herd is
from Sugar Grove. I visited a herd of Mr.
Blue, in Marshall county, a very fine herd.
The bull at the head of his herd is a. good
animal, one of- Comstock's breeding, East
Liberty, Ind. He also has 120 head of fine
steers, woighing from 1,400 to 1,600pounds.
I visited another mm in the same county,
who had some 20 head of steers, two and
three-year-olds. Some of them he bought
for $5. I suppose they would average. 600
to 700 each. He wanted to sell them at $23
a head. You can see by this that he has
not the advantage of good blood. Out of
seven herds I visited, five of the animals
came from Sugar Grove herd. Thero are
24 counties in Ind., where there are Shorthorns, from Sugar Grove herd, of which
quite a number are standing at the head
of their herds. On our return via^the Ft.
Wayne and Muncie railroad, the crops
looked only medium. At home, in Wayne
county crops looks better here than anywhere I visited. Wheat is earlier, at least
two weeks, than in the northern part of
the State. a. M.
Wayne Co., Ind.
How to Leacf the Colts.
Our little article, in the last number,
suggesting that the young things should
receive their first lessons, lead by the
halter and by the side of a good, well
br.ken saddle horse, has brought a good
number of commendations, and from the
highest sources. Along with these commendations have come certain questions
as to the danger of contracting bad habits.
Ono very prominent breeder expressed
the fear that in leading the colt by the side
of a saddle horse, you may get him into
the habit of going side ways, which is one
of the most unfortunate habits that can
be acquired. To avoid this possible danger he raises the question whether it would
not be better to let the colt follow behind.
This might do very well so far aB the mere
matter of avoiding the danger of going
sideways is concerned, but it utterly fails
to.encourage and arouse the emulative
spirit of the colt. As soon as he gets to
know that he is in the "hands of his
friends" like the politician, and that he is
.not going to be hurt, he will begin to
think he can go just as fast as that other
fellow, that is along side of him, and after
a few days he will begin to try to beat him.
This emulative spirit is just what you
want to encourage, and if you let him
trail behind you will never arouse it. Indeed, the danger is that you will repress
and destroy it, and get the colt to think
that he can't beat anything, and there is
no use trying. If the colt's head has to be
pulled a little towards the saddle horse
and out of the true line of direction there
is a real danger of establishing faulty
action. To avoid this risk, change him to
tr,e other side of the saddle horse and keep
a.iernating.
■ Mr. Veech suggests the plan of a regular
bridle rein over the colt's bead and attached to each side of the head or the bit,
and thetLlet the rider take the reins in his
hand, iffljng on the withers of the colt,
a|? d by a little turn of the wrist he can
gylde the direction of the colt just as
though he were on his back. This involves bringing the colt very close to the
saddle horse, and at the same time, it re
quires the saddle horse to be perfectly
trained, and the rider to be skillful. With
these requisites at hand, it is likely that
Mr. "Veech's plan is the best, especially
after the colts understand just what is required of them, and after they begin to go
very fast. It is certain that some colts
will require more rigid control than others,
and it is probable»that some will do better
under Mr. Veech's method, from a very
earily period In their education, but if
they go straight forward and extend themselves on a loose halter, we wouW simply
give them enough to do to appear to beat
the saddle horse just a little, and we would
put no restraints upon them, so long as
they did their work right. When the gait
of a colt to a loose halter is good and correct and he extends himself well, you
need not expect to improve his gait nor
extend his stride by putting more restraints
upon his action. Many a colt has been
ruined in his gait by too much restraint
and too much art.—Wallace's Monthly.
races for mares, races for
wood's Magazine.
colts.—Black-
Early Matutity and the Teeth.
The National Live Stock Journal
A young breeder asks whether animals
that are said to mature early show this
maturity in the teeth as well as in a precocious growth of the body at that age, oi1
whether they still require the ordinary
time to perfect the teeth. In cases of real
early maturity, the teeth are as far advanced as other indications of ripeness.
Dr. Martin, of Kentucky, an intelligent
breeder, made careful observations upon
this point in his own herd, as well as
among those of his neighbors, many years
ago, and found that the best Short-horns
had perfect teeth, or a full mouth, at three
years old, while native cattle in the same
region did not show the same maturity of
teeth till five years old.
There were many objections to Dr. Martin's conclusions, and some doubts expressed as to the accuracy of his observations at the time, but they have been fully
corroborated by many observers since.
Several years ago, the London Agricultural Gazette had a series of illustrations of
the teeth of certain cattle, with the actual
age stated, and remarked: -'The peima-
nentdentition is often completed in bulls
of the most advanced type at three jears
of age, instead of five or six years, according to the old standard." This effect o*
oarly maturity applies to all our domestic
animals used as food. Some Englishbutch-
ers have declared that their most particular customers preferred the meat of those
earliest matured. This also reverses the
strongly expressed opinion that the highest quality of beef requires four years to
mature.- It is not probable that many
animals, reared expressly for meat, will be
kept beyond 31 months, a few years bence.
This department la edited by Db. Jokh N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author of Navin * Explanatory
Stock Doctor. *
Rules! to be observed by thoae expecting correct an
•wen:
1. State the rate of pulse.t
2. The breathing.
3. The standing attitude.
4. Appearance of_halr.
5. If cough, and isecrettona bom (nose, whether
glands between the Jaws canjbe felt, and hew near
he bone.
6. If breathing is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing sound, no time must be lost In blistering
throat, and using tincture ot aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tOHgue alternately
every two hours, for time Is too short tor an answer.
Parties requiring answers by mall must Inclose tl
for advice, otherwise reply will appear In next Issue.
your horse; drove scratches into grease
heel. Our veterinary advises you to take
gum myrrh, gum camphor, and spirits of
turpentine, of each ono ounce, in a quinine or other wide-necked bottle. Mix,
pour in one .ounce of sulphuric acid very
slowly, not more than half a teaspoonful
at a time; keep well stirred with a strip of
cut glass, Iron, or anything except wood;
mix with one pint of lard. Apply to the
sores; next day wash with castilo soap^
mind you use no soft soap, or any but cas-
tile; when fully dry, apply again, and so
continue. The above is for one leg and
heel. The chances are you may have a
chronic swelled leg; if so, let us know.
Foundered.
Please answer through the columns of
your paper the following queries, also
your opinion of the case referred to, as
well as advice or general instruction for
treatment, etc., which will be much appreciated: Having a valuable imported stallion three jears old, September, 1881,
which was taken sick on arrival from what
was termed by a competent veterinary surgeon, "lung lever" and '•inll.mma.ion in
f> et," which caused tho horse to walk very
lame or stiff in front feet for several weeks,
bearing the greater part of his weight on
hind feet, and moving his front feet by
extending them forward in a pushing
posture or attempting to bear the weight
more on the rear or back part of his front
feet. He w*s kept in fair condition
through the winter, shoes leing removed,
was not allowed to run out or got much
exercise. The hoofs of front feet are
sligutly concave ou top, which has now
grown down t» about tho middle of the
tcet, that part being tho uppor edgo of tho
hoot just emerging lrom the hair when
hhipped hero. During shipment he stood
his whole weight on feet, and shoes ou.
Hoofs are clean and sound, but somewhat
brittle. . j. jj.
Your horso is foundered, and if not attended to may become worthloss. You
may expect either pumiced feet, or at
the best contraction, and if contraction,
rheumatism of the muscles of his heart,
called by quacks some ,such name as
stom, or stcmn; it would bo useless to advise you how to treat him at this late date.
You must*employ a skillful veterinary
surgeon. As far as his other trouble is
concerned, paint twice daily with tincture
of iodine. I hope subscribers will cease
asking concerning the generative organs
of stock, except by private letter, for our
veterinary refuses to explain through the
Farmer.
A halp-blood Holstein heifer belonging
to J. H. Henderson, Washington, Pa., has
under  unfavorable  circumstances,  been
I making an average of one pound of butter
per day.
Eastern. Horse Racing.
A Biloch has an intense love for horses
and  horse-racing,  or  rather  mares and
mare-racing; for these  outer barbarians
kill all their colts, partly because from the
scarcity of fodder at certain seasons, rearing them would be expensive, but chiefly
because  the  horse  is   almost   valueless
among them.   One man can hold twenty
mares, but not two horses.   Mares neither
fight nor neigh; horses do both.   Mares
aro gentle, easy to manage, gregarious;
horses are rough, troublesome, unsociable.
So argues  the Biloch;  and in his hills,
where every man is still a predatory animal,  living  largely   by   sheep-stealing,
making long, forced marclies—often 50 or
60 miles in one night, and swooping down
on the sleeping prey in the early dawn—he
is right.   For such work horses ate not
suited.   No Biloch is a "man" until he
possesses a mare.   Until that climax to
Ills ambition is. realized he is a coolie, a
cutter of grass, a herder of sheep, a mere
cipher, a clod, a thing of no account in
the body politic of his clan.   Government,
seeing the wiry endurance of the Biloch
mare, has for some years been wisely liberal in its endeavors to encourage horse-
breeding, especially that of colts, in the
district.   With this view a large number
of first-class Arab andT. B. E. horses have
been introduced into Derah Ghazi Khan,
and an annual horse-fair is held, at which
large money prizes are given for young
stock, particularly for colts and geldings.
Thus, in spite of his prejudices, the Bl
loch is, by that all-powerful destroyer of
inherited  customs,  self-interest,   slowly
but surely learning that it is worth his
while to rear his colts.   Another me_ns,
and almost more effectual, has been followed for years by successive district officers, and that is by having at tho annual
What will make my mule Bhed her hair?
I have given her boiled flax seed, and I
have been feeding her your condition powders for about two weeks. She eats well,
"but does not let go cf ber hair."   W.J.
Your mule has some constitutional disease whfch nobody can tell except by seeing it. 	
Blister Him.
I have a colt that got either kicked or
snagged on the left hind leg, on the stifle
joint, about two months ago; it makes a
running sore large enough to put one's
finger in. There is a knot about the size
of a hen egg. Let me know through the
Farmer what to do for him.       J. L. H.
If no fever exists, blister severely for
several days.   See blister in Farmer.
Faint With Iodine.
Please inform me through your valuable
paper what will cure my neighbor's colt.
It is swollen in the stifle joint and is very
lame. It has been in that condition ever
since two days old. I have a colt in the
same condition. G. W. F.
Paint daily with tincture of iodine;
blister is too severe for so young a colt.
See and be certain that the stifle is the
part affected.
Use the Blister.
One of iny neighbors has a fine young
mare that was all right until lately, when
she began coughing and running at the
nose; her cougo. has about left Tier now
and her nostrils dry and distended. She
gets her breath hard and long, with violent heaving of the abdomen; is just as
bad when standing still as when at work.
J. S. E.
Place your ear to her trachea, and if you
hear a rattling sound or a hollow grating
noise, blister her throat severely; if no
such sound is heard, look out for glanders
now or by fall. Continue the blister applications three times daily until well
blistered.   See blister in Farmer.
Scratches.
1 have a young horse hat had the
scratches several weeks ago. I doctored
his feet, trying nearly everything I could
think of. I cured his right foot sound and
well; the left foot appeared to be getting
well, but the swelling did not entirely
leave the leg. There were throe cracks
just above the pastern joint, behind. Tbey
healed up a week or ten days ago; day before yesterday his leg swelled from pastern to his heck joint, aud there were
great blisters raised upon those old cracks,
»nd to-d»y thick yellow water is oozing
out of the leg on front part of the hock
joint, and also out of the pastern joint.
W. T. C.
You well nigh, if not entirely ruined
Farmers Fifty Tears Ago.
Fifty years ago the farmers depended
almost wholly upon the products of the
farm for the supply of their tables, and
largely for their clothing. A writer in the
Boston Journal thus sketches the raising
of the law material for garments and the
process of manufacturing them at the
farm-house:
Every farmer kept a fleck of sheep, and
wool constituted a largo proportion of the
clothing of the family. It was carded,
spun and woven at home, and made into
garments for both sexes. The best clothes
for the men and boys were made of what
was called "fulled cloth." This was mado
at home, of the finest material, and taken
to the mills known as "fulling mills,"
whore it was put through a process of
thickening, dyeing and finishing. The
women used to wear gowns of cloth which
was called "pressed woolen." This was
simply home-made flannel, taken to tho
mills above named, and pressed, so as to
present a glossy surface.   .
Every farmer had a small patch of flax.
This was pulled and spread out in rows on
the ground, "rotted," and then "broken"
and "swingled," and was thus prepared
for the combing, carding and tho "littlo
wheel," as the machine was called on
which the fl*x was spun, to distinguish it
from the" larger machines for spinning
wool. It was woven into cloth for table
covers, towelling, sheeting and shirting.
The "tow," which was the coarse portion
combed out'on the "hetcnel," was spun
into a coarse yarn, of which a cloth was
made for summer suits for the men and
boys.
The tow shirt, so commonly worn, was,
when new, an instrument of torture to the
wearer, as it was full of prickling spines
left from the woody part of the stalk.
The tailor the old days, with his goose,
traveling from house to house to make up
the clothes for the men and boys—or to
cut and fit them for the gossiping "tailor-
ess" to complete—is not known to tho
present generation.
A fruit-grower at Griffin, Ga., has 60,-
000 peach trees in bearing condition, besides thousands of other kinds of fruit
trees. The peaches are ripening faster
than they can be sent to market, although
300 pickers and packers aro employed,
an d hundreds of bushels are cast tfside a*,
too ripe for shipmeu t.
Indiana, by the census bulletin, is credited with 498,437 voters, of whom 10,7.9aro
colored, the 487,698 whito voters beirg divided into 414,252 native born, and 73,4 W
foreign bom.
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