VOL. XVII.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCT. 7, 1882.
NO. 41.
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Reader:   The average gestation oi the
ewe is about five months.
Foot-and-mouth disease is reported
from 120 places in Staffordshire, England.
.
In some regards the live-stock exhibits
aTthe State lair last week were the best
ever seen in the State.
J. Cunningham <fe Co., have lately sold
one of their fine male Poland Chita pigs to
C. Smith, Butler connty, Ohio.
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It is said that Australia has more meat-
producing animals, in  proportion  to  its
population, than any other country on the
globe.
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The fine stock of Wm. A. Macy, Lewis-
ville, Ind.,has done unusally well this
season, and never was in better condition than now.'
Swine-fever has become epidemic in
England, and like all other live stock
diseases which appear on that island, is
spreading rapidly. »
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Tennessee has not enough hogs by
one-third to utilize its splendid corn crop
this year. The grain can easily be used,
though, by feeders in other sections.
Hog cholera is just now causing  some
trouble to the farmers of Clarion county,
Pa.   The disease, however, is  not  preva-
leDt.in ether sections as in other years.
 .
J. G. Byaes & Son, Slmpsonvllle, Ky.,
had a splendid exhibit of South-down
sheep at the State fair. So much were
these sheep admired, that they sold thirty
head on the ground.
pathology and cure are too voluminous for
a newspaper article; if the book is not in
your neighborhood send for a copy to the
Farmer Co. ' •
Goiter.
What will I do for my horse; two
months sgo he ran a nail in his right
hind foot, which caused goiter. I treated
him for that anl he is about well, but his
left hock joint is enlarged from standing
on it; I used arnica and cold water to put
down inflammation, and have used other
liniments since, tut don't do any good; I
used iodine about one week; it looks
about the same. - T. R. W.
Blister first one side of limb, once daily
for eight or ten days, then grease with
lard, and if necessary blister the other
side. See liquid blister in Farmer. Rub
in well with the hand.
an honest,' straight-forward one, as intended from the'first. The average price
of the whole lot sold as advertised, includ1
ing the calves, was about $85 per head.
The Fort Worth Journal claims that
Short-horn* cattle, after becoming acpli-
mated in Texas, will yield more beef to
the age than any other cattle which can
be obtained in that region.
American buyers are picking up bull
calves cf the polled breeds in Scotland
about as fast as they can be secured. This
country is acquiringa choice lot of young
breeding stcek of this kind.
t The cattle sale of Messrs. J. W. McCoun
& Son will take place at the farm near
Danville, Ind., on the 11th inst., Wednes-
, day. Free transportation will be furnished
from Danville to place of sale.
' W. T. Woodford & Son, Paris Ky., exhibited a number of superb Cotswolds at
the State fair, showing their skill as thoroughly experienced sheep breeders. Quite
an array of red ribbons dangled upon their
stock.
LIVE BTOCK IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The latest- returns show the  following
cattle, sheep and hogs in Great Britain for
1882 compared  with the   two  previous
years:
Years.     Cattle.
1880 5.912,046
1881  6,911,642
1882. 5,S07,5M
Sheep and lambs.
Hogs.
26,61-,%0
2,000,842
M.5S1,053
2,048.090
24,318,778
2,510,374
IOWA SWINE BREEDERS.
At the recent meeting of the Iowa Swine
Breeders' Association held at "Vinton, that
State,  the  following    resolutions   were
J. H. Williams, Bryant, Jay county,
Ind., has just received from C.W.Jones,
Richland, Michigan, the fine yearling Poland Chinia sow Abbie, by Tom Corwin
2d, out of Bess Stebbins, bred by Henry
Stebbins, Oxford, Ohio.
E. & J. M. Clever, Bloomingsburg,
Ohio, have lately sold for $75 to J. Cunningham >k Co., Miami, Ind.J'one of their
finest male Poland China pigs. This pig
has taken ten sweepstake prizes recently,
which speaks well for those enterprising
breeders.
Whereas, There is a growiug and increased interest in the development of
swine and swine products, and
Whereas, The wealth of our State, past
and future, is largely due to this important factor; therefore be it resolved
1st. That we, the Swine Breeders of the
State of Iowa, in meeting assem bled, do
hereby constitute ourselves au organization for the purpose of mutual aid and tbe
encouragement of our common interest.
2d. That we at once proceed to perfect
said organization by the election of a president and secretary, who shall bold their
offlce for one year and till their successors
are elected.  -
3d. That we do hereby petition the
State Agricultural Society at their January meeting to incorporate in the directory, oneorx-iore of the recognized Swine
Breeders' of the State.and to re-instate the
sweepstakes premiums in each class of
swine.
To make herd premium consist of one
boar and four sows over one year old, etc.
To reduce the same to $25 and make com-
petion in each class.
To make provision for the protection of
ourselves and feed while attending the
State fair,and against any stock not eligible to record.
Mr. S. L. Fletcher, Lewisville, Ind.,
has bought of J. A. Deem, Knightstown,
Ind., a Poland ■ China pig which is six
months old and weighs 225 lbs. This pig
took first premium at the late fair held in
Knightstown. These who have seen this
pig pronounce it one of the best ever seen
in the shsw ring.
On our first page this week will be
found the cut of a superb Poland China
prize-winner belonging to the well-known
firm of swine breeders, Duffield <fe Shellen-
berger, Somerville, Butler county, Ohio.
We bad the pleasure of meeting our old
friend Mr. Duffield at bur State fair last
week.
Messrs. A. S. Gilmour & Co., Greens-
burs, were remarkably successful at the
State fair, not only in taking premiums,
but in selling stock. They sold so many
that had not enough left to make a show
at the St. Louis fair, where they had intended to go. They have taken 101 premiums this fall including nine sweepstakes and five herd premiums. One of
their best priz» winning males we understand is for sale. .
The combination sale of Short-horns at
.the stock yards here last week was fairly
attended, but the prices realized were not
up tb expectations. Some of the stock offered were not ia the best condition for
sale by any means, and this, perhaps, together with the fact that many seemed to
have the impression that there was to be
by-bidding, had the effect to make the sale
' unsatisfactory.   The sale throughout was
British Live-Stock   and   Agricultural
Notes.       '
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The Contagious Diseases (animals) Act
recently received its due measure
of approbation in the evidence lately
given before the Royal Agricultural Commission, the witnesses examined upon the
subject having given the strongest testimony to the benefits which the act has
conferred upon English agriculturists.
One objection however has been suggested in reference to it, viz: that the act
did not go sufficiently far, and it has likewise been alleged that its provisions in
many cases were not adequa_ely enforced
by local authorities.
Several witnesses expressed tbe opinion
tbat the trade with England from infected countries should be converted into
a dead-meat trade, and according to the evidence of one witness, such measures
would be but very slightly injurious, if at
all to the consumers of meat, because the
dead meat forms so large a proportion of
the total supply.
While the value of live cattle imported
Into England has only increased 83 per
cent, the value of dead meat imported has
increased to the extent of 271 per cent,
In all other respects the act has met with
general approbation.
The fear of disease had done away with
breeding to a very large extent in England, and the effect of the act above alluded to, is again to encourage it, but
such effect has been to a certain extent
checked by the constant fear of the re-introduction of disease from abroad.
A perusal of the conclusions and recommendations of tbe commissioners on the
subject will show that due weight was
given to the representations of the witnesses referred to.
Wherever local authorities have carried
out its provisions with strictness, it haB
been generally successful in checking the
spread of the disease. The general effect
of the disease is shown by tbe diminished
number of outbreaks, and of anitaals attacked with foot and mouth disease during the last eighteen months, compared
with former periods when the disease prevailed.
Pleuro-pneumonia is steadily and ra-
"pidly declining throughout the country.
These diseases, which are both of foreign origin, are brought into the foreign
animals, wharves from time to time. .Although every precaution ia taken, there
can be no doubt that foot-and-mouth disease, has been introduced into England
from abroad by such means. This has led
to the demand for the exclusion of live
stock from infected countries, which has
been urged by so many of the witnesses.
The evidence as to the discouragement
which was given to the breeding of cattle
and sheep In Great Britain, and the diminution in the supply of meat which arose
from extensive disease appears conclusive.
Lookiug to the great importance of the
home supply of meat as compared with
the supply of live animals from abroad,
and to the facility with which dead meat
can be imported in the place of animals
that are alive, the commissioners recommended that the landing of foreign live
animals should not be permitted in future
from any countries as to which the Privy
Council are not satisfied that they are perfectly free from contagious disease.
Evidence was also given before the com-
mission'upon the subject of the appointment of a minister of agriculture, it
being urged that the importance of the
agricultural interest was such as to justify
the constitution of a special government
department for its supervision and assistance. The magnitude of the interest is
illustrated by a number of statistics from
the Board of Trade's agricultural returns
for the yeara 1874, 1&80 and 1881, from
which it appears that the total acreage of
corn crops in Great Britain was, in 1874,
9,431,490; in 1880, 8,875,702; and in 1881,
8,847,876. The total acreage of permanent
pasture, in grass not under rotation, (excluding heath in mountain lands) was, In
1874,13,178,012; in 1880, 14,426,959; and in
1881,14,643,397.
Suggestions for technical teaching of
the science of agriculture have met with
the approval of the commissioners, who
say that, while they are not prepared to
suggest the manner in which this instruction should be supplied, they are aware
that the matter is well worthy of consideration.
Compared with some countries, the facilities, for obtaining technical education
in Great Britain are very limited, though
several county schools have been established for the education of farmers' sons.
The advantages of snch an institution
as Cirencester College are practically limited to those who, intending to adept the
career of estate agents, to farm or to emigrate are able to afford an expense beyond
the reach of the ordinaryfarmer.
. Some impulse has been given to scientific agricultural education by the scholarships and bursaries founded by the Royal
Agricultural Society of England, and the
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.
In addition to these the Science and Art
department holds out considerable inducement by conditions under which It offers
half the cost of county scholarships.
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This una)*fl£aent Is edited by tin. JoHir N. Navdh,
Veterinary Surgeon, author ot Sarin's Explanatory
Stock Doctor.
Rules to be observe^ by thoee expecting correct an
*wers:  •    *
1. state tha rate of pulse.
2. ThetnreaU-lnx.
S. The standizc attitude.
4. Appearance of hair. '
5. II ttomcb, and secret-ona from now, whether
Hands betweenics Jawscash* fell,ana bow near
the Don*.
6. If hreatlita j ti rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushlnc'tonnd, so time must be lost In bUsterlnf
throat," 'VdMinirtiectJua at admit* root and tincture otTwliadonna B drop* on tongs* alternately
very tr-photua, tor that 1* too short for an answer.
Parti's requiring answers by mall mnst inclose V
for advice, otherwise reply will appear In next issue.
Foot Bot.
What ails my sheep? They are lame in
one foot; some fever in one foot, and running sore between hoof on one side; looks
some like proud flesh. T. B.
They have a disease called foot rot.
Rub tne biflex canal duct between the
hoof In front of foot with spirits of turpentine; use the finger.
Postal Card Correspondence.
INDIANA.
Rush co.—Corn is maturing well. No
frost yet. Wheat sowing is in a forward
state. Real estate is on the boom. Choice
farms near Rushville readily command
$100 per acre. L.
Posey Co., Sept. 21—Plowing for
wheat has been delayed to some extent on
account of dry weather, but there is a
gentle rain falling to-day, and has been
for the past twenty-four hours, which will
put the ground in fine order for plowing.
Clover hulling ■will soon be the order of
the day, and a large crop is anticipated.
Hogs are very scarce, therefore command
a good price. Beef cattle are alao very
scarce, and command a fair price. The
Posey County fair ended last Friday, and
was largely attended. Your correspondent was there the last day, and witnessed
the killing of one boy, who was riding a
horse in the novelty race, in which ten
horses were running. O. W. H.
KENTUCKY*
Jefferson co.—Corn will make a good
crop here, and is out of danger of frost.
Wheat is about all sown—the usual average. There Is a decided advance in land
in this county in the past year.
A. CD.
111.INOIS.
Richland co.—The usual average acreage of wheat is sown in this section of Illinois. The com crop is a good one, but
we shall not have stock hogs enough to
eat it. D. W.G.
Sore Jaw.
I have a cow with running sore on under jaw. ■ Can I do anything  to  cure  it?
J. A. B.
Take arsenic acid, wet your finger, dip
in the arsenic, and place it on the sore;
repeat once daily until the parts keep
white, then desist until a piece falls out;
repeat if necessary; do not be alarmed ai
the consequent swelling.
■ '•"''"- Contracted Feet.
Can you tell me what alls my mare, and
what to do for her? She has been lame
for twelve months; the frogs of , her feet
seem to be rotten; if you can tell me anything to do for her I will be obliged to
you. E. R.
Yonr mare's feet are contracted, or you
keep her too filthy, or she has thrush;
whatever the cause may be, have her feet
spread.
' . Lame Horse.
. I have a horse that is lame in left hind
leg, in knee joint; I dou't kniw what
caused it; supposed it was a strain and
treated it accordingly; first J used vinegar
and »alt and his leg continued to swell.
] AI. C. Ii.
. Blister the parts severely for several
days. See blister In previous Farmer;
blister only one side of leg at a time, from
bottom to top of swelling.
;' Indolent Sore.
' I have a colt which last spring took a
disease called pink-eye; it was running
out and caught cold in^ its head; swelled
badly, one jaw broke and ran matter; the
swelling all left, but there is a small spot
on the under jaw about the center that
does not heal; keeps running a little.
What must I do to get it toheal?
J.Y.
If the colt is sound, except an indolent
sore j blister all round the sore once  daily
for eight or ten days, then  grease; if the
condition is affected It may be farcy.
OHIO.
Champaign co.—Corn has so greatly
improved as to make the general impression that we shall have about an average
crop. Wheat is mostly sown, with usual
acreage. E. E. R.
PE_.NSY_-VA_.I_1.
Perry co.—Farmers bnsy seeding; wet
weather has considerably delayed them.
Corn not all cut yet. Large crop of potatoes raised this year, and are turning out
well. Mothers will know what to cook
for the boys this winter. Clover caught
well tbat was sown last spring. On oats
ground young clover grew nicely. Many
farmers have preferred this method, making sod plowing for wheat. Health not
very good at present; malaria is prevalent
along the rivers and low places. Apple-
butter boilings in order now and apple-
dumpllrgs plenty. C. L. S.
dent Intention of smothering the flames,
but had inhaled them to such an extent
that she was dead when found by her husband some hours later. The bed clothing
was on fire, but was soon extinguished.
Chattanooga Mas shipped peaches, strawberries, blackberries, grspes, kmatoes,
and beans to the amount of $63,048 65 this
season.
St. Louis Is building two new grain elevators, which increases the number to
tblrttei), vith a total capacily of 12,500,000
bushels.
The statistics of the Signal Service office
show that the past mouth has been the
dryest September known in this region
for e'.even years.
The  taxable  value of  the railroads in-
Illinois, i't which there are   7,539 miles, is
$56,727,530,  as   deteimined  by the  State
Board of Equalization.
Near Elkhart, a barn belonging to J.
Weldy was burned, containing about 800
bushels of outs and 300 bushels of wheat.
Los.", $2,500; no insurance.
Martin Thayer, of Ossian, attempted to
collect his rent of George W. King, a saloon keeper, when a quarrel ensued, and
King shot him tbrcugh the bowels.
The Eighty-eighth regiment Indiana
Volunteers will hold their first reunion at
Auburn, Wednesday, October 10, at which
It Is hoped all the members will be present.
The receipts frcm the sale of admission
ti ckets to the State fair amounted to $22,-
865 60, and lrcm other sources probably
$5,000 mc re. The expenses are about $12,-
000.
A patent has been issued from the Texas
land ■ ffice to Richard King, the cattle
man, conveying to him a title to 136 square
leagues, or over half a million acres of
land.
On Saturday morning Miss Vorie, a
daughter of Samuel Jones, residing in tbe
western portion of Randolph county, was
thrown from a horse she was riding and
almost instantly killed.
A great dairy exhibit ten will be held in
Milwaukee in December, from the 4th to
the 9th inclu. ive. There will be fourteen
classifications in butter, the sweepstakes
premium in class A being $250.
William Mclver emptied the contents of
a shotgun into the breast cf Stmuel Lane,
a neighbor, in a diunke n row five miles
east; oi Li.dc ga, Sunday night. It is thought
Lane will die.   Mclver is at large.
The wool clipof Oregon forl882amounts
to 10,1)00,000 pounds, 2,000,000 pounds in
excess of that of last year. The quality is,
however, inferior to that of last year, being heavy and lacking brightness.
The national convention of the Anti-
Horse Thief Association met at Palmyra,
Mo., last week. They represent over two
hundred lodges. No one who has stolen
a hoise frcm a member of the association
has ever escaped.
Albert Polsner, a brick-layer of Ply-
month, while nnder the influence of liquor,
was killed on the 30th by a freight ou the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago. He
leaves no family. He was to have been
married this week.
<&mzxt& UjextfSe
During the last six months  3,085 horses
have been used for food in Berlin.
i Black Leg, Ettf.
Please inform me what is the matter
with my cattle? I have lost five head of
full-blood sucking calves, with some new
disease, (new to me at least),< within the
last three weeks. They take with a chill,
are very sick, live from 12 to 24 hours;
seem to lose the use of the hind legs first,
ears droop; there is a collection of air between the flesh and skin; after skinning
the muscular parts have the appearance of
beaten and bruised flesh. They have all the
symptoms of pneumonia with the exception of the cough. J. T. D.
It is no new disease at all; the disease is
called black leg, quarter evil, black quarter, etc. For a remedy, see Navin's Stock
•Doctor, page48, cattle department; the
disease is easier prevented than cured. Ita
X he drouth is affecting Iowa pastures.
A new fire company has been organized
in Greenfield.
Robert Bonner has paid $382,000 for fast
horses since 1859.
The North Carolina tobacco crop promises to be exceptionally good.
A fanner at Valdcsti, Ga., has made two
crops of corn on one piece of land.
The Chippewa lands, 10,000,000 acres .in
nort hern Dakota, have been opened for
settlement.
Tbe total amount contributed annually
for the support of religion in the United
States is $47,635,695.
The potato crop in Switzerland is a total
failure. The demand for American potatoes is expected, to be brisk.
A new furniture manufacturing company has been organized at Rushville, and
will commence work at an early date.
The English sparrows are multiplying
very fast all over Kentucky,* and in some
localities are complained of as a nuisance.
Three thousand depositors in Connecticut savings banks have not made Inquiries about their moneys for twenty years
past.
Mrs. Minnie Ruoff, of New Albany, was
burned to death by the explosion of a coal
oil lamp. She was alone, and was just
closing up the house preparatory to visiting a neighbor's when the accident occurred.   She leaped upon a bed, with the evi-
Ihe steamer Robert JE. Lee, while on her
trip to "Vicksburg, from New Orleans, on
Saturday morning, took fire, about thirty
miles below Vicksburg, and was entirely
destroyed, with her cargo, books, etc. A
large number of lives lost.
More than 15,000,000 acres will have been
transferred from public to private ownership during the year 1882, the largest sale
ever known. Probably more new farms
will be opened in the next five years and
more virgin acies broken up thanever before in a like period.
James J. Hardin, who recently shot and
killed Wm. Kelly while robblnghlsmelon
patch at night, had a preliminary examination before a justice of the peace, at
Nashville, Brown county, and was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree, and sent to jail without bail.
The one hundred and first birthday of
Hon. James Parks was celebrated at El-
lettBville, last week. There were present
a large number of relatives and friends of
the centenarian. Mr. Parks was born in
Wilkes county, North . Carolina, 1781,
removed to the Territory of Indiana in
1815, and settled in Lawrence, oounty, but
shortly afterward located in Monroe couuty, where he now resides. He purchased
the land and laid out the public square of
Bloomington, and had built thereon the
ccurt house and jail. He served as a representative in the Indiana legislature,
having been elected to that body in lfc:j2.
He has lived on hispie_ent farm sixty-two
yeajs. He has eleven children, fifty-six
grand-childien, eighty great-grand-cbil-
dren and five great-great-grand-childreu.
Mr. Parks has been a member of the liapt-
tist church since 1£07.
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