"*C*I©K SALE—Farm  of   74   acres  one mile from
JD     Bloomington, Ind.   J. F. BLAIR.
OR SALE—Chester White pigs at .10 each.   Address P. D. SMR ADER, Jerome, Ind.
F
T^OR SALK-FARMS-Of every variety of descrip-
Jl. tinn and price. STUART & HOSS, Kokomo,
Indiana.
FOR SALB—Chester Whites, extra boars and sows
ready for service.   Address K. R. MOODY, Urn-
Inextoe, Ky.
FOR SALE—Fine    English   Berkshire   boar,  18
months old.   Address  W. J. VANKEURSN,
278 Central avenue, city.
FOR SALE—Jersey cows from two  to seven years
old.   Prices reasonable.   Correspondence solto-
Hed.   H. C. COWAN, Oxford, O.
FORSALE—A pood farm of  l__5acre«, three miles
southwest of Misbawaka. Bt. Joseph  Co., Ind.
Address JERE BECKER, Misbawaka, Ind.     ,
FOR SALE—A  few young  Bronze turkey hens:
■*ls->a few pair of P_mfow_p. Apply boob. JOHN
H SWALES, Logan, Dearborn county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Full blood Plymouth Rock and Brown
Leghorn cockerels <very best ttrains) at 75c and
fl each.   Address IRA. IS. DELINE. Plymouth, Ind.
FOR SALE—Closing out sale of Partridge,Buff and
Black Cochins, and White Leghorns st Hi each-
Exhibition and breeding birds. L. L. DAUGHERTY,
Wabash, Ind.
. X/.OR SALE—Two Holstein yearling bulls, grand-
JF sons of the noted cow imported Maid of Twisk.
Also a few thoroughbred Suffolk hogs. JOSEPH
FURNAS, Boxley, Ind.
FORSALE—Two fine yearling Jersey bulls. One
a grandson of LichfltId the OntenMal prize buU.
The other a grandson of One Ton No. 2000. Address
K. P. BOOTH, Arcadia, Ind.  .
FOR SALE—Some fine Light Brahma, Plymouth
Rock, Partridge Cocbli_ and Brown Leghorn
cockerels, fl eac , if taken eoon. J. L. BRIlNTON,
Petersburg, Pike county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Pedigreed Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs, over 15 years a breeder.   Please
tate about what you want and address L. H.AIK
- MAN, Box 21, Dana, Vermillion Co., Ind
FORSALE—2 fine breeding boars; I Berkshire,
-Jjandy Jim. 3781, Vol. V. A. B.R;1 Yorkshire,
fcammrf II 105. Roih extra fine, and No. -1 breeders;
took prf-mium at State fair. Address W. A. MAZE,
Sharpsvilie, Ind.
FOR HALE—I have a few more first-class pigs for
sale of both sex, they are the set of Legal Ten
der. No. 1219.3d Vol. Central Becord; King of Corwin
Tribe, No. 1217.3d Vol Central Record. Address B.
T. BENSON, Gioves, Ind.
IT OR SALE—Two heavy thoroughbred Clydesdale
JP imponed orood nitres, selected from the best
stock In Scotland. These animals will te sold very
reasonable as tbe proprietor is retiring from farming.
Address ROBERT KEYE8. Bromholm, Oot.
FOR SALE—A fine lot of Poland China pigs; sired
by Star of the West, Prince 2d and other boars;
valso 8 brood sows; ancestors all recorded. Also, Ply-
.'X*oouth Rock cocfcere.s. Prices reasonable. BAR-
■ \ CLA T MOON .ft SON, Jerome, Howard county, Ind.
TFOIt SALE—Light Brahmas, pure "Duke of York*
Jj strain; IOO selected fowls and chicks, also trios
and 3 pair Plymouth Rock chicks, 1 trio Buff Cochins
and 1 pair Pekin ducks. Prices low. SAtlsfaction
guarantee l. Write D. *. HIOHLEY , Mier, Ind. eow
FORSALE—Finely bred  Poland China pigs from
famous prize w nning registered stocK.   Young
sows bed to male whose dam  took first and  second
Srcmiums at Indiana State fair or 1881.   Special rates
y express.   Send for circular and  prices,  stating
what you want.   D. L. THOMAS, Rushville, Ind.
FORSALE—Farms, Farms I—In Howard, Miami,
Tipton, Cass and Clinton counties. Also No.l
stock farms in White, Jasper and Pulaski counties.
This Is the richest farming country in Indiana. We
are glad to show lands to all seeking homes or profitable Investments. STUART & HOSS, Kokomo, Indiana.
FDR SALE—A choice lot of Poland China pigs of
either sex, decended from a htrd of the very
best strains that have been produced and mostly sired
by the Justly celebrated hog, Star of the West" No.
B&, Vol. I.C.P.C. Record, all eligible for either record.
Address T. M REVEAL, Clermont, Indiana, Marion
eoui-ty.
FORSALE—A choice lot of Poland China pigs, of
either rex, from the most popular families, all
elHgibie to record, being _>iredb> "Star of tbe West,"
"Tom Corwin, 2d," "Give or Take" and other good
breeders. Pairs furnished not related. Sowsbred
and safe in pig before shipment, if desired. Address
W. O. REVEAL, Clermont, Marion county, Ind.
FOR SALE—Farm of 200 acres in Wabash county,
Illinois, near Friends ville, on public road, timber soil, water, orchard, buildings, fences, society,
schools, good; adapted to grain, grass and stock; 150
acres in cultivation. 50 timber, will sell the farm or
185 acres of it for $25 per acre. For further information can at farm, or address N. B. BROWN, Friendsville, Wabash county. 111.
FOR SALE—Farm of 233 acres 4 miles from Elletts
ville, Ind., on L.,N. A. and C. R. R., and 6 miles
from Specceron I. and V. R. R. Nearly all In grass,
good house, barn, outbuildings, orchard, and the best
and plenty of water and timber. Price, $25 per acre.
Also farm 173 acres, close by; all in grass; good timber, soil, and neighborhood, handy to school and
church, 120 per acre, ISAAC Jr. HOPEWELL,
Bloomington, Ind.
FOR SALE—Garden farms at half price. 15 acres
underdrained, rich land; 1 rick house of 9 rooms;
running water; terms $800 cash, $800 In 3 years. 47
acres in two pieces, with . rchard on each; good barn
and small bouse on one piece; terms, $1,500 down and
$1,450 on time. All within four miles of the city,
morthwest. Inquire at first toll cate on the Lafayette
road. Apply at once. E.CHURCHILL, 417 Indiana
e, Indn "    ■*""  *
avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
MISCEl, _L A N KOU t».
PATENTS SFCURED-H. X. JOHNSON A CO.,
Patent Agents. Washington, D. C. References:
Hon. J. A. Logan,'Hon. W. B. Allison. Send for circular.
SENT ON TRIAL.—Our Cattle Pump waters all
kinds of stock perfectly without attention, hand,
or wind. Simple, durable, and cheap. Equals any
windmill. Send forcircular. Agents wanted. E. B.
TAYLOR A CO., Indianapolis. Ind.
WANTED—We want an agent in every township
between this and the Holidays to take orders
lor onr splendid list of new bn-oka, Bibles.Albnmsand
Cyclopedias. Price list, descriptive circulars and sample pages sent to any address, pbkb, on application
to J. M. OLCOTT, Indianapolis, Ind.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—5 Cotswold ewea and two
bucks, all imported, the ewes are all in lamb,
«ne ewe is registered and the others are ellgble to record. They coat me $225, will take $20 per head, or
will trade them for fresh milk cows. They are pure
Wood. CAL. F. DARNELL, No. 738 Nortii Illinois
street, Indianapolis, Ind.
T^OR BALE OR EXCHANGE-A Milk Dairy very
X? conveni-ently located to the city of Indianape-
fe, consisting of forty cows, six horses and other machinery necessary to run the business. A first-class
business established. For sale, or would exchange
lor a farm located to suit. See, or address D. F.
SWAIN, «• E. Market St., In.Han-_.iK.Us, Ind.
VETERINARY INFIRMARY—Dr. Navin, V.S.,
has secured as partner. Dr. M. J. Treacy, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeona.Lon-
♦_km. England, and Fellow of tha Royal veterinary
Medical Society, Edinburg, 8cotland,a surge*oof
ten years professional experience. Hospital and
office, 31 Kentucky avenue. Telephone connection.
Horses, cattle and dogs scientifically treated. Residence: 76 North Mississippi street.
South Bend now haa  the free postal delivery system.
—* >  .»  «	
#John Reed, a sawyer, employed in
Ralay's heading-factory, at Anderson,
Madison county, was clearing some sawdust away from the saw^ which was an
rapid motion. The stick he was "using
caught on the teeth of the saw and pulled
him against it. Both arms and one log
were cut off, his breast opened and his
heart split in twain. Reed was thirty
t years of age, and^eaves a wife and two
childred in destitute circumstances.
Mit.S. S. Earhart, Mulberry, Ind., has
just sold a Poland Chitia male to D. Ear-
hart, Nashville, Tenn., and two sow pigs
to Wm. Togwell, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
 a, ,—_
C. B. Jackson A Sons, Woodside Farm,
near Centers-ille, Ind., has just shipped
Charley Crockett, conductor, on T. C. and
St. Ii. R. R., a fine pig out of Young Butz.
The thoroughbred etallion Rayou D'Or,
bred at Dangua, Prance, was bought recently by a New York man for $30,000. He
is the highest priced horse ever imported
we believe, and is race stock.
 .
Geo. W. Biitingkr, Plymeutb, O., has
sold within the past month over a dozen
Chester White pigs to parties in this and
other states, including one very line one
to W. S. Buell, Rush county, this State.
A peculiar disease has broken out
among the horses and cattle of Shelby
county, Ind., which in most cases' is fatal
in its effect. Several good horses have
died in Jackson and Washington . townships, as well as a number of cattle.
Suffolk pigs, fed with milk when first
weaned have frequently been made to
weigh 300 pounds at seven months old.
The milk should be mixed with bran and
oatmeal and thns fed till a sufficient
growth is attained to put on fat with cornmeal.
The Door Prairie Stock Association, Laporte county Ind., has sold Earl French to
Joseph Vance, Canada. This is a two year
old Clyde stallion that took first premium
at our last State fair. He also took 1st
premium in Scotland before he was imported.
_—-    —.    .—
The Minneapolis Tribune says that
g'-ats are the best land cleaners known.
It mentions that a herd of 1,600 entirely
cleared a piece of brush land, consisting
of 500 acres, in three years. So" complete
was the work that not a vestige of undergrowth was left.
Rations composed entirely of timothy
hay, though not so good for horses as those
mixed with clover, yet are preferred by
horsemen, and clear timothy commands
the highest price. Therefore if hay is to
be sold, timothy alone should be sown;
but if wanted for home use, a mixture
with clover is no detriment. /
Mr, A. W. Ross, Muncie, Ind., has sold
all his pigs of this year's raising except
the very young ones, and has also sold 70
head for breeders and a considerable number of show pigs. Mr. R. has 14 breeding
sows for next season, and is breeding
from three noted males, viz: Surprise,
Victor,No. 1211,and Goldust 3d. Mr. Ross
has been breeding Poland Chinas for 22
years, and is almost a constant advertiser
in the Indiana Farmer.
Professor Henry says: I would urge
that our farmers feed more oats to young
stock, colts as well as calves. There is no
food easily obtainable that will so well
correct acidity of the stomach and keep
the whole system in good order. To
those who wish to raise oalves on very little milk, I would Bay, use oats and oilmeal fr&ely, and by studying the wants of
your calves you will be able to raise fine
animals on a small allowance of milk.
Westville, Ind.; Albert Farlow, Minnesota Junction, Minn.; H. D. Blough, Fairfield, Iowa; Dr. C. B. Eddy, Finch ville,
Ky.; nenry G. Alvord, Mountain ville, N.
Y.; Mr. Caffee, Marion, Ohio.
The constitution and by-laws were
amended and passed, and ordered to be
printed in the forthcoming 2d volume of
the register. The next meeting will be
held at Chicago in November next during
the meeting of the fat stock show.
ANNUAL SALE OF AMERICAN YEABLINGS.
The Kentucky Live Stock Record summarizes the sale of fine herses in this
country for 1882:
There were during 1881, 212 yearlings
sold, of which number 100 were colts and
112 fiilies, which brought $133,915, an average per head of $631 20. Of the 212 yearlings sold 120 were bred in Kentucky, 39
in Tennessee, 33 in-New York, 14 in New
Jersey, and 6 in Pennsylvania. •• The highest price paid for a yearling was $4,500 for
the colt Emperor by Enquirer, dam Ver-
periight, bought by Mr. t. Lorillard, and
he has been shipped to England. The
stallions whose get made the highest avej-
agewere: King Alfonso, average of ?l,-
161 50 for 21 head, his highest priced one
being a filly, the sister to Foxhall. Glen
Athol made the next best average of $1,145
on three head. Kingfisher on three head
averaged $1,091 66.
Highest
NATIONAL N0KMAN HOUSE ASSOCIATION.
This association was held at Chicago on
the 22d ult., with a large attendance of
importers and breeders of Norman horses
from all parts of the oountry. The meeting was an interesting one, and notice
was given that the entries for the 2d volume of the National Norman Register
would be closed January 1st next, and it
would be published soon thereafter. The
following,. resolutions. k «re adopted by
the association, after which forty-five
breeders present became members:
Mesolved, That membership in this Association be confined to importes, breeders
and owners of Norman horses, full-bloods
or grades.
Resolved, That the membership fee be
one dollar.
The following officers of the association
were elected:
President—John Virgin, Fairbury, 111.
Vice President—Jas. A. Perry .Wilmington, 111.; Horace BVbcoek, Onarga, 111.
Secretary—T.Butterworth, Quincy,  111.
Treasurer—Edw. Hodgson,  El Paso, 111.
Committee on Registry—Elmer Hull,
Buckley, 111.; Isaiah Dillon, Bloomington, 111.; J. C. Morrison, Pontiac, 111., and
Horace Babock, Onarga, 111., Martin Hodgson, Ottawa, 111.
Board of Directors—H. C. Hefner, Pax-
tox, 111.; T. Skillmfcn, Petaluma, California; Ellis Dillon, Bloomington, 111.;
Chauncey Bailey, Downer's Grove, 111.;
W. E. Pritchard, Ottawa, 111.; James M.
Rexroat, Macomb,  111.;   C. W.  Winters
Sire Colts.
Alarm  1
Aristides.......  1
Atuia .'.;  1
Ballenkeel  1
Barney Williams  0
Billet  7
Bullion  2
Count d'Orsay  1
Craig Miller  0
Duke of Magenta  0
Dutch Bkater....,  0
Enquirer....j.   10
Fiddlesticks  1
Gllroy....,  i
Grey Palmer..^. _ 0
aien Athol , 1
Glenelg -......:.. 10
OHenlyon ,.. 5
Great Tern  6
Hartlngton  ,0
Highlander „ 3
Intruder .".  1
King Alfonso  8
Kingfisher....  2
KyrleDaly... .. 4
Lever '  2
Leveller  1
Longfellow  1
Lisbon r „. 4
Matador....,  1
Monarchist - 4
Moccasin .'._. 0
Pat Malloy  S
Saxon „  4
Springbok ^.  1
Btreatlam....  1
Tie 111 Used  5
Tom Bowling  0
Tom Ochiltree _ 0
Virgil _ 5
War Dance _ ,. 2
lilies
Price.
Average.
S
t OS
f 45250
0
120
12000
1
376
33760
0
65
65 00
1
130
130 00
5
2^00
75013
4
Xa
'- 209 lt
0
376
375 00
I
675
575 00
1
420
430 00
1
105
105 0»
14
4.500
708 54
0
475
47500
0
275
27500
1
100
100 00
2.,
-- 2,700
1,145 00
9
1,950
689 47
3
- 1,200
56125
9
1,050
602 69
2
,250
190 00
5
925
365 00
0
50
50 OO
13
3,800
1,16150
1
1,700
1,091 66
1
660
329 00
3
400 '
290 00
0
205
206 00
2
420
365 00
1
2,050
930 00
2
600
49166
3
C.550
802 85
1
425
425 00
6
1,400
470 00
0
600
'  43750
0
409
40000
0
110
110 00
'6
1,075
615 90
1
65
6500
1
65
65 00
S
2,000
743 50
2
825
433 75
SILOS AND ENSILAGE.
[concluded.]
The following is an essay read by Dr.
Johnson^t the Farmers' Meeting in Danville, November 18th:
In regard to the practical part in building silos or saving ensilage it is exceedingly simple. A trench excavated in the
ground in any place where water will not
percolate into it answers a very good purpose. Place a layer of straw in the bottom,
cut your green crop, clover,mlllet or corn,
place it in the trench compactly, place
above a layer of straw and then cover with
earth, and if all is well done'yonr clover,
millet or corn will keep your lifetime in a
juicy and succulent condition so that cattle will eat it with avidity when it is offered
them.
However complicated and costly ensilage
may be built, all of the principles of keeping ensilage are embraced in the pit or
trench. Exclusion from the air as much
as possible and compression to make that
exclusion is all that is necessary to save
ensilage in perfect condition.
THB AVERAGE SILO
is built of wood, stone, brick, or concrete,
below the surface, partly above and partly
below or entirely above, according to the
oapriee of the individual or in adjustment
to surrounding conditions. Then the crop
to be ensilaged is hauled to the silo, run
through a cutter, run into, the silo, tramped
down into a compact mass then covered
with plank weighted down with weights
amounting to 100 to 250 pounds to the
square foot, and the process is complete.
When necessary to feed it.take it ont from
a door at the side or from the top, whichever way is most convenient.
OORN OUT WHILE IN MILK
appears to make the most valuable ensilage. It will average from 15 to 30 tons
per acre. One cubic foot or fifty pounds
per day is the usual ration, good for all
growing or fattening animals. Invaluable for milk cows is the verdict by an
overwhelming majority of those who have
thus far experimented with it.
SILOS AND COST OP FILLING.
. Samuel Adams, Coldbrook Springs,
Mass., states in regard to his silo:   Size,
36 by 16 feet; depth, 12 feet, made of stone,
cost $300: cost of corn in silo per ton, To
cents. The most economical feed one can
raise, valuo one-third of good hay; oxen
and young stock showed a good gain iu
growth and in health; wintered 43 head of
stock where I usually had 35, and sold
$200 worth of hay.
E. Allen, New Brunswick, N. J., states:
Cost of ensilage, 75 cents per ton. Think
it is betteFthin any other kind of fodder;
cows prefer it to grain. It makes rich
milk, more ^.wholesome for children than
grass milk.; Cattle take on flesh rapidly,
keep in good condition as to health and
flesh. t
WHAT OTHEKS SAY.
D. Bookstaher, Syracuse, N. Y., says:
Two tons, of ensilage is equal to a ton of
good hay. the most profitable food ever
used. >; ■ :  .*.
Col. LeGrand B. Conner, Burlington,
Vt., by actual weight harvested on three
acres 23 tons to the aere, and he further
states: It is more'certain as a crop than
hay; twice as .many animals can be kept
on the same acreage. The labor of feeding ensilage is much less than hay. The
space required to store ensilage is not one-
quarter that 'required for hay.
James Schaffer, Wassaic, N. Y., states:
Cost of ensilsgeSOceatsper ton. It effects
a saving of grain and forage and cattle
thrive better; milk is richer and much
more pleasant to the taste. There resulted
from its use a.- decided gain in flesh, appetite better, hfJir sleek and glossy and eyes
bright. The excellent condition of my
stock attracted the attention of numerous
visitors. . The profitableness of ensilage
lies mainly in tha fact that it can be made
to double thestcck.carrying capacity of
our farms, sjw^jjthat too at a very small
comparatilecfe*w.i----«- '-—<:,;—_-».
Geo. Li''Clemens, Southbridse, Mass.,
states that he raised 25 tons of corn ensilage to the acre. Cost of harvesting and
placiug in itliT*j0 cents per ton. Without
exception hirf stock thrived on ensilage.
It gives a vigor and healthy appearance
not seen in hay-fed cattle. He further
states: It enables us to make milk and
butter in winter as well as in summer,
and to keep our stock at one-half the expense of dry fodder. We can keep on the
same amount of cultivated land a much
larger stock of cattle, thus increasing our
supply of manure and the fertility and
value of  our farms.
Dr. L. W. Curtis, Southbridge, Mass.,
says silos are profitable; 40 to 50 tons of
fodder per acre may be grown, which is
worth more than 15 tons of hay. I can
save my clover in my silo and have it as
good as when cut and am not afraid of
rain.
Wm. B. Eager, West Point, Nebraska,
raised on one acre 58 tons of fodder corn.
The cost of ensilage for 1881 was 92 cents
per ton, including preparation of ground,
seed, cultivation, cutting in field, hauling,
cutting at silo, placing the weights, putting
up doors, fuel for and housing engine.
Above statement is indorsed by the West
Point Butter and Cheese Association, of
which Mr. Eager is president.
D. H. Goodel, Antrim, N. H., raises 30
tons per acre of fodder oorn. Can put it
in silo at 75 cents per ton.
J. P.- Goodell, Peabody, Mass., raises 30
tons to the acre, puts it in the silo at a cost
of 50 cents to $1 per ton according to the
distance hauled. Three tons of ensilage
as good as one ton of hay.
This testimony
of practical farmers, who are thus solving
the problem how to make a living and
how to make money by means of farm-
ing.could be supplemented by the evidence
of hundreds of others, all equally in favor
of ensilage, and it establishes beyond a
doubt the fact of the cheapness of ensilage, its desirability as a food and its superior value to the dry forage.
THE QUESTION REMAINS
for us to answer, how much effect here are
we to give the unimpeachable testimony
ef other agriculturists East and West; in
other words in adjusting ourselves to the
conditions which environ us here as farmers, are silos to be of evil to us or not?
There is this thing in relation to farming in Indiana to-day. We cannot raise
beef en-lands worth from fifty to one hundred dollars per acre and compete with
ranchmen out on the boundless plains of
the great West who are raising their Shorthorns and their Herefords on land not
costing one-twentieth as much. It oan
oaly be a short time before they will drive
us out of all competition by tho cheapness
of the product with which they can glut
the markets bf the world.,
We ctvanof continue to make pork the
staple product for if that does not bring
bankruptcy io the individual it does to the
farm. Iii every acre of corn which isj
raised In Indiana let tbe interest of the
land be added to the cost of tho propar
fertilizing material to bring that aere bask
to its original condition of  fertility, and
there will not remain to the farmer over
one dollar for his labor of plowing, seeding, cultivating and harvesting.
In dairy products we cannot with our
method of using five acres of high-priced
land to keep one dairy animal a year,
compete with the intensified farming of
the East where they keep one animal a
year on one acre of land, and that too of a
natural fertility much inferior to ours,
and more than that where by means of
silos an d ensilage now they are keeping
two animals to a single acre.
Withthese incontrovertible facts confronting us I think that it is time for us
to be questioning what we shall do to be
saved, and how we shall do it?
Experiences with Morgans and other
Horses.
A writer of large experience contributes
the following to Wallace's Monthly
Having given my reasons for calling
Justin Morgan the most prepotent sire, I
will now give my reasons for asserting
that his descendants, especially the Black
Hawks, have, been most uniformily the
bestroadstersand family horses. Not long
after I first saw Green Mountain Morgan,
Gifford Morgan and Black Hawk, I bought
near Bennington, Vermont, Morgan Tiger
and within ten years from this purchase I
bought Champion Black Hawk, Champlain
Black Hawk, Bush Messenger, Sharon
Messenger Provincial Chief, son of Toronto Chief and Allen Son tag, by Ethan Allen;
dam old Sontsg. All of these stallions I
took to Ohio where they were bred to the
best mares of Eastern Ohio, Western Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. They
left a great many colts and they were all
bred to the same class of mares, mostly
half to three-quarters running blood., The
^roa*ma!''t>f the M6i^M_r8t_vUIdTr£*i,wei-!
most without an exception, good
sters, and a number of them were first class
saddle horses. One or them, a colt of
Champion Black Hawk, and a pacing
mare, we sold to. a New York merchant
for $600 to be used exclusively as a saddle
horse. We also sold several others of the
double gaited ones for the same purpose,
at prices ranging from $300 to $600 when
they were four or five years old. I cannot
recall one of them that was not more than
an ordinary horse and many of them were
extraordinary. The produce of the Messengers were not uniform, a few were inferior and a few very superior. There was
another difference between them and the
Morgans, we only had one or two pairs of
them that drove well together, while almost any two of the Morgans would drive
like one horse and cover as many miles
in 90 consecutive days as the best Messengers.
From Provincial Chief, whose dam was
by Harris Hambletonian, weget with great
uniformity first class roadsters, but with
few exceptions too nervous and restive for
comfort. In the spring and summer of
1862, I had some large wool contracts. I
bought .most of it in the hilly, almost
mountainous, countries of Northeastern
Ohio, and Northwestern Pennsylvania.
A large part of it I toek direct from the
growers in clips of 100 to 600 fleeces-rgoing
from place to place in my own conveyance.
I drove a pair of Morgan mares, well mated
in size, action, and disposition. During
the time a very heavy rainfall filled those
narrow valleys with "rushing torrents,
which tore up the roads for miles together
and left them almost impassible, yet when
I had been driving 30 consecutive days
over roads never good and then unusually
bad, I footed up and found I had averaged
over 50 miles per day. Those mares never
missed eating a feed in that time, never
appeared tired, and looked about as well
at the end as at the beginning. I am one
of very many who have had like experi-
ence with the produce of those Morgan
horses and mares well up in runifing
blood. I have never talked upon this subject with any man who had given the Morgans a fair trial as a cross with good mares
having a strong Infusion of running-
blood, who was not well satisfied with
the mi»nd most especially so with the uniformity with which they got good roadsters
and family horses.
John H.Wallace says: "In the relations, duties and pleasures of the road and
family horse the Morgan has never had
his equal in this country,, no difference
what the bloed." This is a "confirmation
strong as proofs of holy writ," because it
is the testimony of one of the most competent living witnesses, and is "the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth."
Some one may say: "Admit all this
and more, of what practical value is it now
when the true original type of Morgan
horse is extinct?" I am afraid he is, but
Mr. Wallace advises that  search be made
thiB advice. It seems to me there is nothing relating to the horse ano*his uses of
more impoitince at this time. In the
families bf Rysdyk's Hambletonian and
Mambrino Chief, both descendants of imported Messenger, we have the material
to breed great speed at the trotting gait
with reasonable uniformity, moreover we
have only to stick close to those lines to
insure success. This question which has
been a mooted one is now settled and
practically out of court. The progress
made in breeding the trotter and fixing
the trotting instinct within the last ten
years has only to go on in increasing ratio
the next five years and we will have the
horse that will flee for his life in the trot,
and this will not be in isolated instances,
every well managed breeding farm will
have youngsters that will do it.
<H ctcritxary.
This department Is edited by SB. John N. Navin,
Veterinary Surgeon, author ot Navin's Kiplanatory
Stock Doctor. ,
Bnles to be observed by thosa> expecting oorrectan
■wen:
1. Btate th* rate of pnla*.
2. The breathing.
8. The standing atHtnda.
4. Appearance of hair.
5. If cough, and secretions tram n«_a_, whether
glands between the Jaws oan ba fait, and how near
tbe bone.
6. H breathing Is rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rushing soaad, no time mnst be lost In blistering
throat, and naing tlnctnre of aconite root and tlno-
tnre of belladonna ffl drops on tongue alternately
very two hoars, for time I* too short for an answer.
Parties requiring answers by mall mnst Inclose |1
for advice, otherwise reply will appear In next issue.
No Help for Her.
I have a mare which had the poll-evil last
spring; she is in good health' every other
-,       ,1 way,, and her tteckrtjmains  stiff; can you   J
Mi *0^i™ _«e_.-^_P<a^-. _-' fcisj*.-^ J,.-^|.^*_-T1
road-1     No lemedy can now. avail in  relieving     |
the stiffness caused by the application  of
arsenous acid,  or some other  destructive
poison.
Cut it Off.
Please tell me the safest and best way
way to remove a wart from my colt; it Ib
situated just below the left eye; it is about
one inch across at the base and projects
three-fourths of an inch outward.
K. R. B.
Throw it down, cut the wart off, close
and cauterize, burn its attachments with a
red hot iron.
Sick Hogs.
What is matter  with my  hogs?   They
oough and bleed at the.nose; they had what
we call cholera  in the summer;  they eat
hearty but do not fatten?
Old Subscbiber.
Old Subscriber, your hogs have no new
disease; take podophyllin, one ounce, flour
of sulphur, pulverized nitre, black antimony, sulphate of iron, andresin, of each,
two ounces; ground ginger four ounces.
Use Blister.
What !b the matter of my horse; he had
scratches about three weeks ago, and I
healed them up all right; his pastern joint
is swollen; goes down through the day.
L. S. K.
You men in the country must cease
using strong or corrosive medicines ;blister
one side of the leg daily for several days
with the liquid blister. See former number of the Fakmer; after eight or ten applications, grease, and if necessary bliBter
the other side of leg.
J
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Mange.
What is wrong with my sheep; they rub
themselves against the fences at times,
and on examination I find small spots on
their bodies covered with a light colored
scurf. They eat hearty and are in good order.
J. A. H.
Your sheep have mange. Make strong
tobacco ooze by boiling about half a pound
of tobacco in three pints of water, »r as
much as will make the decoction pretty
dark. To one quart, add one ounce of corrosive sublimate and four ounces of spirits
of turpentine, then part the wool over the
blisters scarify the blisters with a sharp
knife and drop one or two drops of the
medicine in the cut; have a goose quill
run through the cork to drop through.
Keep a tight coik in the bottle while not
using it.
Cut it Open.
I have a mare that has a soft swelling on
the right shoulder, a little below where
fistHla generally begins, and where the
collar rests; the swelling spreads over 5 or
6 inches,ard is soft,asif it contained water
or blood; the sore seems to be internal, as
the hide is net injured er bruised; gets
worse when I work her. D. E. B.
Take and open it. Rmn a knife in at its
lower edge, open it wide; running tbe
knife upward. Make a stiff pleget by rol-
ing a piece of brush with muslin, sn,< ar it
with Venice turpentine, introduce it into
the cavity, take a stitch in the lip of the
cut, run a stout thread throagh, which
knot by a slip knot to a similar thread on
for the  ones  nearest like  him male  and I knot by a slip knot to a similar thread on   M
female and by inbreeding  get back to the I the end of the pleget; take out daily, clean rr3
original type or as near it as possible.   I   and smear with the turpentine and return *£j|
aise my voice and hold up both handB for' it.   Do not work the poor beast,